The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-03-26
MISSION WORK IN BRITISH NEW
GUINEA.
WILLIAM EDGAR CELL.

| cry natives who would not accept his
presents. The Papuans accompany
ing him were frightened beyond meas
ure, and the guard had no rest all the
night. The British Government
makes great ADDE'S to quiet the people
and has some success, but the mission
AIRY is the strong factor in controlling
the sayages. Here one may go from
the sphere of the missionary influence
and soon get into regions where the
white man is looked upon as "A delicacy,
first to consecrate new sacred house
and then rs dainty morsel for the
palate.
THE MISSIONS ARE GIVEN BOUNDARY
LINES.
The former governor, i'll conference
with the missionaries, divided British
New Guinea into four parts, the
London Missionary Society having
the coast and inland from near East
Cape to the Fly River and westward;
with the exception of Yule Island and
the st. Joseph River, turned over to
the Roman catholics. The Wesleyan
Methodists hare a small spot on the
mainland at East Cape, otherwise they
must be content with the Island of the
Seas directly eastward of the main
land, some three or four archipelagoes
being under their undisputed control.
The Anglican Mission has the coast
from the East Cape along the north
ern coast to the German possessions,
with headquarters at Dogura, Bartle
Bay, on an elevated plain, but with no
harbor. Here | was unable to visit
after spending whole night on
naptha launch which l had chartered
for the purpose of visiting the Island
Missions of the Wesleyans and the
Church of England. 1t was this way
We started at p. M. from Dubu, in
the 'Entrecastroux Group for Bar
tie bay, and at A. NJ. came in sight,
when suddenly squall broke, obscur-
ed our view, and n heavy sea set in,
with the wind blowing in toward the
shore, so that there being no harbor
and this the season of the year when
the sea is very treacherous, the skip
per said it was not possible to land
and preserve the vessel, so within n
| few miles of the destination we were
compelled to turn back, and it was
we'll, for we must have been lost, all
hands, or lost the boat. | greatly re-
greet not seeing the work there, for !
know it to be fact that the lay work
ers and clergymen, with one exception
among the latter, give their lives lit
orally, having only 20 pounds sterling
year and as one told me, "our keep.
| said, ''is it possible that in this age
of the world there are those who will
give themselves, and that without pri-
vate income, for only 800 per year, and
food and shelter, and continue to dc
it.. And / found it is true. There
! are of course several problems to be
solved in connection with salary sc
! small. One is, what if sickness come
/ and the worker is required to quit tn,
t mission field. Or the education o
8 children and so ON. Then too i
| leaves no opportunity for the hearty
. preacher to use his own money for the
, furthering of the plants which under
his hand succeed. / know that two
of the l.. M. S. missionaries have al.
ready given their whole salaries to
the first of April, to the present en-
largement of their work. This too is
noble and not to be lost sight of when
reckoning on the marvellous humility
and enthusiasm which leads the An
glicans to do the will of God at 90
pounds the year. | want that we
should take account Of this matter of
liberality on the part of the New
Guinea missionaries and thank God
such souls are in the Vineyard at work.
| Let us also reckon in that the Wesley
an Sisters have but 10 pounds sterling
and their keep for their splendid work
of teaching in the schools, looking af-
ter the waits who were to have been
| buried alive with their dead mothers,
and visiting from house to house, and
village to village, among naked and
uncertain people. This is good news.
HOW MUCH OF A NATIVE Is TO BE SAVED.
An egg has three parts, and so has
man. The Hon. Mr.. Angus gave 1000
| pounds sterling for the establishment
of two inland missions near Mt Doug
lass. Now it transpires that there are
two mountains by that name, and the
lowermost is selected and one has
been started, some 300 acres of land
purchased at fifty cents an acre, and n
a mountain 900 feet high and reached
from the Kempwelch River and the
native village at its base by an ascent
| almost too difficult for the mountain
bred horses to climb. with the hope of
escaping the dread fever. This too is
to be recollected, that the missionaries
should have frequent trips to other
lands and bit of time to rest and get
the fever ont of the system, say once
every three years. There are excep-
tons, some get on well with but short
attacks, and found one government
official who has had no fever while in
New Guinea, but very few escape.
One Of the most beautiful views !
have had of landscape in any part of
the world was from the residence OF
Mr.. Schlencker, the missionary in
charge of the Angus Inland Mission
of the L. M. s. The river is in view
at seven points and mountain range
stretches out beyond mountain range
till the irregular sky line high up fin
ishes the onward glance in the clouds.
Mt. Victoria, 1900 feet high, with
several 10000 feet to the summit, adds
grandeur to the scene. 1t is an ideal
place for an artist, but the missionary