26 Kennedy's Life of Whittier-Social Science Library-University Extension. Vital Points of Expert Opinion Dr. Josiah Strong on the Religious Mission of North America-Chauncey M. Depew on Religious Work of the Young for the Young. Ex-President Cyrus Hamlin on the Clifton Springs International Meeting New York Convention of the V. P. S. of Christian Endeavor-Senate's Vote for Sunday Closing of the World's Fair--Dr. Parkhurst's State- ment that the Church lacks Virility-Riots at Homestead, Pa.-Attorney YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 Published monthly. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, Chicago, Ill. OUR DAY VOL. X.-AUGUST, 1892.-No. 56. RAVAGES OF THE BRITISH OPIUM TRADE IN ASIA. SIX hundred millions of human beings in Asia, or more than a third of the whole family of man, are exposed to the evils of the opium trade legalized by the British government. The attention of Christian philanthropists in Great Britain was directed with special interest to the opium vice in 1891. This has been manifested by the fact that so many different denominations of Christians took action upon the subject during their regular annual meetings and passed resolutions expressive of their deep conviction of the evils of the viciouse of this poison, and 'of their gratification at the action of the British House of Commons in declaring, by a formal vote, "that the system by which the opium revenue is raised in India is morally indefensible"; and their hope that such action may soon be taken by the British Parliament as will do away with the growth and consumption of this narcotic in India. Resolutions of this import were adopted by the synod of the Presbyterian church in England, by the Baptist Union, by the Congregational Union, by the Wesleyan Methodist Conference, by the Wesh Calvinistic Methodist church, by the United Presbyterian Synod of Scotland, by The Free Church of Scotland, by the Presbyterian church of Ireland, and by other religious assemblies. This action of so many separate churches was confirmed and emphasized by the resolution adopted by the Ecumenical Council of the Methodist churches |