Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1890-05-10

and fifty thousand ($4,75O, 0O0) dollars
by nineteen societies belonging to the
Churches of England and Scotland |;
while twenty societies, independent
of the Churches, collect 70: the most
part from the members of these same
churches seven hundred and fifty
thousand $3.50, OOO) dollars.
Add the interest on investments
and the amounts expended by the
British and Foreign Bible and Tract
Societies, the Christian knowledge
Societies, and many small societies
of which no record can be found, and
you get the probable amount of mon
ey raised in the United Kingdom for
evangelising the heather and Mo-
hammedan world to be seven mill
ion, two hundred and fifty thousand
($, $50, OOO) dollars.
Now, besides the force Of six thous-
and, two hundred and thirty men
and women sent out by the Protes-
tant Churches Of Europe, America,
and Great Britain, we have two
thousand, five hundred ordained
ministers among the converts,
besides some twenty-six thousand
native converts who are employed
as evangelists, and in addition, many
volunteer workers who give them.
selves to evangelistic work.
And further, thousands of profes.
sors and teachers are engaged in the
important work of teaching the
young in schools and colleges.
This being the force employed now
at an expense of about twelve million
| $4,000, OO0) dollars, which gives an
average of one of these six thousand
two hundred and thirty messengers
sent out by the Protestant Churches
to every one hundred and sixty-sev-
en- thousand persons and gives tC
each of these workers some five (5
assistants from the thirty thousand
evangelists, and ordained native
workers besides.
The probability is that if the Pro
testant Churches of the world would
!, make their contributions five time
as much as they now are, that is
some sixty million $780,, 000,000) dol
lars, instead of twelve million (S12,
10000 dollars, that every one of tn
one billion forty million heather
= and Mohammedans would have tn
gospel preached to them in the mex
ten years for the Protestant Churc
of Europe and America could sen,
out thirty.One thousand, one hun
dred and fifty (3l, 150) messengers
instead of six thousand, two hundre
and thirty, besides about one hur
dred and fifty thousand (150,000) ns
tive pastors and evangelists, as 500
as converts were made and instruC
ted. And instead of there being on
hundred and siXty-seven thOusan
; (l67, 000) heathens and Mohamm(
dams to each one of the messenger
sent out by the Protestant Churc
there would be an average of som
thirty-three thousand (33,OOO) pei
r sons to each of these messengers ser
/ by the Churches, each of these mes
: sengers being assisted by some fiy
4 native pastors and evangelists. o
: until these could be trained, the pr,
y portion of money which would go
j their support could be used to sen
e out an increased number of Chri
r tan workers from the PrOtestar
g Churches. There would also be
proportiOnate increase in school
= NOilCSCoI StC', NlllCll uOW lOlil a pa
t of the missionary work; besides II
V volunteer workers that belong
every band Of Christians. Thus, "
+ would have from Europe, and Gre
q Britain, one Christian worker
o every thirty-three thousand 1890
f persons. And one native pastor, (
; evangelist, to between six and sevt
. thousand souls.
e OF course, it might be said this
true, provided they were equal
n divided out; now there is a vel
:. unequal distribution, vast humble
q being dependent upon one worker
20 some sections, and comparative
- few in others. This is, of course,
o difficulty, but not an insurmount
# BILE one to God and his peopl
a Good, hard cOmmon.sense and lo'
:. to God and man could make it me
4 away as snow ofttimes does und
o the rays Of the sun.
O The Lord has broken down Il
l. barriers in many places that mi