New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
THE STORIES OF MISSIONARIES

THE sT@EY or UGANDA AMP TIE 1H1,s yIcT sGak
svo, PIP. 223. Fleming II. RcveN Co.
JOHN G. PVrON Missionary 10 The New-iieoriaess;
An Autobiography, Edited by lis ETolhe Ic =;
vols oy U PIP. ~ 375 and XVI "7@' i'''"'NS -
THE STORY OF JOHN g. PNToN TOLD FOR Dr., f C"nHj
balls By The Rev. James Patton. b. A. oVo' pp'
307. A. c. Armstrong q son.
AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY IN JAPAN ,, 10y u'e
Rev NJ. J.. Gordon. 12mo. lou5hton' MiH"h g
James Gnmour. scotchman. VA, man OF inarh,u
individuality. lie strong In his Drh'fS anu VI
beliefs, and so fond Of argumen, that no soin''m
advocated View be did not hoi IN order 10 provoke
q discussion He only did this, however III matters
Of opinion. where principle was ihVoV'u' "I" al
later life this trait in his character became much Jess
prominent lie epent most Of his He as n"'s'''"'I
In Mongolia an almost unknown territory oi E't''
extent between China Proper AID SIBERIA constituting
the largest Dependency Of The Chinese tmpTe' Ills
labor. in This dscoragng field were nceSsahi and se
deriving II wa. his theory that missionary sho"u
conform As nearly as possible to the hao' anu custom"
Of the people among whom he labored ana he coz"
sisentlv carried ont that theory, wearing ue uI'N
q, tbe country and becoming vegetarian, IN orU'r
TO gain the respect which the Monsols pay to 'Ao'e
ohio refron from a meat diet. He came OF religious
stock and his conception OF Christianity was HN,"s
evangelical, but he wa withal, man OF sum,
rood sense ard In his work tried faithfully !" iinu
common ground between himself and the P'o"1'
Tho repors and letters which he sent home were NUS
cranhlc and valuable pictures Of the people anu '''
countrv and his book Among the Mongols" publ h'u
in 1882 was received with favor 10y large ""''
Of readers who do not usually take much ih''t'S' II
The doingS OF missionaries. one Of the great una W.
foreigner in Mongolia Is the impoS'iohiN u "'.'@
o,oro The natives are gifted with an lnSauabl'
curlo.ltv and II IS not only impossible. hHt u"'i
rorous TO deny them admission. either msH' W u'N'
for such course would be taken a certain eV'oe"''
that YOU were Matching plot. Even 10 "''N WI"
man alone for a few minutes would be unsafe "!,'
IN 20 on 4 tourney without some definite anu ''S"N
exnlaned object would lead to very unpleasant re-
srts To the outsider this seems ludcrols enough
but Mr. Cilnour found 1t very serious hindahc' 10
his work. i, ,.,,o I,
not always easy. II is only possible by ie'os"n",
fbe necliar ideas Of the people To ring the u' Oh
Che church and wait for the congregation Wonld De-
useless There must be in the left mana coFhcr VI u"
church a table on which must be teapot ana S''
Of cups Wien the hour for service arrive 'he ,ili
sioDary goes IN to this corner and sits down. May
no {, t,,ore Is fair in the nelghborhood the people
,o,r I'm and II IS thc business Of the missionary 10
nour out-the tea. But perhaps everybody Is a''"''
Of tne foreign devil. and stays ori, in winch case
The missionary can only hope that some bode' man
NAV take his life In his hands and venture IN IL
IS etiquette to give this man cup OF tea, ana Is
etiouette for him not 10 drink ii. Is The missionary
le1ns 10 talk to him. Overpowering curiosity ieo'
others TO steal In and listen, and thus the coiSfc=1IoI
is obtained. But Ii IS not always reFh''" i"0
curiosity which led the people into the chuich urges
Them ont again on the slightest p:eeNt; ana IN inc
midst of discourse on righteousness. temperance ana
Judgment TO come the hapicss missionary NAV sad
denly find himself without nearer. Mr. "llmonr
life was we'll worth the telling, not only for it'c cut
for the light wlich the recital throws on the many
