The Portland daily press., 1900-10-22
DR.. Daniels, Sec'y of the
American Board
Was Present and Urged COntin-
uance of Chinese Work.

were held Tor Miss Mary MOrr1ll ana MISS /
Annie Gould, two young ladies who were
former members of this church and who
are thought to have been murdered in |
China.
There was a large attendance, nearly |
every pew being hlIed. Offerings were
taken for the purpose Of carrying on the
work of the church which Misses Nor
rill and Gould began.
After the regular devotional services
Rev. RoIlin T. Hack, the pastor of the
church, spoke few words. II heard a
man say the other day with great deal
of emphasis stated Mr.. Hack, ''that
all of these troubles in China came from
the missionaries. Such Ignorance as that
is too dense for any light that have.
Let us admit that the gospel carries a
certain amount of trouble with 1t. But
to lay the troubles to the missionaries is
wrong. 1 have heard 1t limited within a
week that we must give up our work in
China. Jesus Christ told us to go into
all OF the world and until there Is the
command to go into every part OF the
world except China, the missionaries
will be stationed there and believe
with greater results than in any other
land. This evening is one of remem-
brance. I recall to you tonight the names
Of Annie Gould .and Mary Morrill,.
Though they be on the other side or this,
we should pledge ourselves anew in our
prayers to carry on their work."
Then Mrs. W. H. Fem, who is the
president Of the Maine branch of the
Woman's Board OF Foreign Mission, was
introduced. "Can we say that God has
permitted this?' she said. "How we
think of our girls who as missionaries
were SO honofed. How they grew in
faith. They outgrew us In raith, zeal
and salvation. What can we do but that
which they would ask us to do. We
must take up the work which they did. /
Rev. Francis Southworth was called up
on and spoke briefly. We are brought
together in a common interest in mutual
sorroWs and burdens, he said. 1--WE
have met here not to give voice
to our sorrow, but rather that
our sorrow might be turned into joy.
The work OF Mary Morrill, and Annie
Gould was to plant a little garden spot
of New England life in Chinese soil. The
Lord viii raise up others to go to China
and will sustain them by His sympa-
thy and prayers. The Christian spirit
feels much as did the loyal spirit ten
days after the battle of Bull Run. We
are all the more ready to make sacrifices.
Is this cause less worthy? Shall this
make us faint hearted and shall we talk
of withdrawing in the face of the enc
N.Y."
Then former pastor Of the church,
Rev. Charles h. Daniels, D. D., who left
Portland number OF years ago to be-
come the secretary of the American
Board of Foreign Missions, was intro
dueed cit is very easy for me to look
into the back part of this church, - he be-
gan, land to recall the young woman
who on account of her retiring manner
did not come to know for several
weeks. I met her through her desire to
do something for Jesus Christ. We dis
covered that she was looking on the lines
OF duty and progress in Christian work.
recall clearly when she was teacher
in this Sunday school and how she
taught a Chinese class which was in this
church then and which is here now.
remember one or two people very we'll
who thought that she would not make
a good missionary. The testimonials
that came from Portland were very i'm
portant In reaching the decision to send
her to China. / invited Miss Morrill, to |
come to my house one Saturday night |
to meet the secretary OF the American |
board who was my guest. She thought
that 1t was very serious matter to meet |
him. just before 1 left Portland she re-
ceived an appointment to go to China as
missionary. We had farewell service |
In this church before she started away.
1t was full day and very glad day.
recall that the church was we'll filed at
all Of the services spoke from the text,
AS thou has cast me into the world, even
so send them. 1 charged our young
missionary then that she must be true
and faithful to her trust and must live
up to all that she protested. The life of
a Christian, the life of a missionary is
sacrifcial. Your sacrific may be small
compared with these. Shall we give up
when we have such a commando Never.
ChuuOb boAoFo Odtso Jus cAurcn VIII
be recreant. This summer have felt
myself as a child and have not been
ashamed of 1t. 1t has been a dire season
for us. 1 was told that the Christian
women OF Portland did not want any
more of China. Is that SOP can't be-
l1eve it. The work of China never was so
much alive as today. Four or five years
ago in Turkey when the Christian mis-
sionariss were giving up their lives, the
secular press said that we must give up
our work there. They told us to get out
of Mexico % years ago. but today our mis-