Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-11
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uis Views ON Important Subjects as
Ey pressed Before the Board OF
Foreign Missions.
Des Moines. Oct. 8th-To the Press
and Dakotaien-Last Tuesday morning,
in company with DIR. Joseph Ward and
Rev. @. f. Clapp / left Yankton for Des
Moines to attend the meeting of A.. b.
%. +. NJ, familiarly known as the
"American Board"-arrlying in time to
hear the sermon of DIR. Withrow, of
Boston. AZ the proceedings of this i'm
portant body will be published ] only
mention ONE things that will be OF
special interest to Yankton people.
The proceedings consist of reports of
missionaries from the foreign fields, re-
ports OF the secretaries. as to the diff
culties encountered, the need of men,
and money. progress of the work, and
whether the work in some places shall
stop or go III.
The paper of Secretary Clark raised
the question that on account OF the lack
of men and money-"Where shall the
retrenchment begin? Shall it be in
China, Japan or Africa ?"
On this question DR., Joseph Ward, of
Yanktop, made a speech in his usually
clear and forcIble manner. He said in
substance that the proposition as to
where the retrenchment should com.
menee to retrench had something of
apparent encouragement, but it was
not TO be 30 taken, as no single field
should be dropped. The field of higher
education open te the beard shhowea 6
new way to meet the question and in
that way it would be settled. Christian
churches mean christian lands in every
essential particular. This is the logical
method to pursue and the board will do
that to prepare the world for the
coming OF Christ. by 80 doing they
would come into line with all christian
works and much good must come to
many souls. They will be able
to take hold of all the
institutions OF o country and in.
fuence them in such a way as could only
be done by christianity. 1t would open
O field to many that have been shut out
in the past.
The day OF chivalry has not passed
and there will be o general uprising
that will ask for q place to serve the
Master and the treasury will be filed by
filing the ranks eof the workers. The
only way to sav o land is to dot it all
over with christian institutions of learn.
ing, and we Of the west see this more
plainly than you Of the east.
On n other matter in which the
board was greatly exercised he took q
wise and iudicious course. 1t was or
the question as to what plan should be
adopted in determining the doctrina
fitness of an applicant to be sent as
missionary. On this question DR.. Ware
maintained that the board was not {
theological court organized to sit il
Judgment upon shades OF individual
belief; but its great mission was to SEM
the gospel to the heather. The appli.
cant must be sound in doctrine blu
where the soundness of the applican
was in question, let it be settled by
council called. by the prudential com
mittee, but do not burden the officer
of this board with its settlement, thu
detracting their minds from the grea
: object of the board. This was Congre
%gationalism. Congsegationaiists settle'
their doctrinal differences by councils
Let us keep on this line.
From here [ go to the national coun
. Gil of Congregational churches whio
meess in Chicago, Dot. 18th.