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As they rode over this d;
was armed with a rifle, b
made.
" 'In perils of robbers.
walked a mile and a half
stage coach as it should p
few moments he was in tl
for that coach held a slier
bringing to trial a desper;
ceiled that at some point
to rescue the prisoner. V
at midnight for the stage
he was the leader of a han
a half-dozen revolvers wer
was a moment of extrem
surrendered unconditional]
in the coach!
"'Perils of the wildernei
was abandoned and all the
wagon, 011 top of which t
selves, riding until midnigl
they came to a swollen sti
been swept away." A rude
ed three or four people am
and several trips were mad
had to camp out under th<
rolled in blankets, waiting
" 'In peril of fire.?Tr?
Dr. Jackson had an excitii
the steamer caught fire; at
delayed by a herd of bu
river. Fof t\to thousand 1
lay through a wilderness i
roving bands of Indians. .
United States forts or trad
the Indians fired on the b<
" 'The care of all the i
missionary, when he wrot
said, 'Resides those things
the care of all the churcl
upon our hero. Traveling
journeys, he formed little
and then he would return
return to Antioch or Tf?r
church to another with th
love and devotion he woul
pose to win the whole of c
Jesus Christ."
These are hints of some
in this story of a remarka
men have gone through si
West, when it was a newly
Many of them for homes, r
Dr. Jackson did it for a nc
order that people might be
that the Father hath prepa
that those who thought 01
I be shown how to lay up t
It would be worth whih
/ read this Life of Sheldon
them understand somethinj
terian Church is doing. It
better Presbyterians, but
" Presbyterian.
THE PRESBYTER IJ
I |
ingerous road, Dr. Jackson
>ut that day no attack was
-One night Dr." Jackson
from his camp to meet the
>ass a certain point. For a
lie greatest peril of his life,
iff and his posse who were
ado and. word had been rethere
would be a 'hold-up'
Vhen Dr. Jackson signalled
to stop, the guards thought
td of brigands and instantly
e thrust from the coach. It
e danger, but Dr. Jackson
ly, and soon was welcomed
ss.'?At one point the stage
: luggage piled on a lumber
he passengers seated themlt
in a drizzling rain. Thus
ream, where the bridge had
raft was made which floatd
as many trunks at a time,
le. At night the passengers
e wagons for several hours,
for a connecting stage,
iveling down the Missouri
lg trip of ten days. Twice
: one point the steamer was
ffalo swimming across the
uiles the course of the river
nhabited only by game and
At long intervals there were
ing posts. On one occasion
:>at, but no harm was done.
^ uivuvo. 1 aui, liic gltill
e of what he had endured,
that'are without, there is?
ies'?and this care pressed
up and down by long, hard
churches, just as Paul did,
to the East, as Paul would
usalem, and go from one
rilling stories. By his own
Id kindle in others the pur>ur
broad, beautiful land for
of the things you will find
ible and heroic life. Other
imilar dangers in our great
-opened land, but for what?
nore of them for gold. But
bier purpose. He did it in
told of the Heavenly home
red for them that love him;
ily of earthly riches might
heir treasures in heaven.
5 for every boy and girl to
Jackson. It would make
cr of wrtint out
s v/ui gi\.ai x I K.OUJ ~
would make them not only
: better Americans.?The
ifi OF THE SOUTH.
"TESTIMONIES
By Rev. F.
Col. Charles Denby, the j
in Mr. Cleveland's first adi
timonv to till" wnrth r>f m
that land. Below are extra
written by him while in CI
the Missionary Review of
1888. Writing to Gen. Jas.
ville, Ind., Gol. Denby saic
Dear General:?I wrote
the missionaries. Since t
some of thje missions here
Believe nobody when he sr
simply not posted on the w<
religious nature, you can r<
lieving Christian takes of t
tion. I, unfortunately mor
ancient Roman would hav<
man, and nothing that is hi
(Here follow two paragra
he had seen it). I made 1
cured their warm and cord
I invited them to visit m<
of interest to Americans,'
threatened reprisals at Cant
energetic action on the par
miral Davis. It is idle for
sionaries or their work. .
The men or the women
to 4 in teaching Chinese
barely enables one to live,
truly as Grant or Sheridan
all this in a country wher
is surrounded bv ^oo.ooo.oc
moment to break out into n
larly in view of the trera
against their race at home.
I am not particularly prowomen
are simply Americj
ter. But as a man I can r
them. I can tell the real f
and women are honest, pioi
trained for their work by th
side of any religious quest
doing a great work in civi
ing care of helpless thous
runners of Western metho
They are preparing the w
merce and material progre
loudly at the gate of the Cf
of the world, talking to sinr
it is difficult to say too muc
.in China, from even the.sta
Writing at another time
tary of the Presbyterian B
Col. Denby said:
I have made it my busir
in the open parts of China.'
fied me that the missionari
spect, encouragement, and
. fault with them except e>
owes them a vast debt. Th<
physicians, and almoners <
China they have schools, cc
July 14, 1909.
TO MISSIONS."
T. Charlton.
\merican minister to China
ninistration, has borne tesissions
and missionaries in
cts from letters which were
lina. They are taken from
the World for February,
M. Shackleford, of Evansl:
you some time since about
hen I have gone through
, and will go through all.
leers at them. The man is
Drk. With your enthusiastic
tllA vlpw f-liof
w??v t iv ?t mat kliv Uf
he divine side of the quese
worldly, look at it as the
e done, who said, "I am a
uman is indifferent to me."
phs detailing the work as
:he advances that have selial
personal affection. .. . .
; and to discuss questions
particularly, lately, the
on, which called forth some
t of this Legation and Adany
man to decry the mis'
who put in from-8 o'clock
children, on a salary that
are heroes, or heroines, as
, Nelson or Farragut; and
e a handful of Americans
o of Asiatics, liable at any
nobs and outrages, particutendous
crimes committed
missionary ; these men and
in citizens to me as minislot
but admire and respect
rorh the false. These men
is, sincere, industrious, and
e most arduous study. Oution
. .. . these people are
lizing, educating, and takands.
They are the fore>ds
and Western morality,
ay for white-winged comss,
which are knocking so
linese wall. . . . As a man
lers like himself, I say that
h good of missionary work
ndpoint of the skeptic.
to Dr. Ellinwood, Sjpcreoard
of Foreign Missions,
less to visit every mission
This inspection has satisies
deserve all possible reconsideration.
I find no
xessive zeal. Civilization
sy have been the educators,
Df the Chinese. All over
>lleges and hospitals. They