Articles for Study in the March Missionary Magazine: The Gospel in the Malay Archipelago: India—Historical Outline: A Visit to Turkey THE GOSPEL IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO
1. How did Portugal come into possession of the East Indies? By what method did Spain gain a foothold? 2. Relate other changes in the government which have finally led to the elimination of Spanish, and, with that, all national Roman Catholic influence. 3. How long have the Dutch occupied Java? What can you say of their earlier missionary efforts? 4. Mention the missionary societies now laboring in this island. 5. What one feature of the missionary efforts of the Dutch East India Company still exists, not only as a noble monument to their memory, but as a constant blessing to the Christians of Java? 6. Why is this island the most prominent of the East Indies? Give its area and population. Describe its physical features. 7. What traces still remain of advanced civilization in the early history of Java? What recent improvements tend to make this island equal in many respects to more civilized countries? INDIA: HISTORICAL OUTLINE
8. Mention one fact which makes the Indian people especially interesting to other members of the European family. 9. Give some evidence of their common origin. Describe briefly the scattering of the Aryans. 10. Where did those who went east finally settle? Why are they called Hindus, and their country Hindustan? What seems naturally to have led the Hindus to regard their rivers as sacred? 11. What can you say of the aboriginal peoples? Outline the history of India until its final conquest by England. 12. Tell something of the religious conditions. What responsibility rests upon us to whom great light has been given, in our relation to our brothers in this dark land? 13. Map Exercise.—Locate the provinces of Punjab, Gujarat (Guzerat), and Malwa. The cities of Lahore, Bombay, Calcutta, Darjeeling, and Karmatar. The Ganges and Indus rivers. 14. Relate some of the incidents connected with Elder Conradi's visit to the church at Constantinople. Describe this city. 15. What progress has the message made in Turkey during the last ten years? Mention some of the difficulties that our workers and brethren must encounter here. 16. Describe the visit to the two Armenian churches. What has led to such a marked decrease in the tithe? How did the Lord seem to intervene so that Elder Conradi could hold public services with the churches?