The Detroit times., 1909-12-07

The breaking down of denominations
al lines.
Meetings like those now being held.
The solidarity of the world today.
Gods willingness To fulfill his prom
4ise,- -eNemphfied the fact. as
many believe, that the present move
ment was divinely inspired
The beraking up or non-Chiistian
lnatiOns.
\ feature Of the present gathering
A. the presence OF an unusual number
oi missionaries, who. fresh from their
Ia bOrs In practically every quarter or
iht un-Christianized world. in most
+, IL stances. are able 10 present 10 the
assembled laymen vivid pictures Of
conditions as they actually exist in
these countries today They bring
with them facts and figures which
show exactly JUST what the conversion
of the world 10 Christianity means and
what sacrifices must be made 20 ac'
CompliSh that end.
$40 Years OF Missionary Service.
When Chairman White asked all
those in the audience who had seen
more than one Years service in the
field 10 stand up, % men and three
women rose 10 their feet. one by one
they gave their names and stations
together With me 1eHgrT or service,
and the total number of years repre-
scented IN that service vas upwards
of $40.
The women missionaries present
% years, Miss Emma Barnes, Japan,
rs years, and Miss V. C. Beals China,
u wears.
The Rev j. +. McNaUghton. OF
Smyrna. Turkey, delivered powerful
address on What an adequate mis-.
sionarN policy would mean" in which
he declared that II the Christian
church had been what II ought 10 have
tCcn when Mohammed became pow
er in he east. 230.000,00 Moham
medans of today might now be en
rolled under the banner OF the Chris
tian hosts, aud no foreign mission
iIroblcm would be confronting the
church IN this country. And unless
we take steps now. to provide ade'
quate missionary service there is
grave danger of great Moslem bul'
wari springing up in the orient. ne
said.
| FJapaI ami t-tTfUa vrr- rr1tti-tt i4+-
advances toward civilization. he de
clared "Thev are just awakening r1
then opportunities and are lookinc
for inspiration. If We don't give then,
the gospel when we have the Oppo:-
tmity | hate To think Of what will
happen.
Japan Becoming World Power.
IF Japan had been strong enough
To resist do YOU think she would
have tolerated the insults she re-
cciyed a; The hands of the Unit
ed States? Decidedly not But
Japan Is fast becoming 4 pow er
in the world ana if We do nor
E'vc her The benefit Of Christianity
ana Christian influence. We will som"
/ day be forced TO meet an armed force
as powerful almost as our own. We
are sending two baitleships -
| Nicaragua because OF the death of two
men who were probably guilty. There
/ is greater work for this country to
do in the ChristianiZing of the oriental
! countries and there is no time to be
! lest"
NJ. McNauehton told of the part
Christian influence had played in the
political changes that have been
brought about in Turkey and pointed
out that the laying out Of the new
educational system had been delesat.
ed to a Turkish woman who had
graduated from one Of the American
colleges in that country
The Rev. NJ. -. Eubank. missionary
t d "
troduced as the man with the prize
( fighters face and looks the part,
+ tackled the subject with a vigor thai
would have done credit 10 a pugilist.
4 An adequate missionary policy would
mean. he said. the establishment ii
once Of system OF well-equnppeI
/ Christian schools throughout China
! for the education Of leaders in the con
version OF the greatest Of all the non
! Christian nations.
Heap Of Devils in China.
/ In China there are 900 devils.
or evil spirits, to every individual,
according to the superstitions Of the
natives" said he The population
! OF China is 430 Vo0 900 Multiply that
by 900 and You have the number of
devils that have got To he driven out
/ of China before il can become Il
/ Christian nation And nothing but Il
! right understanding of God through
Jesus Christ is ever going TO free
/ them from those superstitions,
/ The Rev +. NJ. Stead. Persia,
sounded a note of warning in telling
OF the growth of Mohammedanism III
] NEGLECTED mission fields in the Orient.
! An adequate missionary policy
would he an adequate response to the
challenge of Islam. said he. The
| Mohammcdans are organizing TO op-
pose the Christians wherever they
can gain a foothold We find them
4 even on our own shores and they are
/ saying their prayers, in some inr-
stances. in the very shadows of our
churches. The Christian church in
the past has all too timidly prosecuted
its campaign against Islam. and 1t ia
lime we were awake 10 the need OF
great activity in this regard.
Or i: w NcKean. Of Laos. Siam.
told of the great strides Christianity
/ is making in Siam through the in
I PRODUCTION of medicine. hospitals ana
/ schools The introduction of uuiulho
alone. as a cure for malaria, has re-
suited I'm saving of thousands Of years
of human life. There was not a
! school in all Siam until the mission
arics introduced them, said the speak