The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-04
PRESBYTEKIAN CHILDREN'S DAY.


Its Observance by the sunday schools OF
Richmond and Manchester-!nterest
Exercises-Progrcss Of Mission Work.
BY order of the Presbyterian General
Assembly there is to be once year
missionary festival 20 be known as Chill
drcn's day, and yesterday it was carried
out among the Presbyterians OF Rich-
mond and Manchester.
All the Presbyterian Sunday schools in
the city marched in nprocession from their
respective churches TO the Second church
(Dr Hogvs) on Fifth street The sacred
edifice was crowded with happy chill
dron. teachers and friends. The pulpit
WAS occupied by the several ministers OF
the city, and, in addition, among the con
gregation were a number Of ministers OF
other denominations.
The exercises opened with the hymn,
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name y
after which Rev. Dr. Hoge led in prayer.
The bulk of the exercises following
was responsive reading between the chill
dren and the leader, Mr.. J. ID. h Slcight,
president Of the Sunday school Society.
His responsive reading was in the form
of questions and answers, and from
them the following facts are CLEANED: For
eign mission work was to tell the glad
news of Christ our Saviour TO those who
have never heard it, and Of these there
are 100000 living in China, Japan,
Mexico, Brazil, Africa, etc that these peO
pie will all be lost, though God wants them
saved and has told Christians to preach
the Gospel To- every creature. There are
now seven thousand foreign missions in
the world, thirty thousand heather con-
verts help in teaching and preaching and
the Christians ia foreign lands number
2. 900 900. The Bible has been translated
into two hundred and eighty seven
languages
The Southern Presbyterian Church
sends missionaries to China, Japan, Mex
leo, Brazil United States of Colombia,
Greece, Italy, and the Indian Territory.
In the Indian Territory there are eight
PRESBYTERIAN missionaries stationed at
Wahpanucka. MaXey, CaddO, and Boggy
depot In China there are twenty one sta
toned in lIangchow, Soochow, Chin
kiang. and Using. Kiang-Pu No mis-
sionaTies are at present in the United
States of Colombia. In Brazil there are
nineteen living at Pernambuco, Ceara,
Maranhao, Campinas, Jundiahy, sac
Paolo, and Bagagem. In Italy there are
two. Miss Christiana Ronzone and her
niece, stationed at Milan. In Mexico
there are seven, living in Matamoros,
Linares. and Brownville, Texas. There
are two in Greece, Mr.. and Mrs. Samp
son, living at Sslonica in Macedonia,
and Dr. KaapOtbakes aud other natives.
In Japan there are nine missionaries
stationed at Koch and Nagoya.
The responsive readings were inter
spersed with the singing of Bishop
Keber's great missionary hymn, Prom
Greenland's ley Mountains and the
Gospel HYMN, Tell it Out Among the
Nations" Onward, Christian Soldiers"
and "1he Morning Light is Breaking"
An appropriate address was made by
DR.. Kerr, and collection taken up for
foreign missions The services ended as
follows:
Leader-Will the foreign mission work
succeed
School-It will.
First Class-And this Gospel of the
Kingdom shall be preached in all the
world for witness unto all nations, and
then shall TIE end come. Matt xiv, IA.
Second Class-1he heather shall fear
the name of the Lord and all the kings
of che earth Thy glory. Ps eli, l6.
Third Cass-From the rising Of the
sun even unto the going down of the
same My name shall be great among the
Genties; and in every place incense
shall be offered unto My name, and II
pure offering; for My name shall be
great among the heather, saith the Lord
of Hosts. Nal l., IL.
Fourth Clsss-There were great voices
in heaven, saying, The Kingdoms of this
world are become the kingdoms OF our
Lord, and of His Christ; and lie shall
reign forever and ever. Rev. xi, 10.
All-Blessed be the Lord God the God
of Israel, who only doeth wondrous
things And blessed be His glorious
name forever; and let the whole earth be
filled with His glory Amen, and amen.
The doxology was sung and the bene-
diction pronounced.