The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
A TRIP THROUGH
AFRICAN JUNGLES
Missionary Gives an Interesting
Account of His Experiences.
CHE CHOLERAlS STILL RAGING
Thousands of Natives and Many For
eieners Die in China. Pierpont
Morgan Contributes TO Virginia
Sen7inary-Local Politics.

In letter 10 the Central Presbyterian
or this city, the Rev. NJ. Nj. Morrison, a
Presbyterian missionary. well-lnown here,
gives an exceedingly interesting sketch OF
two or three trips made into the interior
81 Africa and reveals several strange
things about this strange LAND
The mission in Africa is a most ir1por-
tant one, but reinforcements are needed.
The Central. OF this week. calls attention
10 the letter of Mr.. Morrison and then
makes n call TO pastors and churches for
action. 1t declares that il something is
not done TO give the present small NUM-
Der Of workers assistance the station will
have TO be turned over TO some other mis-
sion or denomination.
Mr. Morrison is stationed at Luebo. in
the Congo Free State. and writes from
that point. This mission field is always
Interesting To Richmond since 1t was to
this place that the Samuel n Lapsey the
Congo boat built here, was sent. Mr. Nor
.ison's account Of his trip into the in
terror is unusually interesting.
Further reports received by the For
eisn Mission Board from China concern
ing the conditions there are If anything
more alarming than ever a letter just
received from the wife of a medical mis-
sionary who is al work in the cholera
region says:
all through the river parts. Many for
eieners as well as Thousands OF the
Door Chinese have died
ITp to this time there has been no
Indication that the missionaries are SUI
ferinE from the disease. The Board is
hopeful that extreme care on their part
may prevent them from falling victims
TO the Inalady.
Mr. j pierpont Morgan. the great
Gnancier has made contribution Of $500
10 the Episcopal Theological Seminary
or Virginia.
me contribution Is to become part
OF the Packard Literary Memorial Fund.
II has just been received by the Rev
Robert n Meade. chairman OF The Stu
uents Committee Of the seminary to
raise the fund
In discussion this week on the ad-
rance of the temperance cause. the Cen
trail Presbyterian touches rather brisllly
npon the influence Of the saloon on local
politics:
Good politics is against the American
saloon. Local political management and
nominations for office have long been
controlled by the l1ar-room ciiqnes. Such
a balance Of power has been held by fac
tions organized and directed from the
bar-room, and often used with a concert
OF action. that the best men have often
been wholly excluded and control MAIN
tanned over councils and legislatures. The
candidate for office and the office-holder
are inumidated
The second Sunday of this month will
be observed in all the Presbyterian
Churches in the South as "a Gay o. prayer
for public and private schools At the
beginning of the new sessions, the bless
ing OF God VIII he invoked for the sixteen
millions of pupils. one-fifth of the entire
population of the country, who are in
.he schools and for rnc four hundred
thousand teachers engaged in educational
work,
The Southern Churchman of this week
contains an editorial on THE Church
Press" 1t declares that no agency in the
country to-day docs as much unaprreciat-
"a and unrewarded work for the t'harch
In all its branches and missions and work
that is as little recognized as the church
press. II asserts that the Bishops and
the clergy in general do not give to the
church press the assistance and the CO.
operation they should.