Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-22
THE METHODISIS.
PROGRESS OF THE CONFERENCE 1T
ROCHESTER,.
The Session Prolonged by the Wright Case
ward-A New Agent Appointed-The
Temperance Work-Aid for the Freed
men. .
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

! Especial Telegram to the Globe.
| FRIDAY AFTERNOON, Sept. 20.-The business
of Methodist conference is carried on under
strict parliamentary rules, and, unless some
thing of an unusual nature intervenes, the
business can be transacted on the four days
(Wedne sday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
set apart for the business before the Sabbath
The appointments are usually read on Monday
morning. This session, however, will be some
what prolonged. Among the fresh arrivals,
pertaining to conference, to-day are Judge
Brill A. b. Rose and Pascal Smith, in the in
terest of Hamline university; Mrs. ]. Ellen
Foster, of Clinton, Iowa, in the interest of
| temperance and Prof. d. G. John, of Mankato
Normal school. Ats P. NJ. the anniversary of
| the Woman's Foreign Missionary society was
held. The house was comfortably we'll filed
and the meeting called to order by Mrs.
81. j. Crist who opened the service by giving
out the hymn 9S8.
| ''Thou whose almighty word, etc.
Mrs. D. Cobb read portion of scripture and
led in prayer, when the congregation sang:
! when shall the voice of singing, etc.
Mrs. w. H. Soule said there had always rest
ed upon her an inspiration for the missionary
work. She called to mind from her childhood
the stories of the missionaries about the child
| rem in heather land, and wondered when she
would be able to do and say something for
them. This work is a work of faith, and one
difficulty is. to interest the sisters of the
| church in behalf Of the women of the heather
country. | sometimes fear have heard
much of the wants of foreign land that it
makes us Indifferent. I hope this is not SO,
but hear much and see SO little
it is liable to make US in
different on this great subject.
Mrs. w. c. Rice said it took an experienced
speaker to make speech in ten minutes, the
time allotted; but she took for her theme the
sacrifices made by the men and women of the
church who had given life, love and substance
| to the cause of missions We are called upon
individually to take a part in this work. We
are called upon for time and money. Can we
do it? We ask this question: and in answering
it pardon me if l refer to myself. We ought
to read much. and in reading the Friend we
can find there matters in reference to the mis-
sions and the work that will be of the greatest
Importance to us. Let US devote one-half day
in visiting the poor and the sick. As to money,
the only way to have it is to save it. If the
ministers sives can save it surely the layman's
wife can. It's consolation for the minister
wife to have crisp fve-dollar bill in her pos
session. We save our money in small amounts
but never forget the mite chest. The lady
told of one sister who gave what she usually
spent for ribbons to the cause of mis-
sions. She saved dollar and made
the sacrifice. In the course of time, this
such things as this dollar had deprived her of.
Sister Rice concluded that the Lord did not in
tend to let minister's wives go without ribbons,
especially when they gave their pin money to
the cause of missions.
Mrs. w. w. Rork said her heart was full of
the mission work, and that although she might
be able to do but little for this cause, she knew
there One who would label it s'melcIa."
Can we afford to stand aloof from this great
work of the church? Have we SO environed
ourselves that we cannot do part in this
branch of the Lords work? If we can do but
little let us do that heartily. Do not wait to
do the work of the giant. or give in amounts as
becometh millionair, but give and do as God
has blessed us. In giving we will have to give
and will reap our Just reward. The heather
world calls to US, and if we are poor we cannot
afford to withhold.
Rev. 1. N. Howser, of Milwaukee, who has
been missionary, gave some startling figures
in regard to the magnitude of the numbers of
people in heather darkness; 100, 000, 900 of wo-
men in India alone. In Madras in 1850, the
women were used as horses, transporting water,
earth and sand, for pay ment of three cents a
day, while the sun was l40 deg. in the shade.
Women were sold at $40 apiece. Whole vii
lagos were supported by selling women at from
So to $6 each. The better class were kept ex-
cluded. [ only saw three or four in the eight
years l spent in India. The men and women
of Indir are intelligent; because they are heath
en- they are not TOOLS, Out caste lnCerVenes
These are the people we wish to educate to
Christianity. What does Christianity do? 1t
teaches US to honor mothers, wives and
our daughters. We offer them our arms as we
go down the street and feel honored. In India
every time we go down the street
with our wives on our arms We
/: preach a sermon. The speaker went oyel
a great deal of the missionary field, giving per
+. sonal experiences that were most interesting
He told of the great famine, und how hundreds
and thousands came to him for help. How thu
/. mothers brought their babes in a starved con
: dition, and he bought them for SO cents apiece
/; to the number of hundreds. How he sent tn,
reared as Christians, and are now occupying
positions as doctresses and ministers, educat
ing and elevating their own people
DIR. Arthur Edwards spoke happily on tn
subject for some time. When the congregation
!. sang: -,
Mrs. Mind, the secretary, read her report
e which was not up to what it was last year
: This. however, is owing to the failure of TIL
crops. Mrs. Mind read lette
. received ss1 ee from Bishop Wyle exh9r.in
# She SAID: We live in rich homes and sit dow
J. to well laden tables and think we are maxim
n great sacrifices. We are doing nothing as ye
= While we sit here to-day there is meeting i
Chicago, where eight noble young women VIII
- - are giving up home and friends for China an
e Japan, are taking part. Mothers are ther
: who are giving up their daughters to the wor
- of the missionary cause in China. They ar
- not doing this without making a sacrifice sue
y as we are not called upon to make to-day
le The lady read interesting letters from differ
y ent parts of the mission field, portraying th
u terrible famine that has afflicted that poe
n n land. The call is, Help! Help Money! Money
u Shall we sit down in our plenty and allo
~ these faithful workers to become discourage
10 in their great work OF shall we deny ourseve
little III dress and home and ordinary comfort
to help swell the fund for missions? Let Mir
s. nesota come up to the work. We cannot affor
Of to reinquish one foot of territory. Til
= executive committee Of the parent society {
= Boston took upon it a great obligation in a.
le suming $4,000, and although in Minnesota tt
r treasury seems to be almost empty, yet we
sh our faith believe that the Lord will provid
ne But faith without works, and we accom- pills
lie nothing. The appeal from Mrs. Mind was
at very earnest one
~ Frtdsy Eoening.