The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-03
SOUTH AMERICA,
The Neglected Continent, Subject
ora Lecture Sunday
At THE Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING.


NhhA'pbNu wv 9bhilh hA'i a ' INV I . W. "
Al. taking nR his topic 1.-THE Neglected
Continent" relating his experiences and
observations while touring through the
South American continent. a large
number OF the members and visitors
werA present ana enjoyed the address.
South America, well called from IL
spiritual standpoint, The Negleced Con-
tlncnt, extending In an unhrolicn line
OF 1900 miles from Cape Horn to Pana>
ma; Its alpine attitudes tower above the
clouds. one upon another. like the
"fablcd pillar OF Heaven" among them
"ChlmbornZo, on the equator, crowned
with eternal SHOWS. lifts its frozen sum
nit 2l.lS0 feet above sea l%cvcl--ovcr four
miles ~high-equal to Mt, lStia, capped.
by the Peak OF Tennir. Its wide,
stretching plateau, almost imniensure-
able %savannas and mighty rivers rolling
their majestic waters over the plains to
the ocean, Impress the mind with SELL
cations OF I'VE and nstOnlshment.
Placed amid the submits OF Its Andes.
the traveller seems ms IL lifted Into q
new horizon and surrounded by tho
ruined fragments nf Il superior world.
In tnc far north east, Its tropic Qulnoco
surplsses by 100 miles even the Hood
tide OF the gauges.
TitIcaca, the largest like In the New
world south OF the st. Lawrence basin.
belongs to this stately and colossal con-
tinent, one hundred and seventy miles
long by seventy broad. with an era OF
1900 square miles. Its lonely waters
have no outlet to the sea, but are
guarded on their southern shores by
yipn tin TuInz NJ n pFa.bigtnrIc pfnntrA.
palaces, temples and fOrtresses-Sllcnt,
mysterious monuments OF n long lost
golden age.
"All that hath life and breath sing
10 the Lord" cried David. summoning
the universe TO praise It's infinite crGa-
tor. In the great song OF Redemption,
the chorus OF renewed humanity can
the millions Of q continent like this be
dumb, and God not miss their jubila-
ton?
Can one-eighth OF the globe be left
out Of the reckoning OF the coming king
dom nj Christ? Can the spiritual state
OF Its thirty-seven million people be i'm
material 10 him? What Is that state?
Who are these people? What has been
done TO bring them "lntO the way OF
peace"
South America Is divided into fOur-
teen great countries, and include repre-
sentatlves OF almost every variety OF
race and lanGuage-from the degrnded
Tuegians OF the Cape Horn. who, when
discovered, had drIfted so far from old
world traditions that they retained no
word for God, and from the Indian
tribes OF "sad. calm aspect" scattered
on the pampas plains, or among the
virgin forests OF the Amazons. up TO the
AnGlo-SaNon and Latin leaders OF civil
fsatlan In Fha frAa EapNNh1lNR TI. "a
merOuS Negroes and Quadroons OF the
north and central states stnnd next to
the Mestizoes, Il mixed people OF Span
ish or Portuguese and Indian blood, the
'sensuous and %eXhub1nt h~alf-cast, riff
ran" resulting from the mlngling OF the
white and red races. Imported Chinese
coolies, and foreigners from almost
every country under heaven, drawn
hither by the tabled silver wealth OF
Ecuador, Peru. and Bolivia, crowd the
cities OF the western sea-board.
Sixteen different missionary agencies
have undertaken labor in this great
harvest field. Venezuela. with Il popu-
latlon OF 2,2O0,0 900, has only one Profess
tant missionary. Columbia has four
million people and only three mission
stations. Ecuador has no missionary.
and never has had. Peru, with Its three
millions, has only two mission centers.
Bolivia. with a population OF l,450. GOO,
has no resident Protestant missionary.
Chile, foremost OF all In intelligence and
enterprise. has n population OF $500, 900.
Including 600,0 900 Indians. The climate
is one OF the finest In the world. In
GLIDING all societies. she has about sixty
workers to reach the three millions of
people. Argentine. with It's four mill
ions. has only seven stations and a few
InHanDnIart and EultrntInp WV q, rrnrIy-
ers. Paraguay has an average OF one
foreign missionary to $4,000 people.
Uruguay has a population OF 1901 900 and
but two mission stations, Brazil Is
larger than the whole United States.
or It's sixteen millions people fourteen
million are still entirely unevangellZed.
The speaker next referred TO the spir-
itual restitution OF South America 1t
has II population OF thirty-seven MILL
ion, and has not quite four hundred
missionaries. including laymen. women
| workers, and missionaries wives. Sup
posing every missionary there were able
TO intslligibly communicate the Gospel
to 10000 personS-a completely impos-
sible number considering the difficulties
OF the work-thcre would still remain
thirty-thrce million unreached by the
message Of free salvation.
South America was 0nce touched by
the Puritan faith. In 1855 three small
vessels sailed Into the Bay Of Rio. They
were undnr the command of Nicholas
Durand dc Fill!gagnon, one Of the most
remarkable, gifted and INSCRIPTIONS
men OF the sixteenth century. On board
they carried the Pilgrim Fathers OF
South America, 4 group Of prosecuted
French EuSucnnts, sent by he good
Christian. Admiral Collguy. Upon m
island. now overlooked by the capital OF
Brazil, they landed after Il long and
Eerilous voyage. It a upon this Is
land that they erected the first place
Of worship, and here thes. French Puri-
tame offered their prayers md sung
their hymns Of praise neatly thrce-score
years and ten before q pilgrim placed
his foot on Plymouth Rock. From this
island, and from the pen Dt the, crafty
NillcF7gnon, came the first appeal for
Protestant missions In South America.
There could he no better haven 81 rest
than thls for the prosecuted believers.
Then came the message, send us more
~Colnnists; send us specially n supply OF
EuOdly ministers from Geneva to spread
the doctrines Of the Reformed church in
the New world"
II was a snd. dark story, one Of the
saddest that the page Of history knows.
CollTuy and Calvin. Fnul and Theodore
de Be2a, who were still watching over
the spread OF the Reformed doctrines
In Europe, responded gladly to the np-
peal. a party of twelve students, led
by two experienced dlvIncs. were de-
putcd and sent out forthwith. Journey
Ing through France. their number wac
augmented by prosecuted and pro-
scribcd Protestant brethren, rejoicing
In the prospect Of mn asylum In the New
world. and "'frcCdom TO Worship God"
They fought their way through wind
and storm. across the Wild Atlantic, and
on making tho lonEcd- for haven of Rio,