The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-18
Reasons for Missionary Work."
Subject of Rev. p. A. Simpkin

Yesterday was Missionary day at Phil
lips church and tho Roy. p. \. Simpkin
spoke on "Tnc Reasons for Missionary
Work and GIfl' and presented also some
inspired facts Of results from many fields
but particularly India and China
At TN" morning service the subject was
9Th" Reason FOR Missionary Giit." and
india was taken as a sample OF the aver
age field.
The romance Of missions Is among the
most wonderful romauCcs OF modern times.
No deeds of the last century surpass tU
h"rplsm tho daring sacrifices and achieve
mcntS of missionaries. Recent articles In
leading magazines ana familiar public
events OF international significance arc
pointing 10 the Importance Of the mission
aries service As pioneers. pathindcrs
and disoOyorvrs they have repaid ciNili61-
tlon over aud over for all the moncy-cost
Of their work quite apart from the spirit
ual and moral results
But The question Is often asked why
should Christianity carry tu India with
Its BrgHmnism uy China with its Con-
tuclIulSID the message Of Jesus Of Naza-
rctu2 Those who ask the question Do
90 OF lack OF study. or Impressions gath
cred from some Lcvani educated IN the
atmosphere OF q Christian college who
presents the Hindu philosophy apart from
the practices OF Hinduism. Hinduism
covers wide range uf religious mani
fcstatiuus from lofty spiritual philcsophy
down To lustful and NcnnttoUs practice
and dCbasnE devil worship
III religion were just philosophy or
philosophy were AL oC Iudia's religion w'
might leave the Hindu to his GrcumiUgS
and temples. one who would know Hin
duisW needs 10 stpdv such works as Jones
"kTislna or Christ which is ih" die
tum ul broad minded and scholarly
missionary Tor twenty-five years n stu
dent ur Hinduism.
"Il lhe great religious books oI India
could ho read apart from the practices
OF the IIlndus and the modern literature
uf India Judgment would bo different.
Hinduism must o." measured by its life
development as must all religions. Not
by the Shastas on the Rigvcda. hut by
caste. that dreadful limiting aspirin
lion killing religions law that leaves niiy
millions cast out of hopelcssucss. religions
curse and social bondage. II must be
measured hy the PolytncIsm whose iC-
carnations are hid"ous I'm figure, amazing
and revolving OF intcrprn iatiou II must
Do, Judged hy It's idu,gtVy and drNil-wpr-
ship. iys fourhlsm and temple imWorIli-
Ties. as we'll as the Unuamahlo obsceu,tiDs
pf It's books temple carvings ana sexual
practices. The dancing girls OF is tenn
plies who arc but the official prostitutes
Hinduism To- women.
Counted unworthy uf education or
familiarity with the religious teachings
8i IUe Hindu, n rhatt"l who Is the un-
questioned property Uf father. husband
or sons. she is among Tho worlds most
degraded women. The rwcuty-slN mill
lion widows OF India and their fate as
The prey OF ihC ustful and th" cruel 8,
among the world most pltiful sights,
Even thr aFecucism ot ils holy d,yotc"s
is o. scandal 20 Hinduiam. Without an APP
peal Ia conscience, with possiWism that
is a=c-lOuE, o. superstition that sllCilcg
an its lifc and handiCBUs an its thinking
Hinduism demonstrates It's need of Chris
uguitv and its missionary service.
The preacher then went ON 90 point
pUl what Chris tiHuity had done 10 Uplilt
the lifc % india In century OF missions.