The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-03
STORY OF A BOY
MISSIONARY
How He Started the Work in the
Hawaiian Islands.
INTEREST IN BIBLE STUDY
Il is Being Aroused Among the Young
aIcn-Religious Work la the Fiii-
ippincs - Or. Morgan May
Yet Come To New York,

Strenuous efforts are making by Con-
.-epatlonal leaders 20 close the BOOKS
~, tbe American Board with - small
d.,t ss noss.ble this year. The circum-
s,,,cos are unusual owing 20 he 'nl's-
..,i,, event of the Hawaiian sitt. as
memorial OF annexation, the Cnfis''-''
neople of Honolulu. almost WilhodI re
...~, 20 denomination have raised q iono
..ei,i.,, ~ warrant some Hawaiian tisi-
ness men TO sign a blank check GOVERNS
the indebtedness of tire board TO DE
allied I'm at the annual meeting ~ ffoF'-
ds,ca This check IS already here ana
tbe amount chat win have 20 be p"-
into fl will be known within "a ie" DAYS
,,.bor +he hooks close. and il l7 hn""
ro,v mueh home churches nave c'"'l-
hutei Tbe sum Is likely ID he some
where nc1r $1,000 ... s,.+
mis- annexation gilt is due to the i'el
that il was owing largely I'D que WIN
az tho American Board tutl hA"dA 0...'i'
- Inc po.nt of detlrouns It's l1st Ia
~gl, ruler. Long before the episode N
,.bf.b president Cleveland nsuteI' 'Ne
actions OF the last queen were hH'""
in the American Board. anna Hei '"''
ence ON the wrong slide u'I.'i''
strong was this feeling that sne "i.n1le "
from the rirst Cousra iiioNfl ''Hi ID wa
honolulu. practically because sue A." lo
A. so vow the Christian people or inc
islands celebrate their hnat acme,
D., tbe u.a, indicated. and promise in tl-
Ii,ion IN wholly support their own w)tK
Ga fufure and 20 undertake mission en-
for+ Inn the PHILIPPINES. Already f.1'"
have been raised Dy '"-lH l'i
THE having OF the debt. which has long
beep bur8orsome. was intended 90 pe I'll
surprise to- be sprung az providence. orl
t,s Good news could not be Kept I'D
r-I.r rrat the HawaIaus may not nave
, too large sum 90 pay, Conef l.onai
churches are being appealed ID dNfln5
the few remaining days before the n''.7
close 10 make their contributions as lid
eral as they can. ,.-.,.,.,,r,>-,,
STORY or THE MOVEMENT
Al almost exactly the same lne '"'1
the American Board was ne.ns oIsin-
80 in $40 there was o. little Hawaiian
lad weeping on the steps OF one o' ,-
vsfe Coueee buildings because ne was
homeless ana hungry a resident grad
uste befrlended him. and learned from
bir, eornefhing of TIE condition OF hl7
Deonra The lad. after having seen his
parents murdered before his eyes. a""
Ills little brother whom he was rtih5
~ rescue grabbed from his arms ana
dashed 10 pieces. was glad 90 accept lhe
oner of ship captain, and in that way
reached New Haven. Finding the lao
more interested IN knowledge tnan ih iis
work. the captain abandoned him, anu
so he was left 10 prove the INSPIRATION
of a great missionary movement I'D n'
native islands. His story spread and The
American Board, then jnst orlti'1 %.
decided To- send woke g 10 the Parilc.
The lad died and never saw home agun.
but the workers sail. They found condl-
tions quite as bad as the lad had related
Tbov labored with the outcome when
everybody knows. That was the begin
ning The end 10 date, is CHRISTIAN
ctate having the debt Of The parent
hoard itself. supporting rs own work
and undertaking mission effort IN me
PHILIPPINES IL is q romantic story, ana
no wonder there VIII be rejoicings That
will have a political tinge % them, when
the historic check comes 20 be hIed out
at Providence I'm October.
INTEREST ~ THE BIBLE
T6ere h a marked increase throughout
the country in interest In Bible study.
The Rev Or. james ". Cray Of Boston,
Who has conducted the summer BiAle
course al the Moody institute. Chicago.
! ana Is I'm position 10 feel the religious
pulse. says he has never known or heard
OF anything just Ike it. The movement
comes chiefly from pastors. There IS a
growing demand. ne believes, that theo!o-
eical seminaries have chairs IN the Eng
ish Bible. where Us facts rather than
their theories about them shall be taugnt
in a LARGE way and a new or rather Old
s-vle OF preaching Introduced, TO great
extent exp5sitory. lie Instances
minister who was recently asked by a
number OF skepiics IN his city 90 start
Bible class FOR them. promising 20 attend
h m he would DO a0. and who was obliged
10 confess his incompetency fog such
task. Ministers and eyangelists form