Great Value and Success of Foreign Missions; Proved by Distinguished Witnesses Being the Testimony of Diplomatic Ministers, Consuls, Naval Officers (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...in gold. The aggregated contributions of the native Christian community in India, Burmah and Ceylon rose from about 60,000 rupees in 1861, to 159,124 rupees in 1871, and to 228,517 rupees in 1881." The Natives Trust Only The Missionaries.--In "Protestant Foreign Missions," by Theodore Christlieb, D.D., Ph.D., page 186, we read: " The moral influence of Christianity and of Christians in China, and also in India, is almost wholly sustained through the missionaries alone. 'But for the English missionaries, ' says The Friend of India (a secular organ), 'the natives of India would have a very poor opinion of Englishmen. The missionary alone, of all Englishmen, is the representative of a disinterested desire to elevate and improve the people.' And a Hindoo in very high standing said a short time ago to the wife of a missionary closely related to myself, 'You missionaries are the only persons in whom we really have confidence.' Hence they are a very important bond between the little loved English government and the Indian people." JAPAN. The First Protestant Mission In Japan.--The following mention of the first Protestant mission established in Japan is from " A Historical Sketch of the Japan Mission of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America" (New York, 1883): "We now come to the first direct missionary movement on the part of tbe Protestant Episcopal Church. Early in 1859 the Rev. John Liggins, who had been laboring for four years as a missionary in China, visited Japan for the benefit of his health, and met with an unexpectedly cordial reception from the Japanese officials. A few days after his arrival at Nagasaki he received information that the Foreign Committee had appointed the Rev. Channing Moo...