The record-union., 1898-03-13

most liberal and the best TO work under
1t is we'll that they should rule Africa"
DO you think that the English ought
to have the Transvaal?"
NO 1 would not say that The bur
ghers have the right of presumption.
Considering that the burgher has had
no opportunities OF connection with out
side civilization, that he has lived an
among wild beasts, he has done very
we'll"
do you think that eventually the
black race will die out in Africa as the
Australian and the American aborig-
ines have?"
NO. l think the black race has too
much vitality. There Will be black men
as long as there is an Africa. The
breath of civilization is death to the
Indian, but not to the black man"
The Bishops first missionary work
was in California. He understood the
manners and the natures of rough men.
AS miner he once converted expressed
it: Dominic Taylor makes you get re-
ligion without offending you in the
least" After his California experience
the Bishop worked in Australia. New
Zealand, the South Sea Islands. India,
South America and Africa.
In India in particular he did great
work. There he was the first to es-
tablish the mission to the Eurasians.
| The Eurasians are half-caste, with
white fathers and native mothers. The
Indians will not receive them in their
castles, and the white people will not
associate with them. Consequently
they fall between two stools. They are
self-supporting.
The Bishop saw the advantage of
using them in mission work because
they could speaek both English and
Hindo. He found them easily convert
ed and established many Eurasian self
supporting churches. The Eurasians,
in turn have been able to convert many
natives. The missionary societies of
| the Protestant churches find their
paths thoniest when endeavoring to
convert South American Catholics. The
most successful missions Of all ths
churches were those which the Bishop
established in Chile where there are
now seven self-supporting churches.
What race have you found in your
travels to be most easily converted to
the Christian religion?"
Il think there is little difference.
Human nature is the same the whole
world over. 1 have had little trouble in
converting any uncivilized or semi
civilized person whom I could meet
and talk with freely The great diff
Guilty is access. You must first get
your horse 70 the water before you
can make him drink. It Is very diff
cult to get Mahommedans or a certain
class of Hindoos to listen to you at all.
Moreover, their ears are filled with lies
by the local religious organizations,
which sometimes we cannot get a
chane to controvert.
Lack of adaptability is the greatest
weakness of most missionaries. Yon
must understand the manners of tho
people with whom you have to DEAL
In all parts of the world are aborig-
ines who have been named after the
Bishop. some of them middle-aged men
and women now. Africa has several
hundred black Williams. who will re-
member the broad shouldered, white
bearded giant who converted them or
/ their parents. 1t has been estimated
| that the Bishop has been the agent OF
bringing the souls of 10000 heathens
| to grace.
The grand old man will spend his
| declining days at the house of his son.
the Rev Ross Taylor of New York. He
will not be idle. for his correspondence
| is large and his advice is always in
demand.-New York Press.