Milford chronicle., 1936-12-18
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DR.. Jones is probably the best.
known missionary evangelist in the
world today. In India, Japan, Korea
Burma, China, and in Malaga, he
has been heard by hundreds OF
thousands of people of the educated
classes. South America, few years
ago, thrOnged a series of meetings
which he held in their principal cit
les, and his following in the United
States aud Canada is probably TN
equalled by any other living religi-
Gus leader. DR.. Jones was the most
eagerly-sOught preacher In the Ma
tiohal Preaching Mission which dur
ing the past three months held
great meetings across America un-
der the auspices of the Federal
Council of Churches Of Christ. His
address at Madison Square Garden,
New York, drew an audience of 49,
600 people.
DR.. Jones coming to Wilmington
is in the interests of the Million
Unit Fellowship Movement" Ia
movement in the Methodist EpiseO-
pal Church to make the cause of
missions and venevOlences a "mili-
tant concern" of the whole denOmi-
nation. This Fellowship was estab-
lished at the General Conference of
the Church, in May, 1886, and is be-
ing pressed by DR.. Jones in visits to
some fifty important Methodist CEN
ters throughout the country. Metho-
dists in this area win secure tickets
for admission to DR.. Jones meeting
from the pastors of their home
churches.
DR.. Jones is officially a missionary
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
serving among the high castles, edu-
Gated and student groups In India. !
But his fame has spread far beyond |
India, and as preacher and lee
turer he has been in great demand |
elsewhere in Asia, in Europe. in
Australia, and in both North and |
South America. A few years ago he /
conducted the annual Lenten SER
vices of the Greater New York Fed
GRAFTON of Churches, and these ad-
dresses were broadcast across Am
erica by a great chain of stations.
In India, DR.. Jones counts among
his intimate personal friends the
Indian Christian poet, DR.. Rabin-
draneth TagOre, In whose school in
Bengal. DR.. Jones has spent several
months studying India's culture and
religion; Mahama GhandI, India's
leader of the masses; Charles +.
andrews, missionary and biographer
Of Ghandi; and scores Of ether In
iian leaders of thought and life. But
his work in India could not be con-
ined to the educated classes. At the
lshram (religious school) which he
organized in Lucknow, he and his
associates have been TO the fore
rOnt in assisting leaders Of the 're-
'ellion of Untouchables out OF Hin {
Iuism" to see the values OF Chris
ianity, and to lead many groups Of
ndia's poorest of the poor" into
he Christian church. {
Seven books from the pen Of DR..
ones, beginning with his famous Z
The Christ of the Indian Road" S
ave not only been hest sellers in
,merlca and England, but have I
cen translated into a number of I
European and Asian tongues over
10000 copies of his books have I
cen published in English; transla- e
ons have been made into German.
rench, Spanish, Hungarian. Bull
arian. Dutch, Danish. Norwegian. F
wedish. Finnish, Icelandic, Arabic, a
apanese. Korean, Chinese, Esth0n-
N, Burmese, several Indian vernR- d
llars. and into BraiIle for the Hind.
Dr Jones was born In Clarksville.
aryland He has been a mission e.
" Of the Methodist Episcopal d
hurch since 1907. when he arrived "
Lucknow to become pastor Of the g.
nglish church IN that city For Il
ime years he served as pastor SUI bl
'rintendent, and school principal In q
lapur and in 1917 was appointed vi