Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17

one Of the UNCONVENTIONAL journals ~
The East calls attention to the fact that
missionary work IN foreign lands is
about 10 undergo some essential change
Al frst tho labor N missionary
was chiefly cvangeiis,lc. Sometimes
n included literary work mainly the
translation Of the bible and the publ
Gallon of the sacred volume. Than %
was found necessary 20 give attention
10 tho education Of the children. In or
der 10 reach the families through their
children. 4 number Of Christian schools
have been established throughout the
world In this way and thslr efficiency
IL hlrhly spoken of.
Those directing the mlssloniry efforts
are now confronted with the fact that
the number n children having the na-
vantage ~ such education u ico
large Tor the societies to take care Of
Many Of them are employed az nils
slonafios and teacher. but the rest are
lof, TO their own resources. In coun-
tries where the caste system prevails
there IL no opportunity for ;hcm 10 go
back 10 their former friends ana look
Tor employment Their taste has under
gone change by aHsocini.nn with
Europeans. and thoy look 90 ih mis-
sion station Tor start In lfe. II u
this fact that soems 10 demand new
EFFORTS on the part OF those Interested
IN foreign missions. and o Is predicted
that the time u not Ear on when assoc
ciatsd with the missionary station VIII
be various induairlai enterprises esiab-
nahod FOR the especial dement's % oon-
vefis.
what tho eject of this would be.
only time can show. II "a probable that
hundreds would ombirco a religion SUI
cared over with opportunities Of max
Ing a living. whore ono would accept
II AID make "a sacrifice. aiill 10 may not
ho denied that mlsaionary who would
20 to the ro-caiiod hoaihon countries
and teach the people better methods on
oultivatlnR the ncida. establish manu-
factories ana facilitate the oSohinEe ~
products. would be great boneiaoior
20 mankind n h. could DO this lnde.
pendent Of tho religious Horicilol. he
would prepare the way Tor misalonary
work proper. nut II the missionary an.
doriakea 10 control the eventual In
duairIai activity, giving a Job 20 hls
converts and taking u away from The
auoaiates. AZ h. would be- too apt 20
DO. the system would be- productive "
Hypocrisy on q truly gigantic scale.
Chrir'laniiy II a practical religion. II
enters every department Of human ne
and claims a controlling Influence over
all ne anairr OF men-noi by promises
~ temporal rewards for adherence %
creeds or performance of ceremonies
hut by exaiting men and women TO a
higher plane Of morality and by In
fiuonclng all their thoughts sentiments,
motives. words aud acts. ~ was this
peculiarly u the Christian religion that
made It power In the carly ages, be-
fore which Imperial Rome trcnhicd
There IL no sorip,urai precedent foi
making employment In manufacturing
enterprises an Incentive 20 falth. on
the contrary. an tho hlcralugs ~ M
highest civilization may be- regarded Of
result ~ the prevalence OF N,
Christian religlon. To devlatc from
scrlp,urai rule and prccept II
az all times danEcrous expert.
mont. Lot the Christian mis-,
alonafioa sock 10 obtain tho poHcr. ,hl
knowledge. the humility. and above nj
the divine authority. with which IN
hut mlrsioharloa ~ tho Christian
Churoh were clothed. and the results o
their lahora will be similar 20 thi
which IL powerful testimony 10 IN
divine mission OF our Lord and ~
| Apostles.