St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-10

ministers at home. But the net In
crease OF members was, in the foreign
field compared with the home, as three
and a half to one,
Relatively missions do not cost much
England is the great missionary ma
ton. She gives about $4,000, 600 per
year to foreign missions. She wastes
on rum S750.000,00O; the United States
wastes on liquor s6OO,0O0,0O0 year.
We all give to foreign missions less
than 100000 a year.
Cost OF maintaining the missionary
society. 1t Is sometimes said that it
takes dollar to carry 10 cents to the
the Missionary Society of the Method
list Episcopal Chuch, of every dollar
given Tor missions. a little more than
W cents goes to the mission fields.
Inc cost of collecting and disburs-
Ing. all her funds draws upon the col
lections less than / per cent This is
MADE possible by two facts. First
we nave from eight to ten thousand
Methodist preachers who collect this
money for nothing, and for this privi-
lege give, as a. rule, in proportion to
their ability, five times as much as the
principal Iayment in their charges.
Second-The whole expense is about
21s per cent; but tWo-thirds of this is
paid by the rent Of the building on the
corner OF Eleventh street and Broad
way, which was not given as mis-
slonary donation, nor for the support
of missions
1t pays in dollars and cents. 1t cost
S1,220,OV0 TO Christianize the Sandwich
islands, But now we receive back ev-
cry year about S., 900 900 in commerce
An l1nna grant is worth to this coun-
try the same as the introduction of
sooo In capital. A single missionary
IN the South Sea islands is worth to
the commerce of England about S1O,-
Voo per year. God is. urging us by eV-
cry encouragement and inducement to
90 our utmost in this cause, to which
He gave His Son. Under this pressure
or divine command behind US. and of
the providential inducement before us.
with every field open and calling, we
cannot out ask: Are we doing our
pest, or as nearly our best as can be
reasonably expected of us?''
The success Of modern missions is the
marvel of hi tory We occasion ally hear
complaints about the vast outlay and
small returns just as we hear men talk
ing about the decline of Christianity
Ihese complaints are born either of ig-
ncrance or of an evil desire The growth
or the missions of this century sur
passes all other ages of the Christian
church. Indeed this century is pre-em-
v.
OUT or gross darkness. The generation
preceding the revival Of this spirit was
noted for skepticism, Journalism, and i'm
morality. Professionalism had apparent
ly passed into a rapid decline. Hume,
Glbbon, Paine and Voltaire were more
sought and read than Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John. In a short period,
scarcely more than decade long $685.
800 volumes of the works of Voltaire and
n 6al- soil
nent. while less than 100000 copies of
the Bible had been produced in all Ian
guages for all the centuries. But as
soon as the church began to do the saw
ing work, and thus, demonstrated the
Savior's presence in the world, a new
spirit gave her new life, and she has
gone straight on from conquering to
conquest, till the present is the bright
est hour in the worlds history with
2o0,OOO,O0O copies of the Bible in circu-
lation.
In 1900 there were only seven Protes-
tant foreign missionary societies; in
1880 there are 20, besides 16 Woman's
Foreign Missionary societies. Then
there were only ITO ordained missiona-
ries; now there are about 1000 ordained
ministers in mission fields who are di-
recting the labors of 1000 helpers, lay
and clerical, in 10000 stations and sub
stations In 1890 there were about So
600 converts and adherents; now there
are over 100000 converts, with about
100000 adherents.
Follow the path of the Bible, and
you will find a, path that grows bright
er, and is rapidly approaching the per-
feet day. In the beginning of this CEN
fury there were: 50.Iangua ges into which
the Bible had made its way in $500
years. Since 1900 it has created 70 Ian
guages to carry it's inspiration, and has
enriched, in all, nearly 900, with 20O,-
100000 copies. 800
Launch your tinid craft in the
stream of modern missionary benevo-
lence. 1t is like the stream which the
prophet saw flowing out from under
the altar. 1t is not yet UP to a mans
loins, but it is much more than ankle
deep. And it sweeps on with such a
mighty current that nothing can resist
it. The aggregate of moneys raised in
the United States for foreign and home
missions, told in decades, shows the
stately nreSence of the King: