From The Friend of Missions. DAYSPRING IN THE EAST. The change that is taking place in the religious life of the people both in India and Japan is well brought before us in this year's report of the Baptist Missionary Society. "I believe," said Lord Lawrence, "notwithstanding all that the English have done to benefit India, Christianity and Christian missionaries have done more than all other agencies combined." "The changes that are to-day being wrought out by Christian missionaries in India," writes the present Lieutenant Governor of the Panjab, "are simply marvellous. Teaching wherever they go the universal brotherhood of man, and animated by a love which goes beyond the ties of family caste or relationship, Christian missionaries are slowly, but none the less surely undermining the foundations of Hindu superstition, and bringing about a peaceful, religious, moral, and social revolution." A few weeks ago the editor of a Hindu paper wrote: "To-day every department of native society is undergoing radical and organic change. Ideas and tastes are changing, customs and manners changing, old institutions are giving place to new ones. are There are changes even in our modes of living. The spirit of Western enlightenment and civilization is at work in the core of Hindu society, Personal Example. EDITORIAL.-Evangelical Belief of Early Friends-The American Bible Society-The Tract Repository-Institute for Colored Youth..... DEATHS. Canada Yearly Meeting. Penn College... Wilmington College. Friends School at Providence... ......... 792 794 795 .......... Christian Worker 796 Address on Constitutional Prohibition, continued.....J. L. Baily 796 POETRY.-TO J. G. Whittier.............. 798 799 ....... 799 and is sometimes perceptibly, sometimes secretly, transforming, remodeling, and revolutionizing its entire organism. Its powerful influence has shaken the enormous fabric of Hinduism to its very foundations, and every sphere of native thought and occupation, intellectual, social, political, commercial, religious, is in a state of ferment." "I hate the idea of conjugating Christ's success in India in the future tense," wrote Chunder Sen, shortly before his death; "I declare as my solemn, deliberate conviction that the sanctifying, saving influences of Christ's life and teachings have al ready wrought wonders in this land. Jesus Christ brings more than a system of morals, He imparts the germ of a new life; this is His wonder working power." "What is it that makes your Bible have such power over the lives of those that embrace it ?" said a Brahman priest. It is not what they are used to in their own religion. An Eastern traveler, Mr. Conway, tells us how he had exulted for years over the glowing poetry of the Vedas, and the noble aspirations and sublime imagery of the sacred books of the East. "But when," he adds, "I went to the great cities of India, the pilgrim sites to which throng every year millions of those who profess to follow the faith of the men who wrote those books, and mingled with the vast procession of worshippers at the shrines sacred to the deities whose praises are sung by the Hindu poets, then, alas! the contrast between the real and the ideal was heart-breaking. In all those teeming myriads of worshippers, not one man or woman seemed to entertain a conception of anything ideal or spiritual in their ancient creed. Not one glimmer of the great thoughts of their poets and sages lightened their darkened temples. To all of them, the great false god which they worshipped, a hulk of roughly carved wood or stone, appeared to be the actual presentment of some terrible demon, who would treat them cruelly if they did not give him some melted butter. Of religion in a spiritual sense, there is none. If you wish for such religion, you will not find it in Brahmanism." And the same may be said of the religions of Japan. Buddhism has no regenerating power. The wise maxims and beautiful sayings of Confucius fail to convert men from the error of their ways. They profess to believe them, but they laugh at the idea of practicing them. One of the most experienced missionaries in Japan writes: "We live emphatically in a period of changes. The old institutions and ancient customs are fast dying out. Buddhism is going. Confucianism has lost its power. The temples are left in their former grandeur, but they have very few worshipers, and these consist only of old men and women belong. ing to the lowest classes. Change in politics and science has changed also their religious thoughts. To their minds Buddha is no longer a god, Confucius is only a man after all. Materialism in its grossest form, atheism in its absolute sense, this unhappily is the religion, if it can be called a religion, that is taking the place of the older ones. Those who are the most affected by it, and suffer the greatest, are the young men. They have absolutely no religion, and unless a far mightier spiritual force replace Shintoism and Buddhism, little will be gained save a glittering veneer of material civilization, and the corroding influence of foreign upon him and said: "We do a great many things that are not necessary. It is not necessary for you to wear that collar." "Well," said Governor Briggs, "I will never wear a collar again, if you won't drink." "Agreed," said the inebriate. Governor Briggs never wore a collar. They both kept their bargain for twenty years. They kept it to the death. That is the reason Governor Briggs did not wear a collar. That is the Gospel of the Son of God. Self denial for the good and the rescue of others.