Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-27

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are realizing it as far as they can. The
geographical extent to which we have
realized it is astounding. The word of
Cod has been translated into 4S0 IAN
guages and there are less than IS
million who cannot read the Word of
God in their own tongue.
1t is a marvellous triumph that In
the Islands of the sea, China, India,
Africa, all over the earth, people have
Travelled to give Gods, word to the peo-
pie. Men and women have wrought out
way whereby they could carry Gods
word to the people. There are sixty
missionary societies in Africa who can
reach about forty millions people In
China each province is reached and in
japan and the Pacific islands they are
thoroughly touched with the mission
airy impulse.
Grand work has been done in Aus
tralia, where there are fine people,
bred to the open and the sky" and
all the result of the world wide mis-
sion work. They are people to be
watched for future results.
In South America. with the II re-
publics, the missionary agents have
caused the repeal of religious intoler-
ance and instead there is religious lib
erty and 30 Of the 80 million are liv-
ing under 1t. The missionary forces
did il.
II you will look over Spain. France
and Russia you will see better order
Of things. so we are beginning the
greatest work all over the world
The word Of God has been carried in
the last twenty years to Thibet and
the Philippines, where before then it
was not known. The laws prevented
1t, and in the latter place eight million
people were shut out from the gospel.
C1nd h1avr off fhn cvafnG IN tIa CHI
American war and let IN the light.
In the last ESQ years so has the on
going of God proceeded in affairs Of
nations that flags of nominal Christian
nations are flying over, or the doors
are opened by Christian people, so that
one hundred million who were pagan
are living under nations nominally
Christian.
India has three hundred million IN
der the flag of one Of the greatest
Protestant countries in the world.
You can't find an island with two
hundred people on it not under
Christian country's flag. Some of the
methods Of God are not always to our
liking, but the point is that the king
dom goes forward.
What is the equipment to meet this
situation? Now we come to our weak
ness. In all this world field of eleven
hundred million we have 1890 mis-
sionaries. That includes all the men
and women working under the great
missioary gland, Ger
many and the United States. There
are 1000 ordained missionaries work
ing among that vast number OF people.
China has $50 million with 30 mission
airy societies and not over $500 work
ers.
China is clanoring for education and
has formulated. plan intending to
provide free public education for one
quarter of the earth. The mission
schools have taught China the advant-
age of its new step, and they must
furnish the teachers. China has four
teen schools prepared to furnish the
teachers. but there are So mission
schools there and seven more building
But there Is the nucleus, out of which
can he seized one of the greatest op-
portunities to lead China out of the
terrible past into the new future. The
equipment is lacking. In the Metho-
dist COLLEGE they need Is more young
men teachers, where. with 300 pupils,
there are LOO wanting admission, and
there are not teachers enough or build
Ing and equipment to carry on the
work.
Such cases as three Americans In a
province of 100000 and one mission
ary to 2j0.0o0.000 are frequent. The
need is equipment, for men, women
schools and libraries for the evlangei.
izing OF the world.
He referred to a trip of seventeen
DAYS taken into the country with help
ers. during which time they visited
nine different cities where they preach
ed for hours to about 100000 people in
all. They saw $50 converted and thev
organized four churches and raised
money enough to build two. They are
eager there for the word OF Cod and
how sad II ig to think there are not
enough to carry forth the word. We
SHOULD pray TO God for the equipment
for the redemption OF the world.
Material for American Citizenship.
Following the singing OF In the Cross
Of Christ I Glory, DIR. Kaufman an
nounced with regret that Dr. Ozora s.
Davis or New Britain was unable to be
present owing to illness. He had. how
ever. sent his paper to be read by Rev.
A. G. Bacon Of Snanley Menorial chap