Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-08-19

glad to give the IIlehuS "
the cause a full account OF
the Sc bbath meetings, but must COR
fine ourselves to the evening ad-
dress.
Subject -"Around the World
With the Bible. THE speaker start
ed from San Francisco with his Bible,
Interpreting his discourse with
several anecdotes. He first told
how the Bible was admitted 20
Japan. An important japanese
parsonage was on the ocean in a
large vessel, he saw some leaves
printed in Chinese characters ioat-
ing on the water and sending his
servant for them, found no one on
the vessel who could assure him what
thew were. Someone, however, sur
missed that the leaves were part OF
the Bible and suggested that
they be taken to Mission house in
Hong Kong for information. The
leaves were parts of Bible and the
gentleman was so much touched and
interested by what was interpreted
from the leaves that he insisted
Japan should admit the knowledge
and ideas of other nations and hence
the Bibles made it's way into that
nation. The speaker divide the ter
ritory over which he passed into
three parts. The land that never had
the Bible including Japan, China
and other Asiatic countries. Here
the speaker touched on the super
human patience and labors of mis-
sionaries in those perts, giving an
instance of one man who worked for
seventeen years without making
one convert. Almost dishartened
the missionary then struck out into
depths of the Chinese country meet
ing no white man, but much kind
ness and encouragement. lie came
to what he supposed was small viii
lage of about 5000 inhabitants and
found upon inquiring that the popu-
lation was 100. 900 souls. DR.. Nor
row spoke touchingly of the 4OO,-
600, 900 ofpeople in China whom the
Rible Societies were trying to reach,
He said that every third child that
was born in the world was a Chinese
baby, that every third man that
married, was Chinese Inau and
every third death that occurred in
the world was the demise ofa Celes-
tial. Think of the population OF this
one country.
Second The lands that had the
Bible and lost it. These included
the countries of Asia Minor,
the North African seaboard.
The Bible is translated into the
different languages fthese benighted
people and printed, the work all
being done in this country. During
the first 1900 years of Christianity,
the Bible had only translated into
so languages, but in the last so years
it has been translated into $50 more,
making in all 800 languages.
Third-The lands that had the
Bible and hid it. Egypt and much
of Western Asia. Here the minister
spoke of the corrupted religion of the
Copts and their ignorant priests.
How the natives grew tired of their
priest and asked for missionary
who was sent to them in the face OF
many difficulties.
The countries famous in Bible his
tory, have become barren in many
parts, owing to the decline and mi
grafton of the people. The speaker
showed how the produce of the
soil is dependent on man rs we'll as
man being dependent on the pro
duce of the soil. The olives of this
region, which gave oil for light.
and were useful in many ways, hav-
ing entirely disappeared. Reference
Was made to Bible house in Rome
and the Bible is sold almost under
the window of the Vatican.
France was visited and the story
Of poor acrobat who became a
devout and energetic worker in the
cause, was given the TACT that
each emigrant as he arrives in n. l.,
is presented with Bible, was also
mentioned.
Dr. Morrow spoke of his labors in
every part OF this state, and closed
with an earnest appeal to the people
to do what they could to aelr the
society in this county. a collection
was taken up for the Il, ), of this
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