-Tallmage. THE NINTH CHAPTER OF DANIEL. In a paper on the New Revision of the Old Testament, read before the Presbyterian ministers of Philadelphia, Professor W. Henry Green, chairman of the American Old Testament Revision Company, called especial attention to the divergencies of rendering in the ninth chapter of Daniel, between the British and the American revision companies. Professor Green claimed that the British company had made unnecessary concessions to the advanced critics in their translation of this chapter. The German school assigns Daniel to a late date, and interprets the Messianic prophecy which culminates in Daniel ix. 25-27 as referring to Antiochus Epiphanes, rather than to Jesus Christ. Professor Green asserts that the renderings adopted by the British revisers completely shut the door upon the interpretation of these verses, which refers them primarily to Jesus; and that the American revisers rightly protested against this concession, re-asserting the renderings of the "Authorized" Version show the differences between the two companies. in their Appendix. A glance at the Appendix will The British revisers have expelled the word "Messiah" from the text in verses 25, 26, translating "anointed one.' In verse 25, they punctuate so as to make the period from the command to build Jerusalem to the coming of the anointed one seven weeks, instead of "seven weeks, and threescore It is CHRIST whom India needs," said Chunder and two weeks," a change which favors the referSen several years ago. It is CHRIST whom the na-ence to Antiochus Epiphanes. In verse 26, they tions need, is written plainly on each page of the world's history. "From what I know of India to-day," writes Professor Max Muller, "the people seem to me riper for Christianity than any nation that ever accepted the Gospel." A somewhat similar remark has been made by others with regard to Japan. Both nations unquestionably need the special prayers of Christians at the present time, and not prayer only, but loving, self-sacrificing, and timely effort. vices." HOW MUCH can you afford to deny yourself for the good of others? It was a great mystery to many people why Governor Briggs, of Massachusetts, wore a cravat, but no collar. Some people thought it was an absurd eccentricity. Ah no! This was the secret: Many years before, he was talking with an inebriate, and telling him that his habit was unnecessary, and the inebriate retorted substitute "his end" for "the end thereof,” and in 27 "for the half of the week" for "in the midst of the week." Professor Green claimed that these changes were quite gratuitous, and said that he himself was willing to concede all that truth demanded, but no more. Even, however, if the reference to Antiochus were granted, that would not make a secondary reference to our Lord impossible.-S. S. Times. "NOT OF THE DEAD BUT OF THE LIVING."— That was a beautiful idea expressed by a Christian lady, on her death bed, in reply to a remark of her brother, who was taking leave of her to return to his distant residence, that he should probably never meet her again in the land of the living. She answered: "Brother, I trust we shall meet in the land of the living. We are now in the land of the dying." DUBLIN YEARLY MEETING. (Continued from page 780.) Fifth-day Afternoon.-H. Wigham referred to our action in reference to the Sunday closing question, and as E. Gibson, M. P., intended asking the Govern ment on Second-day next as to their intention respecting it, he suggested sending a memorial to the Prime Minister in support of the question. of souls to the church. Our mission work is at present very much shelved into school-rooms, owing to the influence of a few individuals, instead of being in our meeting-houses. But if we had the use of these as the Wesleyans have, those who were brought to God in our meeting-houses would come back again, expecting to find there a continuance of the blessing. Now about our inside work. We are duly informed that our meetings are regularly held, etc., but let us ask ourWig-selves how many souls in those meetings have been converted during the past year? I cannot but feel that as a church we have not come down to where we ought to be, at the feet of the Lord Jesus. How much more would our prayers be answered if the whole church was united to ask and expect a blessing for our members! It has appeared to me as I have recently from time to time attended special meetings for the public, that some of our own members thought they scarcely wanted the Gospel at all. Dear friends, we need a revival in our own borders. Several Friends expressed approval, and H. ham, Alfred Beale and T. Edmondson were appointed to prepare a draft of memorial. Reports on Scripture Meetings amongst our members, on Home Mission work, and on care of non-mem. bers, were read. B. Sinton hoped that in connection with our Home Mission work we might obey the command, "bring all the tithes into my storehouse," and that if it is to be a successful work, sacrifices would have to be made. J. B. Beale noticed with regret by several reports that the Week-day Meetings were given up. Could not some of the members of these meetings follow the example reported in other places, and try to hold a Gospel Meeting one evening in the week, and invite the people around them to come to it? F. Wood—It is clearly evident from these reports that there is life, and where