The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-24
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To an audience which taxed the fun
capacity Of the great auditorium of the
Elm Park Methodist church, Bishop
Joyce. Of tn" Methodist church of the
United states, last night told the Won
derful story of his two years visit to
the mission fields Of Japan, Corea and
emma. In that vast audience We're
many who had a son, daughter, near
or distant relative now at work in
those far off lands and you may well
believe they were Interested. He talk
ed for one hour and twenty-nine min
yates, steadily, rapidly and under the
whole period had the close attention
of his audience.
Many who had not previously heard
the bishop were aware Of his over
powering desire to go to China to work
i'm the mission field there and were
fully persuaded last night why he was
So taken IN with the work. Further,
they readily understood the reason
such wonderful impetus had been
given the mission work in the east by
the visit of the bishop there from 1896
to 1899. He himself quantity describes
had lost his senses lie in his great
enthusiasm had asked for ten more
men. His successor. bishop Cranston,
cool, level-headed fellow" only ask
ed for twenty directly when he ar
rived on the ground.
Another indication of the wonderful
magnetic power in him and the grasp
he has upon the work his heart is
wrapped up in was evidenced at the
close of the service. Just before he
finished speaking. the bishop remark
ed in a casual way that a missionary
at Chang tn had written him asking
for 500 to purchase Instruments for
the purpose of teaching the young men
converts science. OF Il verify, the
bishop can now get several sets al
the rate of 500 apiece.
HIS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
In his introductory, Bishop Joyce told
how the whole Christian world was in
terested in foreign missions anH then
described how the work was being done
and by what sort of women and men,
No one should become possessed of the
idea that only half prepared workers
went there. All were fully equipped
! and highly educated. the result of
a college training or seminary train
ing. This did not apply exclusively
| to Methodist missions. but to all de-
| nominations and Furthermore all were
working there together in the utmost
harmony.
Modern mission work is tho great
est enterprise among men," he said.
There was Hudson Taylor head of the
| China Inland Missions. who was given
| S9GO,C0O 10y one man on the conditions
| that it be used only in evangelizing
fand to be spent in eight years. Many
missionaries support themselves and
their work, but vast amounts of money
are going there and colleges, schools,
hospitals. etc, are being built. You
| hear some one say: II is useless to
give. There is no success That per-
son is not qualified to speak Even
clergymen have spoken along such
| lines. oh. If they could only go
| there and see the work done said the
! speaker,
"I'reviOus To 1896. one bishop was
sent each year to visit the Eastern
Asia mission field. In 1896, it was de-
cided to give each bishop two years,
and | was the first sent out" continued
| the bishop. ~ had not been out eight
months, before l wrote back and asked
| fog four years. OF course they would
not let me stay. but | saw Bishop
| Cranston, my successor of. and | told
| him if he got sick to let me know and
| would start the next day.
| IF | was young man of ~ years,
! I would be a missionary i'm China. ]
would rather be a missionary than
| bishop. Great as is the honor and
proud as l am that | am a bishop, |
would rather he a missionary. | want
to go to Shanghai. the gateway To
! Eastern Asia and open n printing
house translate and print the word of
God and send it right into the ready
fields of Gods greatest vineyard.
SCARCITY OF WORKERS.
In China. 4O5, 600; in Japan. A.
600, 900, and in Korea, l. 1000, 900 of hu-
man souls. and only 5000 workers.
| Shanghai is the doorway to all that
great world of humanity. | would es-
| reem it the greatest honor to be there. "
| The bishop carried his hearers in inn
| aginatiOn from YokohCma, Japan
through the Japanese missions, through
the Korean missions. into the China
missions. His description was beaud-
ful, but the point of the great work
and the grand results so far were al
waNc superovident He paid grand
tribute TO the workers mentioning Dr.
w. Il. Scranton and his mother, John
r. Mott, Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Noble
Louisa Rockweiler and many others
well known here. He also suggested
that the Christians here read John T..
Motifs book on The Strategic Points
in the Worlds Conquest"