中国是世界上最大的异教徒国家

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摘自1877年上海会议的呼吁。"I. 中国是迄今为止世界上最大的异教徒国家。
中国是世界上最大的异教徒国家。包括其附属国在内，它的领土面积比整个欧洲大陆还要大；或者说，如果不包括马霍梅德王国，它大约相当于所有其他异教徒国家的总和。
它相当于所有其他异教徒国家的总和。
"II. 毫无疑问，它也是最重要的。世界上没有任何一个异教徒国家可以在任何时候与中国相比。
与中国相比。. . . 中国将成为未来的伟大国家之一。
的国家之一。"三。中国人虽然是世界上最古老的民族，但却一如既往地充满了活力和希望。
中国人虽然是世界上最古老的民族，但却像以前一样充满了活力和希望。在智力方面，他们适合做任何事情。. . 他们的进取心
他们的进取心和毅力是有口皆碑的。"四。他们是东方的伟大殖民者。最终将成为这些广大国家的主导种族。
庞大的国家中占据主导地位。"人类的本性在任何时代都是一样的。
忠实于自己，或多或少地实现了使徒福尔所描绘的骇人听闻的画面
使徒福尔所描绘的可怕画面。. . . 中国的希望不在
中国本身没有希望。"在这种情况下，每年有数以百万计的人进入永生
每年都有数以百万计的人进入永恒! 这是多么令人痛苦的想法啊! 人的灵魂
人的灵魂，被赋予了最光辉的能力，却因为缺乏被委托给我们传播的知识而灭亡
因为缺乏被委托给我们传播的知识而灭亡！--这些灵魂可能会被解放出来。-这些灵魂可能会从罪恶中解放出来，被转移到神的国度。
灵魂可以从罪恶中解放出来，转入神的国度，并因此
灵魂可以从罪恶中解放出来，转入神的国度，从而在不断扩大的智慧和不断深入的快乐的事业中得到确立。
越来越多的智慧和越来越深的喜乐的事业中，以'像灯塔的光辉，像星星的光芒，直到永远'。"这种可怕的灵魂毁灭要持续多久？
我们难道不应该在这一代努力拯救中国吗？上帝的能力有限吗？祈祷的功效
祈祷的功效有限吗？这个伟大的成就是在
掌握在教会的手中。如果我们忠实地把我们的什一税带入仓库，并到处传扬福音。
那么天堂的窗户就会被打开，祝福就会
天堂的窗户将被打开，祝福将倾泻在我们身上，直到没有足够的空间来接受它们。
" 我们恳切地呼吁整个基督教世界给予帮助。
我们希望在这一代将中国从罪恶的桎梏中解放出来。这是有可能的。我们的
我们的主说过：'你们要照着你们的信心去做'。
上帝的教会可以做到，只要她忠于她的伟大使命。当年轻人为世俗的地位而奋斗时，他们何时才会挤进宣教的领域？
争夺世俗的荣誉和富足的地位时，什么时候才会有年轻人挤进传教的领域呢？什么时候父母会将他们的儿子和女儿奉献给
奉献给传教士工作，因为他们
寻找世俗影响和荣誉的罕见机会？基督徒什么时候才会像为奢侈品和娱乐活动捐款一样为宣教工作捐款？他们什么时候才能学会为上帝的工作舍弃自己，就像他们为自己心爱的世俗物品舍弃自己一样？或者说，什么时候他们才会认为为神的工作舍弃自己，而不是自我否定，而是最高的快乐和特权？
他们什么时候才会把为传播福音而最大限度地慷慨解囊看作不是自我否定，而是最高的快乐和特权呢？
在异教徒中传播福音？"站在这个庞大帝国的边界上，我们。
因此，我们有120名传教士，来自几乎所有的福音派宗教派别
因此，我们--一百二十位传教士，几乎来自欧洲和美洲的每一个福音派宗教派别，在上海的大会上聚集在一起，代表了整个教会。
代表整个新教在中国的传教士群体，我们感到自己完全无法胜任如此迅速扩展的伟大工作，因此最诚恳地恳请
恳切地恳求，以一个声音呼吁整个神的教会提供更多的劳工。
呼吁整个上帝的教会提供更多的劳动力。



APPENDIX.
From the Appeal of the Shanghai Conference of 1877. "I. China is by far the largest heathen country in the
world. Including its dependencies, it embraces a terri- tory larger than the whole continent of Europe ; or, ex- cluding the Mahommedan kingdoms, it is about equal to
all the rest of the heathen nations combined.
"II. It is also beyond all question the most important. .. No heathen country in the world can for one moment be
compared to China. . . . China will be one of the great
nations of the future. "III. The Chinese, though the oldest nation in the
world, are as full of vigour and promise as ever. Intel- lectually they are fit for anything. . . . Their enterprise
and perseverance are proverbial. " IV. They are the great colonisers of the East. . . . will ultimately become the dominant race in ail these
vast countries. " Human nature is the same in all ages, and left to
itself more or less faithfully fulfils the appalling picture
drawn by the Apostle Faul. . . . There is no hope for
China in itself. " Under these circumstances millions pass into eternity
every year ! What an agonizing thought ! Souls of
men, endowed with the most glorious faculties, perishing
for lack of that knowledge which has been entrusted to us for diffusion ! —souls which might be emancipated from
sin, transferred into the kingdom of God, and thus
established in a career of ever-widening intelligence and
ever-deepening joy, to ' shine as the brightness of the fir- mament, and as the stars for ever and ever.' " How long shall this fearful ruin of souls continue?
Ought we not to make an effort to save China in this generation? Is God's power limited? Is the efficacy
of prayer limited? This grand achievement is in the
hands of the Church. If we faithfully bring our tithes into the storehouse, and preach the Gospel everywhere,
then the windows of heaven shall be opened, and blessings
showered down upon us, till there be not room enough to receive them.
" We earnestly appeal to the whole Christian world for help We w^nt China emancipated from the
thraldom of sin in this generation. It is possible. Our
Lord has said, ' According to your faith be it unto you.'
The Church of God can do it, if she be only faithful to her great commission. When will young men press into the mission-field as they struggle for positions of worldly
honour and affluence ? When will parents consecrate
their sons and daughters to missionary work as they
search for rare openings of worldly influence and honour ? When will Christians give for missions as they give for luxuries and amusements? When will they learn to deny themselves for the work of God as they deny themselves for such earthly objects as are dear to their hearts ? Or, rather, when will they count it no self-denial, but the
highest joy and privilege, to give with the utmost liberality
for the spread of the Gospel among the heathen ? " Standing on the borders of this vast empire, we,
therefore —one hundred and twenty missionaries, from
almost every evangelical religious denomination in Europe and America, assembled in General Conference
at Shanghai, and representing the whole body of Protestant missionaries in China, —feeling our utter insuffi- ciency for the great work so rapidly expanding, do most
earnestly plead, with one voice, calling upon the whole
Church of God for more labourers."