Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20
THE LORD PROVIDES
SCHOOL WITHOUT TUITION. TEACH-
ERS WITHOUT SALARIES.
Arcadian Missionary Idea Which L,
Carried Out in the Gospel
Union, in the Old HO-
tel Lynch.

a school without tuition; professors with
out salaries: tables filled when the Lord
puts it into the hearts of the charitable to
donate food and sadly frugal when the
charitable are ncglectful; a little band of
missionaries who wait for the Lord TO
provide and who are rarely disappointed;
raising up men and women to preach the
gospel in foreign lands
Such is the institution and the little col
ony which have transformed the old Ho-
tel Lynch, on Oak street between Fourth
and Fifth, from a politicians rendezvous
into a training school for missionaries
n transformation certainly deyOutly TO be
wished.
In this old hotel, George S. Fisher and
a few followers, under the name of the
Gospel Union. are carrying out this Ar
cadian missionary idea. taking apparently
no thought for the MORROW
AT an early age, Mr.. Fisher felt called
upon TO enter missionary work. Appalled,
at the fact that thrce-fourths of the in
habitants of the globe have no knowledge
of Christianity. he spent years in India.
Africa and South America under the di-
rection of tire Presbyterian church. Not
satisfied with the disunited work Of the
churches, he returned 10 this country TO
found a society which might overcome the
mistakes and scattered efforts which his
years of experience had shown him. a
personal friend OF George Muller. OF Eng
land, famous for his orphanages. he turn
ed 10 him for advice and took his methods
as an example. He founded the Gospel
Union. an interdenominational missionary
society. whose doors are open TO all who
can accept the simple creed: Il believe in
one God" ard who feel called 10 enter
the work: No money is solicited, the prog.
ress OF the society waits for the unsought
money. given by friends and those who are
interested in missionary work.
A course of study is. prescribed which
particularly fits the student. including the
language OF the people, for the country
where he feels called TO go. In this school
no tuition Is charged; The living expenses
upon TO give is thankfully received. The
professors receive no salary: Its graduates
friends and home in a foreign country, cX-
pect nothing. Their only reward Is the
result of their labors.
The Gospel Union has three missions. not
including the home mission here in Kansas
City. One is among the Navajo Indians.
one in Morocco. and one in Ecuador. Thirty
these three points; During the summer.
gospel wagons and tents are used in the
Western states. Meetings are held in prs,
ons and like institutions. A helping hand
is extended to the unemployed and the
needy. The expenses of all this are met en-
tirely by unsought doLations;
Have you not often found yourselves IN
financial trouble?" Mr.. Fisher was asked.
often" he replied, but the Lord always
provides. We trust in Him. A few weeks
ago a party of four were ready to start TOR
our mission in Morocco. The Lord did not
see fit to provide money to meet their cX-
penses, so they waited and prayed until ii
came. Enough was received to defray eX-
penses as far as New York Now they are
In Morocco. doing missionary work.
Mr.. Fisher delights TO talk of his work
and experiences at home and abroad. Some
of his adventures have been most thrilling
as he has Travelled in the far East unpro-
tected. where the white man is locked upon
with hatred and contempt On such jour
neys he makes no provision for his per-
sonal safety or physical comfort. In his
own words he thinks not of the morrow,
but is led by the hand of God"
The last mission the Gospel Union found
ed was among the Navajo Indians. of Ari-
IONA. Mr.. Fisher has recently returned
from a trip there. in order that he might
study their language and habits. He re-
ports their condition is much to be pitied.
The RESI- rvations are poor and barren and
Inadequate for their needs. On the same
land il would be impossible for the skilled
white man 10 make a living. Surrounded
10y Christianity and civilization on every
side. these people still believe in their super
stitions-a people neglected alike by Chris
tianify and the government. In a few years
the Gospel Union hopes to reach not only
the Navajos but many other tribes. With
this object in view the Indian language is
being taught in the college.