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Returned MISSIONARY
REV. NEIL E. PRESSLY, D. D., OF Mex
leo, TO CONDUCT SERVICES.
II is Hoped that He May Tell Of the In
~teresting Work in Tampico, and the
Operations Of the Native Workers."
(COntriIutCd.)

II is said that DR.. Neil f. Prcssly will
conduct religious services in the A. X. 7.
Church next Sunday-morning and night.
He will no doubt give an interesting ac-
count of his missionary labors in Mexico.
He is q Jealous and active laborer in the
Masters vineyard, and we have no doubt
that he cc:.id tell us how the native work
ers' are enabled to "work" us out OF the
great sums that are credited to them. 1t
is we'll known that "work" or "worked' or
workers have two very distinct mean
ings. The minutes of Synod leave us to
infer what is meant by native workers"
It is certain, however, that it looks to the
uniformed as if the "native workers in
Mexico are very successfully working"
us.
AS we understand, we are maintaining
five schools and a hospital for the free ed
ucation of young Mexicans, while we are
furnishing a hospital for the care OF rlch
Mexicans. From advertisements it will
be seen that two of our missionaries are
among the faculties of two Of these schools
1t would he interesting to know if preach.
ers out in Mexico do as our preachers do at
home, namely: Hold half dozen offices, if
they can get that number, or more.
1t might be well for the good missionary
to give US his opinion of building $1,000
and SIS, 900 school houses and churches for
which school houses and churches we furn-
ishing teachers and preachers for a people
who have never contributed a dollar for
Synodical purposes. And then the Doctor
might give his opinion OF the propriety OF
taxing this people to keep up orphanages
and hospitals in Mexico when our own or
phans and sick have not been cared for. 1t
would also be interesting if the missionary
would tell us what he thinks of our deal
ing hardly with students at Due West,
while we are furnishing free education,
free board and free medicine for needy
Mexicans. 1t would be interesting if the
good Doctor would tell us if he thinks we
deal justly in Withholding that charity at
home which is given lavishly in Mexico.
The Doctor could make most interesting
statements of facts that have been so long
concealed from the people. The minutes
give very sparse information about any
thing, except the needs of Mexicans. And
all discussions, except begging for Mexi-
cans, are carefully excluded from the
church paper.
It must be a matter Of qualification for
lnooo;o+o DoFo,,,n1 Draolr,ta,;on inc 70 eno
their missionary again amongst them, and
it is well for the Mexican missionary cause
that he comes back to the native land. If
he should stay away the increasing de-
mand of the people for a transfer of the
Mexican mission to the natives might
sooner prevail than it otherwise would.
We presume that it cannot be doubted that
there is an element in the church that is
more or less alarmed at the increasing
number Of men and women whom the peo-
pie of the church must support, and where
no proper effort has been made to show
that the results have been in keeping with
the cost. The native workers" seem TO
be getting their inning.
DR.. PreSslyS coming is timely. lie Will
doubt be able to satisfy the dissatisfied
membership, and thus POSTPONE to a later
date the transfer of the Mexican Presby-
terry to the native workers." when u
missionaries must come home, where their
services are so much needed by the Church.
And we lave no doubt that DR.. Pressly
will take pleasure in giving such facts as
will satisfy all doubtors Of the propriety of
taxing home mission churches for the bene-
fit Of Mexicans.