The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-22
MISSIONS
EXERCISES Ar FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
WONAN's FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY,"
REv. EDWARD LsNr. OF BKAz J.. THE
SPIaT<IE.
Richmond College and University 81 VIZ
ginin BASE Hail Match fir" Alarms
Last Night Custom Hons. Np-
poiutment short Locals.

The first anniversary of the Woman
Foreign Missions Union Was celebrated
last nirnf M ihe First Presbyterian
Church. Rev. Edward Lane. the Pres
byterian missionary 10 tampinas. Bra
iii had been invited hy the Union 10 de-
liver the address After singing The
h,mn "AH Hail tAe Power ot Jesus.
Name" Rev Dr. Kerr ihc pastor Of ihe
church. introduced ihc speaker Who de-
liycrcd AN exceedingly interesting an4
instructive addrc-. upon bis and otter
missionary work in Brz.l lie opened
his discourse hy giving history OF
Brazil and ihc Brazilian
eft was ihc teaching of Christ, sara
the sneaker. " fhat when lie would DO
any great and good thing fer men lie
would say to them go and fell others
what great things The Lord has done for
Won That il my mission tonight J
come TO tell Won ail and ihe ladies es-
ucciallv of This grand foreign mission
arv union. what great thin--. aud how
the ord has blessed our iabors IN that
great missionary field. South America
The work That YOU have undertaken io
do is 10 cyangelilc Tire south.
The speaker then, in $3.50 able and in
structiYe manner. gave o brief history oil
The establishing of religion i'm south
America
The first settlers that came to North
America brought with them the VI ord of
cod an taught 10 10 tie pc PIE. The
hr.t Inhahianis of ~o1iH America
brought the same religion. hut That of
North America has uro-pcrcd and grown
while that of South America has gone
into idoairy and superstition II tucre
"a any work on Garth That deserves the
attention of Christian people DO De- DDS
work in Bra1il. where instead of thusi
being taught. superstition and iogyism
ie faurm The ere1r empire Of Brazil is
now being filled with millions and mil
lion. of people. comcrs from ail parts ot
the world since thc United States has
shut out the Chinese from her borders,
they arc Hooking 10 South America. be-
sides other emi1uuts thus making This
country the grcatc.t mission held ln the
world
The speaker then proceeded go give g
history of the establishing of missionary
WIN b"
sacri noes OBJ "i'' '''''','' W. 'I
ths sfah1 "oiH was '' "",
gave a DHei "'7''is '"''
leIlah- eioIi7 I'D 's''''''.' ''' ''''"',.
WORK I'D lAl' country '"' '"" D., '''
blessing. oil pou eical ""iN HA' '''"
accomplished llea'-0 stated thai ihe
missionary WORK "i iHe 'tl'i- "'...' i''
Was doint great "''n " '"'"'7'.,"-
me hshl 81 lhe '''f,l !" '"''
spiriiual: dare continent. ii' '''n i,'
lated some OBJ DIS Own great "',N ,"
Brazil, giving some iu,.'I''- OF ,H'
special .ie-7ih ''''"'
work. How schools ana churches were
built
The speaker t.en ra'rasi'ei MGR
cstinl sketch OF ihc naiAiM hf"IiAh
ministers. with what great /.N. and car-
ne-incs- ihcy entered upen iHDif wvfN
when converted tD thc thr.. inf.ltiln.
"Ihcir courage. said he I- UDc the
rush of war their vim ami ihelr eafne-,
endeavors tol their Master are peculiarly
striking lie fclnied very nicle,i
story OF an old brazilian minister
Who went aronoo selling Bibles
and two clerks in one of ihe sior. in the. F