National Republican., 1886-08-07
BENEATH THE MAJESTIC OAKS.
Missionary Day and Good Work for tho
Cause.


Cause.
Correspondence Of the REPUBICAH.1
JACKSON GROVE, Mp, Aug. 6.-Last
night Rev. nr. Southerlagd, OF Baltimore,
preached from Psalms, lxxxix 49, "Blcssed
is the people that know the joyful sound."
He said that this sound among the Jews
was that OF their semi-centonuial annivor-
sary, the jubilee, giving partial rest from
toll, restoration OF forfeited estates, aud
release from prison, which was the shadow
of better things to come, "The sounding OF
the gospel lublee.n lie very forcibly pre-.
sented and illustrated the difference be-
tween hearing and knowing the gospel
sound, and closed WITH very happy Nus,
tration, the ringing OF the old
liberty bell at the time of the sign
ing Of the declaration OF independ-
ence, proolaiming liberty through
out the land and to all the inhabitants
thereof.n When Jesus died and the decla-
ration Of mans pardon had been signed
with His blood, then methinks the angel
standing at the cross shouted "rlng,n and all
the sentinels stationed between that bloody
hillock and the gate Of heaven in success
sion repeated the cry, and he who stood at
the open gateway OF the heavenly land
cried "ring,n and all the bells OF heaven
did peal, and all the trumpets Of heaven
did blow, and all the harps OF heaven did
sound the jubilee OF the restoration of q
lost and ruined world.
A spirited prayer meeting followed, and
several arose for prayer.
The early prayer service was led by Rev.
DIR. Killgore, and the experience meeting at
o O'Clock was conducted by Rev. DIR. Mills.
As this is missionary day, after singing
, the Missionary hymn and prayer by Rev.
r. 3. Norris, Rev. +. I. Tagg, missionary
secretary, presiding, introduced Rev, DIR;
Bates, OF Georgetown, ID. O., who said: |
nm only the preface or introduction OF this
meeting. suppose all present are inter
ested In the foreign missionary work. Talk
about converting the heathen at home first.
They will not be converted until the mill
lenium. They arc like the blacksmith's
dog, who was so accustomed to the sparks
that he wouldn't turn over II Paul had
waited until the heather Of Jerusalem were
converted he would have been preaching
there still, for half Of them would yet be
heather. II Methodist Protestants had
acted on this plan they would have been
yet within the bounds Of Baltimore city, II
they were anywhere, but that he doubted,
because such spirit would kill any church,
and they would all go to old scratch TO-
gether.
All were interested in this work, for It
promotes commerce and civilization; hence
he would call on any sinner to help the
cause on purely selfish basis. Statistics
said that there were 400, 600, 900 people In
the world, and that $50, 100000 were in
heather lands, and only 100000 OF them
were converted; that In this land there was
a preacher Of the gospel for every 600,
while in heathendom there was only one
for each half million souls.
Rev. DIR. Switzerland was then intro
duced, and spoke on this declaration /:
"The most needy people on earth are the
people without Christi
After which DIR. Drlnkhouse, editor Of
the Methodist Protestant OF Baltimore, was
introduced. lie said: 81 am to be at this
noon hour but a paragraph, or possibly bet.
ter, q period, which is very insignificant"
A voice from the audience: "It's round,
though" He replied: "Yes, 1t is round,
and | am a square man, and the difficulty
will be to make a square man fit IN q
round hole. AS l have been committee
on tents, / have thought Of little but tents
and flies; but Paul was tent maker, and
this may connect me with this subject to-
day, Paul went out to occupy new ground
and take the world for Christ, while mis-
sionary work was promoted by persecution
scattering the Christians among the nations
of the heathen world.
'After several centuries Constantine
dragooned the people into the church at
the point Of the spear. While the early
church the Roman Catholic priesthood, be II
said to their credit, had sacrificed their lives
freely for what they believed to be the truth.
But we have now, after nearly nineteen
centuries, reached the missionary age. The
Methodist Episcopal Church had raised a
million dollars for missions, which was
cause Of congratulation, and the Presby-
terlans, with its true blue blood, had raised
81 100000 for this object"
At 8 p. m. the audience again assembled,
and addresses were made by Rev. +. Il.
Tagg, missionary secretary, and others,
who reviewed the work Of the Methodist
Protestant Church In Japan. He said: The
outlook is very encouraging In the "rudder
of Asia" We have three well organized
schools In Japan, In which there are 1888
pupils, and number Of these will soon
graduate and go forth to permeate the land
with the religion of Christ. From one Of
these schools young Japanese lady, He
rati San, Is on her way to this country to
complete her education at Western Mary
land College. The boys night school, with
151 pupils, is in successful operation In
Yokohama. Al Nagoya there is still more
promising outlook for Christian work, and
Rev. d. @. Coburn, Of Attica, Ohio, has
been elected, and will probably reach Japan
by Sept. /, to assist Rev. Fred. Klein and
his assistants In this inviting field.
The financial outlook Is encouraging.
We have doubled our finances during the
past year, and l hope the receipts for the
next year will be an increase in the same
ratio. In every direction our opportunities
are multiplying and we must enter the
open doors which God, in His providence,
Rev. Mr.. strayer thought the church
needed the baptism prayed for by the old
darkey who said ''Lord bless de broder and
baptize him all ober wild dc kerosene lie OBJ
salvation and set him on fire wild dy love-"
Rev. Mr.. Elderdice said there are 1900
towns of 500 population In this country
west Of the Mississippi In which there is not
single Gospel minister.
Rev. DR.. Killgore will preach tonight on
"Divine Love-" text Romans V. 8.
Among the arrivals are Rev. j. NJ. Gill
and Mrs. G.. II. Erdman, of Eutaw; Rev.
DIR. Bates, Of Georgetown, ID. c.; Rev. DR..
Ewell, Of Baltimore; Mr.. Enoch Waraeld,
one of the campers Of 1925, and wife, OF Bal
timore; Mr.. M. b. Balderson, Rev. j.
Wright, and Miss Maggie johnson, Of
Washington.
The singing of the day has been under
the direction of Prof. Edmunds, his wife
presiding at the organ. "They Are Wait
Ing for Thee" "Fill the Ranks" "Sowing
the Seed" and other appropriate pieces
were sung.
The weather has been delightful, no rain
falling here, although, we learn, some were
prevented from coming from Washington
to-day by the rainfall there. j. L. NJ.
A Reply From Secretary Cruger.
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN: The article
published in your paper to-day about the