Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-26
ATOUROFTHEWORL
UNIQUE 7Il6RiMAGEAMoNG THE HEA-
THEN IN cHRlSTlANlTYS CAUSE.
DIR. Henry M. Field to Direct the Party.
China. Japan and South Sea Islands to
BE visited-weaishy People Interested
In IL.

China, Japan and South Sea Islands to
BE visited-weaithy People Interested
In II.
A unique and interesting pilgrimage
to both home and foreign missionary
workers is soon to be made by the rep
resentatives Of number of wealthy con-
tributors TO missionary work. 1t will be
under the auspices and guidance of the
Rev. DIR. Henry M. Field.
Tor years Cornelius Vanderbilt, John
d. Rockefeller, Miss Helen Gould, Cy-
rus K. Mccormick, Jr., Of Chicago and
tie Messrs. Phil and w. X. Armour,
also OF Chicago, and other wealthy peo-
rle have contributed hundreds Of thou-
sands of dollars toward carrying On mis-
sionary work in faroff territories, of
which they knew but little. The reports
of the boards through which they con-
tributed were the only information they
have had on the subject. 1t is TO enable
these and others interested in mission
work to know by actual observation ex
sctly how the missionary conducts his
labors that the trip is to be made. The
party will not exceed 20 all told and
will start for Japan via San Francisco
about April 10 and will be absent sew
eral months. The tour will be under the
immediate direction of Messrs. A. b.
Thompson aid III. r. Elliott.
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
evangelizjng Of the negro, the Indian.
the Spanish the Mormon and
the Chinese, to which may be added the
reckless and abandoned element Of the
Anglo-Saxon population throughout the
west and on the Pacific coast. Then will
begin the study of missions in Japan.
The work of all the American missions
there will be looked into, after which
China will be visited. Shanghai, the
northern ceuter Of the Chinese missions.
viii DO tine fist stop, after which the
party will go down the coast to Canton
and drop IN at far Formosa, where
the work of the Rev. DR.. Mackay will
be observed.
Leaving Hongkong, the party will
steam south and east through the stran-
gest and rlost adventurous waters OF
the world. The arboreal sayageso of Bor-
reo will show what American missions
have done for them, as will also the .
tives of tho fantastic islands CT Celebes
and New Guinea. The route then car
ries the pilgrims through Torres strait
to the eastern ports of Australia. After
several paus IS 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 toappreciate civilized
Australia
The itinerary then provides visits 10
the Missionary archipelago in the Ear
southern seas, under auspices that will
afford ;he voyaeefs every opportunity to
see the missionary and civilized forces
nj work in the remote regions. The Fiji,
Tonga and samoan groups viii be visi,-
ed and extended trips to Melanesia 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
us tub very DlfthpiaCS VI mfSsiou WIN.
The return viii be made by way of
Honolulu. and a general tour Of the
Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand will
be made. The missions at Albuquerque,
Las Vegas and Santa Fe will be made
on the outward trip. ard those Of north
ern Canada visited on the return.
large number of people have al
ready expressed a desire 10 accompany
the party, bat it hastob DO limited, owing
to tho fact that in many of tie places
il the South sea islands thero are no &C.
commodatiuas to be he'd other Than
those agotdcd by inc misssuis. The
heavy contributors to foreign missions
who cannot themselves be members of
the patty, as well as the different boards
Of foreign missions of various denoni-
nations. will send representatives..
Thu missions ~isited viii include
those of every denominatiun, Wiiici;
will enable the pilgrims to form com