The Portland daily press., 1896-02-10
THE Churches DAY.


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butchered in his pulpit because he would
not deny Christ, and acknowledge the
prophet, and just little further on an
other Christian pastor was shot down,
but IN his last moments he whispered ::
II believe in God the Father. and in tho
Lord Jesus Christi And with these
pastors died their people In the true
martyr spirit, true to Christ to the last.
From the top of the mission, missionary
| looked outward and saw sixteen
Christian villages on fire. The voice of
prayer is silenced, and but single ser
vice is now held More than that the
workers in distant fields may, and
probably have been killed.
But is the mission work to be given
up? No. 1t is to go forward. Even now
the signs of the times points to the peace
full triumph of the cross over the crescent,
| Christ over Mahomet just as the sober
and faithful lives of the Protestant Ar
| menians impressed the Moslems among
whom they lived, SO their surong faith,
their holy spirit, their willingness to
| meet death for the sake of Christ must
still more powerfully impress them. Men
are needed, and your prayers and assist
ance is invoked in behalf of this
Christian people stripped of all they
| possessed, and for no crime except their
living faith in Jesus Christ.
AT ST. LAWRENCE ST. CHURCH.
The Rev. Charles H. Daniels. d. D..
for many years pastor of the Second
Parish church and now secretary Of the
American Board, received a cordial well
come to the St. Lawrence street church
where he preached yesterday morning.
The address upon Foreign Missions was
one OF peculiar fitness and power. touch
ing upon the stirring and thrilling scenes
which now invest the great work among
the great nations. Several central points
served to guide the thoughts of the hour.
az The largeness of the field, with its
twenty missionaries and vast popula-
today influential in history making
nations, such as Japan, China and
Turkey. (2) The splendid force of skilled
workmen, the 572 missionaries of the
American Board. They represent men
and women of heroic character, fact
most touohingly illustrated by the ex-
periences of Misses Morrill, and Gould of
Portland, at Pao ting-fee IN China, and
Asiatic Turkey. 90 The excellent and
practical conduct of the work in conneo-
ton with 465 churches, with $4,000 men,
bers, and the Christian schools of every
grade, helping more than 53, 900 pupils.
Toe value and power of the colleges of
Turkey had a thrilling interest to the
listeners. az The grand body of natives
workers, 3, 10Y in number form the most
interesting and economical result of mis-
sionary work. DR.. Daniels made plea
for these native helpers in Turkey, with
touching incidents of their fidelity to the
faith even unto death, "sealing their last
sermon with their own blood.'' A great
pity and shame it will be il at this ktime
of crushing sorrow, and dire want among
the native workers in Turkey. the
churches are not ready to make such a
sacrifice as to support these workers and
cheer their distressed hours. The case of
Foreign Missions with the depleted
treasury and at the same time the suo-
cessful achievements was laid back upon
the care of the churches where the RESPONSE
bility belongs, with direotness and
powor which was convincing.
DR.. Daniels visited and addressed the
Second Parish Sunday school and
preached at the West church in the eve
ming.
AT THE SECOND PARISH.
At the Second Parish church yesterday
morning the pastor. Rev. Il. I. Hack
conducted the services and introduced the
speaker as a native of Maine, and ono
who after his appointment to the foreign
field spent one year of preparatory work
work in our vicinity.
DR.. J. q. Berry went to Japan in 1872
and labored there in the medical work of
the A. B. G. r. M. for twenty three
years.
DR.. Berry is a man of large ability and
experience, and an impressive speaker, who
at once finds favor with his audience. He
said it is one of the great pleasures of the
returned missionary to meet those from
whom he has gone forth, and by whose
prayers and cooperation he has been sus-
tanned in foreign fields where facing un-
belief, superstition and idolatry he has
thought Of the light shining here, and
with renewed yigor and earnestness he
has pressed the love and claims Of Jesus
Christ on those sitting in darkness. DR.,
Berry urged his hearers to be concerned
more and more in their missionaries. He
said that the nineteenth century stands
unique in history, as witnessed by the
SISttb SUrlN6S Iuuue III Uu6 COIn m6rOlhl, IN
dustrial and scientific world, more
having been wrought in any one decade
than formerly in o century. So in tho
religious world the effort has been far
reaching and of great magnitude. while
| the results have been wonderfully yery-
| flying prophecy and promise. In com
| paratively few years, seven hundred
millions of people have felt the touch
and influence Of Him, who declared him
self the way, the truth and the life.
Twenty-Five years ago the sale of the
Bible WI not permitted in Japan; to-
day, translated, it is freely circulated by
our missionaries.
Quite recently the Emperor summoned
missionary before him, and thanked
him for placing the Bible in the hands of
| the troops, even the Imperial Guard hay
ing teen permitted to receive the book.
| DIR. Berry mentioned this and other in
cidents as showing the large and CON
stantly increasing influence of Christian
| ity in Japan. AS applied there it has
affected permanent reforms in hospital
and prison. and carries the gospel of
Christ to those sick and in prison" 1t
has worked most wonderful and benef1cent
results in the national, home and
religious life. DR.. Berry quoted the fol-
lowing from defender of the national