Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-19
begun to break through the Chinese spirit
Of opposition to anything foreign.
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Broad Flash of Light.
A broad flash Of light was thrown on the
dark places of the world at the morning
session OF the Laymen's Missionary con-
vention held in the First Methodist church.
Five men, who have spent many years
in India, Korea, Turkey, Africa and China
came successfully to the platform. In
glowing words they painted conditions from
the optimistic standpoint Of Christianity,
at the same time outlining the grand OPP
portunities now opened and awaiting
seizure by the proper means. These mis-
sionaries only limited at heroisms in
cidental to the work of themselves and their
devoted colleagues; but they pictured at
length the persistent faithfulness, the I'M
selfish devotion of their humble helpers;
and they gave thrilling glimpses Of the
glorious spirit Of sacrifice exhibited in
scores Of cases.
Stories of danger, suffering, death
these were told in impressive fashion. And
over against them were pictured the
brighter aspects Of missionary life and the
reasons for the hopefulness inspiring high
endeavor.
The underlying spirit Of the gathering
was typifled when Rev. Rockwell Clancy,
North India missionary, who was to pre-
side, knelt down behind the reading desk
and silently prayed before assuming the
duties entrusted to him. Throughout the
morning, too, he called for moments OF
silent prayer for the countries spoken OF
by the men making the addresses. Ap-
plause was forbidden, to save every mo-
ment Of time, but there were violations Of
the rule several times when the speakers
touched the hearts Of their hearers.
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One Of the most notable of these in
stances came when Rev. George Heber
Jones told how the Holy Bible has been
made a text book in the public schools Of
Korea.
Rev. J. Aberly, from the South India
field, told the story Of the beginning Of
mission work in India and traced its de-
cline in the eighteenth century because of
lack Of support from home. Then he re-
counted the difficulty of starting the work
over again and how 1t took most Of the
years of the nineteenth century to win a
million converts to Christianity in India.
india is a land OF contrasts" said the
speaker. I'VE have twenty languages. each
spoken by a million people, and we have
III different languages and dialects to deal
with in the field. They still reap their
grain with a sickle, and haul with OK carts.
although we also have the automobile. In
India we have the proud Brahmin, who was
a philosopher when our ~forefathers were
savages and below him we have various
classes, down to the most ignorant and
stupid people in the world"
He told Of the recent awakening Of the
Asiatlcs and their declaration OF the
equality OF men,, predicting that when the
Asiatics get together on such a platform
the white men will have great difficulty
in maintaining his superiority in many
things, A a matter OF political expedi-
ency, therefore, II should be our creates
ambition to Christianize those nations. As
their declaration is a result OF the leaven
Of Christianity, we must look TO our col
leges in their midst to train them and 10
our hospitals to win their hearts"
Rev, George Heber Jones said India
would make thirty Korsas in extent and
In population. Probably In the next twenty
years" he said, Korea will become a
Christian nation, In name, at least"
Glad TtdInEs from Korea.
The Koreans are open to religious APP
proach and respond readily to religious
teaching. When the first service OF the
Lords supper was held in Korea there were
seven people present. Now there are $50. OOO
believers In Christ, We have averaged
one convert an hour for every hour put
in the work for several years; we have
established two churches a week, ana last
year one church a day was formed; now
the outlook is simply marvellous. We
should easily reach 100000 Korean adults