The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-16
BRAZILIAN MISSIONS.
INTERESTING MEETING LAST NIGHT
At GRACE CHURCH.
NEED or MISSIONARIES TO CIV
HE THE EMPIRE.
RhCuLAR SESSION OF THE rowbA
TAN CLuH.
Psoee.dtncs Of the Narions Courts-Deaf
and Dumb Infcrtainment-t capitol
Notes other N.ws In ance
About the city.

Grace Episcopal Church was not as
crowded "a 10 should have been 10 hear
Nh Rodcrick the young graduate from
the Protestant Episcopal Seminary near
Alevondfia. who. together with Nh.
clarke. who has not yet graduated, but
will This summer. and then go TO Brazil
Ia work I'm the Church Mission heid
there. There was. however, a good al
tendance.
nm Inc chancel were Rev John Tyler
and Rev. Mr.. Booker. who read the
evening PRAYER Rev. Mr. Burton. Of
IA *, Johns introduced Mr. Rodofick
..a younr man from the Seminary who
Intended deyoiuE bis life TO carrying on
thc missionary WorN I'M Brazil
MIR Rodcrick is @ Young man OF slen-
dor sfafuc. compact build. earnest, vigor-
ops snd a rapid speaker. lie used no
uotc. but know just what he wants 10
say and says DO ,-,,.t.
fl is known. said he. that our Virginia
Theological SemenaTy Is the one Which
has given from this continent three
fourth. of tle missionaries OF me
Church which have gone 10 loIelkh
fields II is The only one TO be looked 10
for foreign missionaries. lie spoke OF
fbe other semiuaries in the country
,ehere not single man was ready for
foreien fcld. The call has been made
and men must 20 10 Brazil
The Empire o Brazil is larger than the
United States. including Alaska. Inc
ronrlat'on is l4O00OOO. composed OF
whites blacks. Indians and sagages. the
.criv ,eligion known is that of Roman
ism Immigration 10 pouring ID d,
rapid rate. now 10000 per year. IN lhis
Fmnire there are 100000 pasans'
n000l1hcaihen lndi ms. some OF whom
nro canrirqls . 100000 black have just
come out of Slavery q large number OF
Nohomadens and many fakirs. Then
comes tic whites. They ale Roman
Hcrc in Richmond, Va, and the United
State. the religion OF the Roman Caiho-
lies is seen IN its best form. on account
off lis contact with Professionalism. In
Brazil The Portuguese idea of the Virgin
Mary and The saints till the mind. They
are Taught that 81. Joseph j. twice ON
nip1fcnt. first. because his wife was inc
mother of Cod and sacred because ne
being The husband was the superior OF
hi. wife. and thus doubiy superior 10
God. Thus worship is not 10 the Trim
itv. not 90 God, nor The saviour
II +. 10 individual saints II
man loses horse, 10 ls because
some saint was mad The same
lefief is taught in case of the death OF
COW OF "a do-. should the eyes become
effected lightning strike house there
Dc trouble 300 love affairs or the weather
Dc unuIopiiiOus. all is attributed TO the
AMER of Que OF another saints who pre-
sides over them Ioeach OF these saints
as occasion requires prayers are offered
and God is forgotten.
These people. under these teachings,
have wax ngurcs in their houses, ana
each Joint OF the figure is dedicated 10 a
saint. So that when YOU have pain IN one
Joint OF portion of the body the saint
of that portion is the person prayed 10.
The speaker referred 10 many other
PAGAN ideas taught by the Roman
Catholic Church in Brazil, which, De-
cause of his rapidity of delivery, the re-
i. porter could not note down. lie referred
10 the immortality of the priests IN Brazil,
10 the people who, under them, have no
regard for the truth. sunday, as day
OF rest. is unknown. The solemnness Oh
mairimOny is forgotten
There are other missions In this field,
but If any one is especially fitted for the
work il is the Episcopal Church. II has
the same Episcopal government as the
ROmish Church there, and II has ser
vice more true and beautiful. The In
tellirent classes in this empire have no
regard for religion because they see the
failure and prostitution OF the kOmish
church in their faces They are becom-
ing skepiics
There is really nothing but heathenism
in Brazil. Its religion is gliuerand show,
and theatrical effect dazzling the eye.
Christ is hauled through the streets IN
ehgv. Image worship is al It's height,
and among the pTiesiiy worshippers the
grosscsi of eXcesses prevail. Ii Is such
neld-one budding and ripe for the true
religion OF Jesus Cnrist-that is inviting
these missionaries TO go.
Mr. Joseph Bryan made a short al
dress IN regard TO finances, after when
The onertory was collected and u good
sum realized.
The announcement was made mat MI.
Roaefick would be al Emmanuel Church
tomorrow morning and Moore Memorial
Church tomorrow night, ana speak on
the same subject.