A Tour of the Missions: Observations and Conclusions — John Shaqi
A Tour of the Missions: Observations and ConclusionsStrong, Augustus Hopkins
Religion
A Tour of the Missions: Observations and Conclusions
Strong, Augustus Hopkins
East Asia -- Description and travel; Missions
Shall we be saved if we do not give the gospel to
the heathen? 22
III. MANILA, SINGAPORE, AND PENANG 23-32
A Yellow Sea, and white garments 25
American enterprise has transformed Manila 25
Filipinos not yet ready for complete
self-government 26
Visit to Admiral Dewey's landing-place, and also to
Fort McKinley 26
The interdenominational theological seminary and
its influence 26
Printed and spoken English is superseding native
dialects 27
Singapore, one of the world's greatest ports
of entry 27
British propose to hold it, in spite of native
unrest 27
Heterogeneous population makes English the only
language for its schools 28
Germans stir up a conspiracy, but it is nipped in
the bud 28
British steamer to Penang, an old but safe method
of conveyance 28
Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Malay Confederated
States 29
Penang furnishes us with a great Chinese funeral 29
Its immense preparation and cost show worship of
ancestors 29
Mourners in white, with bands of hired wailers 31
Glorification of man, but no confession of sin or
recognition of Christ 32
IV. THREE WEEKS IN BURMA 33-46
Burma, the land of pagodas 35
The Shwe Dagon of Rangoon is the greatest of
these 35
Its immense extent and splendor 35
The religion of Burma is Buddhism, a religion of
"merit," so called 36
Pagoda-building in Burma, coeval with
cathedral-building in Europe 36
The desolation in which many pagodas stand shows
God's judgment on Buddhism 36
Burma is consecrated by the work of Adoniram
Judson, and his sufferings 37
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