The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
THE CONVENTION.
Continued from fIr.t Pace.

tibity OF raising funds for the foreign,
held, is there any possibility OF their being so
Impressed that they would assume the respon-
hbility OF furnishing regularly such funds as
might be agreed upon between the board and their
respective staiesY Would this not be reasonable
and equitable? The board assumes positive obli
cations to Its missionaries me states prefer 10 iur
gotions Might not the States then, put them
selyos under the same obligations to the board TO
ras4 the supplies that the board puts itself under
10 the missionaries TO forward the supplies 10
HEM? In this way the board could give itself more
% the study OF It's fields and planning for them,
Il and to pressing the work onward, from place to
place and country TO country, in the heather
& world. Never has the board done more for the
NJ clicitlng OF supplies, and yet there has been no
. peculiar satisfaction in realizing that on them
Vested I'LL the responsibility, while they possessed
HUE or no power TO Institute methods necessary
Tor the discharge OF the responsibility. Did not
the element OF faith lit up tile mind TO hope for
almost lmpossibiltios the board would have less
contentment IN the contemplation of the dlscrep-
ancy oil principles involved In conducting its work
under the frniernay harmonious but CONNER.
eially inconsistent relation existing between itself
ana the States.
The treasurer reports balance on hand the be
ginning Of the year, slG09.G3 and the receipts dur
Ing the YEAR sg),013.75, making an aggregate Of
leaving balance Ia his hands of ssli07. The Tia.
billties on call loans, SllJ0.2l are moneys depos.
tied with the treasurer by returned missionarles
for the use OF the board and preferred BY the own
ers, not TO be returned. The attention OF the con
yenuon Is oelled TO the large amount of money Dor
paid. An explanation of this Is suggested by the
Tact worthy OF the grave consideration OF tho con.
vention aud the churches, that In the last month
OF the conversational year S32,OGlSS WIS received,
which is onc.third Of the annual receipts, aud In
the TWO last days OF the year was received Sl421lSl
(which - ISL 80 came TO hand the very las, day Of
the year Docs not this statement emphasize the
importance Of some Arrangement II possible, by
which contributions may be no made ns not to pre-
10 the cause7 Yet the board feels grateful
/. that II has been enabled, by the good viii
of the people and the grace OF God, TO meet
all the financial obligations and demands of the
year, and are impressed with the duty (whilc ci.
forts among the churches should be rcdoubledl OF
exercising more faith In Him whose purposes aud
plans aud promises are In ths behalf q our works,
aud who viii not deny Himself or disippoint His
trusting ones seeking u execute Ills most holy will.
Ihe contributions OF the churches are gradually
increasing, M may be seen by a comparison OF the
annual reports Of the treasurer and the hope Is en-
ent Man ~ sl ~. S cbarg o We pSrs o. ie pre-,
y not far distant when our missions viii be 10
thoroughly eqnipaed With workers and houses OF
wOrshp, that they shall be able not only 10 main.
tain the ground acquired but 10 move forward In
steady und hcniihiul progress for gpater Gcqulsi.
tions in the name q the Lord; The large amount
reported Tor travelling and printing Indicates how
the board has cndcayorcd In accordance with the
ly.lnws To- cultivate the clio est possible ass0ca.
lions with the States and u give the fullest inior.
by hundreds 81 thousands tracts and leaflets almost
sown down with missionary literature.
In touching upon missionary life In Mex
leo the report oi the president relates as
follows:
! was violently opposed by the ignornnt and IA.
nuucll ranchmcn. Ny life wus threatened daily.
puee. while nj prayer, tuian attempted . plunge
his "a through me, but was prevented by one Of
f our dcacons, who has usually accompanied me
have been .hOt ut, the ball passing hannlcs,y I'M
der my hone. have been seirchcd by highway.
man. who, after making an inventory OF the assets
. 81 q travelling Baptist preacher. olleud tO lend mc
enough money TO get home uu | thanked him,
. bu' declined The olcr fanaiical officer. without
a NarfNf faN FNr.t rHa a
. then srnt me 100 miles under eusrd, thinking
Natuly that In this way be would intimllnic me
aud hihdcf the work. ] lett lbo 90 "A nnCh
n where had bvcn preaching. Many Of the people
Believed mud come were baptized The oycr-ccr aud
n owner became iuriou. They put up the Bible ~ n
II TARGET und shot 10 " 10 times only two balls en-.
"A tered The slcr,d book The people were thcu all
. cnnsincud. saying surely that is Gods book or
"A Don Manuel would have put every ball through H.
. one who had previously been fanatic begged that
IA The muiiln'cd Libic be gwen tO him aud the read.
81 lug Of i led 10 his con'cron. Truly the Lord can
II. innkc The wrath 90 man to pmlse Him.
lhaie NVh Nfl'en away nom rllcarf hccansc !
