Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-16
st. Louis Correspondence.

Lsd. hegfSfer--Our next door nniph.
bor-Mexico-has for long years been
| almost entirely under the influences of
the Catholic Church. Other systems
OF faith either could not or did not seek
admittance. Some years ago. howev-
er, several Protestant Churches enter.
ed that field and began preaching the
gospel. On January 81, the Baptist
friends. Protestant Episcopal and Meth
odist Episcopal all met In the capital
to consider the subject Of MISSIONS In
that country. One advantage of ench
convention will be that althonvh
Protestant Christianity has different
departments, yet it can labor together
for one end. Rev. John Butler, Of the
ME. Church, made ample preparation
for the convention In the City Of Mex-
leo. DR.. Reid. missionary secretary Of
the M. e. Church, and Bishop Bow.
man, of this city. went to attend the
convention. Bishop Bowman also was
to hold the Mexico Mission Conference.
in which all the interests of the mis-
sions would be particularly aided.
schools. publishing interests, and
churches have all had good success ia
the past. and much greater prosperity
is looked for In the future.
While these churches aud men OF
God from another nation were looking
after the welfare of the church OF the
living God, Mexicans were celebrating
their civilization in the bullfight.
Would any one believe that the Cath
Ole priests Of that country would en-.
courage such scenes? Yet, we are told.
such Is the fact; although claiming 10
DC the same in all times and places.
Yet we are convinced that surrounds
ings modify their approvals and ac-
tions wonderfully. Though wicked
men do many things here as well az
there. yet the church should by all
means be true to herself and her God
and proclaim against all evil In high
or low life. There is bright prospect
that Mexico, in time, will receive
purer civilization, and the gospel Of
Christ, 30 that she will purge herself
from all these base scenes of darker
ages.
FRENCH MISSIONS.
Missionary meetings of the Paris
Methodists haye recently been held
with encouraging results. The society
at Lavallois are mostly artisans ana
poor, and yet their contributions for
the spread of the gospel have been un-
expectedly large. That part OF Paris
known as Les Tsrnes has been greatly
improved under the influence OF the
missions. The work still goes ON.
though Catholicism is very formida.
BILE opponent.
CHINA MISSIONS.
The past year has been success to
the work in this mission. The Hook
Chang District alone reports over 200
accesslons. In the village of Lang
Tan several shopkeepers aud milIers
have been converted. Those persons
are such as have influence among the
simply the refuse of socie-
ty. Having no church they hold their
weekly prayer meetings In shops and
mills. Passers by come In, and they
IN turn accept the gospel Of the Son Of
God. Hal Tang circuit has given 90
In our money to spread the gospel In
those villages where 1t has not vet
gone. This they intend to do from
year to year. II all the churches or
Christendom were to give that much
how soon would the gospel
be be sent to all the people of the earth.
The world is moving Godward is very
clear, and every church should do All
they can to hasten the movement.