Evening journal., 1903-09-04

49,, DIR. MAcKAys FIRST QUARTERS -..
was practically a recognition Of the
fact that the island is now a Christian
Estate as the result Of DF. Maekays
I generation of faithful work
-u1he adventures of, this missionary
have been more wonderful than those
ef Robinson CrusOe. When he first ar
rived in Formosa he was the only white
Iaaa within hundr0ds of miles of his
abiding place. He.was ignorant of the
language of the inhabitants, who hated
all. Christians Plots to murder him
were ~inOre numerous than anarchist
censpiracies against the czaT- of all the
.RHssias Now he has in his mission,
4 -icatfeged throughout north Formosa,
y Aixty organized native churches. four
OF them self supporting; a living bap-
i 1iaed membership Of AIN. a commun-
idn roll of / sos. and enchr-Of the ma
Y tive churches is presidedyover by-mna-
Tive preacher. At Tanlsin he has estab-
= ilshed a college, where fifteen students
are in training forfthe ministry
i His first home was an old stable
which had been used By one Of the mil
itafy mandarins, The home 10 which
he has just returned is that of n gen
q tleman I'm a civilized community The
magnitude of the task which DR. Mac
kay set for himself 50 many years ago
and his success Infringing bis plans
a 10 fruidon can scarcely be comprehend
ed. The missionary has botany classes Of
natives. and he has formed native AL
\ pine clubs TO explore the mountainous
oountry of the interim and other scien-
tific societies of native membership.
He. is even colonel in.what may be
termed the Formosan militia and drills
the natives i'm regimentahdacticsi with
tho idea of subduing their taste for the
hiIoous form of native warfare and al
l0w-ing their surplus energyato lind an
outletuin the defense Of their villages
against the piraueal hordes from the
mainland aoi eH' n'lf o
szlm0ng the Lamsiloan savages Of the
tracilless Killai plain the doctor has
made himself highly esteemed. These
strange persons had rarely seen white
ubefore DR.. Mackay advent unless
perhaps he was roasted and the din
nerr table They had been subdued by
n the. Chinese, but had retained their alb.
original attributes. DR.. Mackay began
" by living among them in the most pri1n-
tive fashion, studying their language
and never manifesting the slightest
faaf,o or distrust of them. He soon won
their confidence. and many of them
have become Christians through his in
fluence. Before he had come into per-
soflal contact with them their head
huAters had more than once laid in
wait for "the Black bearded doctor, as
he had come TO be called in their dia-
h lect Now he is venerated by them as
little short of saint
DR. AIackay's story of his first For
mosam convert, A Hoa, is typical offthe
dramatic life of the missionary. The
hope of establishing a native clergy
wns ono of the inspirations of the doc
tors mission even before he left Cana
da. and when A HOa, native OF eX
ceptiOnal talents. became his serVanl
he at once set about TO form him int
andnsmument through which to regen
crate ithe whole people. His patience
WAS s-rewarded by the conversion OF a
ltoa One day the missionary ana ms
convert stood on the stone steps of
large heathen temple surrounded by
moi0ut angry idolaters. Some Of then
we"e Hoa's old companions He wa
reviledib by them with scornful word
and when the missionary asked him &
address the crowd he hung his head Il
silence. DR.. Mackay began to sing tn
first stanza of good old Scottisl
hymn, and when he had finished A Ho
stood erect and, looking over the suEe
III liig mob, in calm, strong voice spok
5& the first message Of Christianity eve
& giyen 70 that generation by nadv
~ Christian. ,..... ..-
t Dr. Mackay in emphasizing the yalu
"a Of a native ministry asserts with equa
Sc postiyeness the efficacy of medica
miss.on5. His own knowledge. Of th
Isl healing art helped greatly to open q
# portunities for his religions work. III
M power 10 rclieyc their pain and cur
!: tLrir diseases won hln from the stel