New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
SELESUPPORTYNG MISSIONS.
COREA SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF Ma
TIVE CHRISTIAN THRIFT

"Self-support by Mission Churches" was the sub
3ect Of discussion at yesterday mornings meeting
in Carnegie Hall The Present Status of Mission
Churches" was the sub-topic chosen by the Rev.
DR.. r. w. Lambuth secretary Of the Board OF
Missions OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South
He said in part:
II is singular fact that the adoption of a definite
PoI1cy @ R oI Se,sIPpoIL IN ne mission Of the Amer
necessity for retrenchment due to the breaking
timely Offer Of chrsa if mgeser to- oa Board fhe
young helper. The opportunity seized upon
Dy the missionaries to create among the people
sense OF o6llgatlon to support and TO extend the
each organized for work in the villages nearest TO
il, and in an associated effort they undertook the
iculty and MISUNDERSTANDING the effort was perse-
at the cenTa aP94 lsIon 70 & Ped cent OF an the penses
aggregate Of $500, contributed by the native
Of 1895 woud baTe ufery a Shf eTTSs
these churches on the contrary. statistics 1895
institutions was borne by the natives.
AN Object Lesson in self-support' was the sub
ject chosen by the Rev. H. 6. Underwood of Corea
His paper was read for him. 1t said among other
things:
& wish +, to @ present as an object lesson field and
aT aS frs sTe PUSHED 6 from @ The s very first To-
in corea. of lSs imperfectly organized Presby-
terian churches. lS6 that are entirely sefsupport
OF whom SO added during the year They con-
tributed a total for the year of 6,274 yen. These
figures do not represent large amount given in
grain, eggs, products of various kinds and great
deal of voluntary labor, not only in preaching but
in the building Of churches,
We refuse 10 receive into church membership a
woman who tells that he has never
tried TO lead others Christ. We still further
strive to make the Church realize that IL Is their
duty 20 send the Gospel TO regions beyond and that
II they not able to themselves others should
be sent As a result. from number OF congrega-
tions the most intelligent Christians will be sent
out 10 other places. In some theS expenses
paid by the natives. in they pay
their own expenses. and in of the churches
eVanSelists are perma nently employed by the
church 10 give all their time 10 this work and thus
the Gospel IS spread The mission has now a
number OF church primary schools in different
places. which largely supported by the natives
From these schools there coming out
young and boys who have learned ali that
such schools can teacn but who have a strong
desire for further instruction, VINO are ready to
work obtain IL. and whom their parents and
such schools. II the aim OF the mission to pro
vide such high schools academies its larger
stations; the mission must provide the foreign
teacher the salaries OF of the native teachers
the beginning OF educational plant but from the
start the current expenses, the lighting and heat
ing jsntor's wages and the board of pupils will
be entirely borne by the natives and they are pre-
pared to give considerable toward b.
lishment of such Institution.
In the general discussion which followed. Charles
s Morris. coored delegate OF Africa said he
desired speak so add a little color 10 the
occasion" He called attention 10 the fact that