The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05

Protestant missionary work, the board Of
foreign missions of the Presbyterian
church transferred Rev, J b Rodgers
there from Brazil. He was the first Prot
estant missionary to the islands, and his
work speedily proved so successful that
the Baptist Protestant Episcopal and
Methodist Episcopal boards sent oct mis-
sionaries. Following the arrival of these
missionaries. a conference was held by
them In Manila, and 10 each board certain
Islands were npportioned for its partlcu-
lar field of endcaVor The work has been
carried on In this manner ever since
The only American Protestant mission
aries in Slam are those OF the Prcsbyte-
ran church, and all other evangelical
bodies scrupulously refrain from entering
the country. Practically every society
has It's definite and universally recognized
field in China and india. The same Ia
true OF Africa, and In fact. of the greater
part OF the so-called heather world.
In addition. not few Of the societies
places, In India. tho English. Irish,
Scotch and American Presbyterian
churches. both North and South, work to-
gether This is true of the Church OF
England and the Protestant Episcopal
church in japan. The South Indian Mis-
sionary association is a union body or
ganized for the purpose Of conducting cx-
aminations of missionaries. to definitely
prove their fitness for the work after two
years OF actual experience in the field.
Union colleges arc maintained In central
China There Is also one In Peking, and
at these colleges theological differences
arc pared down to the finest point. and
then CLOSED over. In Pcking medical
work Is done under the union plan. and
there Is even union seminary main
talned by the Presbyterian churches
North and South, and Reformed church
tho Congregational church and the Cal
yanstic churches OF Europe. The work
OF this seminary Is carried on under q
common declaration-a special creed for
the occasion-to which NIL the bodies In
tereSted can consclentiously subscribe.
The union movement. waxing stronger
each year, first became marked about
twenty years ago The union develop
ment and that of the principle OF comfy
are both due TO the same causes, The
field for missionary work Is so large that
there is no Just occasion for rivalry. 1t
Is SO large that for one mission to overlap
another Is nothing short of gricvous err
ror, not TO say sin For one set of mis-
sonaries TO engage in disputation with
another band Is even worse than for their
brethren al home to become controversial.
since the heathcn mind is not accustomed
to, and cannot make due allowances for,
any disagreement whatsoever over creed.
When n union of forces Is made the idea
of peace and good will is greatly strength
ened. Expenses also are brought to a
minimum. and moro money is thus at
hand for the development OF the work
elsewhere.
The New Kind of Missionary.
The missionary Of today must be
person who can work IN harmony with
tho missionary Of any church with
whom he may be thrown from time to
time. Many other things are expected
OF him that were not looked for in the
old style missionary. who Is being re-
placed so rapidly of recent years.
The modern missionary must not be a
fanatic-e man or woman who, as soon
as the field Is reached begins work by
throwing down tho ages-old idols OF the
natives. Instead, the missionary must
be able to single out the best things in
the heather religion, parallel them with
Biblical truths and use them as bases
for bringing home these Biblical truths
1t frequently happens that the highest
moral precepts of n heather religion
agree in the main with Biblical teach
ings When a missionary Is able to
point out this aSreemcnt-to bring
home to his hearers a partial realiza.
tlon OF the greater benefits to be gained
through Christianity, then he is in n
fair way to win over many heather
mind that the old style missionary
could never have driven TO his way OF
The wise missionary has
taken the place OF the fanatlcal mis-
sionary.
No person who cannot pass stIn
medical examination need hone nowa-
days to become a missionary working
In conjunction with any board The |
state OF health OF a missionary used to |