The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-05-05
Operation Of the Mission That is
Founded on Faith.
GLIMPSE OF WORK GIVEN
PAGER Read to Woman's Board.
Recruits and MOney-Volun-
teers-The Women.

| ~ ioulCdIIy uOeS the Inland China
Mission" differ from other enterprises
Of the same sort that it may be call
ed most remarkable. A quite complete
account of the undertaking was given
in Mrs. w. A. Bowen's paper read
before the Woman's Board at Central
Union Church on Tuesday afternoon
j. Hudson Taylor, founder of this
unique, growing and effective work
has visited Honolulu and is known
personally to number of people here
Following are extracts from Mrs.
Bowen's contribution to mission lite
rature:
| Organization under the name was
in 1865 and was to some extent the
continuation of an earlier work. J.
Hudson Taylor was sent to China in
1868 by the Chinese Evangelization So
ciety and for several years worked un-
der the auspices of that body. Subse-
quently he and the Rev. John Jones
continued to work as unconnected mis-
sionaries and established church at
| Ningpo. Early in 1860, Mr.. Taylor
wrote to 81 friend in England of the
need for further help, and returning
home himself, sent out in 1862, Mr..
Jas. Mead and his young wife. Later
several others were sent out. Some of
the distinctive features of the mission
are:
| That it is pan-denpminational and
| international. The workers are mem
| bers of all the leading denominations
and have gone out from England,
Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Finland,
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany,
Switzerland, the United States, Cana
da, the Australian colonies, Tasmania
and New Zealand.
The workers have no guaranteed sa-
laries, but trust only to the Lord to
supply their needs.
No personal solicitation or collection
is authorized by the mission, volun-
tary contributions alone being receiv-
ed. 1t may be added that names of
donors are never published.
Direction of work in the field is car
ried on by missionaries, who, as super
intendents of work in various provin-
ces help and guide those of less expert
ence.
All the operations of the Mission
are systematic and methodical and are
in accordance with and one integral
part of general and comprehensive
plan for the evanglization of the whole
of China. The aim of the Mission is
not to secure in the shortest time the
largest number of converts, but to
bring about in the shortest time the
evangelization of the whole empire,
regarding it as of secondary impor-
tance by whom the sheaves may be
gathered.
Following up the plan of exploring
China from missionary point of view,
stations were opened in twelve capi-
tails of eleven provinces as well as in
subordinate cities. At the close of
1898, 123 stations in fourteen provinces
had resident missionaries
One must be impressed with the
wonderful working of faith in carry
ing on this great work. To meet the
many perplexities, Mr.. Taylor could
only pray for aid. He wished to sup
ply the gospel for as many Of 100000,
900 people if possible. The first petit
tiOn was for twenty-fOur workers, and
these came. Upon every occasion
when recruits have been needed there
have been offered prayer for a specific
number and in every instance the en-
| listment quota has exceeded the draft.
! No missionary has gone without
first being sure of funds needed for in
dividual work and support. No debts
are ever allowed to be contracted either
in the field or by the workers at home.
Contributions of as much as $4,000
have been received and later duplicat-
ed, without a name being given. Ac-
cording to the latest reports the
strength of the Inland China Mission
| is: 131 stations, 106 out-stations, $50
missionaries, y ordained pastors, SO
school teachers. 40 Bible women. 134
organized churches. Dispensaries have
| been established by consecrated ply
sicians.
A movement of this sort naturally
would attract all manner of people
and supporters. A party of new work
| ers consisted of seven young men.
Five were graduates of Cambridge
University The other two resigned
| commissions in crack regiments.