Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-06


tic mIss,ons IN 1874 released our hands 10
| tho work IN sorptgr pissIous In this felt
we have since steadily Iabored, and with
much epcourapement from the Hol,
Spirit The mission in China has received
flesh Impulse by me enlargement OF Its edu
cationai DEPARTMENT.
MEXICAN MISSIONS.
The Nex,rar n,,..,ors both On the borsie el
and in rho centre ~ Verico have move ed
steadily forward Durtnv the past -four
years they have grown 10 proportions
waTrapfing fha formafion Of two Confer.
ences
ms worh A., pra nil r,ovss forward under
| rnnaItions thai nresa,t sor,o arcourage-
| nert 'S
| Tha ax,a,ttt,ros ~ ,ho ro,at,,, Roa ~,
| have onfrnn its rasonrccs ,rbe amount
| rai,sd 1or ,n,..gn ,a,sSI,,,,s sro,, Inc is-s
| 10 49,, 1850 ,s.s sass sgi 90. ,ra,', Wav
issaP 10 Anil isss wss se7s oxo sa-sn
| Increase Of mo,e than stno oo,
~ ,nV,e ,uau y, stvv;1yv, % soa "a
| of Nissions in the J,hnrch has caIIaa out its
| uaaIrb of ss,naIe pauharsh,, Jrto active
| seryice i'm hebalf of the hsathen It's col
lections have increased To a total of sl75.-
| r6l fo, ths nresent onadrepninm
| .
Tho ossross than sot.tls tho ororo,,ons n,
| tho ChnTch In Tho WasternS tha Denyer'
the Montana the Columbia. the Pacific. and
the Los AuseIos Conferences. in aii OF
whicb good nroo,e.s IL being made The
warS ~ piUsv1o pss1eo arI arsxana . 10 dsiiy
assuminR more importance. In the bounds
| Of the West Texas and the Northwest
| Texas Conferences, the address says thers
| lie extensive mission fields which are being
| Cccupied which stretch westward toward
| he nio Craude a nd New Nexlco
| o,.vs
iN"o'
| Inc lndlan Mission conference eun,hces
| now ou Indian memOennip OF oSsi IN
| dams ana l'1Sd white persons. we nave
| nncef our contipi SIX academies oi hiBh
.lsue ior me euucailo eAcluslNeiy o. lu- i.
uian ehlIurens ,1s S0nieIencs ls ' sn,o'ao" ~,
i'uis " . w $50, ~ -, 49,,
| ,neindes twenty fe~servat,onsEsne ~ atap.
saw Cboctsw Ireek Comanrhe ,jssge.
| Kansas Modoc. OTTAWA. P.wnpe. Peorls
| pot,au aton,Ia tba pu.naw tho San and
| Eov ill.,, San,tnoia San.r. Sha,ynee Wi
| aItr - 3D.. iV,an6ofta- VII, +. tot,t
! ,n,,i.,ior ~ "A o1o Italians aud 70 100
ambtt.s VI ''''VO i'
"ui"s' ,rorh hova ,,,,v-nve r,storaI !
| cbs,ges and cIye nresIding elder 4 strlcts: :
| fo,ty.six travelling pre- ,cners. and i2i local
| preaci ers-- most OF them Indians The bur.
| 4, n slInnly Ing This Territory with the Cos
| pel ,al's largely upon the Methodist Episco.
| ie,i church south .
The German Mission Conference has ad q.
| vsnced surely In material strength, tut mas
| h. ,uuch IN encounter in The decrease
| OF direct German Immigration into tine
/ south. .
DOMESTIC WORK.
m, ,.,,a t..,,. ,,o, h ,,
l., me uoil'sea0 ~. 'iss $50, 81 s,s,,,, 'S
yesG cI,cui,s al heavv men rhe fsehie
! CopI.rences That really require help To
prosecute their frontier circuits ard to en- =.
/ large their occupied territory are lefd to
/ themselves; ana by the present constitu-
/ tlon can OBTAIN nothing from those Con.
( fer.uces which have been long tablisned
| end are occupying the more tuickly popu.
lated regions OF the church. We com me nd
| To y on the importance OF so modifying the
| constitution Of this society as TO secure II
pcsstb,e ihe purposes OF liz original crea-
| tiou.
CHURCH EXTENSION
NJ. Door, ,,. ,u,,,r,h L.x,o,sto, 4
"I I ~ iui tos, 80 -, ,ts i.,
@ Das, w. ~ n 80 80, ,r,,ran,ai 10 tha
b,,i,,,g NJ some AZ, chnrcbes Sist rihutad
III N'- ,ba ,a,,i,,.,v ~ So,,har, ua,L
% OF W. NJ ,o,s, % -, ,ts,t h,, ~
ouIsIu. = iho oa Sr.n T ,a,oJ' ,., Wy nnv
Socltty u sity'S - - ~ 1,'a "'"""n1
eNpcflue" W. ""''"'"s' 10 SA' ''''"''
INsTil UTloNs OF LEARNiNG.
