| Show IN THE WORLD OF MISSIONS one of the denominational journals of the east calls attention to the tact fact that missionary work in foreign lands is about to undergo some essential change at forstthe first the labor of a missionary was chiefly evangelistic sometimes it included literary work mainly the tha translation of the bible and the publication of the sacred volume volum then it was found necessary to give attention education of the children in order to reach the families through their iv hildren A number of christian schools have bave been established throughout the 2 in this way and their efficiency emcie ncy la highly spoken of v those directing the missionary efforts axe are now confronted with the fact that abe te number of children having the ad vantage of such education is too large for the societies to take care of many of them are employed as mis ide lon aries narles and te teachers arberg but the rest are left jett to their own resources in countries where the caste system prevails there is no opportunity for them to go back to their former friends and look tor for employment their taste has under fane poo a change by association with furo europeans and they look to the won fa station tation for a start in life it is fact that seems to demand new lof efforts forts on theeart the part of those chose interested JA foreign missions and it is predicted that the time is not far off when associated with the missionary station will U barlous industrial enterprises for the especial bene benefits tits of converts what the effect of this would be time can show it is pro babis that aind mildreds mid reds would a religion su eu I 1 fared ed over with opportunities of mak tr I 1 A living where one would accept at iid 0 make a sacrifice still it may not be d denied that a missionary who would alro 40 to the so called heathen countries and nd teach ma th people better methods of the fields establish manu tec torlea and aad facilitate the exchange of products would be a great benefactor mankind it if he could do this thin inde ent of tb r religious gou a societies ne pa f prepare the e way for missionary r proper p pt but t I 1 if the e missionary anth r t ak cea e to 0 cont control ro I 1 t the h e e eventual in trial activity tI vitY giving a job to his convert i aad it away from the apostates aa asbe lie would ild be too apt to do thesy the system st would be productive of hypocrisy on a truly gigantic scale christianity is a practical religion it enters every department of human life and claims a cont controlling roling influence over all the affairs ot df men not by praises promises of temporal rewards for adherence TO creeds or performance of ceremonies but by exalting elatta ing men and women to a higher plane of morality and by influencing fluen cing all their thoughts sentiments motives words and acts jt it was this peculiarity of the christian religion that made it a power in the early ages before which imperial rome trembled there is no scriptural precedent for making employment in manufacturing enterprises an incentive to faith on the contrary all the blessings of the highest civilization may be regarded as a result of the prevalence of the Chris christian flan religion to deviate from a scriptural rule and precept is at all times a dangerous experiment let the christian missionaries sion aries seek to obtain the power the knowledge the humility and above all the divine authority with which the first missionaries of the christian chrls ian ia n church were clothed and the results of their labors will be similar to that which is a powerful testimony to the divine mission of our lord and his apostles |