II vus preacher ui tie Gu.pcL have Travelled over
lonely mountain nails where for a fortnight I
would sec no AL for wheeled uon,cynnccs on
ouc Of the g rUatcs tWeniy,thrcc men have been
1hpi siucr brrnn thcsi periodical .sts ! have
|lypt uu puiirics. on tie mountain tdcs. iu novels
N uId 10 tie homes of the wealthy. GOi has won.
acriulli blc.sd my poor Effort % this direction
: Two hundryd people have been baptized siN
= thurhcs Organized, and many mission stations
have been opened, which piomisc grat results in
The neat igiutv. lhcoihcf DAY announced preach
Jug MAiff. n NNNNlNA NIlNffs unAH ono Nl ANfsf
mountain trails. aud seventy pcopc aecmbciHnl
listened With tgauul camcsilc,s Ia the s.ory Of
Ihtists tcdrcniug love. Ono beautiful sabbath
dny Ia july. isss iu ranch called san Rafael. y
lapuud niuscNtn lcoplc. II was tie happlcai
da} Of M lie.
one OF the most pressing wants In our Mexican
mission {. church house i0r Zacatccis-a city u
Su.UOsouls. The brethren should ChCcfiuily give
this money o. our oycf'iaxcd lro.hcf lgtornlck
Rev, D. A. Whom. vile, and Miss Russell are
building wisely ia uundainjnra. a city Of 400 in
habiianis. Rev. 4. J. League u under appointment
"a Gualslaiari. Al OF our centul stations have
bccn established Ia huC stnicglc pnntS
statistics iur Bryil ntc ~ follows
Rio Miision-lapt.cd T. membership ~. contfl'
Iahla Meteorological 70. membership ios. or.
ganlyei churches Z. ordained native helpers 2. IN.
ordained native helpers ., candidates Tor the min
Total-lapti,ms ~. membership 20, ooniribu.
lions $3.50
Brcihrcn DANIEL and Puthur wcro persuaded
son after their arrival IN Brazil that The Board
should have new mission, where they might
work together. Brethren ldgby aud Taylor had
previously urgcd the Hoard ~ found mission In
The goat minlug province Of Minus 1cfaes. After
no little consideration 81 me matter aud no little
dsguieiudc on ,hc part Of liryihwn larly ani
plans. the bunrl resolved a. open the new mission
luloscd, aud To locaic there hcc two brethren.
la tlc meantime NrL futhun whoso health T. not
-. caulc 20 this country brother luthun has
40 nov appointment 70 this held. but bis
sog0 ~ ,.s g2sNii'"'e has not vet been 10
ana - bon statistics arc A. follows Rap
thc Kcmbcnhip, ~ pupils. 49, average
r. 'niancc, llg contributions ttAl2
t'4k this year has been cloudcd ~ schisn
- D. Chur,h. which carried % dNtyillrcC
Nmbcn. The dlnculty hrs Affected other
u Il tp,ISiuihcr Smith bod % SO 70 Ok omo.haW'
| II ~ fLrrc was 900 little dls'tuict Brother Ia
fgadc hllng health when required BIZ fctuIn IA
4 ~ balJci states. added Ia the pcrplcAity oi the
tho IN. lfuihcr Luhaak relors ,,.,
- ~ W. couics, 10 gup Zeal 90 humiliation, bnl
Humiliation Il not q bad thing On the whole,
incline 10 the opinion that our mi tiou j. really
IA q hotter coalition than u Ws year ago
Tile school kcttn up 10 about ~ scholars Iht
let teachers have been supplied by uihcr Of equal
nlIiity aud nt les cot Tho sane amount oi Wofl
I'M Lagos aoca GA with reduced force aud expense
Following Gfc statistics u The Chinese Mission;
North china Mlsslon=lnptllcd. 2, nrmbcis, w
chur hes = stations. not including chufchcs Y
uentmi china Ml,sion-napilyci. G. member.
100 chufrhcs &. ordained aud unpaid preacher, {
tontributions SOFA. sLAVl-tllHtn
Southern China M.ciou-Huplifcd. 20 members
Hs. native holrrfs. "a; stations. not including
chufchos b.. scholars. 90 contributions. satLN.
Genital CHINA Mission statistic nv hs iplloWA
oulna u Mrml rs.'..'s'' 's''' u
fouchnW -Mcnht
Shanghai q baptfcdl .'..'.'. u
Total membership Of the three churches..... q
Que onmnizod church with fourteen members IN
Chlnkaug WIS reported. three un0ritlncd unpalt
IvrChrrl We have now one street chapel, whcr
we have four services a Ncua l1uiIgCd Hour. Con
tfibuiluua, gilG1 Tor chapel Keeper About tcr
inqullcrA Future prospects most encouraging
on February asta Chinese moo destroyed al
our mission property IN Thinking. The mission
aries lied 10 Shanghai. where they were most cor
daily welcomed. The United -lhtcs uOycrnmcn
was duly Informed ui the outrage, which the scctc
tlfy OF Stale promptly assured the blafl would &c
ccl,c proper attention. the board sent immcdiau