Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-27

D0aUJy. ne knew tnaJ the 1nIlus
ence Of the capital city spread cut
over all the known world, just as
the influence of America does to
day. It was the strategic centre
of the life of his age. "I must
also see Rome," I must 60 to
Rome and preach this gospel
which is the power of God unto
salvation. Realizing this great
fact, is the reason that the Re-
formed church is putting forth
extra efforts to establish Reform
ed churches i'll the leading cities
of the country. It is the reason
we have g fine church in Wash
ington where President Roosevelt
wogships; it 10 the reason we are
preparing to build a fine church
in Chicago. These are strategic
points in the life our country
We have the apostles sense, II
must also SEQ Rome" The same
is true as it relates to the foreign
field. The church should realize
now is the time to fasten atten-
ton upon Japan. China is wax
ing from her long, long slumber.
The question of the politician is,
What shall we do with Chinai
The question of the christian is,
} What will China do with us? A
great tide Of foreign population Is
coming to our country. We must
meetIthe issue. These people must
have the gospel preached unto
them, because they are her9
eff we do not Americanize then
they will foreignize u.s." But the
church Of Jesus Christ should &C
30 the very source of it all and
chFistlaniz9 them as far as posi-
} Die before they come to our shores
And especially is this true as ii
relates to China. We should re.
member that China is not gong
to be influenced by us. IF she
desires Western civilization shf
will choose to take it from he.
neighbor and kin, Japan. If VT
did but know the hour Of vista.
ton and opportunity, we should
5 evangalize Japan, and especially
in the centers Of learning, fo1
from them r going forth thu
men who Will presently effect the
moulding of China. The churcl
8 today ought to be restles;
} through all her missionary socie
ties, and her great cry ought tt
be I must see Japan Paul knew
, that to be at the center of thu
empire with the message of the
gospel vas to effect the uttermos'
part Of the earth"
It ia true that the church il
/ doing and has done q great work il
) Japan and China. (The Reform
ed church supports 81 mission
t aries. 28are in Japan and % ar,
in China.) Here are a few stats
tics relating to the work of the
church In Japan and China
There is population of 45, 900, OO(
in Japan, $1,000 are Protestan
christians. Let Us look at Chins
as it was in 1907 and then look a
it Ill 1907. In 1907 not a singl,
Chinese Protestant Christian. Ii
1912 after IS years, there were
only six church members; and il
1860 only about one thousand
MORRISON was the only Protestant
missionary, and IN 1860 the tota
missionary force numbered only
100. There. was no native helpers
No part of the Bible in print
No christian books or tracts il
Chinese. China closed against
the gospel. Even in 1857 only
five treaty ports were open to the
customary.
In 1907 more than $50, OOC
church members, representing q
christian community at about
half a million souls, in every prov
ince of the empire. More than
$500 foreign missionaries, includ-
ing 1,146 wives. About ten thou.
sand Chinese preachers, colpor-
teurs, etc. More than o million
copies of the Scriptures were sold
in China last year. From Han
kow alone, during the past thirty
years more than 26, 900, 900 books
and tracts have been issued and
circulated. The whole of China
open to missionary work, eager
for new light, new knowledge, new
life.