The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
FACES BOLOS FOR
SAKE OF GOSPEL
FORMER SOLDIER RETURNS Tl
ISLANDS AS MISSIONARY.
Joseph Kelly, Once in Government sig
nal Service, Will Use Privilege Of
Discharge to Garry Christianity to
Natives-Bible Conference at Fair
Grounds Grows in Interest.

missionaries are excluded from
ment, but they can't keep out a dis
charged soldier, and am going back
there with the gospel Of Jesus Christ.
If the Moros want to try to bolo me
they are welcome, and may the Lord
bless them.'
This was the intention announced by
Joseph Kelly OF Utica, n. =, late ser
ssshsd G 70 th H@ RRnh nfsntR2 ana
Gran Of the Philippine instruction and
the Pekin relief expedition, before the
Northwestern Bible conference at the
state fair grounds yesterday afternoon.
Need tho Gospel. ~ +,
"Nobody in this country seems to
realize that the Philippines are in
greater need Of the gospel than any
% ftag is g h s Of tas eop seid haE
that they are Catholic. That is not SO.
Out of 20,0o0,oOo natives, only 100000
are even protesting Christians, and the
religion Of most Of them is only superb
cial. Only two tribes, the Tagalos
and Macabebes, have embraced Chris
tianity. All the others are in need Of
missionary effort. :.
"Four years Of service in the islands
has made me familiar with the people,
and I can speak to the Moros in their
own tongue. 1t seems to me that God
has specially prepared me for this work
and I am anxious to begin. But be-
fore sail I want to let the Christian
people Of this country know the need
Of the Philippines so that, in case ]. fall
before I have done much for them
others. will follow me and carry ON the
work. ," >:-s .4...zs.
Natives Are Treacherous. ~
Speaking Of his plans after the meet.
ing, Mr.. Kelly said: HI am going
among the Moros Of Mindanao. The
treaty with them excludes missionaries
from their country, but as a discharged
place in the islands. I shall 60 to Gotta;
course, I will be In danger there, but
it will be much safer for me than fol
any. other man. ~. ..s-.
"For eighteen months I was sta
toned there with only two others, and
they are afraid Of me. They never
could Esavy' how could talk to a man
thirty-fve miles away over wire, and
much trouble. When first went there
one Of them slipped up behind me and
hit me over the head; with bolo, but
7 happened to move just as he struck
and the blow glanced. 1t is pretty hare
to kill an Irishman, anyhow. I think
that when I go there to tell them about
Christ they will be willing to listen.
| Work Is Dangerous. .-
i Missionaries in the islands have {
more dangerous time than you people
at home know Of. At least two of then
have been killed. Rev. Mr.. Mcintyre
the Baptist missionary at Iloilo, Pana,
island, has house loopholed like for,
and has 200 natives drilled and armed
with. rifles to protect him from hostile
\ people, ~>"+.. - ~. -
/ Miss Alice. Brethorst, a graduate o:
the, northwestern Bible training school
assigned to west China, and Rev. Stan
ley b. Roberts also spoke at yesterda,
afternoon g meeting. 4Hl1.-
II AT the close OF the session five younj
men and women signifed their &inten
ton Of entering the foreign missiol
| At the evening meeting Frank Peter
son OF West Superior spoke eloquent,
on the. distress Of the poor and. tn
need of workers among them. Dr:: "A
1ect Goods Search for Man., ,Fsf'&T:
Discuss the Atonement. z.,.,-.,,,,
the doctrine Of the atonement. Th
morning session opened with an addres
by DR.: Dixon on The Vision of Go
} and Man, DR.. A. G. Gaebelein deli1
J, cred his last address, speaking on eth
Atonement. the. Foundation Fact
: DR.. John Campbell Of the First Ba,
: fist church, Cambridge, Mass, spok
2 this afternoon. At 4 'clock Rev. J,
seph Hogg Of the Bloomington Avenu
:. Methodist church, spoke on 18th
$ Scri pturalness Of the Atonement. :
!. Future Programs. ..
8 Tomorrow will be recreation day :
- the conference grounds hit Srnd q