The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-13
TRYING WORK IN
HEART OF At RIGA
Rev. Donald Frazer Speaks to
Seminary Students on Mis-
sionaries' Labors.
PoLYGAMY is ALL THE aGo'
Men Have Any Number of Wives.
Pupils Want Pay for At
tending Schools.
pOLYGAMY is ALL THE EGO"

The students and residents at Union
Theological Seminary were treated to a
most interesting address on last evening
at the Seminary chapel by the Rev. Dom
aid Frazer, of the Church of Scotland
Mission at Livingstonia. in British Gem
trail Africa. Mr.. Frazer was one of the
sneakers at the recent great Student
Volunteer convention at Nashville, and
the Missionary Society at the Seminary
was fortunate In securing him for this
occasion.
The speaker referred briefly to the
trials of the pioneers In foreign mission
work but said that 1t was through the
suffering and sef-denial of these begin
ners that the wonderful awakening of the
heather had been brought about In the
present day, Among the great obstacles
with which the Christian missionaries
have had to contend is the religious SUI
perstition of the natives. seen In the In
Carnations, sorcerles and exorclsms OF
the witch doctors. The picture of this
evil and the account OF the sufferings of
the victims of their hideous ordeals re-
minded one OF the unholy superstitlons
of the Dark Ages,
Unrestrained human passions Illus
trated in the frequency OF personal and
deadly encounters and In the prevalence
of polygamy and drunkenness are other
enemies of the propagation OF the gospel
among the Africans.
The methods used by tho missionaries
for reaching the natives are these: First.
the Industrial, and by this method. thou
sands OF young men, especially have been
trained as carpenters, machinists. tele-
graphers. along the lines of the great
railroads now piercing the dark continent.
These men have been trained almost en-
tIrely through The industrial methods of
the Christian missionaries.
The second method used Is the educa-
tional. Progress along this line has h,een
extremely slow, as the children ar first
would apply to the missionary at night
for their pay for the days work. Not
.wlthstanding, much work has heen done
along educational lines and the outlook
Is exceedingly bright.
The third method used Is the preaching
OF the gospel, The languages and dia-
lects are not unusually hard far the
foreign missionaries to acquire, some Of
them being able to begin preaching to the
natives at the end OF three months of
Fdiligent study. But the most effective
through the native converts.
Many OF these have been prepared and
sent forth among their kindred. and the
effects of their work have been wonder
ful.
Thus. by tina combined efforts Of the
missionaries and their native helpers, a
profound impression has been made upon
tho heart OF tho great heathen masses
In land which fifty years ago WAS
practically hidden from civilization and
christianity,
In conclusion the speaker made an
earnest appeal to the students for their
interest in and conservation to the great
work OF missions.
The Rev. DR., Robson, OF Ednburg,
ex-moderator % the United Free Church
OF Scotland and who WAS In attendance
upon the convention at Nashville, is WIS.,
iting at the Seminary. in company with
Mr. Frazer,