Inc neAI suplect 1eait w,th y tne lnslitu-
tlons Oh leaihIUB. ihe huutees n,Ss thu, IN
&c trut s;ron,,,b ana hst,ar nositio" itno
- 1,io n,antpon ~ ,nodo ~ 10 lot, Iv,itto1,
~ ~, 1ori,II 80, ,,o,'iy ssc,,,s H.
Icsi',, ~ his totber co,n,noiors Gornaitn.
Vamta,biit in rounding the vaUdernilt
,',,''r.Itv' uv ,ho haii1sst ,b ich h, Hos
smv ~ v me i,a,
-, stan ooo n Wascsrtatr1, a., ,,,,o nac,.'t
a t.sh frr - o n
~ ~ 20 20 n,',h ,,hsr ~, Co., ,o,.,r, n,.
"t',oS ~ g., H. L",,r a., ;,S srsota., naa ~
N""i'" III ~ ''V'' VI 10 7'''>'17' "eO"'
NEW-fANGLEp HYMNS.
The addr' ssSays: among subtle influences
for mhchief which the passing four years
have more distinctly brought OUT II the
lhlohuctlon oI foreign lSsinouy lnto
our social meetings, our ShDDatn Schools
ana occaslonhily INTO our pnlpits rms
may be some mere r, thmic order OF sense.
less "oiuS set to pieasaht tuue OF u may
be some teHtihehthl' Ptulotlc eHusloh
Whch hlsht "Sh enousn serve tne uses
oI noN inlnoii' no'iuaS vi ~ Hlhy pe,
nsculiar doctrines Of another Church Hut
ro,v ce,tainiv IL IN NOT tho snhIima and
almost insnifed numbers of Charles and
Iohn Wesley. those spiritual songs which
sci fotth in classic harmony the disttnctiys,
DOCTRINES Of Nctho,,igm. The charm of che
Wesley an psalmody has drawn the heart OF
Christendon TO our Church. IL has led thu,
child of God through cedarn aIleys To the
heiVhts of faith
A,roy from, n ,,o,is y, dio,ras.
a,,ay IN The Mansions bove
N""' "
10 no one cause ~ tpe unlty ana nNeh
ness OF Meihoulst Ioc'rlne 10 oe attrlDuteh
hute ny ,a, ~ III ~, hiS mm,,Ii 1 "r;
lao a., ,Ii, ,,,s ,,1 h,, or '',' ~
I,v'i Iraiana ,"te'""' e""''0' ~ '"' 0'e'A''" j"
It,a Go,naroI con,aranca sho,Ia ossu,,o
,uiI rontr rol Of The rsalmodv ~ onr noIniis
prayer. meetings, and sabbath schools: not
leaving IL 10 be determined according To
the fancy OF the pastor. the presiding elder.
the sunday. school superin endent, or by
the Official boards of churches 1t should
be held secure and intact as n popular
standard OF our doctrines on the same foot
ing with Wesley's Sermons aud Wesley's
Notes on the New Testa meDt.
Whether this readiness TO dispace the
Wesleyan Psalmody with pious dlttes eau
be set down as mark OF spiritual decleu-
sion II AL open quesiiod: but we fear that
10 must take IFS place with other more dis
tlnct evidences OF ali Increased tendency To
church UCTidiWeSs
opEpAs yATISyEs. RAcr.corrsEs DANc-
ING. GAMBIING IN FurURFs' &C.. Nc.
Acts ~ vorldliness to which our Churcb
half n century back was a stranger are
now regarded without alarm by many
Christian men and women, such as sattend-
ING theatres and operas, occasionally visit.
ing the race. course, dancing. permitting
children TO attend the weekly matinee; TO
which may be added some noticeable forms
OF Saba tn .desecration, such as the ne
glect OF church. going excursions for plea
sure. and the buying OF foOf in the market
honse Yet prayer offences OecasionaIIy
committed pass unchallenged by Church
authorities. such asgambling In futures
and the puIchasIpg OF LOTTERY tickets. IL ts
NOT merely that such things are done but
tbot their doing shocas the snirItnaI sansi
hilitv ~ ths emhership 40 lIitle
er,.,D,vscuoo,c
rho sahhath schooIS %, oi,r ,,h,roh nan,
rnn'ber 10 5so viii ~ ooa ,eschers ao%
pssnok scboIar. Tb,s a. n ga1n ,nr snnr
ooo 49, 80 Dos, ~ 1sa scbooIs 10 sei taaoh
Seaio pa' ~ ssi soyoIarS 49,, 49," 49,, ",
eis, "nu ,Iss. ~, nu Ii s's'
totaI vi .eaoHeio anu eesoa' ~ % i.@fi'
SonNcIslons III tue sunoey ecnVols nave
been more numerous tnan ever before.