San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-11

New YORK, Dec. ia unique
and interesting pilgrimage, to both
home and foreign missionary
workers, is soon TO be made by the
representatives of q number of
wealthy contributors to missionary
work. 1t will be under the aus
pieces and guidance of the Rev. DR..
Henry r. Field. For years Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, John ID. Rockefel.
Ter, Miss Helen Gould, Cyrus X.
Mccormick, Jr., of Chicago, and
the Messrs. Phil. and w. X. Ar
mour, also Of Chicago, and other
wealthy people, have contributed
hundreds OF thousands of dollars
toward carrying on missionary
work in far off territories, of which
they knew but little. The reports
of the boards through which they
contributed were the only informa.
tion they have had on the subject.
1t is to enable these and others in
terested in mission work to know
by actual observation exactly how
the missionary conducts his labors
that the trip is to be made. The
party will not exceed twenty all
told, and will start for Japan via
San Francisco about April l and
will be absent several months. The
tour will be under the immediate
direction Of Messrs. A. B. Thomp-
son and H. r. Ellis. The timer
nary will include typical stations
in the home missionary work,
giving the members of the party
as they cross the continent, object
lessons in the evsngelizing Of the
negro and the Indian, the Spanish
American, the Mormon and the
Chinese, to which may be- added
the reckless and abandoned ele-
ment Of the Anglo-Saxon popula-
ton throughout the west and on
the Pacific coast. Then will begin
the study Of missions in Japan.
The work Of all the American mis-
sions there will be looked into,
after which China will be visited.
Shanghai, the northern center Of
the Chinese missions, will be the
first stop, after which the party
will go down the coast to Canton,
and drop in at Fsrmorms, where
the work OF the Rev. DIR. Mackay
will be observed. The itinerary
provides visits to the missionary
archipelago in the far southern
states under auspices that will
afford the voyagers every opportu-
nifty to see the missionary and
civilized forces at work in the re-
mote regions. The Fiji, Tonga and
Samoan groups will be visit
ed, and extended trips to Me-
lonia and Micronesia will be
made, enabling the tourists
to gain at first hands the story Of
the conquest of those isolated little
corral works. This section is re-
garded as the very birthplace of
work. The return will be
made by way of Honolulu, and a
general tour of the Hawaiian
islands and New Zealand will be
made. The missions at Albuquer-
que, Las Vegas and Santa Fe will
be made on the outward trip, and
those of Northern Canada visited
On the return. A large number Of
people have already expressed a
desire to accompany the party, but |
1t has to be limited, owing to the !
'sct that in many Of the places in
.he South Sea islands there are no
recommendations to be had other
han those afforded by the mis-
'ions. The heavy contributors to
oreign missions who cannot them
selves be members OF the party, as
we'll as the different boards Of
oreign missions OF various denom-
nations, will send representatives.
The missions visited will include
hose of every denomination which
will enable the pilgrims to form