p. 279 | MAY STUDY OF THE FIELD

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 30, 1901

MAY STUDY OF THE FIELD

Articles for study in the May Missionary Magazine: The Gospel in the Malay Archipelago; Industrial India; Native Tribes of Central America (May 5-11)

THE GOSPEL IN THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO

1. NAME the principal missionary society in East Java. When did it begin work? Mention some of the results. Where is the headquarters of its work?

2. What other missionary societies have been engaged here? How did the Lord in His providence provide the London Missionary Society with laborers? When did they enter this field?

3. What is the British and Foreign Bible Society doing in East Java? Relate some of the experiences of their agents while in the interior villages.

4. After a century’s work, what are the visible results? What agencies have tended to make the work discouraging?

5. What policy of the government has doubtless prevented largely increased missionary forces from entering this field?

6. What has been done for the Chinese? Mention some of the results of Elder Munson’s ten-months’ stay among them.

7. What kind of men and women are needed? Will we not unite with Elder Munson in prayer, that the Lord may send forth laborers? He may call upon us to answer our own prayers. How can we do it?

INDUSTRIAL INDIA

8. How has foreign and Western civilization affected the Indian modes of life and business? How is India governed by England?

9. How do the natives share in their government? What has been the result of this office-seeking and office-holding?

10. What was formerly the custom in India? Describe the artisan class. What tends to discourage any effort to revive the hand industries?

11. In what industry are the largest number of natives engaged? What per cent of the population does it include? In what respect do the peasantry live differently from the farmer in the Western world?

12. Mention the principal food raised. Name others. What can you say of the manner of agriculture?

13. What effect has the building of railways in the farming districts had upon the financial condition of the people? What per cent of the agricultural population are in debt?

14. How do they view their condition? What should these facts lead us to do?

NATIVE TRIBES OF CENTRAL AMERICA

15. Why did the Aztecs of Mexico and Central America welcome Cortez and his band of soldiers?

16. What traces of the Bible narrative relating to creation, the flood, confusion of tongues, and the one true God are found in the mythology of the Aztecs? Read the Aztec prayer.

17. In contrast with their prayer, what horrible sacrifice was a part of this strange religion?

18. What change has taken place? Is there any evidence that the Aztecs have faith in this new religion? What must yet be done for them?

SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS

19. What progress has recently been made in Samoa? How many have recently accepted the truth in Jamaica?

20. Tell something of the status of present truth in India. At how many places has the work been started? Mention some of the needs of this field.