The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
MISSIONARIES FOR CHINA
Bergen Baptists Send Mes
sengers to the Pigtail-
ious Mongol.
MISS SNoWDEN AND MR. PlTElN
News From The Gity's Churches
and 7. II. c. a. News
Matters.

A farewell reception was rendered by
the Christian Endeavorers OF the Bergen
Baptist Church to Miss Snowden. their
own missionary to- China. Miss Snowdsr
is from the hill and from the Bergen
Baptist church. The Christian End eavor
Society of the church some time ago sent
her to college In Chicago to prepare for
missionary work. aud now that sue Is
prepsred they will send her 60 China.
She will leave GU October 3.
She delivered Q very interesting talk
last night on Cuina and the Chiuese. and
was followed by Mr.. Horace Percy Pttkin,
missionary work. and who gave q Eum>
Der of statistical facts in regard 70 mis-
stonary work.
LONG RvIC
The meeting opeued at eight o'clock
with a service OF soug- The lecture room
was crowded to the doors when the meet
ing opened. Following the song service.
prayer was offered py Mr.. Isaac Post. A
passage from the Scriptures was then
read by Mr.. james Potter, another hymn
YVES sung and Miss Suowuen was intro
dueed to the audience. although she
needed no introduction.
MISS SNowDEN'S ADDRESS.
Miss Snowdeu said: .It Is interesting
to look ut mighty ChiuR Inar has had a
set form of constitution for over 4.000
years. China WAS 700 years old when
Israel c. .sed the Rel Sea. and is " ali
was built geo years before our Lord came
upon earth. 1t is the largest nation in
the world. 1t has eight times as mauy
Inhabitants as the Uutted States. It's
population is 400 millions of people
or obe-third of the population OF the
whole world. Its people differ from the
other Asiatic races. They Can stand any
climate. the extreme heat OF the tropics,
fha inta,,ca antd nf thu A rafjN rnnionS nr
the chAngeabie cfimat of our own
country. They are intelligent. bright
and gifted. | have found that the people
who say that the Cinnamon are not
bright ara the ones who know the least
ABOUT them. Numbers Of people think
there Is nothing good about u Chinaman.
! wonder what kind OF morals they can
hops to find in a heather. anyway. t
admit that the ChtuAman IL addicted to
many vices. out in many things he Is far
ahead of other nations.
THE U~NDERR4TED CHINAMAN.
HE has virtues as we'll as vices. The
Chinese never deified lust as the Greeks.
Romans aud other nations have. Theie
standard Of morality is very high, but
they TOO often fall far short OF iL. The
Chinamau. is t0rinenseo by horribls super
s~:itions u believes iu good and Dad
spirits. He worships this good spirits
that he may receive their blessing and
worships the evil spirits so that they
won't torment him. The opium haoiE Is
the curse Of China, just as liquor Is the
curse OF America.
The Chinese are the most scholarlyand
cultured of the heather nations. but they
are very slow in embracing Christianity
and ARE very hard to reach. When they
do accept Christ tleir first desire as Il
rule is 40 go back to their own country
and teach their people of the wonderful
Saviour they have found. A number OF
the scholars in the school | taugat III in
Chicago are going back as missionaries.
II is said that tue lion that has been
asleep Ia China for 80 Ia centuries
is aWaking and If we do not take him
we may feel his teeth. The only way TO
tame him is to spread the Gospel in
China.
"Woman IN China is considered a curse
ana q misfortune aud is treated as a
slave. aud here are we in this en-
liQhtened land, surrounded by all mau
nsr of blessings. What are we doing for
those sisters Of ours over the seas Tank
of what Christianity has doue for you,
think that -FOUR forefathers were heath.
ems, just as the Chinese are today, AID
then think Of those words OF our LORDS,
which we sing so often: I gave my life
for thee; what hast thou done for me?'"
Mr.. PITKIN SPEAKS.
A hymn was sung aud Then Mr.. Pitkin
addressed. the audience in counec-
tIU!i Will uleoiOuaIy WIN III
China aud elsewhere. He deplorsd the
fact that more money Is spent on home
than OIL foreign missions aud irnplored
the people not othiuk OF their own coun
try's salvation from sin. but to tura their
efforts and send their money to tae East
aud save the heather Chinee.
Refreshments and a reception followed
the speaking. The social committee con-
sisted Of Mr.. Harvey L.. Siiby. chairman;
Miss E. jennie Gully. Secretary; Miss
Ella Palmer, Mr.. James Potter. Mr..
james Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. Strang,
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