The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-12

NEW YORK, Dec. IA unique and
interesting pilgrimage to both home
and foreign missionary workers is soon
to be arranged by the representatives
Of a number of wealthy contributors
to missionary work. 1t will be under
the auspices and guidance of the Rev.
Henry M. Field.
For years, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John
Aksckefeller, Miss Helen Gould, Cyrus
8lcCormack, jr., of Chicago, and the
Messrs. Phil and w K. Armour. also
OF Chicago, and other wealthy people
have contributed hundreds of thous-
ands OF dollars towards carrying on
missionary work in far off territories
OF which they knew but little. The re-
ports of the board through which they
contributed We're the only information
they have HAD on the subject. 1t is
to enable these and others interested
lIl the work to know 10y actual obser-
wilton 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 from San Francisco about April
10, and will be absent several months.
The tour will be under the immediate
direction of MessrS. a. 3. Thompson
and II. r. Elliott.
Object Lessons.
The itinerary will include typical
Stations in the home missionary work,
giving the members of the party as
they cross the continent object lessons
in the evangelizing of the negro, the
SpaniSh-American the Mormon and the
Chinese TO which may be added the
reckless and abandoned element of the
Anglo-SaHon population throughout
the west and on the Pacific coast
Then will begin the study of missions
in Japan. The work of all the Ameri-
can missions there will be looked into
e9fter which China will be visited
Shanghai, the northern centre of the
Chinese missions will be the first stop,
after which the party will go down
the coast to Canton and drop in at
lar Fonmosa, where the work of Rev.
DR.. Mackay viii be observed.
Leaving Hong Kong the party will
steam south and east through the
Strangest and most adventurous
waters Of the world. The Arborea1
savages of Borreo will show what
American missions have done for
them, as will also the natives Of
Xelebes and New Guiana. The route
ben carries the pilgrim through Tor
res straits to the eastern ports of
Australia After several pauses to
enable them TO obtain a face to face
realization Of the devoted martyr lives
spent amid the lowest and darkest
populations of the globe, they will be
in a mood to appreciate civilized
Australia.
Affords Every Opportunity.
The itinerary then provides visits to
the missionary Archipelago in southern
seas Unler auspices that will afford
the voyasers every opportunity to see
the missionary and civilized forces at
work in the remote regions. The Fiji,
Tonga and Samoan groups will be
visited. and extended trips to Mel
onesia and Micronesia will be made,
enabling the tourists to gain at first
hands the story of the conquest of
these isolated little coral worlds. This
section is regarded as the very birth
place of mission 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 Albu-
QuerQue, Las Vegas and Santa Fe will
be made in the outward trip, and
those of Northern Canada visited on
the return.
A large number of people have al
ready expressed desire to accompany
the party, but it has to be limited, oW-
ing to the fact that in many places in
the South Sea islands there are no ac-
commodations to be had other than
those afforded by the missions. The
heavy contributors to foreign missions
who cannot themselves be members of
the party, as we'll as the different
boards of foreign missions of various
denominations, will send representa-
tives The missions visited will in
.lude those of every denomination,
which will enable the pilgrims to form
,orrparisionS.