--'-.'-- -~A'oh ne missionary in, the orient must
encounter
Mrs Harrison. Nachays sitter, has told her story
well OF rather she les 1t tel itself. and ,"e result
Is a book That sure every Intelligent bog
and girl will like to read. The heroic career OF
the Rev. Alexander Mackay In Uganda has already
been reviewed In these columns. When Mr.. Stan
lev who knew and esteemed him, heard OF his death,
he said Machay had no time to fret and Srcan ond
weep. God Knows. II ever man had reason 10
tlNl Of graves and worms and oblivion ana 10 be
dolefl and lonely and sad Mackay had, when, after
numbering his bishop (lannngtonl, and burning his
pupils and strangliug his converts, and Clubbing 20
death his dark friei,ds Mvanca turned his eve Of
death on him. To my great grief, learn that
Niackay the best missionary since Livingstone, Is
dead" Recent as his i, his death having
occurred only little more than TWO years ago he
las already been canOnzcd by the universal con
sensus Of Christendom; and no one who reads IDS
life will feel like calling in question III" just
ness Of this verdict. Such life easily lends ITSELF
to popular recital ard It IS not surprising that fcve~l
accounts Of it have already appeared. Macfay Wa
modern hero and a lauerday saint, who went - Li,
death without having discovered ether fact. \
Scochman by birth and race, he came fairly by his
moral and physical stamina. well that strange
other worldness" that characterize, the religious
life Of the Scottish people. lie went 10 Uganda at
the call Of the Church Missionary society. when He
opened out many bright prospects before him. simply
because he felt it to DO a duty. Uganda !, an equa
torial province Of Africa, whose people. the WaGanda
or Baganda are Intelligent and progressive, but who
at that time were devoted u the slave trade Mt"st
was the King a man Of fclle impulses AID mixed
character lie was a Christian Maloneian ana
an equatorial savage, in pretty regular 9radauon ;
but DO matter what religion be procs,ed for the lime
being the business Of rapine and Savo-dcalhc went
on as usual The ncbulous character Of his Christi
unity NAV be Inferred from the fact, related ~ MISS
Stocks book that the only thing A which 1t con
Sisted was the hois.ing Of nag and The firing Of a
r,,n on sunday. 1t not necessary here 10 follow
In detail Mackay'S career from 1876 10 $780, when ne
died of fever In Uganda. 1t was career crowded
With apostol,, labors performed in the face OF oh
stacles and dangers Of kind which he met Win
a fortitudc and faith a, admirable rs they are rare.
TIE Two book, bearing the name Of Patton on their
ttenaros record the heroic missionary abois Of still
spo,ner Scochman, whose present visit in this conn
fry will largely stimulate The Interest OF Americans
in his career. The edition OF his autobi' eiaphN
is fascinating book. not only because Of the heh
:, throws on the life Of the missionary IN lands where
"everv prospect pl,as"s, AID Only man is viie. but
iecanse Of the graphic pictures IL gives Of the man
ners habits and characters OF the Newliebridcs Island
ers And when say thst tie volume prepared Tor
Young folks is really more Interesting and mover thah
the Deadwood Dlck' trash, which 50 many boys
eagerly devour we have paid it compliment that
bovs At least will appreciate. The book l. admirably
ADAPTED for sunday school and parish libraries; for
as a story Of adventure it is clean and true ana at
the same time IS pcrvaded by lofty ethical Impulse
Dr. Patton grew up under typicaly scottish re-
licious inGucncies was educated in UpcalN scot
fish school and in his wor; in the mission fell eX-
bbited That logged sincerity and perseverance that
is so Characteristic Of TIE scots. The ASK OF con
verng the Papuan race lnhabltins the Ncw-licbrd's
Islands 10 any recognition Of civ,lzaJn not TO speak