Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-21

which Is made by the needs OF the un-
saved and the unwashed.
Besides. we are learning that the obliga-
ton Of a generation II not wholly met
when u eNerts all its powers TO save in
diNldual men. Each generation must con-
tribute its part in fastening the one far
ON divine event toward which the whole
creation moves Hence each congrega-
ton and each Christian are learning. as
never before, that their efforts must be d.
he reet finF al All Of u Go5 70 S9rb5R2e p} EF6an6s c T2 ot
Is the deepest desire Of every Informed,
conscientious disciple OF Christ. The appeal
authority for missions, and the Christian
cannot be contented for a moment until
America and China. England and India-all
His Christ"
what n million Disciples Can Do.
The other morning address WAS by Hugh
Mcclellan Of Richmond, KY, who was as
signed to tell What a Million Disciples
Can Do" He said:
II a million disciples were to stand in
single file, the first man standing in the
state OF Kansas and the rest standing close
! enough to clasp hands. the last man would
stand upon the Alleghenies and could see
the long Atlantic wash as 1t breaks upon
our eastern coast. A million disciples in a
population of eighty millions means one to
every eighty. Properly distributed, this
one million could give a message to every
man, woman and child In the United States.
] III a million disciples were to give a dollar
each TO foreign missions It would increase
our force fvefold and would place in the
foreign field over a thousand workers. II
a million disciples were each to give one
silver ~dollar-mark you, one silver dollar
and these silver dollars were to get to
Cincinnati on the Wednesday GLOWING the
first Sunday in March IL would take sixty
express wagons to haul them 20 our secre-
clock ticks It would take him more than a
month 10 count them, and then his hands
would be SO tired, his back would be. so
Cincinnati could not hold him and he would
have to come over into old Kentucky to
properly express himself.
But when we put the emphasis upon the
word disciples" we have something more.
1t is not a million men. but a million pow
| plus the Spirit Of God. who are the dis
ciples but the sons of God, and who are
the sons Of god but they that are led by the
spirit of God. This makes all the difference.
Lesson of Paul and Xerxes.
II a million disciples were 20 stand but
fifty yards apart they would encircle the
earth. II each were to hold aloft in his
hand a flaming torch, old earth would seem
beauteous than the rings of Saturn. So a
million people might %encircle the earth and
be but a dark streak upon its face, but II
the spirit of God in tongues OF flame sat
upon their neads, the light would be in the
fsces of the nations. The earth would be a
Few Jerusalem and every day would be a
When Xerxes marched out of Persia TO
| the conquest or Europe ne TOOK with MIN
an army of 100000 men and came back
leaving not a trace of his visit. Five hun
dred and twenty years after this one man
came to this very spot. He was led of the
Spirit into the city of Troas. No army was
with him, and when he crossed the Aegean
no one knew Linn. Yet that man carried
spirit led him to the vision of a man OF
Macedonia. and to the sound of a voice,
because he had mere millions. Paul sue
ceeded because God's spirit was with him.
Brethren we stand today on the heights
India and Oceania stretching out hands;
we hear the ancient cry, Come over" and
Spirit of God we come" 1 see this million
the giant refreshed with new wine; I see
sleep. The earth will vibrate TO the sound
Of their feet. Go forward and. 'let thy
right hand teach thee terrible things"
Rains Talks Enthusiastically.
At it's afternoon session. attended by an
even greater number than was the morn
ing, the Foreign Christian Missionary So
ciety had the usual half-hour's devotional
service, elected the officers named in the
table above, were again addressed briefly
by the missionaries introduced at the morn
ing session, heard the reports Of important
committees and listened to F. NJ. Rains, the
thunder voiced pleader with the open palm
and the successful way Of getting money
where, others would be given a stone. G.
Mr.. Rains was assigned to tell OF "Our
Work in Japan and China" as he had seen
1t in a recent trip he made. He seized the
opportunity to come out strongly in favor
OF educating the foreign-reared missionary
in his native land instead OF America. He
was talking OF the need Of a bible school
for the native converts in Japan when he
said: IT'S a mistake to bring them here.
over there they are accustomed to eating
on the floor, with chopsticks, sleeping on
the floor and wearing loose garments; bring
one over here and the first thing you know
be eats at the table, sleeps in a bed, wears
breeches and a high collar and that's the
end OF him. He is as a stranger among his
own people, and cannot reach them as he
could before. Besides, II costs $500 just
to bring him over here from Yokohama and
send him back, whereas he can be kept
there and taught for $50 per month"
How Missions Pay.
Mr.. Rains answered the inquiry as to
whether missions paid by citing the S42,
900 that one foreign church alone had given
by telling Of a woman in China who dressed
very plainly herself, but gave $40, 200 pei
year for the support of the work Of twelve
missionaries, and by relating that a young
S~cotchman who had gone to China foul
years ago and freely spent $40O, 900 Of his
own money in mission work had since gone
back to persuade his uncle to give 5000, 00C
more.
I'VE can take China for our King II we
WILL" exclaimed Mr.. Rains. II came Il
realize the possibilities when / sat at the
Lords supper with a congregation Of devouI
Christians in WI Hu, where. fourteen years
ago, the name Of Christ had never beer
heard" .-r4
Before speaking Mr.. Rains exhibited one
of the crosses used years ago in the In
quisitonary test known as "trampling the
cross" in China: also a goddess Of beauty
; worshipped by the Japanese women. In In
PRODUCING Mr.. Rains, President MeLear
: called attention to the fact that when II
1898 the former was employed TO act as cor
responding secretary the largest receipts
: for any one year was sac. 900, but that nov
the sum is about 5000. 900, and that Mr.
Rains was largely responsible for the
growth.
; President Jenkins of Kentucky universit!
explained so persuasively the purposes o
3 the Forward movement for foreign mis-
sionS,' which had its origin in Luther ID
; Wishard's paper at the Toronto convention
3 OF winter before last. sud which is having
2 marvellous growth. that ne persuaded tn
! convention tn readily endorse his report