Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-27
Sermon by the Rev. Gee Gam, an
Educated Monaghan Missionary,
TALKS TO A UTAH AUDIENCE
Angle SAXON Hymns Rendered Ia
Good Gnaiisb-cbinosc Christians
In California.


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'"N''h hHt 'N'hihk' ih' innovation
was due 10 the presence of dozen or
% Chln.ss. who conducted tb. a.r,t,s.
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ih' chioi Mongolihh pi'Hgnt WAS tho
Rev. ice Gam, Chinese missionary,
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'''i .'"h OF tho NuueIi'in missionary
society," and ak Chiuosc members ~
thc local CONGREGATIONAL Chinose chris.
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NM" ihNt Aiy hluovnlei i'IN'th'' was
sung Ia clear English hy lip Foo uf
Salt Lake. The Chimes sunday rehooI
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'Ahi"ltlhk " to"d 'ouiilihl OF bhHllsh
MS well na a clear understanding OF tho
lnuris of tho Anrio.g avorr
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"ddi'hsed the congregation for about
half an hour.spcnkinr upon the progress
~ the Chinese missionary work both lu
china aud America. lio slld. ~ am
taking "a trip through the EHHt for the
purpose ~ Interesting the Congregation.
alistn throughout the country IN the
work that the American Missionary So.
cioty Nv prosecuting IN The Chinssc
quarter NJ San Francisc1. and also to
give ihH public at large ruWr Idea ~
Inc good Wurk We ate doing lu the
lluWn Kingdom.
IN 1873 ] was Invited tu attend tho
meeting ~ the American Missionary
association nt chlcnru and tu explain
what VET, the conditions among my
people un the other Ti.e 10 thu Pacific
ocean, aud the best method Zoo pursue Loo
order that they mlEht hr WUaurd to
Christianity. The ouicun, was that the
nHauclutlon sent q miia lunury from Dab.
land in 1881. who lahUrc1 among the
people lu the four districts Boo The south.
vrn portions AZ the thlu.HU empire.
from which most 81 She 'latHat como
who have found q home Doc thls country.
fhc number Of converse loo southern
china 90 receive baptism laat year WAS
$40, and this yoar'n pfu.giYtUH Will be-
much ln 'Nc"Ha uf that lu Slu fuu-
cisco alone 1900 chinese wrtc reached
by means uf the schools. mission houses
and homes Tor women and children la
the past year. and 10 The pnst three
years We have made over 600 CONVEX
slons from parnnilm Co Christianity.
The ufiglnnl Chinese CONGREGATIONAL
Missionary society started out with the
motto china Tot Christ. We sent cnn-
Nctt 10 iougkong, dni IN four years
time BE- was able 10 reach more than
ny dint N hard labor We raised
about $1,000. which We converted into
t2l,W1 Mexican money aud spent II In
spreading llFht throughout the FAR east.
We erected several buildings ln Hong
Kong und utlcr ctlcs established a.
hratlos. In addition we sought .o cuitl-
Nnic literary taste among the people
by establishing a circulating library
ana omcrlng prizes ranging from $50
downward Tor the best essay ON differ
ont subjects.
we have established thee" lihrarlea
In ten Of the scvcuty-twu districts Ia
the province OF Canton. china. and hope
60 soon D. able Ga reach the other ak.
ty-iWn, We are under the expense ~
maintaining a training school Tor girls.
go that thcN might D. httsi 10 prose-
cute active missionary work In their
nnuiv" land, che laws ~ the country
demand this, because nll the churches
ia china have u partition about six fvvt
hlgh extending through the middle ~
q, which H.9tratvH the men from the
women, Il being considered improper
for man 30 address q sermon %
women.
~, has been charged that the Chinese
become Christians solely FROM mcrc.-
nary motives / wish to dlsavuw any