Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-08-25

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The first ordained missionary from
the United States to Alaska was DR..
Sheldon Jackson, who during twenty.
seven years has worked for the vel.
fare OF the natives there More than
100 churches are the results OF his
home missionary lahors through halt
the United States before he turned 10
Alaska,
In an editorial OF The Gospel OF
Life The Uuiversalst Leader says; IN
Christendom dared, II II only dared
10 sail out or travel toward the light
II Il would stop this everlasting telling
people about things which endanger
faith, II Il would only appropriate all
we'll established truth, aud climb up
on it, and get glimpse from It on the
wider world What tremendous forces
would then be turned for rather than
as now against faith"
With regard to the union OF Amori.
can Presbyterian churches IN America
Rev David q, Wylie says In the New
York Observer; Il would contribute a
national church, and this Is the genius
OF Preshytcriuntsm as seen IN the
churches of England, Scotland ana
Canada" II the seven Presbyterian
denominations were united IN America
there would DO a powerful church with
100000 members, $4,000 ministers,
and $4,000 church buildings.
The girls orphanage at pauri. India.
which Is IN the very heart OF the
Himalaya mountains and the head
quarters of British Carnival, has
grown from ono building, erected In
1898, to u village of twonty.one
houses large and small. with an eA
tate OF 100 acres, This ornhanage Is
supported by the Womans Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church. An account aud
picture of the orphange is given in the
Womans Missionary Friend for
August
Miss Mary II Mckinley. mis-.
stonnry AT narjoeing, India. has
very interesting account of The
Tlhetans in the Womans Missionary
Friend this month, The lamas, who
arc the priests of the Tibotan tribe.
have their headquarters Mt Lhassn and
are never seen without little prayer.
wheel, which they constantly twirl
in their right hand, believing that
every revolution turns out prayer
to the gods with the left hand tho
priests toll the beads around their
necks constantly
A paper on Preachers and Laymen,
written for The Christian Register by
Rev r. Il, Hale IL novel az we'll IA
interesting and suggestive, Or, Hale
says; II wish we might have some ar.
rangCmont by which laymon who had
something to say might shy 1t to out
congregations on Sunday, TO inspire
and teach and lead those who are
Hale believes that the Sunday service
would be improved by the occasional
occupying of the pulpit by laymon,
A celebration has been planned by
the missionaries In Corea to com.
momorate the birth of Protestant
missions, twenty years ago. In that
empire The celebration was planned
for the early fall, and was TO be oh.
served in Seoul, but owing TO the war,
It will be deferred The veteran mis-
sionary in the empire Is Rev. II, @,
Underwood, y. D. Tho one Presby
terrain church which was established
In Corea ton years ago has developed
Into three hundred churches, all but
two OF which are absolutely self.sup,
porting over twenty thousand people
have given up all their idols aud
! every heather form of worship