Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-24
DR.. F. c, Clark n
At CENTRAL UNION
NOT MUCH FAITH IN
JAPAN's CONVERSION
Describes a Wonderfully Beautiful
Mausoleum Built by Shah Jehan
to Commemorate the Life d, One
Of His Wives.

Central Union Church yesterday morn.
ing. when the Rev. DR.. r. c. Clark. in.
ternational president Of the Christian
Endeavor Society, delivered an elo-
quent and inspiring sermon. Taking
as his text the first seven verses Of
the 95th Psalm. and laying emphasis
on the second verse where the words:
LET us come before His presence with
thanksgiving" his vast audience was
held spellbound with the wealth OF
knowledge which this able and sym.
pathetic preacher bestowed upon his
hearers.
There have been wonderful changes
In the Far East during the past two
decades. Ten years ago China seem.
ed still wrapped In the sleep Of cen.
tnries." were the opening words Of
his sermon. DR.. and Mrs. Clark were
In China In 1900. at the time Of the
Boxer uprising. and saw many sights
which have been uppermost In their
minds. During those awful days
China was baptized with the blood
OF missionaries and OF the hundreds
Of martyred Chinese converts. whom
he n IN tbeir credit romo,,ad s,aoa.
fast in the faith until the end"
,.. ""
SnooL,ng or Janon Dr Clark said
TINT It will be a long time before the
inb sb,,ants If that Island empire EN-.
brace christianity. as their national
relation "countr,es must he eyange.
j,ized nv neonle OF those lands. who
have arst been instructed by Ameri.
can and English missionaries. Ameri
can missionaries will make one con
|.yert TO ten by these native mission
aries. so that there ID at the present
time a crying need for native nIrsion
aries and the prayers of this and 9th
or churches throughout the world are
needed to bring about this great evan.
gelization,
.'In Korea the churches are very
largely self.supporting. Our hearts
have been made glad in India. Egypt
China and Japan, by seeing the inter
est that IL being taken by the young
people OF those lands In Christian
work"
AT Agra, india. whittier / went to
attend the Christian Endeayor Con
vention, 1000 native Christians and
400 native missionaries were present
Thirty distinct language were spoken
at that convention. These included
ThiLetan, Assamese, Hindo. Tamil
Telegu. Burman. Shan, Gujerati, Ma
haratti. etc.
s,nr,,. ssrv,ce. ~
7 On The morning after the convention
when most of the delegates had de
nar,ed for their homes, DR.. Clark ant
a small band of Christians. both whit,
and colored. climber to the top Of 1
small hill lust outside the city. i
was early dawn when they ascended
this hill, as they wished to hold Q
meeting at the summit before sun
rise In the mists OF early dawn thu
Tai Mahal could be seen standing GU
in faint reiiei against the smoke o.
the city. "Am emblem Of mans low
for woman"
This beautiful mausoleum was bull
BY the Emperor Shah Jehan Id homo
of his favorite wife, Mantaza Mahal
During the building OF this wonderful
marble mausoleum 10000 slaves. driv
en- By oyerseers for nigh upon 20 years
wee subjected to all manner of cruel
ties by their hard.hearted task mas
ters. Caravan after caravan loade,
with priceless marbles and mosaic
halted before the palace Of this grea
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