The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-09

| sacration and activity OF the natNe OnIS-
tans. The great needs of these missions are
men, need to DO in part supplied by young
men already appointed 10 sail IN July. steps
are being taken TO purchase lot and build a
| church In Rio de Janeiro. where the neces-
| sites of the work demand II. 1nere
are in Brazil. three main missions, in which
| are found churches with 3S2 members, IS OF
whom were baptized during the year. i ne ne
| Rio church has sent 10 our board Civ l0i
foreign missions" and raised 200 towards
their hoped-for church building. Large
numbers Of Bibles and tracts have been sofa
| in these missions and an excellent monthly
| paper is issued at Bahia.
MEXICAN MISSIONS.
| Here too. are three main missions, extend
| ing in their operations into four states: Great
| prosperity has attended the labors OF the mis-
sionaries There are in these missions twenty
eight churches with a membership OF 800.
| One hundred and forty-seven baptsms are
reported for the year and the organization OF
| four or five churches. Several Others Will be
organized in a short time. The Madero lnsti-
tute. a school for girls, is very prosperous and
maintained also, and for young ministers I'M
able 10 attend 1t a training III Bible studies Is
| carried on by correspondence.
Rev. W. ID. Powell says:
| 81 have never seen such fine prospects.
| Hope 10 organize five new churches each
with "a large membership, within the next
| three months. have never seen SUCH q de-
mand for the Scriptures. The opposition Is
rapidly giving way. Several important States
are now open 10 US. and they should be oc-
cupied. We need seven married men to meet
| present emergencies"
JAPAN MISSION.
This is the latest established mission OF the
| board, and is located at Osaka, one OF the
! largest cities Of the Empire church has
| been organized Of fifteen members. The
need now is for a house Of worship and Tor
mere workers ,
hev. Mr.. Collum: ION March 3, 1891, the
| church was organized with fifteen members
! On orr school roll are forty-fye names. Inc
average attendance is fifteen. Among them
are those who are earnestly studying the
| Bible and / hope soon 10 baptlze some or
| them Three have been baptized since our
coming here. The work is. moving along IN
the right way. We beg for Il 900 for church
house. Our people are poor but Will 40 al
they can Viii not our brethren give us
II 900 for lot and a house OF Worship
AFRICAN MISSIONS.
Very serious difficulties have been encoun-
tered in this work, as has been the case with
the work of other denominations as well:
bitter race prejudice has been aroused and an
attempt made 10 organize an undenomlna-
tional African church. This has been fall
use. but hes caused trouble
CHINA MISSIONS
In the North China field. hard and faithful
work has been done by the missionaries, the
| most conspicuous success attending that Ot
| Misses Moon and knight AZ Pingtu and
vicinity where a vigorous young church has
| come niO being. OF this station II IS SAID:
Misses Moon and Knight have worked hope
| fully and successfully here, and in SAILING
among the women and children. The gentle
men Of the mission. Brethren Prutt BOstlck
| ltorr atsfc1 10
have been baptized Many are earnest IN
quirers. and three are applying for baptism
The report speaks of the work OF these ladies
as nobly done"
The death of Mrs. G. P Bostick is men
| toned 0s having cast a shadow over the whole
mission. She was one Of the noblest Of
women.
The Central China mission embraces several
large cities. including Shanghai and some
surrounding villages.
The annual report concludes thus: Were
we called upon TO say what was the most hope
ful development in our mission this year we
would say IL is the increased appreciation on
the part of native Christians OF the responsl-
bility that is resting upon them, and more OF
the spirit of prayer and anxiety for the pros
pelity OF the Church. They seem willing TO
do what they can. Our blessings have Deen
many. and God be praised"
The South China mission Canton and sur
rounding regions has had year OF prosper
ity Much country work has been done.
largely by native evangelists, some of whom
are supported b. the natives and some work
and support themselves
DR. Graves refers 20 the year $4,000 es
not marked by unusual success. and yet he
reports ~ baptisms 426 pupils IN seven
schools l3 stations and out stations p native
workers $40 chUrch-members and contrbu-
tons amounting TO S64l.GO Like most OF our
missions this mission Is IN need OF reinforce
mentS.
The annual report concludes thus: AS a
mission. we would express our thankiulness
10 the brethren in the home churches for their
continued support and beg them to sustain
us by their prayers a. well as maintain rs by
their beneiactons."
CENTENARY OF MODERN MISSIONS.
OF the contemplated celebration of the cen
tenary Of modern missions the report says
Grand was the London Missionary Confer
ence of 1889 representing 100 national mission
airy Organizationsand thousands of missionary
stations dotting our planet over But grander
should be the missionary centennial OF 1882,
surrounded by the exposition OF the Old
Worlds art and science and civilization and
embazoned by the memorials OF the New
Worlds discovery and unparalleled riches.
"Thus is suggested that this missionary
child of hundred years was born IN this late
age of time IN order that II might nave TINS
New World as the home Of It's greatest vitality,
and these com DlneQ treasures or tne enl4nt-
ened world as instruments to fulfill the prOph-
esied latter-dav glory when earth and heaven
shall ring with the acclaim, "Halleluiah the
Lord God Omnipotent reigneth d" If our peo-
pie rise up to the grand occasion this centen-
NAL will surpass all other centenary celebra-
tons az our missionary age will surpass the
glory of all other ages of the wOrd-eyen as
the pyramid of CheOps rises above the plains
of Egypt as the Himalayas above the noun
tains of India"
THE INTRODUCTORY SERMON.
At the night session the Introductory ser
mon before the convention was preached bv
Rev Carter Helm Jones. Tennessee. The
audience was immense and the sermon was
fully up 10 the great expectations OF the
friends of the young preacher.
The Home Mission Board submitted its re-
port by DR.. Jones' as DR.. Tichenor had been
detained at home by sickness, and was re-
ferred TO committees 1t was as follows:
Report on Home Missions.
The following is an abstract of the FORTY
sixth annual report of the Home Mission
Board OF the Convention.
The report opens by SAYING.
During the conventional year Just ended
the board has made some progress in the en-
largement of its work.
The number of workers employed this
year is 405. against 81 for the previous year
The results of their labOrs show a correspond
ing increase. The baptisms tins year are
5.S49. gain of s72 over the preceding yeai
The total additions TO mission churches for