Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-22
|GLORY OF GOSPEL.
Continued from Fifth Page.

three times during that time. being
10w home on furlough., DR.. Cor
bstt 10 . tall, man aud IN elo-
quent talker. He said that with
his wife and six other missioaaxies hs
started for China in 1863. They were
on the sea SIX months. experiencing
much hardship during the trip.
The people hated missionaries
when he first arrived in China
He Had Travelled month after
month among the natives with.
out finding one who had . bit Of sym
pathy for him or his mission. It
looked like IN imposeibility to chris
tianize the people Of that country,
but he felt that the prayers Of the
hundreds of Thousands in the chris
tian countries daily offered up for
the bsrbarians would eventually be
answered. twenty-five pears sgo
Rev. Corbett took . Chinese lad into
their school. and in Is years he
graduated from college With high
honors. and he 10 now . professor in
one of the schools. Rev. Corbett
read letter Of greeting to the Board
Of Missions Of the Northwest from
this once ignorant lad. It Was in
his native chirogrsPhy and was
translated BY the speaker. The let
ter was signed BY more than . thou
sand Chinese. Rev. Corbett said
that . few years ago one Of his par
fshoners. who refused to profess idola-
try, was arrested and beaten, drag
ged through the public streets
and afterward placed in stocks.
only being released after surrender
Ing all his property. This treatment
did not cool the mans love of
christianity, but intensified it, and he
not only continued to worship at the
shrine Of God. but went among his
countrymen, doing what he could
for the cause of christianity. There
are SO6 churches in China, said
Rev. Corbett. many of them self-sup.
porting. There are about 200 mis-
sionaries scattered through the
There are 5000 children
in the christian schools. Since the
war with japan there has been Q
great change for the better in the
feeling Of the natives toward
the christian people. Men of in
fluence and public officials who
formerly scoffed at them, now visit
the missionaries, converse with them,
many encouraging the spreading of
Gods word, which they have found
10 the basis of all success. The
Chinese are most economical Eco
pie; they are good business men, pro-
gressive, and only lack the accept
ance of the gospel. Rev. Corbstt said
that If you ask . Chinaman why
he does not educate his wife and
he will ask you Why,
and il they really could lesrn-have
they brains-and if they did learn
what use would they be. The speak
er said II the civilized only could
realize tho true situation in the
Orient; il they cduld hear the wallis
of the persecuted; witness the treat
ment of the young and helpless, they
would not turn . deaf ear to the So
of those who are giving
up their lives to the saving OF those
downtrodden. ignorant people. Rev.
Corbett said he did not ask sympathy
for himself. but for the heathens
among whom he was laboring aud to
whose shores he intended soon to re-
turn to pass his remaining days in
promulgating the words of God.
DR.. N. d. Hillir. the distin-
gnished Chicago divine, : spoke
on the missionary work at
home. Christianity at home has
given Us q new world. He dwelt at
some length on the terrors which
faced the missionaries who first in
vaded the uncivilized countries.
But q change has since occurred.
The barriers have been lowered. All
OF these countries now welcome the
christian. Many Of them are send
ing their youths here to study Amer
lean inventions and customs; to
study law. engineering. electricity.
etc. DR.. Hills is brilliant orator
and his address proved q treat. In
conclusion he gave . few words OF
advice to the young people to broad
en- their lines of study and work.
ana to improve the opportunities
to gain the knowledge of this versa
tile word.
While the organist played q solo
the onering was taken up, after
which the congregation joined In
singing Praise God From Whom
Al Blessings Flow" Rev. Ira W.
Allen. Jr.. Of the Central church,
pronounced the bensdictiou.
Delegates Present,
The list Of delegates in attendance
is appended:
Decatur-Mrs. N. w. Schultz, Miss c. N.
Minonk-Leta E. Stoddard.
Malcolm. IoWa-Maggie j. Watson.
Davenport-Ars. ]. b. Donaldson. Mrs. ].
D. Edgar. Mrs. J. H. Macarthur Fila Jamisop.
st Paul. Minn.-Ars. r. p. Lewis.
Fairneld, 1owa-Mrs. @. p. Loomis.
Jacksonville. Ill-Mrs. A. b. Norey.
Freeport-Ars. c. s. Hill.
Dulutn, Mfnn.-Mrs. Geo n, Smith.
feofa-Mrs. Henry p. Ayres, Mrs. C. T.
Eowefos, Eva II. Fisher.
Cnscago-Mrs. J. H. Trowbridge, Mrs. r.
w. bfsseIl, Mrs. H. N. Ralston, Mrs S. H.
GrisWold.
Muscattne.Ars. 8. H. Parvin, Mrs. W. p.
Robertson. Mrs. Nellie e. Robertson.
Cedar RApids-Nrs. c, J. Deacon Mrs. d.