The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

committees which have had the rcspon-
| siblity OF caring for the various foreign
missions OF the Christian church TO get
out an annual budget or general cstima IL
OF the probable expenses for the ensuing
year and then lay their plans for obtain
ing the money to meet these obligations
by assigning 10 various individuals or
various portions of the people 10 whom
they had learned 20 look for support such
a proportion OF the amount involved as
their experience had taught them could
reasonably be expected. In certain re-
ligious bodies This method has assumed
the more busIncsslIEc arrangement OF a
distinct apportionment decided upon by
the supposed ability OF the different por-
tons of the church 10 respond TO The
demands. new chord was re"cnWy
struck by Bishop Bren, of the Philippine
Islands. who said that while this method
oI apportioning money was all very we'll
and had approved itself by. the excellent
results that had been obtained. ncverthc-
less he thought much more serious
matter was an apportionmcnt OF men.
straight from the shoulder. and lle said
that he thought IL community WAS
really in earnest In the matter Of mis-
sions. that supposed earncstncss ought TO
take the form OF assuming distinct
obligation 10 come forward with GER
Tain number OF men who would he their
quota year by year In the matter of
actual representation in the mission field.
II WAS finely put, and enthusiastic re-
plies have been heard from all dircc-
lions, The most practical response that
was recently printed in the very fore
front of the New York Churchman.
think It is Of sufficient importance and
interest To he given 10 YOU in full.
Need More Clergymen
The. space and attention which you
have given TO Bishop Brents convincing
appeal for AN apportionmcnt of men
prompts me 10 offer a practical sugges-
ton. Bishop J3oets OF Hanllow is Just
now asking for thirteen more clersymcn,
Ihis is a very modest appeal for dis
Jrict the population of which is almost
equal 10 that OF the whole United States
He wants two men for work in the di-
Hlnity school and eleven others for sew
cral other varieties of work. cdlica tional
evanEelistic. archidiaconal parochial and
pioneer. Why cannot our seven largest
seminarics at once, between them. make
up the number required? ] write down
suggested apportonment. II any semi
nary feels that 1T has been assigned too
few let IL send more. Here is the list:
Genera! Theological seminary. 3: Cam
bridge. .: Philadelphia. ,; Virginia, .;
Berkeley, ]: Nashotah. ,; Sewanee. i.
Total. Is. Which seminary will take the
lead in making up this modest number?
Or, better still. what seminary will send
all thirteen and help to take advantage
OF the vast tide of opportunity which is
now rolling by us in China? The oppor-
tuniiy is now-it Will never come again.
DUDLEY TYING.
"Wuchang. Ian. To- 1910"
An Inspiring Opportunity.
The above letter offers an inspiring
opportunity to the seminarics, II should
not he called Il testing OF the seminarics.
Remembering the enormous field from
which the appeal comes, and that the
work of the missionary district of Han
kow doubled in four years. and that we
have only fifteen American priests in
this field, the appeal should command
an immediate response. We have at
home 5000 clergymen. Here is a foreign
field where the work grew fourfold In
four years. Is there such record in
year there were 5S5 baptisms: 252 con-
frmations. 1t has in its schools. 1894
day scholars: s0I boarding scholars The
natives contributed s4S52,i0 TO the work:
the foreigners, sl52065. TTarkow has
fifteen foreign and thirteen native priests:
one foreign and eight native deacons.
thirty-four missionary teachers. and
forty-seven native catechists and assls-
tants and their combined work has Gre
ated an immediate demand for thirteen
more clereymen.
What Might Be Expected.
II the present force has accomplished
results like these. what might be expect
ed If this insistent demand for thirteen
additional workers were answered and
answered now? Bishop Brent has in
augurated the policy OF having an ap-
portlonment of men. and we trust that
every mission field will adopt his policy
and put IL before the church in concrete
form as Mr.. Tying is doing for Wuchang.