The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18
THE MISSION FIELD

raised last year, in their missionary societies and
boards. in cash and missionary boxes nearly
SIS 900 for Home Missions.
Heather Greenlanders have visited
the neighborhood Of the Frederiksdal settlement
In larger numbers than have been known since
1926 Among these the Moravian missionaries.
Reigal and Zucher, evangelical with the aid of
native convert Renatus with such good eff
feet that fifty have decided to settle at Freder-
lksdal and receive Instructions with a view to
Christian baptism.
Atheism in the mission field is foe
that devoted Christian workers are now called
upon to meet. Into India especially great mum
bers of athelstic and immoral publications are
being extensively imported and those among
the natives who can read English are eagerly
purchasing and reading the mlschievous ltera-
ture.
The Rev. ] p Cloueh. D. D.. has
been laboring on the 0ngole field among the
Telugus twenty-one years. In that time the
number OF Christians has increased from none
to % 545, and the Original Geld has been divided
into five. The Rev. Tilham Powell baptized
one hundred and eighty-fonr Telugus on the
Nursararvapetta field from June On to October
I'd, 1887.
Since the Free Scotch Mission was
started at Lake Nyasa, In Central Africa. Great
hon yards Of cotton goods, twenty-five tons OF
soap % and other articles of commerce.
The unwise order of the Interior
Department. prohibiting theteaching Of Indians
IN their native tongue, threatens TO produce dis
astrous results in some of the schools of the
American Missionary Association. Several of
the institutions 1t is feared Will be closed, and
number of Others seriously crippled.
DR. Robert Brown who has visited
Greenland for botanical and geological investi-
cations, says that mission stations are now scat
tered at intervals, and rom being a simple mis-
slonary, the Greenland priest has become the
parish minister" for here is not one protested
pagan IN all Danish GrnlanG
Rev. T. S'Tyng protestant EpiscopaD
saws AS mission The work in Japan is almost
done. The Japanese will coon 'organize ma
tional church for themselves. There are signs
OF Christian union among ali Protestant Chris
uans. Roman Catholic congregations are uu
nervous but the Roman Chur mas no hold
upon che educated and nAuentu Japanese"
The Uoitarisus, having established
a mission az pan. ara proposing more exten.ive
home Missions N Utah. Califorr 4. OREGON and
Washington a cores! onden, OF he Christian
Reglster thinks Utah a specially favorable field
for Uuiaraasm, not or'y amorg Gentles and
secoders from Mormonisll but q lonc Mormons
themselves. Mormonism be ssvs. Is a profess
ely liberal religion. Vary liberal indeed, we
should say.
Canon Scott Roberts ba8 com.
pleted his annual summary, anl fnds that for
che year 1855 The British is es contri5nted
less By 81 % iore.gn = sso l4r7 work than
they din for 1885. TIE total TO- $50 was pl =
1886 IA Of this amount e4s6,O.2 was contrib
1ted through the Church Of En- Gland societies
El93,6i7 through unsectaran OF ioInt societies
t33O, rs through NoncoDf9r.aist societies
El1T l64 JErcucc Scotch and Irisl Presbvterien
societies and 9S,703 through Roman Catholic
In a missionary address by the
New neland Dl9tr~s Secret. of he NJ
sionary Union, the following strong Ian
guage le USED When a Christian church de-
clares by lis action or rather by lie mac
ton, tina, missionary societies r.ust take care
of the work with which they ale charged and
that the church must provide for ts own welfare
as lre primary and its supreme jutv. then has
the tesadence OF that church resllv begup and
Its welfare IS put In jeopardy. he success and
If very 54lgtence are lmpenllei when it dis
cares or a2hordm%tes the missionary evangelis
TIC puIposes wnicu more than zay other is TO
ne found IN tde original divine idea of church
and wh ch determined the foru the eudow
ments, inc lnstrumentalities and the oblipa
ticl@ 81 Ca.ist;su co1rcb'
"A remarkable work of grace is rro.
gfosalrs II the Lngsn Church mission in the
Pu-la5, chiefly IN aud abont Amritsar. Several
prominent men, az well ss people OF low caste
have been reached. About $50 low. caste CON
verts were baptized the previous year. but now
the Wcik seem much moro extensive. Notb;no
Ike lC IL v'g5c add growth has been seen before
10 that region. The ingathering of low caste
people ~ affecting the Hlndus, Sikhs and the
Mohammedsls, and several of these HIGHER
classes have been reached. The missionary at
Amr,t5ar VI .es Of a remarkable interest mani.
iests1 Ia the simple story Of the Gospel Our
compound resounds from morning till NIGHT
nth 7olcas repeating to each other the Lords
Prayer the Ten Commandments. and the Creed
WITH thgbonas ard bits Of the Gospel" Much
OF 'hia 10 inc result Of medical rlssiona.
TUE influence OF EXAMPLE In
lamenting the position Of German Protestant
sm, and especially Of German universities in
the foreign missionary enterprise Professor
Chri .le5 peaks With admiration of the mission
err fptt american institutions of learning
lie accounts .or the lack of foreign missionary
zeal in u5 native land however I'M a vyav
wblco may we'll challenge attention even on
tns side ~ the Allenbc II ssvs. " How mac
u7 e. large part If our ministers show Thorn
st.7e- Whence the great difference OF in ierest
M ui1ic 15 often Ia one and the same rrovipce
aoa7fr, Chiefly rom The difference or the no
H.i)u -sEo1 ~ She clergy iu tais matter. AZ
they are IN deeds Of love, 30 are their c71greps-
tons. ] tle shepherd hm5ef does not live IN
tht present history Of missions IF be rcb- Kim
set ~ thi, Eceas atl-ssrouEl eriug spirIuaI
r'.re. hnsrt II be only CHANCES rapidly through
tHo mIsHor rap1r.s 20 ~coif h9 can get uaisrial
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