New-York tribune., 1910-09-10

ago the first missionary society was estah-
lished in America. Since it was TO do the
work Of foreign missions as supported by
America il was called the American board.
logical name There are now many other
American missionary societies. all IN some
measure daughters Of this parent board.
With Presbyterians and others setting up
for themselves. there remained only Con-
crega tionaIists to support this oldest OF
American societies and 50 It has come 70
have a denominat tioaal color In Boston
next month all the six Congregational
henevolences-among the foremost in the
world il, the5~ IineS-are to meet in success
sion of date ard with them viii assemble
the national council. volunteer ConEre-
CatiOnal body This council does not legis-
Iate-it recommends. And vet its recon-
rrendations are of Just about as mush
value. in so far a being oheyed. as are The
formal laws passed hv official bodies Of
other denominations
The missionaries have been the pioneers
Of trade Political world power. interna-
tional influence, trade in "7e OTjert-aIi
these have been bv-products- The real
rroduct has been the changing Of nations
like Japan China and Corea from their old
ways Starting in small way, the board
mission work of Christians Of America.
Slowly other societies wero formed. The
narenr board. bearing burdens that have
been tremendous. has won victories that
will aforn American grit. American benev-
o1ence and American Christianity for all
time. StnI leader the boards work IN
India. in the new Turkey in China, in
Iapall. i'm the islands of the seas and even
n0Q
we'll use ten times as n1urh- schools col
Teges. hospitals as well A ChurcheS-cvcrE-
thing tuat makes for the hett"rment nj
rnanl,ind-such is the record
This Christian foreign missionary enter
prise now grown 10 22ip00Gno year. was
& .0GA GGN larger last wear from the United
states ana canada alone than ever before.
The leaders arc America and Great Britain.
with America slightly m the cad. with a1
even $4,000 GO of the total England comes
rext and ScotIand-little Presbyterian scot
land-sives 100000 The Continent of Eli
rome gives not 30 much as the Protestant
churches of Canada Foreign missions on
the Continent are i'm their infancy IN Prot
asrant nations. but France is the hulWaTk
Of Roman Catholic missions. giving nine
-enths Of the financial income OF the So
aietv for the Propagation Of the Faith.
Foreign missions as supported from
America have more than FIVE thousand
workers in the field. besides nearly thirty
/ thousand native preachers, and they oc-
crlpv almost twelve thousand stations.
/ New members are added to the number OF
one hundred thousand a year, and not only
/ do these new Oriental churches give S'.5o',
! G0o wear for their own work bur they are
/ forming missionary societies and sending
/ their missionaries into more distant lan0s-
! The Rev DR. John p. Jones Is Il fore
/ most leader in Congregational missions in
/ India and the Rev Dr.. Daniel p. Greene Is
I a foremost one in Japan. while the Rev
Or James l. Barton is d secretary of the
/ American board. the head Of stratesy
board al home ANA also one OF the great
missionary leaders of the world. In India
and Japan these missionaries are more
than preachers and teacher. They have
! hee7 called INTO council hv ,ha makers OF
/ those countries. and while planting The
+ GOSPEL they nave helped TO found the edu-
carional systems. the m"di"5I jUrisprri-
! dance and in some senses the political poll
! lies Of the new order. wnilo helping also IL
root out the old sins OF footojndin@. opium
using ana superstition in other forms
America has no sons OF whom she ought
10 ne prouder than these erniSsarios of civ
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