St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-03
HOME MISSION WORK.
The Second Day OF the Baptist
Missionary Conference.


The Baptist missionary conference
opened yesterday morning with a small
attendance. Many of those that attend
ed were late in getting to the church,
thereby throwing the proceedings off
schedule time. The first portion of the
morning was devoted to devotional ex-
erclses. consisting of singing and pray
ing. Rev. Fl. G. Mabie took pronii-
nent part. and Rev. L. G. Field presid-
ed. 1t was nearly half past 10 when
Rev. I, G. Field resigned the chair in
FAVOR OF Rev. A. I. Hickok, of Winona,
20 make e his address on the ..Object and
Spirit Of the Conference" In an apollo
getic way Rev. Field explained that he
was one Of the latest victims to the
fashionable disease, ''la grippe" so
that any shortcomings on his part must
De excused. In his address he re-
viewed the history of the Baptist church
from its inception, gradually carrying
MS hearers into the far off missionary
nelds, thence up TO the meeting to-day.
AT IL O'Clock Rev. G. II. Mabie and otn-
ers talked about Africa as a missionary
heid. Conference and prayer closed the
meeting.
The afternoon session began at 2
O'Clock, and over 100 persons were pres
ent. Rev. G. F. Hilton opened with
prayer. and the singing of hymn 142
followed. Rev. L. A. Hall, of Mason
City, To-, who was expected to deliver
an address entitled Pastoral Cultiya-
ton of the Church in Foreign Mission
Interests" was not present, and Rev.
A. b. Cheney, of Lacrosse, delivered
an address on Asia as a Mission
Field" Within the next century, he
said, Asia will be the scene of the
greatest victory ever known in spiritual
work since the coming of Christ. When
we thlnk OF the yastness of that con IL
nent and Of the numerous difficulties
to be overcome, we are apt to OVeresti-
mate the trials OF this work of
a measure OF the ultimate success
of the work. The native sharpness Of
the people. greatly aids in this merito-
riouS work, and there is not the great
stupidity to be overcome that was met
with in other fields.
China was at the heighth of her glory
when Rome was In its cradle. They
were masters of a species of civilization
when darkness was universal over Eu.
rope. Their people are the finest math-
maticians on the globe. Gunp0wder
and printing were known to them CEN
turtles before their invention elsewhere.
4HO QSpOSltS vi SHlild are
among the richest in the world. Their
coal mines, which turn ont 1000 tons
day, are said to be able to supply the
world for 1000 years to come. The ma
tive ability and strength of China is
true of all the Eastern nations. The
one thing which drags down all these is
the curse of paganism. The gospel is
the one necessary to raise these ma
tiyes TO be good citizens of powerful
empires. One of the greatest obstacles
to missionary work Is their inherent
wickedness. Burpsb has been called
a nation of liars, and of the Hebrew
morals Bishop Heber says he has never
yet met race of men whose standard
language (of 10000 words) there is not
one to describe Christian morals. In
fanticide, and other kindred evils, pre-
dominate. 10000 children being killed
in Bengal i'll one month. The revival
OF religious feeling in Rome On the
coming of Christ preserved the nations,
who were morally rotten to the core.
The tenacity of their idolatry is the sec
ond great obstacle, and another is the
great eXclusiveness which Is character
ist!c of the nations of the orient.
He then dwelt at some length upon
the example which should be set by
Christian nations, aud OF the work
already done. China" he said, sis fast
losing her belief in their gods, and
spirit of liberation is fast growing
among them. But recently word was
sent by the superior to all the provinces,
commanding them to receive the Chris
tan missionaries and to tolerate be-
cause the Christian religion commanded
men TO do good. One of the best friends
to the cause is the aged king of Siam.
who. upon the death of his wife. asked
for copy of the New Testament, as
the only thing which would give him re-
lief from his sorrow. He finished by
pictnring the final downfall of Pagan
ism over the entire continent and upon
the great success which has attended
the efforts of the missionaries.
a letter from Rev. A. b. Upgraff, a
missionary in central China. describing
their trials and difficulties and the pro-
gresS of the work was read. The topic
which MIR. Hall was to have delivered
was taken as conference topic and
was discussed by Rev. w. R. Killings
of Milwaukee, and Rev. D. McHensie.
The afternoon session then closed with
PRAYER.
The evening service was still better
attended that the afternoon. The
meeting opened with devotional exer-
cises, followed by an address, 1.-The
Swift Development of the East, Its
Perils ana Opportunities" by Rev. w.
P. Hellings, of Milwaukee. His ad-
dress occupied about an hour and was
we'll received. Another address by Rev.
Wayland Hoyt followed and the meet
ing adjourned until O'Clock this mOrn-
ing when Rev. q. FL. Kemp and Rev. r.
FL. Carton will speak.