The Anaconda standard., 1895-04-01
HOME FIELD OF LABOR
RJE Dr.. Marshall Advocates Foreign
Missionary Work.
IN THE HEATHEN'S HOME
Statistics Which Show the Progress
That Is Being Made by Christ
ian InfIuence-EnthuS
astic Audience.
THE HEATHEN'S HOME

BUTTE. March 31.-Rev. DIR. Thomas
Marshall of Chicago, field secretary of
tho Presbyterian board of foreign mis-
sioas, addressed an immense audience NJ
tho Auditorium tonight on The Triumph
Of Modern Missions All OF the Pro-
testants churches in tho city, with no cx-
ccption, joined in. The meeting was of
monster proportions.
Rev. L. J. Grocneveld of tho First Pres
bytcrian church presided, and the follow
ing ministers occupied seats on the plat
form: II. L. Sheppard. OF the CongreGn-
t.onal church; J. II. Spencer, of the Bap-
tist church; j. II. Little, of the South
Butte NJ. L. church; i. F. st. Clair, of the
South Idaho street NJ. Z. church; Galcn
Wood, OF the Christian; l. Roberts. OF
tho Second Presbyterian; William Rol-
lns, of tho Mountain View and J. IA.
Vaughan of tho A. NJ. E.
In opening his address Dr.. Marshall
spoke of the necessity of thorough work
in the home field in order that the church
might reach ou: into foreign lands. AS
encouragement in this direction he told of
the exceedingly gratifying results of for
cign missions. An extended and leisurciy
trip around the world, which DIR. Marshall
recently took at his own expense, enabled
him to give very graphic description OF
the missionary work in the eastern coun-
tries. He first spoke of Japan, which was
opened by Commodore Perry in 1885.
From 1920 TO 1852 death was tho penalty
for being q Christian in Japan, although
missionaries entered in 1892. DIR. Hep
burn of the Presbyterian church, now up
wards of 81 years old, was one OF tho first.
and he translated the Bible into Japan-
csc. In 1872 there were only 10 baptized
native Christians in all Japan. In les2,
after only 20 years of ingathcring, thero
were 81, 900 enrolled church members, with
| 10000 adherents to the Christian faith.
Corca had been opened within the past
| 10 years TO the light of the gospel, and
| now l2,U0).O0) people in that country are
| seeking Christianity. DIR. Morrison OF
the London Missionary society landed in
| China in 1917 aud was the first Protestant
| missionary of modern times. He trans
| lated the Bible into Chinese in the midst
| of perIls and under ban of death. Other
| missionaries followed. --f
The American board entered in 1889,
| the American Baptists in 1881, the Ameri-
can Episcopalians IN 1885, the American
| Presbyterans in 1888. In 1913 there were
! not moro than 10 native baptized Chris
| tians in all China. In 1857 there wero
| only about 500. In 1881 there were 1900.
| In 1898 thera are ii evangelical societies
at work; there are 1,5O0 missionaries OF
| foreign lands. go natives. 522 churches,
$1,000 communicates, 10000 adherents to
| the Christian faith. There are eight mis-
| sion colleges, AS schools with l7.0O) pu-
| pills, 1O5 hospitals and disponsar,es, in
which 350,C0) patients are treated annu-
| ally.
| China has been moved by the gospel
until the emperor himself is shal< ing of
| old traditions and studying the English
| language. Burmah has now 1000 bap-
tiZed Christians and l1iia claims 50O,OJO
| Protestant Christians with n CHRISTIAN
population of 2,0)),OO0. Africa has 100000
Christians and is reaching out her hands
for missionaries.
DIR. Marshall told of how the heathens
are trained up in idolatry without any
knowledge of God or the hereafter and
showed how difficult 1t was for Christian
itv to gain a foothold in such countries
Tho Buddhsts and Hindoos, he said,
boast that their religion teaches them not
to kill bird or bug while they leave
their mothers and fathers to die on the
banks of tho Ganges, and there are many
instances among them of the lifo of COW
being more valuable than a woman.
At the close of the address, a unani-
nous and hearty vote of thanks was cN-
tended DIR. Marshall and 10 the Christian
Enleavor societies for bringing him to
Butte.
DIR. Marshall preached at the First Pres
byterian church this afternoon taking as
his suhja "God in the History of Oar
Country and TINS afternoon he addressed
large union meeting at the Christian
church on "rhe Results of Womau's
Work in Foreign Fields" Miss Lillian
Paschal sang beautifully and sang beau
tifiIl solo al the afternoon services.
Dr. Marshall is lecturing throughout
Montana under the auspices of the Mou-
| tana Christian Endcavor union and no is
| the first speaker IN a course of lectures in
missionary extension.
He will lecture at the First Presbyterian
church Tomorrow. Monday. evening. his
subject being "A Travellers Story of His
Tours Around the World. With a View
From the Top of the Pyrimils in Egypt"
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