Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-23

st. Louis Correspondence.
Ed. Register-There is said to be on
this earth 3OO,0OO,OO0 women who
have only the hope of being
born men, as the Budhists teach, In
stead of being toads or snakes, or some
other hideous monster. Yet here are
thousands of Christian men and wom-
Ell in Europe and America, who have
the light of revelation and abundance
of means to send that light to these
benighted millions. Thanks be to God
the Christian people are waking up
and messengers are being sent to con-
vey the glad intelligence of sal vation
to the ends of the earth.
Those heather who are converted to
the truth are earnest and liberal in
their efforts. Cary's first HiDdoo con-
vert built chapel himself and preach
ed besides the everlasting gospel that
had set bin free from the bonds OF
heathenism. AS rule it is found that
these poor heather, when converted,
are the most liberal givers to aid in
the further spread of the gospel. The
Sandwich Islands soon gave more mis-
sionary money than had ever been ex-
pended in bringing them to the light
of the gospel.
A spirit of Christian liberty is taking
possession of the church. Many pas
tors now find that their Sabbath
schools give more than their entire
church did some years ago.
Churches are coming up nobly to
their work. The Union Church of this
city last Sabbath gave over 1000 to
this cause, while the Sabbath school
will come up into the hundreds.
A pastor from Utah writes that his
Sabbath school has thus given more
than his church did years ago, and he
expects to raise So per member, old
and young, this year. He exclaims,
"Glory to God!" and well he may. If
the churches all did this, soon the light
of life would shine to the ends of the
earth, and instead of women expecting
to be reborn after this death and appear
as snakes, toads, etc., they would look
forward to glorious resurrection and
life with angels and the glorified 10 all
eternity. 1t is fortunate that it is not
the church only that bears testimony
| to the benefit of this work. Statesmen
give their hearty cooperation.
Col. Charles DENLY, American Min
lister in China, wrote to an American
minister as follows: "I have made it
my business to visit every Mission In
the open ports of China. This inspec-
ton has satisfied me that the mission
aries deserve all possible respect, en-
couragement, and consideration. find
no fault with them except excessive
zeal. Civilization owes them vast
debt. They have been the educators,
physicians, and almoners of the Chin
ese. All over China they have schools.
colleges, and hospitals. They are the
early and only translators, Interpreters,
and writers of Chinese. To them we
owe our dictionaries, histories, and
translation of Chinese works. They
|
and have prepared many school books
in Chinese. Commerce and civiliza-
ton follow where these unselfish pio-
neers have blazed the way. Leaving
all religious questions out Of cousidera-
ton, humanity must honor a class
which, for no pay, or very inadequate
pay, devotes itself to charity and phil
anthropy." This is certainly very en-
Icouraging testimony coming from u
statesman.
Also striking illustration of the
power of truth, as given in the work of
God is seen in the following narrative
related by Pastor Fleidner, Spain:
"One of our Spanish colporteurs sold a
Bible some time ago, and the priest
rushed up to man who had bought,
exelaiming, These beretical books
shall not come into this village, Snatch
ed it out of his hand, tore it. and threw
1t on the ground. The colporteur was
stoned and driven out of the village.
Some weeks after, being obliged to
, pass through the village again, be
hoped to do so unobserved. but almost
Immediately was recognized. Are
you not the man that sells Bibles?' he
was asked, and on replying Yes in
; stead of any angry outbnrst. he receiv.
ed the invitation, We'll, then. conOs
into our village; we want your books.
The explanation of this changed man
!. !, ner was that the village grocer having
wrapped up his goods in the pages o
the torn Bible, which had come int
;. his hands, the people read these beau
. tiful histories, which they had neSe
: read before. and then asked God /
: send the man back to them. Not onl
. did he sell all the Bibles he bad wit
. him, but they made him stay wit
:. them two or three days to give ther
instruction"
VI ar. n. NJ.