The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-24
The Mission Field.
THE OUTLOOK IN CHINA.


lis field of labor being a years furough. In
recent interview he says: The immense population
of China and the power she might have in the mill
tary world by sheer force of numbers has given rise
to great deal of talk about the union of China and
Japan and the yellow peril of world invasion. All
this talk has been brought on by recent military
developments, starting with the Chinese Korean War
and leading up to the present stage in the Russo
japanese trouble; but if the yellow peril is to be
thing of the future you and will live to see it,
nor our childrens children. The Chinese are too
densely ignorant and contented in their state to
long for new worlds to conquer. China has not the
desire, as has Japan, to adapt Occidental methods
Oriental condtions-another drawback. Mission
AIRY work in Clint is extensive and effective and a
very great amount of good work is being done con-
nection with the mission hospitals. Heal any mans
body and you touch his heart and the wards of our
hospitals send forth many healed convert who in
gratitude for physical benefits received goes out a
voluntary worker for the cause. But, great the
missionary work is, there is for development
before its widest good will have been realized
According to the recently published work of Pro
fessor Kattenbush, the total number of Protestant
Christians i'll the world is lS00OO,0OO He divides
them into 56,000O00 Lutherans % 900 900 Anolcans
and l0O.OOO0O0 others distributed among large
number of denominations. Among the So. 900 600
people of the United States lie puts down 60 900 600
as Protestant somewhat difference estimate from
that which Able Klein of Paris received on the ali-
thorlty OF the Catholic dignitaries in New York who
assured him recently that half the inhabitants" of
the United States Catholics The United King
dom. according to Professor Katenbush. has about
3',OOOOOO Protestants out of total population of
4l,3OOOOO. Sweden and Norway have about .OOO-
600 and Russia 100000 Protestants Hungary has
more PrOestants than Holland and Denmark more
than Switzerland. He estimates the adherents of
the Protestant churches in the British colonies and
mission stations) at 100000 This includes Cana
da and Australia. The Roman Catholic Church he
puts down having 100000 900 adherents and the
Greek Church about llO,OOOOOO. These figures are
based upon very careful studies
y man after his conversion became interested i'm
missions At first he prayed Lord, save the heath
en-. After a time, his prayer was: Lord, send
missionaries to the hcathen.' Later he prayed:
Lord, if thou hast nobody else to send send me"
Still later: Lord, send me; but if thou canst not
send me, send somebody" At last he PRAYED:
Lord, send whom thou wilt but help me to pay my
share of the expenses" Any protesting Christian
can heartily utter the first two petitions but when if
comes to the Others self and pockebook are touched
and we shrink back. The great and mighty in
huence which weakens missionary work-yea
even dePrves our life of its spiritual power-s self
lndulgence-Rccord Of Christian Work
The commentator of missionary wor, bv those in
high position competent to judge of its value goes on
unIhterruptedly. At a banquet given by the Minis
tcrial Association of the City of Mexico to Ambassa-
dor and Mrs Conger, recently, Mr.. Conger paid
nigh tribute to the missionaries aborng in China of
whom he said: "Ihey body of men and women
who. measured by the sacrifices they make the trials
they endure and the risks they take are veritabe
heroes. They are the pioneers in all that country
They are invariably the forerunncrs of Western civ
iization'
Carey was cobblcr but ne had a man Of thc
world on his shop wall and outdid Alexander the
Great in dreaming and doing. Many tinker and
weaver and stOnecutter and hand worker has had
open windows and sky and mind with WINGS
What thoughts in the mind of Jesus at iii.
work bench? One of them was that the KINGDOMS Of
this world should become the Kingdoms of God-at
any cost!-Hotbie DdUcHport Babcock D. d.