New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-23
BISHOP TAYLOR'S RETURN.
lack FROM HIS MISSION WORK IN AFRICA.

RKAsf TO DEFEND HIS PLANS BEFORE THE GEN
KRAL CONFERENCES.
The steamship Umbra, of the Cunard Iine was de-
laycd at Sandy Hook yesterday by low tide. Whom
She reached her pier In the afternoon hundreds Of men,
women and children there waiting for their
friends on board. There were a number OF titled pas
sengers In the cahin but with title to broad
domain as the tall, plainly dressed quiet-looking
man whose face, tanned deep brown, was almost
concealed by gray beard that nearly reached his
waist His domain covers a proportion Of the earth
rs great Queen victors's. 1t includes q continent
He Is known in the Methodist Episcopal Church as
the Rev. DR. William Taylor, Bishop of Africa. Four
years ago. when no left this country he said to those
who doubted bis return alive al shall sec you all IL
you live TIL return.1
Bishop Taylor left the coast Of Africa on March 81
after four years spent in the Dark Continent, estao
fishing seltsupporting missions. He has now re-
turned to attend the General Conference OF the Method
ist Episcopal Church which begins in New-York next
week, and to make his report on his work In Africa
The Character Of this work has been severely criticised
y many In the Church, and the Bishops own standing
~ Bshop of continent In which there are no Metnou
ast churches has been questioned.
al think that I can show pretty wen," he observed
with quiet smile when asked what he thought OF
the criticism of his work, that my time has been
well employed 1 have not been Idle during iour
years. We are all bishops m the Board with equal
votes, and there are archbshops in the Church.
four years, and We have established foothold there
which now begins to show for itself Our plan Is,
you know, to establish mission stations which 90 not
depend on outside aid but which will support tnem-
selves.
LIST OF STATIONS ESTABLISHED
"our stations are established at intervals OF hun
drcd miles or So There are five in GargOla, seven
the Congo three in vassa, all penetrating the In
terror from the coast, and one is about l2oo miles
In the interior. In all We now have thirty-sn
mission stations among tbirty-ive different tribes
Thirty-ono Of our stations manned and hve are
waiting for moro missionaries to arrive'
Are you making many converts among ths
ns,ivesi'
aUndoubtedly we arc doing so. We have school
houses in many Of these stations, and cur school
SSooo m lsnd and Buildings Our schools are not
simply to educate In reading and writing, but they
simpler Industrial arts Of civilization; Of our
missionaries plough in the morning and teach In the
Has the country proved fatal to many OF your
You can Judge from these facts. There have
been l40 missionaries sent by us to Africa and these
have been located in different stations By me; We
children in their teens, all are now doing well;
six men, six women and three children have tne
have been sent homes
Have you seen the statements OF Mr. "aier ana
no GOOD HOTELS IN THAT LAND.
SI have heard Of them. Mr. Waller never went
er into the country and he consequently knows little
" the real work Mr.. Waller is what may be termed
In English Yankee hotelkeeper. He went out as
eook for our steamer He found hotels in Africa,
Is far as no went, and guests who were likely to
stay at hotels He not fayorably impressed with
mission work in Africa Our steamboat which he
Rays will never be used, is all right 1t cannot DO
transported in a day a month, but we expect be-
fore many months more to have 1t navigating the
waters of the Congo, and there are 5000 miles OF
navigable waters OF that river" -
Stanley, In the course of his march through inc
continent passed last fall through some Of Bishop
Tsylors mission stations. The Bishops family a.. Is
living In California He will remain In the CITY
during the session Of the General Conference and then
visit his home He returns to Africa In December.