there is life there is power. We may for this, thank God, and take courage. One object of having these records is to bring before us the condition of our several meetings, so that we may understand it to some extent, and be able to sympathize with those who are doing the Lord's work. There are those in various meetings earnestly engaged in service for Christ, and yet it may be, we are not in full church sympathy with them. We ought to ⚫ give all such a helping hand. C. F. Wakefield-It must be evident to us all that there is great deficiency in the attendance of midweek meetings. He had always taken this attend. ance as the outward and visible sign of an inward grace. O may the love of God predominate in our hearts! If there is to be a revival amongst us it must begin individually. He would then do great things for us. How would one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight! If we were thus faithful, others would take example by us. T. P. Goodbody feared that the Society itself has not come to the level at which the Lord would have it. I rejoice that there are amongst us those who would be ready to throw aside all the shackles of men and let God speak to them through His Spirit in whatever way He sees right. I have often advocated this freedom of the Gospel in our meetings, and rejoice in the belief that the time is almost come when it will be acknowledged. Many of our members are finding out that there is nothing in the forms in which they have heretofore trusted, but that there is everything in the Lord Jesus Christ. May He preserve us from the besetting temptations of formality and the love of ease, and fit us to enter into the fields now opening in the country for those who are willing to be used by Him, without reference to the forms of any church. Arthur Pim thinks that in one respect the reports give us an encouraging view, as it is evident from them that there is a very good work going on which is not reported. But how does this work bear on the state and prosperity of our Society? We find individuals here and there gathering souls to Christ. Their work is blessed to themselves and to those they help, but how little reflex action on the church! If, on the other hand, the converted members of the Society were banded together not only to uphold special principles, but to witness for Christ, there would be an ingathering Adam Woods agrees with the statement that there is life in this body, but thinks it is confined to a few. If there was more earnestness there would be more growth. Why have we not grown in the last twenty years? We have had for years a large stock of valuable tracts on these premises; surely if were in earnest in spreading the Gospel we would have found some means of circulating all these; and in contrast to our inaction a Methodist gentleman has come from time to time to ask for these tracts, and I have given them to him in large quantities. Sixth-day Afternoon.-The draft of memorial to W. E. Gladstone, urging on the Government the desirableness of renewing the Sunday Closing (Ireland) Act, 1878, and extending its provisions to the whole of Ireland, was brought in and adopted. The consideration of the reports on our meetings, etc., was then resumed. E. Sayce-As I have listened to the remarks from sitting to sitting, I could not but feel that there is plenty of good material here to carry on the Lord's work, not only in this island, but in other places. It strikes me much, the more so as I have been accustomed to sit for many years with a very few. Oh! what would be your condition if each one was engaged heart and soul in this glorious work, even if confined to this island? Our mission is not ended, notwithstanding that the professing church is in a more satisfactory condition than when I was young. Others sit under some man; we sit under the Lord Jesus Christ. My message to you is, if there is outside work, bring it close under your care, and if your present arrangements do not suit this, make them so that you can thus do. As I have mingled with you, I have observed that you are an intelligent body, mostly of the middleaged class, some also of the young. As you surrender yourselves to Him, He will qualify you to use whatever gifts He has conferred upon you in His service. J. O. Green-What is keeping our Society from progressing? Some say we have liberty. I feel we have not; and this I think is one cause. Then the sheep and lambs require different food. Some who used to speak in our meetings have been discouraged, owing to the way they were spoken to, and have ceased altogether. Still there is a wonderful change in the last forty years. Then there was hardly a meeting held anywhere beyond our own regular meetings, but now they are held everywhere about the country in the North. When do we hear of conversions at our Quarterly Meetings? But in our Mission Meetings we expect conversions and we receive them. Then as to the ministry, if we are to be truly men for the Lord we must give more time to the work. He that warreth must not entangle himself. Visiting by ministers is latterly very much neglected, yet this is I believe one of the best ways to bring about conversions. There is more often fruit from this pastoral work than by preaching the Gospel. S. H. Watson would be glad if the suggestion of T. Edmondson was kept in view, and that a series of meetings might be held at this Yearly Meeting. Mission work has been called outside work, but it became so because the Society