Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-31

l0SS anu SEVEN ulSpeuSdlieS VI ilteo-
icine. During the year just closed
there were 3s, AL patients treated
in these institutions. This work re-
suits in the conversion of many
people. I'll ere are now 1913 Baptist
schools, with more than 5000 pup
lis, who are taught to read and
write in Chinese as well as the COM
mon school studies, as in our schools
at home. And besides this the chill
dren are taught to read the Bible
and are told of the true God, the
love of Christ and his power to save
them. Many of them gladly believe
in Him and become Christians. Not
long ago nineteen pupils from one
of the schools were baptized. Never
before were there such great oppor-
tunities in that country to win souls
for God.
In China old things are passing
2 way so rapidly that it would be
difficult to exaggerate the transfor-
nations which are taking place. Vast
changes in the political, industrial,
educational, social and religious
realm are making this time of
strategic importance in this nigh
ty empire. From some places come
wonderful reports of a great wave
of revival such as was never known
before in China.
Japan.
East of China, in the Pacific
ocean, lies Japan, consisting of four
large islands and thousands of small
er ones. 1t has a population of
about fifty millions. They live in
houses built of light bamboo wood,
with roofs of tiles and thatch. The
inside walls are made of paper and
can be moved back and forth. The
japanese sit on mats spread on the
floor and eat with chopstieks in
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ables four or five inches Nigh.
their dishes are very small. There
re many thousands of heathen
emples filled with idols which the
,eople worship; but the Japanese
re losing faith in their cid false
eligions and many are becoming
Christians. The Southern Baptist
began mission work in
rapan in 1889. There are now on
his field ten churches with twelve
,ut-stations, which report 63 bap-
isms and 20 additions by letter,
making total membership of 57s.
There are l9 Sunday schools with
l4s scholars. There are sixteen
and seventeen native
helpers.
Africa is called the Dark Cont
lent" because so much of it is un-
explored and the people know so
title of the true God. An African
lome is hut made of poles and
traw and resembles "a huge old
ashioned bee hive. A chief has
,roup of hats for his wives and SER
ANTS surrounded by u high fence.
n northern Africa the Mohamme-
Ian faith prevails, but in the larger
,art of the country the people are
oagans, i. e., they worship false
Gods.
In 1921, two colored men, Lott
Carey and Collin league, were sent
,ut as missionaries from the First
Baptist Church of Richmond, Va.
they began worl in Monrovia
West Africa, among the negro col
,nists in Liberia. In 1850, T. j.
Bowen, under appointment of the
Foreign Mission Board, Richmond,
Va, began mission work in the
Yakuha country on the west coast
IF Africa, north of the Gulf of
Guinea, 1000 miles east of Liberia.
There are now on this field fourteen
churches, which reported last year
So baptisms, with a total member
,hip of 6lO. There are Is Sunday |
with 437 scholars. There
are twelve missionaries and twenty
five native helpers.
In Africa missionary work is ad-
vancing so rapidly that it is hoped
that it will soon cease to be called
the Ozark Continent. at the same
time the emissaries of Islam are
awake and aggressive, and in many
places there is to be soon a death
grapple between the teachings of
the false prophets and the gospel of
Christ. Let the people of God pray
that victory may be on the side of
the Cross.
Italy.
The taking of Rome by the Ital-
ians in 1870, and the uniting of the
separate states of Italy into one
kingdom with Victor Emmanuel as
king, who wisely opened the way
for the entrance of missionaries in
to his land, seemed to be Providen-
tial indications for the Foreign Mis-
sion Board to begin work there. DIR.