The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-25
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japanese Papers View Of . Boston
Prayer Meeting.
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lot Of rot as appears In the following
article taken from the Boston Tran
script. We become thoroughly disguste.l
with any movement that viii father
any such sentiments
The American Baptist Missionary
Union united with the American Board
OF Foreign Missions in Union service
of prayer in Lorimer hall. fremont
Temple. from L. 10 l o'clock today,
with special reference TO the perils Of
the missionaries and their converts
The service was arranged in accordance
with suggestion from the London
Missionary Society. the Rev Wardlov
Thompson. secretary who eabled last
week that similar union meetings will
be held in Great Britain today.
The response &c the call issued for
the meeting was not large. but much
sarnestness was manifested. Rev c. r.
Daniels. DID,. Of the Congregational
Board. presided He described the
troubles in China and the Chinese con-
yerts, and said that the massacres haze
not in the least weakened the interest
OF those at home in foreign missions,
especially those in that benighted coun-
try Their faith in the goodness and
power OF God taught them, he said. that
these things could not occur without
his knowledge and approval. and there
fore they must be for the best. Out OF
these massacres good will come to the
cause of religion. as will no doubt APP
~,
from the scriptures TO show that those
whom God loveth he chasteneth, and
that he has frequently allowed the
wicked to prevail, only that he might
smite them the harder when the time
for their punishment arrived. In the
prayer that followed he implored God
to support the missionaries in their
hour of trial. and to make them under
stand that what is occurring is for their
eventual good. and that no ATTEMPT
should be made to interfere with the
divine plans.
Isaac Pierson. for many years a
missionary in China, pointed out on
map the location OF the various mis-
sions and the places where the trouble
exists. There are seven stations main
tanned by the American Board. and lie
advised that if the ships of war are
going to cooperate in protecting the
missions, light draught vessels should
be sent, as being more effective. He
alluded to the fact that the mission
aries have not taken up their quarters
at the embassies, and he thought this
was because they had greater faith in
the protecting arm of the Lord than in
the guns of the nation.
The Rev. Mr.. Wallace followed in
prayer, imploring the Lord to shield
the hearts of the missionaries from
fear, so that they may have the assur-
ance that they will need no other pro-
tector than God. He asked that they lie
given the faith that God is all-powerful
to preserve his people from harm. and
that ne who will not allow sparrow to
fall without his knowledge is not going
TO allow his people to be struck down
without his approval
Many prayers were offered and
hymns were sung before the meeting
closed with the benediction''
If Rev. c. H. Daniels for a mo-
nent thinks that God will help those
who do not try to help themselves he
most certainly has too little sense to be
4 teacher of the gospel. but is we'll A.
ed to teach lunatics. That this rev.
arend crank sees the situation different |
rom the missionaries in China was
shown by the sensible way they legged |
I to place of safety. and we feel con-
ident that not one of them for a |
thought they had wickedly |
'interfered with the divine plans"
Brother Pierson is fair sample CT |
he brain power possessed by many OF |
his knowledge of the country is equal
o what is reported, and his suggestions /
hould be followed by the. United States
lazy. In pointing out the seven sta
ions maintained by the American
Board. he advised that of the ships of
var going to cooperate in protecting
he missions, light draught vessels
hould be sent. as being more effect
We" OF course they would. unless It
you'd interfere with the divine
lans." His assertion that the mission
ries had not taken up their quarters
1 the embassies for the reason they
lad greater faith in the protecting arm
4 the Lord than in the guns of the na-
ion is hardly correct. for as we know
he facts they legged it for the sea
cast and got to Japan as soon as they
ould get a steamer.
Brother Wallace is another crauk
rho claims God is not going to allow
is own people to be struck down with
Ut his approval" From this one would
nfer that any missionary struck
own" was not one OF Gods people"
r their death met with his hearty
To US il seems too bad
hat the same rule does not apply to all
he religious huffoons who ridicule God
y imputing TO him sentiments that
ven an ignorant savage does not pos
ess. for we feel confident there would
ave been several struck down during
be meeting OF the Boston long-earcl
Running battle ships to the interior
{ China is q good suggestion and is
toops. who Is trying to figure on.
ONE plan to relieve the ambassadors
nd such missionaries who did take up
heir quarters at the embassies" thcse
'ho did not have greater faith ID the
rejecting arm Of the Lord than In The
uns Of the nation and those Who Il