New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-08
PRESSING NEEDS OF THE HEATHEN.
THE CHINAMAr

CHAMPIONS OF THE INDIAN, THE NEGRO AND
THE CHINAMAN.
The meeting of the Mission Board was presided over
in the forenoon by Bishop Tuttle of Missouri lhere
was large attendance The twenty mnute ADDRESSES
by missionaries Of the Church were continued the
Right Rev. DR.. Hare, Missionary Bishop OF oouth
Dakota In the of bis address said ABOUT uno
Sioux Indians with whom he has 10 do Because
these Indians do brutal things sometimes 1t Is MOI al
all to be concluded that they arc brutes 1t Is tod
that at meeting In Philadelphia where the question
was asked What shall be done with fullbooded In
dams p an old Quaker lady said Send them some null
FLOODED Christians"
In closing the Bishop quoted the words of one OF
hts native Indian priests oh that the good people
OF the East would look with pity TO my people when
tbe sun IS going down They stand alone like people
in a foreign land. Their language is unspoken They
are unknown Their hearts are broken
AT this stage Bishop Whipple presented the report
n. the committee 10 whom referred the report OF
The Commission on work among the eolored people
Part of this report ran as follows;
We gratefully recognize the lsbors of the Commission
nd We are thankful in the good providence Of God
thew have under great difficulty ami little means been able
to prepare the for intelligent, earnest ana hopeiu
work. The Commission have recognized two facts first
that there difference Of race In Christ Jesus second
that the each diocese is under the care OF It's
constituted authorities alone. They have been able in
some small degree awaken in the Church sense of its
awful responsibility the cOlored and we believe
that this interest WILL relying the blessing OF God
deepen until the Church shall do It's whole duty.
We ask Church provide the Commission with means
for this blessed work The Church VIII not it dare not
neglect this opportunity. We recommend that general
missionary, Of wisdom earnestness and imbued with
the Of Christ be appointed for each southern diocese
with the approval OF its bishop act neran TO
seek opportunities for work to awaken the interest Of
the Church by his love and sympathy win the colore1
race to find a home in the Church of Christ
Resolved That Board of Missions request It's Board
NJ oTar
10000 for the Of this commission during the coming
rear.
Resolved That ste commission be instructed to inquire
mi report the next tiennAl meeting o. The Board OF
Missions what changes, II any, should be made in tho
law Of the Church to make tire work Of the com
mission more effective.
"On behalf OF your committee continued the
Bishop 81 desire to say that IT is the unanimous
feeling Of the committee that in the providence of
God all things point 10 the Bishop Of Kentucky, the
Rev. DR.. Dudley, the apostle for this coloTed race
and they wonld be glad If this Board of Missions will
pass resolution asking the Diocese Of Kentucky 10
allow him TO give his services, lar he shall be
able, in the coming year, to awaken that interest in
the Church which We believe he do better than
any other member Of our Church,
The board resolved that this report should be
made the order Of the day as soon the matter
before 1t finished
TIE TWO VENERABLE MISSIONARIES.
II.
Of North Carolina next gave some interesting in.
formation about the work in their respective doeeses
Then OF the missionary fathers Of the Church were
introduced Of over eighty years of age, to whom
the Missionary Council paid tribute Of respect IN
receiving them standing. The first TO speak was
Father Byrne, of I1ttleton. Col, and the other
Father Hines of Elk Point south Dakota.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas March Clark, Bishop of
Rhode Island presided the afternoon session The
Rev. Mr. Lock Of the China Mission, addressed the
Council, and said in part:
j am representative Of nothing but six years Of
work In mid'China. We must have native evangelical
aon In Asia, more particularly in our China mission
Foreign missionaries never do the work In Asia IL
ohSla Is TO be converted 1t must be by the Chinese If
'al~h by the japanese India, by the IIindoos What
pp'ses the progress Of Christianity in China want to
give you cold facts foundation for very cold theory
.Vo."so' The foreigners first 10 China 10 find a
Ns' ior Indian opium. China did not want him. He
49,, ana forced his way into China. He got twenty |
80 'sn treaty ports, pieces Of land that we have
- ~ whence from the Emperor Of China. where we
- us'i "hefe we live under our laws, owing !
~ e'"e 70 the Emperor Of China q standing menace |
80 inning insult 70 the Empire. And how about |
- - '"eo States? You all thinking about |
r. ~ oun'fy England and her relations TO the |
~ iUu oi the United States went 10 China but did |
pot 20 with arms You followed In tho ,ysa q, rnssnd
go. 's"s iof what she got. She established the |
- -. lou went behind. You did not fight but
80 ,. o ueAty ports( And tnen, grand and sublime
ps,s'y' yOu close the doors Of the great American
po'i0 :" 'he Chinese. They must not come here
1a. %ss ana LeV'e, ia It not brethrenf Priest and
,.' oOA"s upon wounded, robbed bleeding China and
passing by the other side ~
We have China looking bach ,b,ou,. ,,a s, ,.
S foreigners coming here, nominslly 10 preach the