The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-02
nor i GREAT WORK.
An Hloauent and Inspiring Appeal
For goreiFp Missions ~
.REY, IHOS MARSHALL, OFGHIgAGQ.
His Interesting Talk ss the Second
Presbyterian Church Last Night
What Has Been Done BY the Chris
tiap Churches in the Far East,
Much Coed WIN Follow,

Last night the services at the Second
Presbyterian church were especially in
teresdpg, owing 70 the presence Of the
Rev. Thomas Marshall, Of Chicago, sec,
rotary Of the Presbyterian Board OF
Foreign Missions, The PASTOR Rev Dr.,
W, H, Cooke, opened the services, and
was followed by the distinguished Wis.
itoE who made q splendid address on
thesubiect Of the support Of the for.
eign mission work Of the church, and
observations made during his journey
around the world,
The entire discourse was listened to
with great interest and attention by the
congregation, which, on account Of the
inclemency Of the weather, was small,
His descriptions Of missionary life in
the countries Of the far East were in
tensely interesting, Among other
things he said; ~
sIt ia perfectly proper that you
should BIO informed as to what has been
done by our church In foreign mission.
airy work, TO which you contribute,
THERE'S no greater work connected with
the church, than that Of extending the
Kingdom Of Christ in foreign lands,
and II Ia by Christie direction that this
work is done,
1.-THE Presbyterian church has spent
SIS, 900, 600 in foreign missions, and the
sum now annuity expended reaches the
great sum Of 100000. In reply to
this you lsak what has been accomplish
ed apdlwhatiare the prospects Of future
goodP Ihaye come here to tell you
what your moneyis doing in foreign
lands. During my fifteen months
travels around the world, ] visited
Japan, China, India and Egypt. The
frat named country, Japan is endowed
with great natural beauty and de-
lighttul people. From the extinction
oil the Roman Catholic missions in 1920
up To 1859 nothing was done in mission
AIRY work there. Our church sent the first
missionary there in 1859, but in thir-
teen years work hut ten converts were
made, For these ten the church had
spent probably $4,000, and the other
Protestant churches about 100000.
Though some may exclaim at the few
results and great cost i contend there 10
no amount that will weigh in the ball
anceiwith the saving Of one human soul.
During these thirteen years the founda-
tions were being laid for the work that
was to follow. During the twenty years
between 1872 and 1852 the conversions
to Christian faith in Japan were So, 600.
This only includes the members Of
churches. There are many others in
Japan who are believers Of Christianity
who are not church members. A daily
paper recently stated that there are
thirteen members Of the Japanese par
lament who are Christians. Taking
that as a basis there are probably at
least 100 600 Christians in that lend.p !
He then projected to relate some Of
his experiences in China. He said
reports are sent over here from China
that the missionaries travel first class,
stop at first class inns, aud generally
1.-Two q luxurious lie. He retuted these
atatementsin the most conclusive man
ner. True, the missionaries travel first
class and stop at first class inns, but II
| is not generally. known that q first class
conveyance in China 10 not q Pullman,
but is donkey costing one dollar o
day, and the first class inns are Of the
most primitive kind, where the trayel-
.er rests over night for the very moder-
ate sum OF ten cents.
He gave an interesting account Of the
great work being done in China, and
.exhorted all to increase their conttihu-
tioa vi f sg Oh this psatsewoFfhy work.