Richmond planet., 1898-04-09

LoUIsvILLE, KY March. 1898.
To THE PLANET;
I'VE greatly deplore the condition
Of our Foreign Mission work, and es-
pecially, the unfavorable light in which |
we, ourselves, have been placed; but
facts are these:
When we began the work, March,
1895, there was not dollar, book, pen
Gil or missionary transferred to the
present Beard.
In addition to this nothingness, there
was the absence of faith on the part OF
the churches caused by the failure in
our vey work and calling home OF our
last recognized missionary, Rev. j. j.
Coles.
FIRST SIX MONTHS.
Our first six months as Correspond
1 ing Secretary were spent in going from
state TO state, meeting the leaders aud
working up a good meeting for st.
Louis. We collected $3.50. The print
ing, salary and other expenses took
this. It was our aim to have enough
money brought to- St. Louis TO build
the chapel, thinking it would cost
about 500 aud surely not more than
! 1880 We made this state ment to the
: Georgia brethren who had agreed to
build it il it could be named for their
state.
We got up sketch and wrote Broth
er Jackson and the Advisory Board as
| to what they thought of the house. A
( lreply came telling US that our plans
= could not be carried out, because OF
: the city ordinances of Cape Town and
( Ithas il would take $1,000 to build the
3 lchapel as designed by them.
G With this communication came the
& plan as designed and drawn in Africa
Then we begae TO see what was before
us and ad dVised the churches at every
step through the Herald. We have
$500 30 the credit of the chapel. Broth
q er Jackson said less than $500 woald
l. be of no service 20 him.
rHK ST. LOUIS MEETING.
% At our st. Louis meeting the Foreigr
Mission Board got 81 ,l69 and after pay
ing the back salary of the missionaries
N and the expenses incurred on the hom'
ar field had but little left.
st CORNERSTONE LAYING OR GROUND
y BREAKrNo.
be Rev. r. A. jackson wrote us that
lpeople large quantity OF buildin
IL lstone. We wrote and told him that
of us stone could be put in the groun
he so we could say that something was be
ling done, as our people go largely b
,st sight and not much by faith. We urf
us led that if this could not be done,
he have a ground breaking, such thin
he we had twice in our pastorate, IN Te1
all as.
he Nowhere in the Herald do we SO
that the chapel was being erected, OF
do imply 1T in our letter neaos Whic
=. lwere electrotyped by the printer ar
L printed after we wrote Brother Jacl
,L ~, son 10 get the stone, on hand. in tt
foundation. which we hoped would
ne done on the day we urged collectit
wo in this country.
W. Every suggestion and plan has be'
made to stimulate the churches
lhome, and to deceive any one. '
lar could hope to gain nothing by such
uc act Like pastors or committees pIa
M ming rallies ia our churches and a rs
ing or somethinp else make them failuT
40 our plans failed-the churches a
not ourselves are to blame.
tha NOTHING DIsHONEsr.
hat We believe that we can prodr
Q to avarv letter received at this office, =
h dnv that they are called for and
ical itemized statement of every cent
cid. whom sent and for what purpose. D'
ting ing cur % years Of public life,
judgement has been questioheo
lnax,sr our honesty. So IN this case
ce's have nought to lear, SINCE our HArno -, ?
~ - ness and love for Africa is we'll kno
c;s c; to onr brethren. If the money Is
ra;sed wa cannot send 1t to the ne
All know printing and other home
= = names must be met or the whole TN
will stop The following staten
will serve to show the out come
some special efforts:
sday Therefore we wish to plead guilty
ance lorganizing 1.-The Torch Light brlgso
'act- "Self Denial Mouth" oOO Cnurc
Gas suggested by Rev. 4. InolnSs 10
give $40 for our Chapel" Many OF
,dav 5Isns we're such shameful failures
ming cast such q disgrace upon our q
lhodv. we have refrainec giving
itemized account. To give your II
ers an idea, we give the following
'ues- ulated statement: ~
lbers In our Sunday School enoIt Ma
1897 we paid for mite boxes $2l ;sssl
S38: programs, $35; large poster,
felp in mailing, $40; total expen
nday lSll7 amount received $4OO.
nple' oHAPEI, GARD AND SELF DENIAL.
I the Last July we paid for cut Of CHI
and Chapel cards, $14; envelopes
stamps, $25; help in mailing, 80 (; !!
"a S44: received from Chapel CARDS. ?
.; .; lo' In our effort for 500 churches 70
~ I,1l V, 40 each we paid for letters and cl
- vi VI lars. So: envelopes. 81 %; stamps
'ss VI help. SO; total, $14.25; received $l'
In our effort for $500 for out
Missionaries and Ohapels in Oct
ines iast. we paid for coin msiiers, $40
e;cb cnlar letters, $l2; six thousand on
20 Re ones Tone to be returned) 80 % ; sta
S35. help in addressing and maj
40. total, $50 so; received, $22o.
This does not include the none
collected during that month, Dut
lnuay came in through the mail.
PAY OF MISSIONARIES.
rverv dollar due the mission
onday for the wear 1897 was paid. There
MEM noisund derstanding about some n
ut at S claimed by Brother Jackson Tor
and had we the money that
would have been settled ere TINS
Lodge THE WAY OUT
lis Deo M. ov1, honorahle thing for