The Portland daily press., 1895-05-29

the eVCuidS oSSoiNl NSto UIlG EOeV. L. u,
MacIaurin of Detroit, whose theme was
missionary Conquest. He said that
in Italy the circulation of the Bible now
exceeds that of any other book. Fifty
wears ago people were imprisoned for
reading it. There is no doubt whatever
but that the results of the parliament of
religion have been detrimental to the
missionary enterprises. Our population
is distributed as follows:
Europe, 361, 900. 900
Africa, 1877 600, 900
Asia, S54 900, 900
Australia, 414 73O, 900
America, 1873, go, 600
Total, 1,5000 900, 600
The leading religions are represented by
the following figures;
Protestant Christians, 200, 900, 900
Roman Catholic Christians, 1876, 600, 600
Greek Catholic Christians, 10000. 900
Total so-called Christians, 500, 900, 900
Jews, 5000, 900
Mohammedans, 1e0 00o, 900
Heathen, S12, 600, 600
Non Christians, 1,O0o 900, 600
Of India's total population of 2s7, s25,
401, how many are now Christians? The
total Protestant population, ishowever, but
756, 499. The religious ceremonies in India
often include nameless denominations;
even today harlots form q part of the
sacred service of the Hindo Temple.
The widows enumerated are as follows:
Under four years of age, 1888
From five to nine, GA, 440
From 10 to IA, 174, 532
From 15 to "a, 4, 160 54S
From So to 40, 6,996, 592
Fifty years and over, II, ,224, 933
Age not stated, %, 900
Total, q, ,657, 4a9
After 100 years Of missionary effort, we
every 325, 900 of the people. If each male
and female missionary had parish of
so, 900, two hundred millions would still
be unreached. Thousands of children are
yearly killed in infancy. Eight hundred
die hourly without Christ, and more than
2S5 100000 are living at this late hour
without him And what shall we say of
the 1876, 600 Roman Catholics? What of
the 105 900, 600 Greek Catholics? Do they
know Jesus as Lord and Saviour? Are they
in any better case? The time has come
when we should send out scores upon
scores of medical missionaries; and we
have them in large numbers preparing to
go. Industrial missions. will prove of
incalculable advantage for the develop
ment of the natives, the. self-support of
the missions, the sself-respect of the
natives, and to cure parasitism. We're
the pastors well informed j; were they filed
with enthusiasm on this great subject;
were they earnest and active in the pre-
sentation of the claims of the world and
money would be forthcoming in abun-
dance. There is no lack of funds for ex-
pensive church buildings, public libraries
and other home enterprises which, how
ever valuable in themselves, are not so
Immediately connected with the progress
of the Kingdom of God.
DIR. MacLaurin said that he hailed with
commanding interest the Conquest Mis-
sionary meetings Of the Baptist Young
of the fields, and of the forces might
wisely be extended by the missionary
union into the churches themselves. If
we cannot know the 5000 missionaries in
the foreign field, we certainly should
know well the leaders and workers in our
own denomination in these fields, and the
great captains in every other division of
the army of the Lord
wEhe Chinese give 100, 100000 dollars in
the worship Of the devil. Christian
America gives $12, 000 900 for the worship
of God and the salvation of the world
We have been passing through period of
great financial and industrial depression
Dub .bW6lNS Ol 5UnlS mar
velous period Of unparalleled financial and
industrial depression, and that the worst
twelve months in the whole lot,-we
spent for whiskey in the United States of
America $500, 100000. We spent during
the same twelve months for beer, ,$517, O0O,-
258. We spent during the same time for
cigars, cigarettes and tobacco, S275, 900, 750
New York City alone spends about 81, 900,
900 a year on the education of it's inhabi-
tants 81, 900, 900 on amusements, and $780,
600, 600 for drink. In the United States
we have spent 81, 800 900, 600 in those
things that make for the destruction of
body and soul. This enormous sum is
more than orr entire volume of circula-
tion 1t is $27 per capita more than the
average personal per capita of circulation
1t is $195 for each head of every family
in the United States. One dollar year
from each 100 persons is more assuring
for the support of missions year by year
than if one of them should give 500 and
the SO give nothing.
The closing session of the Women's
Baptist Home Mission society was held in
the Methodist Episcopal church this
morning. These officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs J. N.
Grouse, Chicago; corresponding secretary,
Miss NJ c. Bllrdett, Chicago treasured
Mrs A. HI. Barber, Chicago; recording
secretary, Mrs. W. e. Walsey.
WESTBROOK.