The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-07

The colporteurs meet with many diff
culties and just last September one
was arrested. fined and imprisoned for
10 days.
| Last year. 1901. notable as the first
| of Il century and of a new British
| reign has been no less specially dis
| tinguished in the annals of the mission
| work in Portugal. for IL is in the Sotn
year of its existence that the work had
| it's first experience of interruption at
| the hands OF Portuguese authorities
Thus the cause had been allowed to
mature before called upon to face such
experiences. Unfortunately notices of
the mission services appearing regu-
larly I'm some of the leading papers OF
the Lisbon press gave cause Tor the
government to interfere; and accord
ingly officers appeared at the churches
and places OF meeting with orders to
dismiss the services. which were quiet
~ Effected. The work was thus dealt
with during the absence of the king.
Don Carlos /. Upon his return the
workers asked for religious liberty for
the Christians. The king was glad to
assure them OF his distinct wish that
religious liberty should be granted to
all Protestant Christians. throughout
his dominions. The Jesuits were so in
censed at this that in order to take re-
venge they stole the daughter of the
brazilian consul in Oporto and put her
in the convent. This led TO threatened
trouble between the mother country
and the great Portuguese speaking ma
ton OF South America. 1t raised alike
the press and among commercial men
a storm Of feelings against the Jesuits.
For weeks and weeks the daily news
papers poured out the most violent ar
ticles against the Popish actions and
designs I'm Portugal. This anti-Jesuit
agitation has greatly aided the work.
Its main effect has been to bring out
the marked Protestant sympathies OF
the nation.
AS the places OF meeting are at all
services as full as can be and often
most uncomfortably so. there is n dis
tinct call To provide for. the accommo-
dation OF the growing congregations
but lack OF finds prevents them.
Help was received from re Portu- |
guSse Evangelical church OF Honolulu !
to tuiid 4 new church in Estcphania /
last wear.
Sir George Williams started the first !
Endeavor. and where there |
is 4 mission station a Christian En- |
deavor Society is to be found. Although /
there are only about thirteen Christian !
Societies. the first National
was held in November. 1901.
were received from the king,
mo Is himself a Roman Catholic. Sir
Carlos Fermaud was sent to them by
he worlds committee in Geneva to
.heer and encourage them. Since Por-
-uSai SOtl q EItdl wine
il is Interesting to know that
1t the feast held at the close of the
all the toastS were given
With clear. pure water. no wine being
Used by anyone.
In 1856 an institution called THE
Sailors Rest" was opened in Oporto.
nd for 16 years has been open every
light to receive the seafaring country
nen, as also those OF other nations
draughts. newspapers. mag
zines and writing materials are avail
BILE and are a strong counter attrac-
son to the wine shops and other OBJ
ecttonable places. The Gospel is
reached Sunday at the Sailors Rest
Portugal now shows in every quarter
wonderful readiness to receive the
he work in Oporto. writes: "One thing
e especially need and that is that
10 prayers OF Gods people everywhere
i'll be directed to God. that the shame
lily oppressive articles against the
in the Penal Code may be
Impressed and the whole of this inter
sting country thrown open to free
Thus we see that the mission work
~ advanced more rapidly in Spain
ian In Portugal Spain has the best
workers. American missionaries:
-ellesley and Smith Colleges sending
cir best graduates to teach in the
rls Institute. Portugal has no
nerican mission. most of her workers
. native converts. Spain grants her
ople religious liberty. while Portugal
es not. May America some day see
e need OF establishing a mission sta
N IN Portugal and do for her what (:
o has already done for Spain.
There was some little discussion of
? paper. one member saying that the
'rk would begin at once. Mrs GuIick
erjecting that not all the funds We're
hand for the work. Miss Castle said
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