The farmer and mechanic., 1906-10-30

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William Jennings Bryan
strange that this should happen to r
missionary almost alone and with lit
tie sympathetic support when II
sometimes happens To ministers who
are surrounded by friends and hedgec
in 50 that Il fall would seem almost
impossible.
one part of the missionary's work
has received scant notice, namely. tho
planting of western IDEAS in the
orient. The daily life of n missionary
is not only Il constant sermon, but to
a certain extent an exposition ot
western ways. His manner of dress
and his manner of living are noted.
even if he did not say n word he
would make an impression upon those
about him. 1t would be worth while
to send Christians to the orient
merely to show the richness and full
ness of the Christian life, for, after all.
the examples of an upright person,
living Il life Of service according to the
Christian ideal, is more eloquent than
amy sermon-it is the unansWerable
argument in favor of our religion.
1t is sometimes suggested to those
unfriendly to missionary work. that
missionaries live i'm too great comfort.
This criticism viii not have weight
live i'm the Orient, upon the salary ot
a missionary. but even If the mis-
SiOnarieS lived more luXurlently than
they do, that would still exert bene-
fetal influence. AS the Chinaman be-
comes educated he learns the man.
ners and customs Of the people of 9th
er nations. and the home Of the ms :
sionary give opportunity for COM
PARSONS. In China there is polygamN
/ while the missionary has but one
! flnf 4 IN
! of a son is the occasion for rejoicing;
/ the birth of Il daughter an occasion II
for less rejoicing if not actual mourn
| ing. In the missionary's home the
/ girl child is as welcome as the BOY
! The miSSionarN'S Wife is not only g
/ standing rebuke to the practice of
/ foot-bindfng. but is q stimulus to the
! movement now setting for the educd-
! ting of women.
The catholic missionaries reach q
class which might not be reached by
! Protestant missionaries, and Protest
ant missionaries appeal to some who
could not be reached by the Cathollc
! missionaries Each church does Its
own work in its own Wav and the re
! suit is better than if either church at
! ternpted to follow the example of the
other. The celibacy of the priest and
| his voluntary sacrifice of home and
! its joys that he may more fully de-
vote himself to rellSloh- leSe Ir 81,
! have been impressed with the ascot
| icism of the religious teachers OF the
/ Orient There are others. however
who are more impressed with q Iofh
| of Christianity which does not denH
TO it's ministers the advantages OF the
! family. In other words, the differ
ent branches of the Christian church
each pursuing its own way, meet the
widely different needs of the he5tnel
! better than any one church could uo
it.
71ieoio,,orv work in the Mala.
states has been very slow. because
the Malavs are nearly all Mohamme
dams and il has been found difficult t
Ia1-a baadv-o,- aUainSt this religion
lII,ea 11dbaTnmeaan relieves in most o
+hn 0I5 ,Tastament. ana regards Chris
oraat nronhet but claims tha
az ,,e97at q tel - 1afar nroDhet. and
Nllnolll M m 0e " ''7 q
5ice''0l ~ ,,,. :
Burmah the nome 90 ol i'"ttu atiiiI7 lli7''., -
one OF the pest MSS ie
great success mas Observation-Disclosures =
mission. which mas II he"u'l' '''i 'ol'' .
? | RangOOn.
For many years American mission
: aries have been establishing school
, land churches in India. While thl
field has also been developed by In
English missionaries. [ was informe
, that = majority of the Sunday schoC
cbiIdren ave now attending America
? Sunday schools. 1t is one of the III
disputable proofs of our country 50
premacy in altrulsuc work l lils
= though drawing nothihS WAate'e
from India in the way or revenues.
sends into India every wear for reli2
/ ious and educational purposes almos
l as much as England does. notWlth
: standing the fact that England draw
something like a hundred millions
y year from India.
a W. fo,,,a tho various 1anartnent
q of Christian work growing vigorousl