Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-18
DR.. Anderson Speaks
On Baptist Missions

At the union service held Thurs
day evening at the Federated
church, DIR. Il. J.. Anderson, chair
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Baptist denomination gave u most
interesting address pertinent to the
work of the Baptists in the foreign
fields.
In preface, DIR. Anderson said that
with a few slight changes in detail.
the missionary problems of the Con-
gregational and Methodist churches
are the same as those of the Baptists.
He stated that the Baptist was one
of the four largest foreign mission
airy acturities in the world, having
900 missionaries on the foreign
fields, and 1000 native workers in
Japan, China and India, and that
there are no finer people any where
than the missionaries and their
native helpers. DR.. Anderson said
ings he considered his association
with the workers in the foreign fields
his GROWING blessing. He called
these workers the heroes of
the church. saying they were the
workers in the front line. The pur-
poses of the work in the foreign
lands are to take the gospel of Jesus
Christ into the domestic, social in
dustrial and political life; to make
the whole life of these people per-
meated with the spirit of Jesus
Christ lie said we could carry the
gospel to these people, that is we
can begin the work and it is our
business to see that the number who
hear the gospel is increased He adj
dcd that we must have the help of
the native Christians, and that as
they become Christians they, in turn,
bring others to Christ. The churches
eventually become self supporting.
White men alone can never do it. as
few of them can learn the language.
and even if they do they are always
foreigners. Therefore the native
workers are especially needed. DR..
Anderson mentioned the wonderful
school system in Japan which he
said was copied from the United
States. He spoke of the Baptists
School, The DR.. Babe School at
Yokohama. and the needs Of hospi-
tails for the missionaries and their
families, the native Christians and
all who needed medical and surgical
treatment, saying that we must sup
port the hospitals. 1t is not fair to
the missionaries not to have hospi-
| tails where they and their families
can receive care.
He told the story of Hindu wom-
an who became a Christian, a Won
dcrful nurse and finally a splendid
surgeon, who was able to take
charge Of the hospital for two years
while the Doctor was on a furlough.
DR.. Anderson mentioned the work in
China, Japan. Burma, Assam, and
/ Bengal and said that never in the
history of the world was there such
an opportunity for missionary ser
, vice as at the present time, brought
about by the world war, particularly
in Central Europe and Russia. DIR.
Anderson urged those who had not
paid their pledges to do so and those
who had not already pledged TO aid
the world movement to do so. He
said that there was a great change
for good in the world during the past
century and that conditions were
vastly different since. 1872.
The largo number present, whether
, Baptist, Congregationalist or Metho-
dists, were much interested in the
work, needs, accomplishments of the
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
as outlined by DR.. Anderson. The
pastor, Rev. George l.. Thurlow, pre-
sided and cordially greeted the PEG
pie from the other churches.