Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-04-26
IRONTON. MO, THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1888.
NUMBER ~.
st. Louis Correspondence.

Our churches have lately enjoyed a
rich missionary inspiration in the form
| of sermons and addresses from returned
and native missionaries, which can hut
prepare these fields for the production
| of rich harvest.
First, Miss Clara Cushman, full of
| her.six years of fruitful experience in
China, came with fearful eye and low
ing heart to tell what she had seen,
felt aud learned among those millions
| for whom Christ died and to beg the
church to send the gospel to them, as
suring the church of its ready accept
ance and rich results in soul-saving.
She nerved the hearts of the women of
the w. M. F. s. and induced scores to
join, and sent forward the society in u
new tide of usefulness. The company
and hearts of young people were en-
Unused as they never had been before;
some wanted TO follow her right along
to China. She spoke i'm our largest
church and held the audience in tear
ful interest to the close. Her visit was
all inspiration 10 the cause.
Next came Mrs. Capron, of the
American Roard, who for thirty years
had been in Madura, India. She spoke
to both lady audiences and mixed con-
gregations with telling effect. Her
closing service was one in which most
of the congrega tional ministers of the
city were present. She occupied the
pulpit most gracefully and effectively,
as those learned doctors of divinity sat
in her audience as hearers. Was such
a sight as that ever seen twenty years
ago? When, where. and among whom?
The church as well as the world moves.
Next came DIR. Allen, from the mis-
sion of the M. e. Church, South, in
China, who has been the efficient
superintendent of the work Of that
church in that vast empire.
About tie same time came Rev. STA
Sex Ong, our church delegate to the
general conference, and his interpreter.
Rev. Nathan Sites, D. D., all of whom
spent last Sabbath in their respective
churches Of this city. Rev. Sia Sex
Ong spoke to the Germans in the
morning, colored in the afternoon, and
in Union at night. His addresses were
marvellous in breadth of thought, in
depth of comprehension and in the
JUNCTION with which they were given.
DIR. Sites was most happy in his effort
in transmitting these features of the
addresses dndimmed or cooled by the
transmission. Rev. Sja Sex Ong ad-
dressed our preachers meeting Monday
morning, stirring the hearts of the
preachers and calling forth very
complimentary resolution. He and DR..
Sites were then taken over to the
meeting of the M. E. Church, South,
pres chers and were in Introduced to them
and DIR. Allen, whom he had meyer
met, although he had drawn the prize
DR.. Allen offered some years ago for
an essay on the theme, "Who is Jesus?"
Rev. Sia Sex Ong made an address to
them through DIR. Sites and wonder
full amount of good feeling was kindled
churches.
Rev. T. II. Hagerty made the pre-
speech and Bishop Bowman
offered an earnest closing prayer upon
all the world. Such a meeting of
Christian laborers never before occur
red in the history of the church. The
Southern Methodist brethren were |
greatly pleased. and thanked all for
coming over to see them. Such scenes
help greatly to advance the kingdom
of the Master. Rev. Sia Sex Ong was
greatly pleased with his visit to the
churches in the city. Bishop Bowman
then took the two brethren to the parks
and to Shaw's Garden. This is the
first time Rev. Sia Sex Ong was over
200 miles from the place of his birth.
He has been presiding elder for fifteen
years i'm China and will in June, d. ",
go back to his land and work happy
in Jesus.