The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Baptist Women's Meeting Last
Night Very Interesting-En-
thusiastic in the Work.

O'Clock yesterday afternoon. IL was In
troduced by the roll call of the association
tho result showed how extensive was
the representation. The time given to
reading letters from several missionaries
supported by the society was pleasantly
spent Then followed an address by Miss
Nora Yates This was certainly an effort
which placed her in the estimation OF
those who heard her among the best lady
speakers Of the missionary platform.
After an hour of devotion and solo by
Mrs. G. A. Maltbie the meeting closed
The Baptist womens Foreign Mission
ary society Of Ohio held its public meet
ing last evening in the Baptist church.
The platform was beautifully decorated
with plants The choir was out In full
force and in excellent form, Mrs Ingersoll
presided Rev. Dr. Il. G. Field presented
to the ladies greetings from the Baptist
Missionary Union. He said that the
parent society recognized the value of the
work which the women had done. 1t was
u time when the reconciliation was man
ifesting itself. The influences of the
work of Christ was being seen in the
world as never before Increased diffu-
sion of knowledge and freedom and indi-
naturalization of character led to many
opinions and many methods. 1t was
therefore time for prayer and for effort
to keep the unity of the spirit. Let them
pray for warmth of heart with new
opinions of faith. In the four generations
since the days of Carey our missionary
agencies had been Increased but the mass
of hcathenism had been Increased some
two hundred millions. During the CEN
tury almost past it was their duty to en-
ter the fields abroad. During the century
coming 1t would be their duty to occupy
that field. There is much land to be
preserved. This society bade them good
speed"
Dr. Ashmcre said some of them had
climbed that mountain range called
great divide" At this juncture of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries we are
ON the "great divide" Of missions. Let
them cast their eyes back to the begin
ming of modern missions. Then there
was no faith in missions. The few in
England who believed in them could be
gathered into the little parlor of a country
Baptist deacon. At the first meeting of
the Baptists in America for the purpose
there were only thirty-three from both
northern and southern states. Baptists in
the United States numbered only 49, 900.
Now to look forward. There Is no ques-
tions about missions now. There are re,
suits that cannot be gainsayed. Before
the Sepoy rebellion in India Englishmen
did not believe in HindoO converts.
They were Nrico men," But their relia-
bility in that terrible time changed all
that. The British rule in India was saved
by the native converts. The destruction
- ba or In A.
to missions. This company for policy's
sake endorsed idolatry. 1t sent presents
and allowed its officials to be present at
the public pageants. 1t was, Of course,
against missionaries But God dug its
grave because it was vile A further step
in favor of missions was the rebellion
in China accompanied by the slaughter of
twenty millions of people. This was fol-
lowed by the famine in northern China
in which some ten millions more per-
ished. These dislocatcd the firm fabric of
paganism.
Missions are in evidence everywhere to-
day. There are some bog-trotters who
have visited heathcn countries without
seeing missionary. II is to the credit
of the missionary that he was not where
they were. Among the islands of the sea
which were once grossly cannibal there
are now three hundred islands Christian
lied. A Chieftan who at eight years old
Drained an infant and led a career of yio-
lence at eighty begs pardon of his people
for his cruelty. Christianity elevated.
1t was the proper prcCursC" of civilization.
You can't CiviliZe without 1t. The eX-
pertinent had been tried.
A heather convert was worth just as
much in his sphere as an American con-
vert in his. The missionary enterprise
was campaign. Heathenism hated
Christianity. This was true in spite of
Parliaments of Religion where Christian
ministers danced with priests Of Baal
Because hypOcritical heathcns sung the
Hundredth Psalm there were enthusiastic
people who clapped their hands and cried
1.-THE Millennium"
But when these hypocrites returned
home they threw off the mask. The great
battle line of heathenism has India on the
left, China in the ccnterand Japan on the
right wing. In India baptisms have been
numerous. Baptists have baptized ten
thousand in year; Methodists have bap-
tized IS, ,000 Bishop Thoburn found
5000 waiting his return to be baptized
China is the stable center of heathenism
Confucius was wise man and able
statesman. He taught an excellent NOR
ality but taught that the Gods were to
be respected, bat ignored. One hundred
and fifty million dollars was expended
there annually on ancestor worship.
Chinese now number four hundred mil
lions and increase at the rate of four
million per annum These people are
lost" morally, intellectually and socially.
To develope this vast mass of humanity
is the aim of missions. There are sixteen
hunrded men and women working in
China for this end.
To the young people we would say that
the present magnificent missionary
plant would soon be handed over to
them. The openings abroad were world
wide. The men of this generation had
been apathetic. God had turned to the
young people. Eli was now hearing the
messages of God through samuel
Mrs Q. A. Maltbie, of Cleveland, gave
a most impressive rendering Of MY Re
deemer Beseech Thee" After singing
and the benediction the meeting closed.
! THIS MORNINGS MEETING.
Mrs j. W. Myers read paper on "How
to Interest Women in Missions" She
said; The principal cause of indifference
but information that WAS wanted. Lunch
cons and poetical papers were not enough.
We must bring persons into work by
PERSONAL effort.
| A discussion followed in which the fol
! lowing ladies took part Mesdames Dow.
ner Sampel, Amos, Gage Read, Sher,