The New York herald., 1879-10-09
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
CLAIMS OF AFRICA UPON CHRISTIANS IN REFER
ENcE TO RECENT EXPLORATIONS.


ENcE TO RECENT EXPLORATIONS.
SYRACUSE. N Y. Oct s, 1872
The American Board OF Commissioners for Foreign
Missions resumed their sessions this morning.
Among the new arrivals President J. NJ seelye.
DR.. Il. S. Storrs, of Brooklyn: DR.. L. r. Goodwin.
DR.. Leonard Bacon. Dr. William NJ Taylor. DR.. NJ.
L. Strieby, II. NJ. Blatchford, Apheus Hardy and A.
S. Barnes
Secretary Alden read paper entitled. ''Our Great
Opportunity" which is in substance as follows:-
The Board began with i've ministers q minis
ter's paror in Pennington. Conn, in 1910. In 1919
IT had eighty-one missionaries and assistant mis-
sonaries, and asked for $4,000 for that year Now
II has nearly four hundred missionaries and nccds
$500 900 year. Severe retrcnchmcnt has been made
several years past: last mcst Of ALL but in
the month of March legacy OF nearly ZOO 900 en-
abes the Board to put its missions u substantial
footing and to make advances along the whole line.
Thirty new missionaries. hve OF them physicians.
are called for ~ once"
JAPAN.
Secretary Clark road paper entitled '.ren Years
in Japan" lie said:-Just ten years ago the Board
sent its first missionaries to that country; fifteen
years before the gentle persuasion OF an American
eot opened the long scaled gates. 1t was the turn
ing point In the destiny of 3D. O000DO OF tho human
race. Rcsult-1cn years ago less than ten converts
no church, no native ministry. no missionary that
could preach placards everywhere announcing Chris
tianty. To-day there more than two thousand
Ave hundred converts. fine body OF native preach
ers Christian schools, Christian literature. includ-
ing 100000 copies OF parts OF the New Testament.
and l6U missionaries.
Tho meeting closed with brilliant address from
Dr. Storrs. in which ho paid heartfelt tribute To
his friend. DIR. J. l.. Thompson, VINO had done much
for foreign missions, and whose almost last act was
the preparation OF a memorial to the Evangelical Al
lance. representing the Board. III behalf Of re-
lIious liberty IN Austria
ArRicA-ruE
At the afternoon session Dr. John q. Means. who
was sent by the Board to England aud the Continent
some months since to learn ali that the geographical
and missionary societies knew ot Mrica, gave the
result OF his mission in an exhaustive and singu-
larry interesting paper entitled Proposed Mission in
Central Africa. large map. twelve by sixteen feet
draw under DIR. Means direction anu containing all
the latest explanations, was suspended in the
OF the platform. Victor Hugo says:-''In tho ninc
tcenih century tho White has made man of the
black. la the twentieth century Europe will make
Africa % world Nearly every country of Europe
has exploring party out. There are towns of
from forty thousand To hundred and fifty
tho u and inhabitants hidden in stcrious depths
OF Central Africa England Imports from II o0J .O0J
pounds ot ivory. To yield which JO.uUO elephant *
must bo slain. Africa " large Europe and
North America, and has ono-sixth Ut the human
race. Ton missionary organizations at work.
Ely different hclds from which to choose pre-
scnted the Board. Tho region OF tho lhe aud tho
Congo. 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, back of
Benguels, in latitude AZ degrees SOUTH ia tho one
looked upon with the most favor.
Speeches from Dr. u. Eddy. William Il. Dodge and
DR.. William NJ. Taylor closed the meeting.
AT the evening session large and deeply inter
ested audience listened to speeches In the plymouth
and Park Presbyterian churches. by President
Seclye, OF Amherst College; DIR. h. Il. Goodwin, OF
Chicago; Professor IL. \. Nolson. OF Lane Seminary
Judge Giilett, of Connecticut; DIR. Behren,s, oi
rrovidence; william T.. Dodge, Drs. DENIM ano
Hoyt and Rev. Mr.. Sheffield. of the North Chins
Mission.