New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-23

on. the variety OF questions growing out or tho
Governments and South American peoples tue
problems financial. political, industrial. social;
educational. ecclesiastical and personal; the need
of minute and conscientious examination and
prompt reply to all these questions: the anxiees;
the sense Of responsibility the hurry ana crowd
correspondence with home pastors and elders.
e M" With iheoos,cal e'dcnts and profcssor@
the examination OF candidates and their creden,
press; interviewing returning and outgoing mis-
sionaries; preaching on SUNDAY in churches hero
byteries and synods; entering into sympathy with
sorely tried missionaries. with the sick and ne
the prosecuted and the perplexcd; trying to de-
eide grave questions in which missionaries. older
wisdom. honestly and decidedly differ. and going
so1a a" Mr. Ps % oTS m dccnns n $40 the
position OF secretary OF this Board. | was not
vice as life enlistment. and | am sure that no
missionary Withdra"s from ne work unless con
But can say that had rather ride, as ! have
done, for miles over the range OF Lebanon IN
midwinter. through snow from three to ten feet
when the fig leaves curlcl up from the heat and
cooked on the clusters and turned white from
ne burning niasi or Journey anon Drus ana
with a Turkish censor waiting 20 cut out half
the matter from the proof sheets an hour before
the time OF issue. preach In Arabic on
house-top in bitter north wind or by my tent
door in harvest field. with the black flies swarm
ing in clouds until the white canvas Of the tent
was as black as the tent OF k"lar or Pii'sburg
teach Hodges theology through Arabic suitur-
ais than 20 UNDERGO FOR ser.cs OF years The
mission secretary.
Concerning one Of the names in the list OF mem
bers to be reelected on the Board Or JeSsup
said:
Mr. Moderator: ! clnnot without deep emotion
and loving gratitude allud" 10 the constant devc-
ton the statcsmaniike wisdom and the heavenly
charity Of your reverel father. in his nnetic,h
miles to cTossns the s sdson to the
meetings Of the Board in winters storm and sum
years ago: fun OF good fruits Ike those 0nclen;
are sui green at the top and every year are COY
cred with their beautiful, fragrant seed bearing
SHAH grow like the cedar in iebanon' ,hcy si%i
still bring forth seed In old age"
Dr Jessup closed with these earnest words.
one word Mr.. MODERATOR with regard 70 another
matter. often discussed in public press. with re-
gard TO modern missions. / refer % the !nterven-
IT'S citizens in foreign lands. | DO not. sir. know of
an instance in which Christian missionaries have
asked the protection Of gurtoais irOnclals our
consuls and ambassadors have done Il. ana have =
risht to demand that thc.r nas shoud f hon.
ored and their treaty rights respected but mission
aries 20 abroad counting the costs. and they are
willing 70 take IN" consequenres. England inter
vcneI IN Abyssinia and IN Uganda and delivered
neither case dd the missionaries request IT, our
Government sent It's feet last month to Syria. but
quesled It. Wherever our country has treaty rights
"G rs 10 M hat M dd s f G% gn IS a e nonor
and respected but no missionary would ask rrcsi-
dent Cleveland to lombard Smyrna or Canton or
Yokohama to secure mission life property. our
mission Is one OF peace and light. Of education and
moral devotion. but We can never be party 10
Gospel propagation tho plan Of the catholic
armed White Fathers OF Alricrs. with the and
the sword. or the Moslem host. with the sword and
the Koran.
The Rev Dr. Kneelanl. OF Boston and Dr. T.. ID.
Hodge Of Philadelphia. spoke in behalf OF the
Board that elucafcs young men for the ministry.
and Professor Warren II Landon. Of san Fran:
CISCO and Dr.. =. -. Ray. Of Chicago. presented
the cause OF the Board for Ala OF Colleges and
Academies In the evening 4 popular meeting WAS
held in the interest Of foreign missions.