Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29
Christian Gnneabor Dour'

preaching he volunteered to go as a
missionary to Africa.
At the time he receiJed his appoint
ment for foreign service he wrote In
his journal:
"The episcopacy has concluded to send
me to Liberia. / hail it as the most
joyful appointment from them that l
that, feeble as I am, there I may be
useful while the energy of life re-
mains, that I may cease at one and the
same time both to work and live. A
He sustains me-" He reached his des-
tination in March, 1888. He was per-
mitted to live only five months. but
during that time he rendered heroic
Seized by African fever he passed away,
ceasing his work and life at the same
time, as had been his prayer. With I'M
tagging zeal he labored to the end. He
i made request that his epitaph should
be:
Let thousand fall before Africa be
given up
He was death-conquering hero.
Self-Sacrif1cing Heroes.
The name of Henry Martyr appears
prominently on the roll of great for
eign missionaries. He was born at
Truro. England. February IS, 1881. and
died at Tokat, Armenia, October 1S,
1912. In his brief life he accomplished
a stupendous work in translating the
language from the original Greek and
also translating it into Persian. His
career missionary was suggested
| by reading the life of David Brainerd.
He went to India as chaplain of the
East India Company in 1906 and began
m he af
In 1911 he visited Persia, and in the
following year started on his return to
England. but died on the way at Tokat.
In that brief time he laid the founda-
ton for all future missionary work.
| he opened the way for service through
| his translation of the Scriptures into
the native languages-a work that en-
dures through all coming generations.
! toiled in the awful heat of that cline,
| suffering with fevers and fainting fits,
we are told. yet with unrepining en-
| durance. declaring, Il would rather
| wear out than rust out"
| Bishop Heber was another great mis-
sionary in India. His labors were 80
| strenuous that it Is related on de-
| scending from the pulpit he sometimes
! coulC hardly speak from exhaustion
| and yet he continued his labors to the
| last Like Melville Cox, his work and
| life ended at same time. He died when
| on a missionary tour.
| Great Woman Missionaries.
On the roll of great missionaries are
| the names of many women.
| Matilda Rankin was one of the early
missionaries to Mexico. She earned
by teaching school the money to enable
her to establish a mission school which
she taught and from which she sen,
out Bible distributors for twenty years
| Miss Annie X. Taylor has wonder
ful history as a foreign missionary
Her missionary journey into Tibet
courage and grace of heart. Many eff.
forts were made to murder her She
lost her way among the mountains and
several times came very near starving
grand work and ministry of love to the
people. She was sustained by the
thought. as she expressed 1t in hel
diary:
II am Gods little woman and He
will take care of me"
Robert Morrison.
The first Protestant missionary t.
China was Robert Morrison. Before
he went to the far east he wrote: 81
desire that God will station me in tina,
part of the mission field where the diff.
fculties are the greatest and, to al
human appearances, the most insur
mountable." His desire was granted
He was sent to one Of the most difficult
mission fields in the world at that time
He spent tweDty-seven years in China
during which time he compiled a die
tionary of the Chinese language, es
tablished Christian college and trans
lated the Bible into Chinese. He wal
| "a fyA nd ~
} the cause of missions and will ever b,