The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-15
MISSIONARIES
ARE IN DANGER
Cholera Raging in China and
Japan.
LETTERS RECEIVED BY BOARD
Rev. r. w. Osborne to be Ordained and
installed-Rev. Mr.. Anderson Will
Retire From the Ministry Tenn
porarily Only-Brief Items.

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Southern Baptist Convention, with head
quarters here, is In receipt OF letters
containing the statement that cholera is
raging in China and Japan. and that in the
first named country il is more violent
than for several years. number Of
native Christians have been stricken
down and have died and the mission
aries themselves. many Of whom are
Nirgnians are in constant danger Two
missionaries of another denomination
have in fact already succumbed to the
disease. but their names We're not given
and 1t is not known whether they were
natives or Americans.
One of the letters received is from DR..
r. ". Graves. OF Canton, South China,
the veteran Baptist missionary. who Is
so well known and 80 much beloved
here and over the entire South DIR.
Graves as been in China for about for
ty-six wears and he has won fame and
honor by his great work. He writes
that the cholera is causing great loss
or life. Some concern is felt owing to
the fact that two deaths have occurred
on the missionary premises themselves.
Up to the time of writing. however.
none of the American missionaries at
that post had fallen victims to the cpl
denic
From North China comes a some
what similar report. Writing from the
Sbantung Province one Of the mission
aries saws: This summer the cholera
is especially bad all around us. It is
beginning earlier than usual and with
unusual violence we feel responsible
for our school boys though 1t is very
difficult TO make them obey even simple
directions for sanitation. Our neighbors,
OF course, cannot control.
According TO the Information OF Ut.
r. j. Willinsham. SECRETARY of the FOR
eien Mission Board. cholera is also cpl
dcmic in Japan. In a recent ietteF re-
ceivcd by him II was announced that
two missionaries either in that country
or in China had died from the disease,
They were not Baptists however, a'i y.
their names were not given. Hehce II
is not known whether they were ma
tives of America.
On next Sabbath. the 18th, Licentiate
F. w Osborne is TO be ordained ana m
stalled a pastor of the Samuei LAWS
PRESBYTERIAN Church. in Henrico county.
The commission appointed by the res
byterv of East Hanover for TINS service
meets at Salem at II a. M, Wheh INC
three CONGREGATIONS of Salem, Bethie-
hem and Beulah are expected to unite.
Mr. Osborne will preach his trial sermon
70 rordination. which being sustained, the
commission will proceed to ordaln ana
install him To preside, profound con-
.titutional questions and offer ordalllltls
PRAYER and deliver the charges 10 me
pastor Rev. p. b. Price: to preach me
ordination service. Rev d. Il. Nalfhali'
to deliver the charge TO the people kew.
j. e. Cook Alternates Rev. Or. j. L.
Smith and Rev. DR.. c. c. Hersman MI
Cook being absent, Rev. DR.. Hersman
will deliver the charge to the people.
The ruling elders Of the commission
are George p. I1aw, of Salem: John
Tomlin, of Bethlehem. and Williams, OF
Beulah
The report that the Rev. Benjamin Nc
Kenzie Anderson, of Anderson. ;. e,
contemplated retiring from the Episco-
pal ministry created a great deal of in
trest here where he is we'll known. 1t
was stated by some of those that are
near to Mr.. Anderson that the retirement
would be only temporary. 1t is probable
that he will make his home here, as it
is known that he has been trying to
make desirable business connections
in this city. So far there has been no
authorized statement of the reasons for
Mr. Anderson's retirement from the min
istry.
Mr. Anderson is well-lknown here, he
having married Miss Lyle Tyler. of this
city. He will be in Richmond to-day for
a visit of several days.
The second Sunday Of next month will
be observed in all Presbyterian churches
as day of prayer for schools. Tho re-
cent General Assembly at Jackson, ac-
cording to the request Of the National Re-
form Association recommended that our
churches and homes observe the second
Sunday OF September In each year as n
day OF prayer for public and private
schools. 1t being understood that this
action shall not IN a1sHise Interfere with
the observance of a day in February for
a similar purpose.
Among the letters received by the For
eign Mission Board Is one from Mrs.
Anna L. Pruitt. one of the missionaries
stationed at Hwanghien. in North China.
Mrs. Prutt says In part:
-'r wonder II all the mission fields re-
scrnble our own in sending pleas for
more money FOR salaries houses and
schools. Conditions here in North China