The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
THE WORLD MISSIONARY
TOUR.
MIR. GEiL IN HAWAII.

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ing is the first of the series:l
Monday, the Goth of April, A. ID,
l9ol, arose at l.30 II. IN. and wen
directly to prayer for the great mis-
slonary journey to begin that day
Stralghtway after leaving Philadel
phla my attention was called to tn
lack Of prevailing prayer. 1t SCENE,
proyldential that Mt the beginning o
my tohr this very important aud par
tally neglected subject should hay,
my attention. DR.. Whyte, of Scotland
iii addressing ministers, said that
deacons were elected to take charge oI
the collections that the twelve might
give themselves to prayer and the
ministry Ct the word" and that al
times when the deacons brought him
his salary he had to ask himself
whether he had been as faithful to his
engagement as the deaeons had been
to theirs. Mr.. Beecher once said that
the sexton of his church had orders
that when they saw anybody asleep in
the audience to go into the pulpit aud
wake up the preacher. DIR. Cnyler's
formula for warming church is to
place stove in the pulpit. This will
apply equally to all christian workers.
We need more enthusiasm and more
prayer. Passing through Ohio | met
missionary Fulton of China. who told
me ia~t tho aret ten years ne had uu,,
twenty five converts, but the next de
eade there We're thousand. On the
train in Colorado while praying in my
berth, the Holy Spirit lei me know
His will by leading me to make
especial petition for II doctor whom |
had frequently met enroute. In less
than an hour he came and sat down
with ne. He had godly parents, but
he was fleeing from the officers of the
law. Lately conviction of sin had
come on, he said, and he wanted n
new life. Like the evangelist Philip
on the desert road, | found my man
ready TO hear Of Jesus. Praise God
that by the way we may help needy
one. On May Sth, the day of prayer
for this journey, | was nightly up
held.
In passing the Golden Gate we saw II
portion Of the illfated Rio Janoiro
which had been washed ashore with
the captain trunks Mr. Long, who
was on board aud went down with her,
told me that the canvas over the
decks to keep ont the sun, formed II
trap aud dragged scores to death.
Three men who were standing with
him on deck were lost He managed
to get out between the rail and the
canvas, but the suction took him
down. lie said 1t seemed mile
coming up through the water aud he
thought ooh if eonld only reach
tile top | told him that maybe the
Lord had preserved his life that he
might serve Him. He replied 81 hope
10 do it. y On leaving the wharf IL man
waved his handkerchief To us, in the
form of II cross
A VISIT TO THE LEPER SETTLEMENT ON
OAHU.
The Bacteriologist of the Hawaiian
Islands took me for visit to the leper
settlement on Oahu was amazed to
cuv1IUr1r orrvvrru1 o'ro OuJuylnB rnen-
Z. ms with musical Instruments, con
versntlon and games. There is n small
chspel for worship and the doctor
said they are very religious. Hymn
books and Bibles were lying about as
if much used. Some lepers are only
ii years old. How very, very sad
would one feel to live snd die among
lepers and have no other prospect
And vet 10 do the will of God there
will bring JOY, as il does. One old
white man ls over 80 and blind. He
told me that being Mason
was as good as joining church and
being protesting christian. How un-
utterably sad, for good as Masonry
may be, it does not require its mem
bers to "be born again" according to
the scriptures This leper, years ago,
was successful business man in
Honolulu. Leprosy il said to not be
as contagious as consumption. The
present treatment, ~ to insert nm
instrument in the arm and force an
oil in. While it IL not claimed TINT II
perfect cure is effected, vet dead
line is drawn for the dreadful disease
beyond which II cannot go, II re
quires five years for n person TO dis
cover that he is II leper after the con
tngion il in the blood. As the doctor
said after seeing poor fellow covered
from head to feet, including both,
with loathsome sores, I'VE will not
complain of our lot
TRIP TO MO SITE OF THE GREAT
REVIVAL
The small craft on which ventured
TO steam to llilo, island Of Hawaii,
carried such large number of divers
insects that my day garments were
permitted to remain on for the night
The man in the opposite stateroom did
his very best to turn insideout, and
another wore brown paper next to his
epidermis to avoid sea sickness. hnt
then my boil having assumed nam
moth proportions, the trip was inter
esting to me. The climate here il
Hilo is superior to That at Honolulu
No irrigation is necessary, as it al
ways rains in IIllo." Nearby is tn,
largest active yalcano and the creates
extinct volcanoes on the earth. Thu
place has most interest because herr
the Island Pentecost had its centre
In the ak years Of it's greatest powe
q, 900 were admitted to church mem
bership. Whole villages moved I
the meetings and built huts, plante