Year: 1878

fight against the Union. The SAVIOR of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South is not pleasant to them.


KEARsEYIsM AND CHINESE MISSIONS.


Another point that win be noticed in the proceedings
of the committee in connection with the domestic
mission work of the Church is is intelligent Christian
action respecting the Chinese The Methodist Epis.
lot oratory," alias Kearneyism It expends great
deal of money upon missions in China and Japan.
s6s7 794 having been appropriated last week and
$52637 spent last year But il it can do its work
among the heather that come to our shores more
cheaply than by sending missionaries to
learn the language money be saved for the exen-
sion of the work All the abors of all the missions
in heather lands for half century have made scarcely
apprecable impression upon the peoples of those
lands. The difficulties have been very great and it is
only within comparatively recent period that they
have been overcome The United States stands in
higher esteem with the governments and peoples OF
those countries than any European nation. Hence
the missionaries of American churches are welcomed
where others are hndered or passed by unnotccd
Methodist missionaries established in cities and
towns Of China not covered by existing treaties.
But the Chinese government is inclined TO
be tolerant to Americans our govern
ment is TO Chinese Hence the former go where
they please and preach or trade. If Kearneyism
should result in limiting the rights of the Chinese
here. retaliation on the part of their government
might not be such an impotent event as it now ap-
pears. The between Turkey and Russia has
broken mp the missions in Bulgaria where the Church
has abored for generations more and spent thou
be the result it, instead of between nations per-
secution against Christians in China should be
aroused Dy our treatment OF the Chinese III
Fortunately we are much moro in accord with Japan
and have less fear there. Japan. too is more in
cord with Western civilization than China. and is not
likely to harmfuy affect American Church missions


JAPAN AS A MISSION FIELD


The way in which God is bringing the educational
forces Of Japan under the control of the Christian
Church was beautifully illustrated by Bishop Wiley
In the committee Indeed so effective was his speech
that it was proposed If it could be DONE to publish it
as n missionary campaign document. One incident is
worth recording. The Daimio had a school ut Hiri-
saki which he personally snperintended. Being an
officer of state called away another part of the
EMPIRE to be absent some months He sent one OF his
officials look for teacher to act during his ab-
sence The official fell in with the Methodist mis-
sionaries at Toxic and embraced Christianity He re-
turned to Hirsak and reported that he could not find
a teacher. but that he had found the Lord Jesus
Christ The Daimio answered that the Lord Jesus
Christ could not teach in his school. and sent out
his official second time with perenptory orders not
TO return without teacher. This person again Wis
tied the Methodist mission and secured Mr. Maclay.
Of the superintendent OF the mission ana young
man engaged in secular work. He took charge OF the
school during the Daimio's absence. and upon the
latter's return persuaded him to introduce the
study Of moral philosophy into his school This was
agreed to- and as the best book from which to study
It, the Daimio sent for many Bibles as he had stu
dents in his school. and Mr. Maclay and the con-
Bible o class of forty fifty young men under the
sanction Of the Daimio Iii view Of this progress
among the Mongolians the Missionary Committee
here last week appointed strong subcommittee to
look after the interests Of the church. it may be
affected by legislation at Washington D. c., this
winter.


woMANs WORK MISSIONS


The committee little unfortunate in per-
mtting what Is called irrelevant discussion OF the
work Of the womans Foreign Missionary Society in
Mexico. And yet it not all irrelevant. This
missionary society. but in some features Of its work
1t acts Independently. and occasionally, though per
haps unintentionaily. to the injury or the
amende honorable to the women. but left the
discussion to carry its own conviction to the Church
at large The Methodists employ - American mis-
sir native Mexico, where they
property valued at sTS.590. They have 8 large
church buildings and lG preaching places in that
country and into these they gather 273 members. 94
probatoners and .242 persons besides in their con-
gregations. In their day schools they have
The Southern Methodists have also very
cessful missions in Mexico. The Woman's So
ciety Of the Northwest has appropriated $a.sS6
for work in Mexico this coming year. To China
and Japan ii gives also SS,517, and to other foreign
fields aggregate of ST. The national society
has appropriated about $4,000 for zenana and other
work in which women only can be employed, or
where they be most proftably employed. The
lack Of statistical missionary information for the
Church was recognized and something was done by
the committee in appropriatng 5000 TO supply IN
part this information for 1879. Africa has not yet
Methodism. and hence the committee gave only
$4,000 to extend the work from Liberia into the in
terror where the Church has one man operating
among the intelligent BY people.


CAUSE OF IrI~sUccEss IN GERMANY


One other thing that was made prominent IN the
discussions Of the committee was the poor OF
missions in Germany. growing out OF the fact that
Germans great natonaists and are jealous OF the
establishment Of a foreign church among them.
Hence the committee was divided some taking q
stand against giving dollar to send the Gospel to
people as highly civilized and Christianized the
Germans and Swiss. while others would separate the
missions from all control of the American churches.
But habit and few arguments carried the day and
gave $40 900 to work in those two countries These
are among the most prominent features OF the dis
cnssons before the Missionary Committee There
were some minor points which showed how selfde-
nying missionaries on our own frontiers, many
Of them travelling hundreds Of miles on foot living
on the generosity OF the people who have to
give them and clothing themselves and their families
with two hundred dollars granted them by the
ommittee.