would not carry it on in its own meeting-houses. George Fox was raised up to deliver people from the tyranny of custom. We have certain ideas of the way meetings should be held, and we object to meetings where other methods are adopted, but God uses these very methods for blessing to souls, and why should we ignore them? George Satterthwaite wished very much to set before us the command to go forward. If we look at the gloomy side of things we shall never gain strength. I believe it is the will of the Head of the Church that Friends in this country should be of good courage. In listening to the various reports I could not but feel that there were many encouraging things amongst you. There are the increasing number who speak in your congregations, and many more who try to fulfil their stewardship in various directions. Then in your larger meetings is there not an increase of loyalty amongst your younger members? There are, doubtless, many who do not do these things, who do nothing to mani. fest their love to Christ. We must pray for these, but because of these we must not give up our hope or our courage. Then the question of numbers is really one of quality more than quantity. Forty years ago you had only two men ministers-how different it is today! On the other hand the numbers attending the Yearly Meeting are much less than in the past-but, as I said, quality is of more importance than numbers. I have earnestly desired that the ministry exercised amongst you may be in humility, and that the whole truth may be preached faithfully. You cannot separate what God has not separated-"Repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ," is the sum and substance of what the apostle was sent to deliver. May we also be bringing forth the fruits of righteousness. We are told to covet earnestly the best gifts, and one of these is sympathy. We sometimes stand too much aloof from one another, possibly from early training. We have carried a good point too far. I long that we may all come near together to seek unitedly the best welfare of one another and of the church. It is sometimes said of this age that it lacks reverence-there is less disposition than when I was young to take counsel, even when given in a loving spirit. Let us all cultivate a being "subject one to another in love." I desire that we may all go away from this Yearly Meeting with thankful hearts. A few weeks since a detachment of this body "invaded" Washington, and announced that they had come to stay." History repeats itself. Fifty years ago there were in New England itinerant street preachers, who in summer time travelled from place to place, holding meetings and speaking in the open air. They did not appear to have any church relationship, but each man on his own responsibility preached what he believed to be the Gospel. The Salvation Army is the same class organized. Having attended one of their meetings here, I thought a description of it might interest some of the readers of Friends' Review. This particular meeting was held in a building, several rooms of which had been thrown into one, and this furnished with rude but comfortable seats. "Forms," I think the " Captain" called them. One of these, facing the rest, was occupied by the speakers, three in number. The place was bare of There were, perhaps, one hunanything like ornament, poorly ventilated, and on a noisy corner. dred and fifty persons present of the class we usually meet at city mission chapels, with this peculiarity (for Washington) that white and colored were mingled indiscriminately. The Captain, as he was called, was playing a " cornet" when I entered the house, but the instrument did not appear much afterwards, as there seemed to be a difficulty between the singing and the music. Such difficulties are not uncommon, we believe, in this feature of worship. Some of The "Captain," standing upon a bench in front of him, gave out a hymn, which the cornet did not seem able to manage, but which we believe was pretty well sung (we have no means of knowing) and the services were fairly under way. the movements I scarcely understood. For instance, at one time all three of the "Army" were standing on the bench, and as one of them was a woman, the scene was rather striking. From the outset the meeting was "thrown open," and some one in the back part of the room offered a prayer. No one was invited individually to do anything, as the leaders claimed that everything should be done as the "Spirit prompted." They had with them hymn books, which they advertised at ten cents, and their paper, The War Cry, which I think they distributed gratuitously. The two men (the woman did not speak) were tolerably well educated and fair exhorters. They had somewhat to say about "doom," and the hymns they gave out dwelt upon the same topic. Now and then they would be disturbed. I was interested in their way of meeting a disturbance. It was thus: "Young men, will you not keep quiet? God bless you." This was varied a little, as at one time the speaker informed the unquiet ones, that "before he was converted he knew how to behave himself at a place of public worship." The worship itself was not as noisy as we had been led to expect it would be, though no time was given for thought. Probably they considered periods of silence wasted time. The colored people at the South, sometimes say at such times, "Remember the Lord has no dumb children.” The teaching recalled that of fifty years ago. The necessity of immediate