Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1892-11-05 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

WESLEYAN FOREIGN MISSIONS.  On Monday ensuing a public, meeting was held in the Quay Wesleyan Chapel 012 behalf of Foreign Mention. The Rev. T. Good occupied the chair. There were eleo present the Revs. Jabez Bridge, Mackenzie Cobham, B. Wyatt, H. It. Burton, Elijah Shell, J. Beadier, and Mr: T. Andrew, sour. The prooeedings were opened with the singing of s hymn, after which the Rev. H. 11. Burton read a short passage of scripture. The obairman nailed upon the Rev. J. Rotator to read the report, which showed a decided increase on the ',receding year. The Chairman then earnestly exhorted Wein to put energy in all that they did for the cause of the Miesionariee, and coro• pito:tented them upon the increase in their income. He drew their attention to the large profile raised from the drink traffic, and he I thought it a disgraoe to a Christian nation that the income from such a vile habit should exceed that of the cause of God. Mush had been dope iu 1,900 years, but comparatively little to what remained to be done. After the singing of the hymn "Hail to the Lord's anointed," the Chairman called upon the Rev. J. Bridge, who hoped he would arouse their hearts to Missionary work among the heathen. When he went out as a Missionary his friends told him it was simply suicide, but many a strong man bad died by his side when oat in the mission fields, whilet he was still doing the Lord's work. He knew that God would not let him die until he had finished the work appointed to him by the Lord. He graphically described the moaners and dispositions of the people he had worked amongst. An old black preacher and his converts commenced to build a chapel, doing the work after they had finished their hard day's labour. When the chapel was about half finished the slave dealers came and knocked it down. They were not discouraged, but immediately commenced afresh, and this time autweeded in their object. Before the old preacher died he had the pleasure of seeiog his work enjoying great prosperity. Unity existed amongst Missionaries of all denominations, and he had attended a funeral where a Methodist, a Baptist, a member of the Churoh of England, and a Catholic, each carried a corner of the coffin. He concluded by beseeching Skein to be steeliest in their prayers for the succees of the worker,—The Bev. M. Cobham then addressed the meeting. He wished them to invent more methods for the purpose of Worsening the incomes and happiness of their Cburchee and Sunday Schools, and for oonverting the heathen. He did not want them to be like the Sootoliman, who paid two or three years' subscriptions to the Society for the promotion of Chriatiaffity amonsgt the Jews, and in the third year wasted to know if all the Jews were not converted. When he first went senooget the Hindoos he had to study how to make his sermons forcible and intelligent, and it was no easy matter to do this when there were ten or twelve different sects in the open air eongregation. The Hindoo would sit until ten or eleven o'clock at night asking questions. Some of the questions were asked by malicious people to confuse you, such as—" What is the difference between wood and stone?" The only answer he could find to this was, "Beat one side of your head with the stone and the other with the Miele, and you'll soon know the difference." They had no gigs or railways to go about in, but only a bullock wagon, with a driver who always went to sleep se soon as he started. There were hundreds of millions dying, not because they mild not get the bread of life, but because there is DO one to distribute it.—Rev. R. Wyatt moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. Andrew, and carried with enthusiasm.