Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-17

SiposNo direction. When strangers
come into these tropical climates, the mis-.
scenarios 90 their best 90 entertain them.
lnaking sacrifices tor that purpose. In the
eiey OF benares missionary told mo that
eenueman coming from England into
Wy " .he mission stations Of India, the
,nlssionarios BANDED together to entertain
nm Among other things, they had a
nn'n poiicd, prepared and beautifully dec
ola'eu, and The same ham was passed
eiounu from house to house rs this rtran.
VI appeared and In othcr respects q con.
.palaey OF kindness was effected. Tho Wis
wi went home to England and wrote and
SPOKE Of the luxury In which tho mission.
aries OF India were living.
Americans and Enalishmer ram. "a
these tropical regions and fnd a missinn.
ary hving undor palms, and with different
styles Of fruits on his table. nnd forses
that palms arc hers rs ohcap az hickory or
pine IN America, and rich fruits ns cIean
us plain apples, They find here mission.
aries sleeping under punkns, these fnna
swung day and n.ght by coolies. and fsrsot
mat cents day IL good wages here and
,he man finds himself -Four cents das
Tor coaehmnn, a missionary can afford
70 ride. There have been missionaries who
nave come TO these hot climates resolving
10 i've as the natives live. and ono or two
years have finished their work, their chief
use on missionary ground being thnt Of
furnishing for large funeral the chief
onJect Oh Interest. So far from living in
uiene's, no men on earth work so hard ns
inc missionaries now In tho foreign fold,
Against fearful odds, and with 5000. 900
OIL Christians opposed to $50, 00O, 900 OF
hlnuoos, Mohammcdans and other false
religious, these missionaries arc trying 10
take India for God Lot tho good people
OF America and England and Scotland and
OF all Chrlstondom add p0A per cent 20
their appreciation Of the fidelity and con.
seerntion OF foreign missionaries Far
away from home, in an exhaustina ell
mate and compelled to send their children
To England, Scotland or America so as 10
escape the corrupt conversation and hahav.
Tor OF the natives, these mon and woinon
of God toll ON until they drop into thor
graves, but they will get their chief appre.
citation when their work is over and tie
day is won, rs q will be won, No place ip
heaven will DO too good for them. Some
OF tho ministers at homo who 1.-Two on
salaries OF $4,000 or 50, 900 a year, preach.
lug the gospel OF him who had not whore
10 lay his head, will enter heaven ana be
welcomed, md while looking for place
20 sit down they Will be told. Wonder IN
that lower line Of thrones you will tako
your places not on tho thrones nearest
tho King. They are reserved for the mis-.
sionariesl'
Cause For Giadnoss.
Meanwhile let all Christcudorn DO thrill.
cd with gladness About 10, 600 converts
In India every year under tho Methodist
missions, and about 20, coo converts un.
der the Baptist missions, and about TO-.
900 converts under all missions every year
But, more than that, Christianity Is uu.
derminlng heathonism, and not a city or
town or peighborhood Of India but direct
ly or Indirectly icols tho influence, aud tho
day speeds on when lIinduuism will Eo
down with crash, Tnero are whole VII.
lagos which have given up their gods, and
where not an idol is loft. The aeridom Of
wumnnhood In many places Is brlng IN.
loosoned, and the iron grip Of caste is bo
Ing relaxed. Human sacrifices have cunsod,
and tho last spark u the funeral pyro on
which tho widow must leap has been cy-
tinguishedi and tho IuRgornaut, stopped,
now stands aa u curiosity for travellers 10
look ut. An India will DO taken for Christ.
II any one has any Disbursements lot
AAAAA hfAI AAiNlAA ~ hAH Wv IlANAAt HlhlNfH
~. lilo Is welcome ~ all OF them But II
any man has any cncouragements 10 utter
let him utter Thorn. What we want In tho
church and the world is less eroaking owls
OF the night and moro morning larks with
spread wing roady to meet the advancing
day. Fold up Naomi and "WindhamN
and give US Ariel" or Mount Pisgahn or
Coronation. had the joy uf preaching
in many Of the cities Of India and seeing tho
dusky faces OF tho natives illpmined with |
heavenly ant'uipatons In Calcutta while |
the congregation wero yet seated took my 1
departure for railroad train. preached /
by tho watch up TO the last minute, A 4
swift carriago brought mo TO tic station 4
not more than half minute before start 4
ing. ] came nearer to missing tho train /
than l hope any ono OF US will come 70
missing heaven.