The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-02-13
THE MISSION FIELD

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East African Company. He says that IN 1885
certain German travellers went about among va
rlous tribes seeking to obtain, by treaty, sover-
elgn rights over lands and peoples. No chief
ever made snch treaty knowingly, yet these
German travellers returned to Zanzibar with
whole bundle of so called treaties by which
they claimed full dominion over large territories
en- the coast The natives were indignant at
this claim. The late Sultan of Zanzibar weld
ing to the Germans, authorized the settlement
OF German officials at various points along the
coast, but the natives rose against them. The
tribes in the interior sent down vast numbers
Of men to aid he Arabs and Swahih against the
| foreigners. Six thousand natives Were assem-
bled at PaDganl and quickly drove out the Ger
man officials, and since the hostility has been
most butter. As to the relation of these events
TO the Universities Mission at Bender and Ma
glla, Archdeacon Farler says that they were
able to show the natives the distinction between
the Germans and the En- glish. 80 that the natives
remained friendly to the mission. At the time
Of the attack at Panganl, the leader declared to
the British Consu-General Colonel Euan-Snith
that they would guarantee the safety Of the
English missionaries at Magila. Mr. Farler at
that time regarded the missionaries in no special
danger, and thought that the chief source OF
anxiety was lest some friendly German, fleeing
from the assaults OF the natives, should take
refuge at Maglla, in which case 1t would be diff
I fcult to keep up the discrimination between the
Germans and the English.
! In a succeeding number of Central africa a
report Is given to the state of the mission sUbse
qnent to the announcement of the blockade
Members of the mission are strongly opposed to
this blockade, regarding 1t as having nothing to
do with the slave-trade, and affirming that by
deprlvlng the natives on the coast OF freSrms,
they will be simply at the mercy of the fierce in
terror tribes. The situation is very gloomy but
not hopeless.
No mainland tstion has been give Ut, and no
work abandoned up to the latter part Of Novem-
Der. The ladies of the mission had, however, been
brought to Zanzibar-AissionGry Herald
THE CoNGo.-The secular and re-
ligious interests of the people along the Up
per Congo are advancing surely. If not rapid
~ 1t Is reported that there Is a great demand
for cloth on the Upper Congo IN exchange for
ivory, and that the steamers for trading pur-
poses are being rapidly built along the nver.
The demand for porters between the seacoast
and Stanley Pool Is much greater than the sup
ply, and there Is loud call for the railway
which Mr.. Stanley projected. The Baptist mis-
slonarles at BanZa Manteke and at MukInulka
report good health and a fair increase in the
number Of converts. Medical work Is proving
helpful to the entrance of the gospel.-Ib.
The Woman's Union Missionary So.
ciety of America for Heather Lands which held
Its twenty ghth, annual meeting on WedDes-
day, snusry 23d, in the chapel Of the Broad
way Tabernacle, M the parent Of all Woman
Missionary Societies in America Ii is difficult
for MS to reallzs at the present day what a bold
step was taken by Mrs. Doremus when IN S6l
she organized a society for the purpss Of sending
out single women to do missionary work among
heather women. Although II was met with Cd
position IN many quarters, the society was not
called into existence too soon. 1t has proved to
be the entering wedge by which tn truth mas
reached the centres of superstition and heather
vUae hHrt
man who, from her own purse provided out6ts
for some OF the first missionaries thus sent out
and personally superintendent their embark
alton for the field the Woman's Missionary Soci-
{ ETY. soon took Its place among the agencies
which look to the conversion OF the world to
Christ. 1t has a board of managers carrying on
) extensive missionary operations IN Calcutta,
! Allahabad Cawnpore ShangaI and Yokohama
There were pre- ent at the recent meeting three
of the missionaries from the field Mrs Curtiss
Formerly Mrs Vlele) from Yokohama and Dr..
Elizabeth Reifsnyder and Mis- McKeGbnie from
Shanghai. 1t would be impossible % overesti-
mate the results accomplished IN these two ields
alone Mrs. Curuss represented the Missionary
. Home IN Yokohama. Bere the girls regularly
attend school learning lessons both 10 English
and Japanese. After school hours they asplst in
, household work. On the Sabbath hey attend
Q church and Sunday school, and ID the evening
pray er meeting. DR.. Reifsnyder and Miss
9 McKechnie represent the Margaret Williamson
Hospital in Shanghai. This hospital was OF ened
; In 1885, but little work was done however until
1885, owing to the illness of both Dr. Refsn vdeI
g and Miss McKechnie From fifty to one hun
{ dred patients are treated daily A crowd "a Al
ways gathered, as friends come with those who
require treatment. Bible readers talk 70 hose
= in groups thus pointing them to the Great
r Healer. There are FIVE native assistants u the
= hospital. Miss Doremus in closing her annual
0 report, asked Shall this work 90 on There Is
@ not yet one missionary 10 a quarter OF million
Of heather women. - Independent
-QUEsTIoNING THE MISSIONARY
Rev Mr. Watson Of China, says that on a re-
cent occasion when he made q speech he encOny
aged the asklng Of questions and gives the FOL
lowing ss a sample: Are you a red haired oar
t baIlan ?" How old are you Are there
e clan feuds in your kingdom p Are all Of your
q people rich p Are you paid for preaching p
Have you a wife and family ?" How many
- Sons p Are your clothes brought from yonl
i own country p Are All the people OF YOU
t country worshippers OF God p DO you belev,
g In Fung shuy p ?" ETC. | answered their oues
tons as well as 1 could. One can often further
ones message IN answering them For exam
pie, when they asked me about my salary
u told them how some very poor people as well 81
g rich contributed 10 send me 10 nina and why
10 When asked, who brings opium to China y
q why do you grow and sell opium | I quietly
- beheld my questioner till all eyes we're turneJ
upon him, and there was silence DO you Chi
] nese open shops for selling and smoking OPIUM
r said ]. Fe laughed. and was silent. but sane
10 others, Yes; but If you did not bring oniun Il
us we would not have 1t TO sell / replied "
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