The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 05, May, 1879Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 33, No. 05, May, 1879
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
It goes the length that I have stated, and no
further.
Finally, I brand as falsehoods the representations constantly made
as to the success of missionary labor among the Chinese here. I
am sure that Mr. Blaine would not wilfully belittle such a work.
He is a follower of Christ, and a friend to his fellow-men, but
he has listened to those who were neither of these, or he would
never have said that “not one in a thousand have even nominally
professed a change from heathenism, and of this small number
nearly one-half had been taught in missionary schools in China.”
The known and counted results are more than five times as large
as the “missionary,” (?) whom he quotes, represents, and of them,
I venture to say, that not one in a hundred ever entered the door
of a mission-school in China; while their conversion has not
been merely nominal and negative, “_from_ heathenism,” but real
and positive, to a faithful, prayerful, earnest Christian life.
Meanwhile, there are grand results that cannot be measured, but
which will tell mightily on the future, in the starting of thought,
the loosening of the bonds of superstition, the _preparation_ of
the way of the Lord.
* * * * *
RECEIPTS
FOR MARCH, 1879.
MAINE, $38.80.
Andover. S. W. Pearson, _for Student Aid_ $5.00
Lyman. Cong. Soc. 7.05
Yarmouth. First Cong. Ch. 26.75
NEW HAMPSHIRE, $397.51.
Bennington. Miss Emily Whittemore, _for
Student Aid, Atlanta U._ 75.00
Concord. C. T. P. 0.50
Exeter. “A Friend,” $10; Second Cong. Ch. Sab.
Sch., class of boys, $2.82, _for Chapel,
Wilmington, N. C._ 12.82
Farmington. First Cong. Ch. 14.92
Fisherville. J. C. Martin 10.00
Francestown. R. G. Cochran 2.00
Hanover. Dartmouth College Ch. $70 (of which
$50 for the debt. See debt receipts) 20.00
Hollis. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 14.75
Lyme. Cong. Ch. and Soc. to const. AMOS BAILEY
L. M. 35.00
Lyndeborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc. 6.38
Manchester. Jasper P. George 5.00
Marlborough. Cong. Ch. and Soc. (of which $5
for a pupil Taladega C.) 25.10
Nashua. Olive St. Ch. and Soc., $20.78; Miss
H. M. Swallow, $10 30.78
New Ipswich. G. W. T. $1; A. N. T., $1—Ladies,
75c _for Freight_; Miss A. W., 50c 3.25
North Hampton. E. Gove 10.00
Northwood Centre. J. M. M. 1.00
Piermont. Cong.
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