The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-14
WITH THOSE WHO LABOR
IN THE LORDS VINEYARD
By d. ". FRANCIS

four miles of streets under 40 triumphal
arches.
The principal discourses at the cathe-
dral Notre Dame church, st. Patrick's
and the public meetings will be made by
Cardinal Vincent Vannuteli, Cardinal
Logue Cardinal Gibbons, Mgr. Bruchesi
of Montreal, Mgr. Bourne of Westmin-
ster. Bishop Heylen of Namur, Belgium,
who is, a permanent president of the con-
gress; Mgr. Tronchet, famous French,
orator; Archbishop O'Connel of Boston.
archbishop Glennon of st. Louis, the
Rev. A. p. Doyle, c. s. p, the Able
Duchesne, Father Bernard Vaughan and
the Rev Thomas J. Campbell, S. ].
Rev. j. H. Gardner, a missionary, whose
fields are in India in speaking of the
mission work among Hindoos, said that
the people of India. are rapidly becoming
Christianized, and that the Methodist
church is one of the leading churches in
the conversion of India and at present
has eight conferences in that country.
Mr. Gardner has been engaged in mis-
sionary work in India for the past 26
years, being connected with the South
India conference "A great deal of OPP
position has been encountered by the
missionaries" said Mr.. Gardner, land
they have been prosecuted greatly, espe-
cally by the native police At one time,
when l was preaching in the streets of
one of the cities of India I was stopped
| by the police and told not to preach
there any more. I Immediately reported
the matter to the police commissioner,
from whom received the reply that If
did not wish to be molested I would
have to cease preaching, which refused
to do.
Mr.. Gardner referred to Turkey as a
- i
| during the last few years. The recent
revolution. In Turkey, In which the
| reigning sultan was deposed and new
man put in his place, has resulted in
much good to the country.
"The people of India and Turkey are
becoming educated by the work of the
missionaries who have established
schools in many places in the two
countries" said Mr.. Gardner. Tn In
ola the task of converting the natives
| is very hard, for those who become
converted are regarded as outcasts by
their people and are forced to give up
their, families, friends and relatives,
This difficulty Is overcome to a great
extent because of the caste system
which exists in that country. The
great laboring and agricultural classes,
comprising about 6o,ooo,oo0 are re-
garded as outcasts by the other classes,
and it is among these that the work of
the missionaries is most easily carried
on"
1.-The prevalence of doubt and unbe-
lief places a very heavy burden of re-
| sponsibility upon the preacher and
pastor" observes the Christian Intel
ligencer HE is constantly confronted
with the problem how best to meet and
withstand the insidious assaults upon
the verities of our holy religion which
characterize much of the literature of
the day, and notably the secular press.
The temptation is strong to state
and combat erroneous views in the pull
pit, and to indulge In polemic preach
ing This is a mistake.
Desirable and necessary as may be
the safeguarding of his people against
shipwreck of faith. and laudable as
may be the desire to meet the diff1cul-
| ties which may be troubling them, the
wise and judicious pastor ever avoid
the controversial attitude.
+ The stating of error in the pulpit,
though 1t be for the purpose of re-
futing 1t, has twofold danger. 1t
may suggest skeptical notions to those
who have never entertained them, and
the answer may not be as convincing
to the nearer as 1t is to the preacher.
The one safe course is to hold fast to
the presentation of positive truth.
THE best safeguard against error Is
a thorough grounding in the great
truths Of the gospel. The best protec-