The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-13

and stated how the society had quick
ened several churches Into active mis-
/ sionary work
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Old officers were reelected. They
are Rev. Lewis w. Burton, second vice
! president; MI John F. Mayer, recording
secretary; MIR. Raleigh Colston. CORE
spending secretary, and Mr.. William C..
/ Bentley. treasurer Bishop Whittie aud
( Assistant Bishop Randolph are e. Cglci0
/ president and first vice e-president.
DR. GRANMAR's ADDRESS.
Bishop Iebers grand missionary
/ hymn, From GTcenland's icy nous
tains." was next sung, after which Rev.
Carl L. Grammar, professor at The TheO-
logical Seminary neet Alexandria, de-
liyered an eloquent address. His subject
was, Modern Missionary Movement"
He began by referring to Prince Al
berl's remarks-yOu should strive 10 bDd
your place and then stand in II, but q
greater PriRce had asked the question.
Cant YOU discern the sign Of the timess'
( Missionary WOIk Is not carried 0D as ii
should be done. We begin 10 work,
/ keep 4, up q little and then forget that
We began. The first missionary work
was done nearly 900 years ago by the
+ Savior and his apostles. The work was
kept up TO more OF less degree for
about one thousand yesrs, but onlS
among the barbarians, who had made
themselves masters of the Roman empire.
Then ave hundred years passed, and
nothing al all was done. Then the
Romlsh Church struggling TO regain
comparatively lost fooihold, sent out tts
missionaries 10 the heather igBslius
Loiola, who was a man OF genius, sent
his best man, Xavier, to Asia That was
the FIRST thine any practical effort was
mada 10 give any Christian idea TO the
heather. The Reformed Church Jagged
behind. England forgot herself Wes'
lev. waking her 10 new life, but the man
VITO broke the spell deserves as much
credit In the missionary field, as Colum'
bus. Corpernicus, and Watts in theirs.
That man was Baptist. William Cary
the inspired CObbler as he was called
Cary went 10 a meeting OF clergymen.
Tie had wondered in his shop with map
10 his lap why the people In distant
lands did not know the Truth. The
clergvmen could not help. He went
/ himself pioneer missionery.
Ini79e. less than one hundred years
ago. the first Protestant missionary go
/ ciety was formed for the propagation
Of the gospel among the heatheus. Ia
1893 the charter Of the East india Com
pany expired, Il had 10 be renewed by
Parliament Mr.. Wilberforce seized
the opportunity and offered two
amendments. requiring that the
morals and religion OF the
East Indians should be looked after,
and that d chaplain should be on every
vessel Of one hundred tons burden. The
Attorney. General thought that 10 make
the hill legal schOolmaster should be
included ia the nrst section. Good
Christian gentlemen said 1t would bring
religion in disrepule to carry II among
ldolaters. Charles James Fox thought
IL unchrlstian 30 proselyte. One bishop
In the Upper house thought 1t wrong
To send the gospel 10 the heather,
and all this less than one hundred years
ago, and Gary had 10 labor among the
he athen from the Danish possessions
Since that time
A INDUSTRIOUS STRIDE
has been made. One hundred years ago
there WAS not Il missionary. To-day
there are over three hundred general
misslonary societies. Twenty five years
ago not a single women's auxiliary.
Now over fifteen hundred with conlri'
buttons OF over $1,000 600 What has
God wrought
MISSIONARY WORK WANTED.
We want the missionary work to
snread Not the smoky belief OF the
Romapist,. but the pure light Of the
Gospel. Christ has conquered lhe
thought of India. He will soon conquer
tts soul. Twenty-Five years ago The
doxology was first sung on an
American vessel ia the port oi
Yeido, now there are 10000 converts
and increasing by the hundreds yearly
Three hundred Islands IN the South
Sea have been evangellred. Their
average contributions are 81 per year,
their wages 25 cents per day. The pro-
portion is largely in ther favor over your
contributions. Missionary work Is man ;
work, It Is woman's work, 1t Is goa
work.
TEE GREATEST MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN
TIE WORLD
Is that Of the Church Of England, II Las
more members tnan all others put to-
gether. Our first missionary from Amer
ica was Bishop Boone, and we see that
the efforts OF him and those who fol'
lowed have not been supported. Our
number IL TOO little. We should hang
our heads with shame and wonder that
God has not Withdrawn bis mercy from
US
Japan to-day is mostly supplied with
clergy from our Virginia Seminary.
Bishop Williams. who 10 In charge OF the
work. g0a'l take cleTgymen over thirty
wears OF age nor any whose parents did
not live 10 be seventy. This Is on sc-
count Of the peculiarly OF the climate
which requires men with strong nerves
and can I've there and become acclimated.
THE WAR IN BRAZIL.
The eloquent divine then spoke oil
what he particularly desired The congre-
gallon 10 know. Two students from the
Seminary are going 10 Brazil. II you
could have seen them leave the Seminary
II would have appeared TO you
Ike Abraham ToiDg At the call oi Coo 10
an unknown country. The work 10
Brazil Is sn important one. The fres.
byterians ere succeeding there ana Goo
blsss tham for It. Humboldt ss!d that
fhe valley Of the Amazon Noold easily |
slew ) Pepalstjoa os teV'SVV'Vw peopR-