The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
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! church had been what II ought 10 nave
been when MOhammed became pOW
er I'm he east. 3S0Q00.000 Moham
medans OF today might now be en-
rolled under the banner OF the Chris
I tian hosts. and no foreign mission
: problem would be confronting the
church IN this country. And unless
we take steps now. 10 provide adc
quate missionary service, there Is
grave danger of great Moslem oul'
( wark springtng up in he orient, ne
/ said
Japan ami China are making rapid
advances toward civilization, he de
clared They are just awakening 10
+ their opportunities and are looking
I for inspiration. II We don't give them
the gospel when We have the oppor-
tuuity / hate 10 think OF what viii
+ happen.
Japan Becoming World Power.
If Japan had been strong enough
1 To resist DO you think she would
have tolerated the insults she re-
cciyed a, the hands OF the Unit-
ed States Decidedly uOt But
Japan Is fast becoming power
i'm the world. and II We do no'
cve her the benefit OF Christianity
and Christian influence We will soma
day be forced 10 meet an armed force
AS powerful almost as our own We
are sending two haitleships 10
Nicaragua because of the death ~ two
E,en who were probably guilty. There
is greater work FOR this country to
do in the Christianizing ot the oriental
.s.ts. a,.1 - ~. rfrf,.. - IN
lest
NJ. McNaughton 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 ont OF the new
educational system had been delegai
ed 10 Turkish woman who had
graduated from one OF the American
colleges in that country.
The Rev. NJ. u. Eubank. missionary
from China. who was jocularly in
troduced as the man with the prize.
lighters face and looks the part. tacll-
ed the subject with vigor that would
have done credit 10 a pugilist An
adequate missionary policy would
mean. he said. the establishment At
once of system- -nf -.Mell-enuIpneL
Christian Schools throughout China
for the education OF leaders i'm the con-
version of the greatest of all the non
Christian nations.
Heap Of Devils IN China.
In China there are 1000 devils.
or evil spirits, 10 every individual,
according 10 the superstitions OF the
natives. said he The population
of China is 10000. .000 Multiply that
by 900 and you have the number Of
devils that have got 10 be driven out
of China before it can become a
Christian nation. And nothing but a
right understanding OF God through
Jesus Christ is ever going 10 free
them from those superstitions,
The Rev. +. NJ Stead Persia.
sounded note OF warning in telling
OF the growth of Mohammedanism in
neglected mission fields In the Orient.
An adequate missionary policy
would be an adequate response To the
challenge of Islam. said he. The
Mohammedans are organizing 10 op-
pose the Christians wherever they
can gain a foothold. We find them
even on our own shores and they are
saving their prayers. in some lnr
stances. in the very shadows OF oui
churches. The Christian church il
the past has all too timidly prosecuted
I it's campaign against Islam. and II Is
/ time we were awake 20 the need ol
great activity in this regard.
DR.. J. W. Mexican. of Laos. Siam
told Of the great strides Christianity
is making in Siam through the in
PRODUCTION OF medicine. hospitals and
schools The Introduction of quinine
alone. as a cure for malaria, has re-
suited in saving of thousands OF years
NJ human life There was not a
school in all Siam until the mission
aries introduced them, said the speak
er.
Laymen Must Make Sacrifices.
The Rev. Mr.. Moody. of Congo, SAID
that the evangeliZation OF the Worlt
would be accomplished only when the
lavmen stood ready TO make the same
sacrifices that are required OF the mis-
sionaries. He caused the laymen tC
sit up and take notice when he poilf
cd ont that there are about 40 mis-
sionaries in the Egyptian Soudan
with population Of 20.O00.OOO. New
territory Is being opened up here. and
II Is nm To the Christian church tc
saw whether this new territory snai
become Christian or Mohammedan.
Other speakers were the Rev. J. Z
Dearing. Japan. who took an optlmi~
tic view OF the Japanese outlook anc
the Rev. W. r. Anderson. India. who's
tonic was The place OF PRAYER IN the
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Churches Discuss Movement.
Nearly every Protestant pulpit IN
the city Sunday was given over u
the discussion of the missionary move
meut and great interest was aroused
among the various congregations. The
session in the Y. NJ. c. a. auditorium
during the afternoon was the blg
event OF the day, however. More
than 900 men were in attendance
and the addresses were received with
enthusiasm The speakers were the
Rev. A. y. Hitchcock. OF Chicago, and
col z w. Halford. OF Washington
u. G. who spoke respectively on The
missionary character of Christianity
and The stewardship OF life
The convention had a most auspici
ous opening. Saturday evening, when
the delegates. more than 1000 strong
cath cred about long tables in the
WAYNE navilion for an old-iashioned
church supper on large scale. Pfac
tically every Protestant denomination
i'm the city was represented. \. +
Johnson. chairman OF the executive
committee OF the Detroit convention