The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-11
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS
Discussed at the Week Of Prayer
Service.
VERY F0RCIBLE ADDRESSES
A Large Congregation Attend Week
Of Prayer Services al ST. Paurs.
Able Addresses by DR..
Wharton and Mr.. Raw
lngs.
Saturday. 18th OF January.

The week OF prayer services held
ut st, Paul's p. L. Church yester.
day afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock ut
tracted AL audience which completely
filled the building. Rev. Jas. /.
Vance. OF the First Presbyterian
Church. was leader and conducted
the devotional exercises OF song,
prayer and scriptnral reading appro-
pirate to the occasion. There was
no choir, but Mrs. James Y. Leigh
played the organ and the singing
was of the old fashioned kind, slow
and congregational.
Mr.. Vance announced as the sub.
ject for discussion
FOREIGN MISSIONS"
and after Introductory remarks said
be regretted the absence of the first
speaker, DIR. A. Coke Smith, who
was detained at home by sickness.
The next speaker was DIR. Wharton,
who was present and delivered al
eloquent discourse on missions, stat
ing the appeals from the foreign
fields of religious work, and asked:
NV hat are you going to do about
lt?' He asked If there was Que who
could say, ~ have done nothing for
the 500, 200, coo of idolaters OF the
world" God has given us
THE PRIVILEGE
of working in the REDEMPTION,
though we did not have that priv
lege in the creation. de said the
work was going TO be done and how
will we stand. The Doctors
thoughts were closed in the most
beautifully chosen words.
DR.. Tucker offered feryept
prayer for the missionary work.
The congregation joined in singing
the
MISSIONARY HYMN,
From Greenland's Icy Noun
tains, which Mr.. Vance said had
been sung around the world. The
next speaker expected was the Rev.
A. 5. Lloyd, who was absent on &C.
count of funeral. Rev. T.. III.
rawlings, of Centenary Methodist
Church, was introduced. Mr..
Rawlings said it was not his purpose
to make an address, but TO give
come facts which would sp euk
founder than any words Of his lie
called attention to the
IDoLATRoUs COUNTRIES
which were closed to Christian mis-
slonarles 100 years ago, when VIM,
Carey was told by the moderator,
AT meeting where he was urging
the importance of missionary work,
That when God desired to convert
the world he would do it without
any OF his assistance" MIR. Raw
nngs referred to the commercial
interests, which have been the means
OF placing Protestant missions in
CHINA, Japan, India and Africa, let
ting in
THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL
&c. l00, 900, 900 heather. Japan thir.
~ hve years ago. was closed, to
DAY there are 60I preachers, 3G5
churches, and 30, 200 church mem
bers.
III China in 1890 there were |, 900
Iofe'B preachers. about the same
nuihuer OF native preachers and
bV; uUO church members.
in Africa there are about : u0O
W. WV III III Tue
Sunday schools, and the cLurcb
membership numbers thousands.
Mr. rawlings gave the exact fie.
ures' when were missed by the re-
porter.
In India the church membership
numbers more than $50, 900.
BIBLES PRINTED.
He said there were con Onn
Bibles printed last year and from
SI,oO0,OO0 to $40, 600, 900 raised to
convert The heathen. Just along
THIS line tie speaker made some
pointed comparisons. TO save souls
Slo,O0O, 200 was raised, to buy to.
bacco 81. OO0.OU0, whiskey 100000
ooO; Sl5 per ahead for whiskey. II
cents per head to save the unfortn.
nate people IN darkness, while PEG
pie go down into the grave at the
fate OF 80, 600. 600 per year.
a collection was taken up for the
epD9Uk of thu IInitaI GbarIt,on N