The North Carolina Presbyterian . f the Churchs sufficiency, notwith-standing the tremendous odds ofhe ithenism that are still, and mustcontinue to be, against it, is circula-ting and apparently gaining groundin America, to the natural end of adiminishing missionary force and ofthe financial aid which accompaniesit. Emphasis should be laid also onthe fact that the Christians of Ja-pan are not yet old in the faith. Thepast few years have been years ofespecial trial to those interested inthe propagation of a pure Gospel,and to the yet undeveloped thinkersalong theological and other kindredlines
The North Carolina Presbyterian . f the Churchs sufficiency, notwith-standing the tremendous odds ofhe ithenism that are still, and mustcontinue to be, against it, is circula-ting and apparently gaining groundin America, to the natural end of adiminishing missionary force and ofthe financial aid which accompaniesit. Emphasis should be laid also onthe fact that the Christians of Ja-pan are not yet old in the faith. Thepast few years have been years ofespecial trial to those interested inthe propagation of a pure Gospel,and to the yet undeveloped thinkersalong theological and other kindredlines among the better educated ofthe Christians. The various formsof liberal Christianity have beenurged upon the attention of the lat-tei by word, book, pamphlet andnewspaper. Besides this, the disin-tegrating teachings of Plymouthbrethren have made no small inroadsupon the membership of the church-es, and disturbed and unsettledmany where no actual defection re-sulted. t Highest of all in Ldtvening Power.—Lateti U. S. GotH JUpoit;. ^^iXfwmMx >«»g From the foregoing it will beseen that the Church in Japan isnot sufficiently strong numerically,financially, intellectually or spirit-ually for the burdens which theunwisdom of certain of its friendswould lay upou it, and we commendto the consideration of all lovers ofour Lord who are interested in theadvancement of His kin|^dom inthis interesting country the follow-ing resolutions passed by the the In-ternational Missionary Union atClifton Springs, N. Y., June 12th,1895, and also that which obtainedthe approval of upwards of onehundred missionaries, who met inan interdenomiational conference afew weeks since in Karniiawa : Since it has pleased God in theorder of His providence to bring theEmpire of Japan into such a posi-tion of prominence as she occupiesto-day, this International Mission-ary Union deems it advisable to urgeupon all the evangelical churchesthe necessity of taking advatitage ofthe present crisis in the history ofm
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