The Daily Missoulian., 1913-06-13

world and preach the gospel to the
whole creation" Every missionary is
preacher. He proclaims Jesus Christ
as the only hope because the only
savior of human souls.
The second method is the medical
Where the gospel has not gone people
Know almost nothing about hygiene
sanitation Or therapeutics. China has
l,oOO western physicians. Most Of
these are medical missionaries. II
Boston had two and Chicago five, they
would be as well supplied Africa's
need Is as great as; that of China. The
Foreign society and the Woman's
board support 20 medical missionaries
and maintain 35 hospitals and dispen-
sarles. IN these g. quarter of mil
non treatments are given annually.
The third n1etnod IS the educational.
IN india only 10 per cent of the bows
of school age and g. per cent of the
girls are In school, Only 98 men in
a thousand and only seven women in
thousand can read and write Much
that IS taught in the schools of Asia !
is false and worthless. The teaching
OF western science and history cuts the
roots OF superstition and idolatry. In |
China at the present time there is a
Widespread demand for western learn !
ing. The Chinese feel that such learn- I
ing IS source of power and they
want 1t. We have 141 schools in the
foreign field and about 10000 pupils. /
In these schools the Bible is taught as I
much as any other study. In these
schools the children of the converts I
are trained and Christian workers of
all kinds are prepared for their life
work
The fourth method is the orphan
age. In time of famine, thousands of
children are left with no one to care
for them. When parents die, it
often happens that the children are
left destitute. The missionaries take
in these children and feed and clothe
and house and educate them. II it were
not for the missionaries, these chill
dren would grow up as thieves and
beggars. As 1t is. they become intel
igent, we'll behaved, we'll developed II
and efficient and worthy members of
society. In our ten orp.lanages there
are 667 children.
A fifth method Is the literary, ON II
The Congo our workers have reduced
The language to q written form. They 4
nave translated most Of the New II
Testament into the language Of the
people. They have prepared a hymnal
or use in the schools, churches and
homes, and textbooks for the day
schools. In India. Japan, China and
he Philippine Islands they have
translated books and tracts for use in
heir work.
A sixth method is the zenana In
ndia the women Of the upper classes
10 not attend the public meetings If
hey are to be reached at all, it must
'e BY women. The lady missionaries
ind access to the women in their
ZONES without any trouble at all
They read the Scriptures to them and
ing our hymns, and speak to them
'bout the things pertaining to the
ingdom of God.
The Disciples Of Christ spent last
ear on foreign missions 3OOOO and
lions. This is the largest amount
Yer given in our history. We are Civ
ng more and more from year to year,
nd we shall continue to give more.
A year ago we undertook to raise
million dollars for equipment, en-
argement and maintenance. That
mount is almost all secured. In
eW months we are going to attempt
o raise two millions more for the
work. at home and abroad We are
wing in the dawn of an ampler day.
We shall see better things than we
ave ever seen.
Every department of the work at
ome has profited largely by what we
ave done to give a knowledge Of
'hrist to the nation that are walking
n darkness and the shadow of death
ecause they have never heard the
iord of truth. the gospel of salvation.