The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-10
To INVADE HEART
OF DARKEST China
Difficult Work Cut Out for Him
self by Young lndepend-
ent Missionary.
OFF FOR THE ORIENT
WITHOUT A DOLLAR
Plans of Rev. Dodge to Rescue
Hupeh Heathen From
Their Sins.

There Is In Salt Lake today n young
man. not yet SO years of age. who has
outlined for himself work which by It's
very nature and the certainty OF the
groat and numerous hardships surround
inG II, would seem to discourage the
bravest spirit But 1t doesn't discourage
him. not n bit of It, for no bridegroom
ever gamboled to the wedding feast with
lighter heart or hope more buoyant than
this young man enters upon the perform
ance OF the toilsome tasks he has set
himself TO do.
Tasks self-Imposed.
Rev C. f. Dodge is n missionary,
Christian gentleman and. In the broadest
sense, a manly mun. His present tasks
are self-imposcd and the moving motive
behind them is his love of his fellows and
an all-controllng sense OF his duty to
God and TO humanity.
No Earthly Resources.
Here is this young preacher. practically
without dollar in the world. without
resources OF any kind, with no knowledge
as 10 any earthly source from which he
is TO secure the smallest aid pursuing
plain TO pioneer his way into the very
heart of tho darkest corner Of the CHI
nese Empire. to shed the light of the Cos
pei where no ray OF Christian truth has
ever penetrated.
Asked yesterday to explain the manner
in which he proposed to proceed In the
hazardous undertaking ahead of him. Mr..
Dodge said:
Outlined No Plan.
'I am unable TO comply with that re-
quest. for l have outlined no plan OF pro-
Lake to San Francisco. from there to
Hongkong, from there TO district called
Hupeh in central China, and from there
to any point which the Lord points out
TO me. You know | have nothing to do
with practical plans-thats Gods bust
ness, and He attends TO IT; ] simply go
where and do what He tells me. nave
learned OF this bcnlghted district of HUI
pch and I'm going there God VIII point
out the course l am 10 pursue after my
arrival.
The Work Ahead Of Him.
The section l am headed for lies along
the Yangtse river and, though densely
populated has never been visited by
missionary There are truths to be told
TO these ignorant human beings who have
never seen the light there are souls TO be
saved. There are the naked TO be clothed
and the hungry to be fed. Think now
fortunate / am to be chosen to do this
glorious work! Even u from tho strug-
Cling millions / shall be able to rescue
but ono dying human being and bring
him home to God, think how great will
be my reward
Business Of the Lord.
But where are you going to get the
money to pay the expenses of this long
Journey and TO carry out this great and
necessarily costly work."
LAS 1 said before. that's Gods business
and ! do not bother about IL. /. as an
independent missionary, representing no
organization whatever, receive no flnan-
cial support from any established quarter.
Only Voluntary Help.
Sometimes contributions and donations
are made. to be sure. but they are always
voluntary | ask for no material aid. My
airy. now IN China, named J. \. stolts.
who left Chicago bound for the Orient
without n single dollar When he got on
the ship at San Francisco he had four
dollars and when he landed at Hongkong
he had six dollars, Don't you SEQ how
God takes care of his people,
Was Once a Sinner.
Pressed to speak OF his anteccdcnts. a
matter about which the young missionary
was somewhat reluctant. he said that
worst OF sinners Drink and dissipation
had led him into all sorts OF trouble. and
he had been made to suffer many physi-
cal. as well as mental, tortures through
the oxccsses in which he recklessy in
dUged.
Punishments He Suffered.
Look at that hand" he said holding
up the member. badly SCARED and minus
a finger, that's what I received the first
time l rebelled against God. | hardened
my heart against His call and that torn
mutIlated hand was my punishment He
called again and ! was still stubborn. re-
leg was the result and I suffered agonies
In California hospital.
Yielding at Last
Then l yielded to my Masters call and
that act transformed me from the most
miserable OF men TO all that / am today"
The young missionorys home is at
Wakefield. Mass, where he has a wife
and family. He intends TO send for them
when he has established himself in tho
Flowery Kingdom. He win remain In
this city for few days and then proceed
on his mission via Los Angeles and San
Francisco
Powerful Preacher.
Rev. Dodge Is powerful pulpit orator.
Sunday morning he preached to the con-
grcgation OF the Phillips Congregational
church and In the afternoon addressed a
large audience at the Y. NJ. c. A HIS
style OF address is what is called a run-I
ming style, and IL enables him to get close
to his hearers though he were engaging
them in ordinary conversation