The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-06
TRAINING FOR MISSIONS.
YOUNG MEN AND W0MEy WHO FEED
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED.
Tho Methods or Instruction In Unique IL
atitution - Enthuslastio Students Whs
Arc Looking Abroad for Fields or Work.

unique educational institution. which is under
tho supervision Of the International Missions
airy Alliance. an adjunct Of tho Rev. A. b
Simpsons Christian Alliance q religious Or
| ganization which has spread widely. Tho Alll-
ance was established on an evangelical basis,
and tho principal popularity of the members
is their belief in Divine healing. They have
| devoted n great deal Of their energies to home
| and foreign missionary work. and the college
| was established to furnish the proper material
for the work.
| In very comfortable sitting room. with
walls covered with illuminated texts and mot
toes. few OF the students. many OF them not
old enough to be spoken of as moro than boys
and girls, were chatting when visitor enter.
| cd recently. Each wore the badge Of the Al
lance, n silver cross suspended by n blue ribs
bon. They acted like the members Of one big
| family. and appeared to DO on very good
terms. All were bright faced and intelligent
looking. and they were talking over their plans
for the future. and tho fields to which they
wanted to be sent as missionaries.
Il am going to tho South Seas" a lad said
| enthusiastically.
That makes Ave that arc going there"
another said. Il think I'll have to join the
procession myself"
Everybody laughed and tho conversation
turned to Africa and China. although it was
| 5o'clock and they were preuaring to leave for
| tho day. Each had pile of books tucked
| under an arm rs they scattered to their rooms
in the college building and elsewhere in the
This is the ninth session Of the Training
College. and the most successful in its history.
nearly all the organizations. OF. tho Christian
Alliance. y President of tho Board Of Man.
tee. The college is supported entirely by voi-
anfa anyca ans 81 9 OF the
| A. ID. Sppretary Of ha col,
su me e IF ;aans ssssS ara
e sngaEs IN missioina5y w9rk Many ieel thss
doanything. Mr.. Funk Explained. because they
have not the The necessary eduSation We aim
ing them athorough, instruction in tho Bible
and !. practical training in evanGelistiG work;
and literary studies as arc necessary in each
case. The college is unseetaran; and the
as the Lord may lead them. ' x conse s M
heart. and a distinct call to direct work for
nnri ss al ana souls are the principal requires
, Tho students come from many different cir
80 years of age. they have seen something
Of q li fSr They hqXe attended meetings q
fred With desire reson ezra H the hestSen.
Many of them are children Of members Of the
Study Whch Is to
sqod tba3 bS out Of them It Is
dents are those who are loss that 20 years Of
nge. Their plans for the, future are mapped
thcy hsy sS za h F, d t.
miss;lonaries. although ths Alliance will not
| than 20 years Of ago.
MI In the Sat t, published by the Alliance
land india switzerand Iss and caHad% sf The
ali the students Fifty-nve 81 tho Young 8: mem men
live. in. the, building; the Berachah Home in
tho college. has accommodations for. about
ifty OF thS young women: ana In branch
parlor of the collage building in the evenings.
matrons Eoop a watehful eye over the students.
The young men and Women are not alloTed to
to see one another in tho parlors when their
studies are not in progress:
dee s9 SS rats se
D 1.si the the board the expenses range from
SitD TO- 500 a year: few who have NJ no means
during their course. have an opportunity to
earn earn enough to carry them through: The ma g
their training; for the salaries which missions
lish grammar. rhetoric. French. and German
arc included in tho course for the students
most important, depart ments nre biblical ox-
Church history. and Christian evidences.
I've don't aim to overburden our students
said "a mederte amount Of It is s better than
an when the hshsn are to be in
work. as it is carried on to-day by many Of the
churches is due to tho fact TINT the heathen
:, ono Of tho features OF the college, course is
the line OF special lectures delivered through
ey ] nd T H hoss who
are working at homo. The object is to give q
s p5atf b enGTdso # Rev. w .IS %ad
Georges Episcopal Church. whore he was an
son snd M Of the
poor Of Hope talks on the same subject.
rift. +. ". Farr. and the Rev G H. H. Pannell.
When VI e SS dsSered n tie
Is ' always s ) Comfortably iiiled. lie Students
show the grentest interest ia the lectures. but
ths stuIiGS ~ grdmmar and the languages are
the Snhnts are free to work as they
spices Of the Miss onary Ali ancs: Tho Aiii-
eens say y hav unds SEND
out fifty more to foreign lands next spring.
hs h%s Of M w hf R9y Mr.
prisinG. Wealthy men and women who have
been lea to !oin the AllinnncS. give lhhrg.
come TO tho college in large numbers. although
them in. outside OF tho work carried on BY
tho Alliance. The students who expect to go
out FOR the NJ ssionary alliance have to give q
strict account OF themselves before they will
be considered as candidates by the Board. A
blank form Is furnished totho would be mis-.
sionary and he must answer a. tho question:.
He must describe the extent OF his education.
and tell whether his relatives are dependent
on him for support. He must explain his mo:
tive for wishing TO become q missionary and
toll the Board what work ho has done In the
evangelical line.
At meeting in tho college few weeks ago
fifty young students declared that they felt
they had been called to engage in foreign mis-
sionary work. II they prove satisfactory q
this spring. The Alliance does not guarantee
any fixed remuncration for the missionaries IT
sends out, but simply acts as u channel
through which aid may be sent. The mission
AIRY has the liberty Of choosing whatever form
Scrpturai. Tho Alliance is now carrying on