decision, illustrated by stories of sudden death within a few hours after a refusal to accept the terms of the Gospel and things of a like character. The preaching was vehement and very earnest and never disgraced by jocularity. On only one occasion was a slang expression used. When the collection was taken the audience were exhorted to do their "level best." The occasion for the col lection was stated to be the rent of the room, and bread and butter for the "Capt" and his wife. Once in the course of his discourse, one of the speakers gave a sort of personal reminiscence, which, judging by the quiet and fixed attention of his hearers, was the "precious point" in his ser mon. Among ordinary people personal experience is almost always preferred to doctrine. It is scarcely fair to judge of the probable success of this organization from its development in Washington. There is always street preaching in fair weather in this city, aud the National Capital abounds in fluent speakers, notably the Free Methodists. The Salvation Army is essentially English. With the exception of their semi-military trappings they do not bring us anything new, though they may not be without their good influence among a certain class of our people. The endorsement of the Church of England, as well as of certain of our own people in the mother country, is in their favor. They are said to be unfavorable to outward ordinances, and to speak well of George Fox and the early Friends, but their thought of the direction of the Spirit seems to be that something must be going on all the time. W. F. MITCHELL, Washington, D. C., Sixth mo. 25th, 1885. THE SOCIETY FOR HOME CULTURE. A meeting of the General Committee was held at 2 P. M., Sixth mo. 13th, 1885. To this the Executive Committee made the following report: That they had discussed the advisability of admitting "reading members," as proposed in the Twelfth mo., and had concluded that "those who have been satisfactory students for two years may, upon the payment of the annual fee, continue the use of such books as are in the library without the usual duties of correspondence. The choice of books may be their own, provided it does not interfere with the work of regular students. Such reading members will correspond directly with the head of the department to which the book chosen belongs, and will be furnished with a library catalogue." A course of reading relative to "education will be ready in the autumn, under the care of Ann Sharpless. The Executive Committee further reported that they had decided to print for next year's use a revised and stereotyped edition of the circular of the Society, and that they will issue a handbook for the use of correspondents, containing in full rules and methods now advocated by us. For the convenience of correspondents and heads of departments and the use of reading members, there will be a catalogue of the books in the library printed during the summer."-The Student. MINUTE OF NEW ENGLAND YEARLY MEETING. land, held at Portland, Maine, in the Sixth month, At the Yearly Meeting of Friends for New Eng1885, the following Minute was directed to our Subordinate Meetings: "The Meeting was brought under an earnest concern that the Spirituality of the Gospel and its advocacy by Ministers and others, shall be maintained inviolate. We desire to protect our membership from all influences which are not in accordance with the clear testimony of our Religious Society and the teaching of the New Testament. We believe in the Spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, and that all outward ceremonies have been fulfilled and ended in Christ. Meeting records its judgment for the guidance of its Subordinate Meetings, that those holding or teaching a contrary doctrine cannot be received as acceptable Ministers of the Society of Friends, within our limits." This Extracted from the Minutes of the Meeting. WM. O. NEWHALL, Clerks. ANNA G. WOOD, } A NEW School building is in course of erection on the Haverford College grounds, which is expected to be ready by the opening of the fall term for the accommodation of the Haverford College Grammar School. This school, started last fall, has already, under the able management of the Head Master, Charles S. Crosman, warranted the erection of the building for its especial accommodation. A NEW Monthly-Meeting school will be opened in the fall on the Haverford College grounds under the care of Mary Wilson as teacher. A CAMP MEETING is to be held on the Allegheny Mountains, at Mountain Lake Park, Garrett county, Md., from the 11th to the 20th of this month, under the charge of Dr. Dougan Clark and David B. Updegraff. AN OUTSIDE VIEW. The following is from the Portland Transcript: During the past week our city has been honored by the presence of the New England Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. Notable men. and women of this sect, from all parts of the country, have been in attendance. They have given to our streets an air of holy and cheerful calm, that has been felt as a benediction by all classes of our citizens. Heaven smiled upon them with the loveliest weather. The picturesque uniform of this peaceful army has given a new charm to our June attractions. Our nerves have been quieted for the ordeal of the coming week, when reminiscences of war are to stir us, when trumpets are to sound and drums rattle. Those who have been privileged to attend the meetings, and who are not familiar with the aspects and methods of |