Telegram-herald., 1888-01-25
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he Missionary C0B1srsnse u Ihs Csassts
Of Alehigaa began yesterday a TIE First
Reformed Chareh ca Division q Al 10 p.
nl. xlta devotional exercises conducted by
Dr. Charles scott. ID. D. Of HOPE ColisEs.
holland. The exercises sszs follossd - =
paper "a The Condition. Prospects snd
Needs of Our Mlssioa-asii IN Inlia." -
Ia. 5c0lt aa1 ras a. Interesting feFiss 0f tie
work 0f Christians Ia India from ths earl.
exs sfoftz za0we d52a tg the present cay.
He described Lls banslul effects VI caste and
PICTURED ne 1ezr45rt cDullLlon Ol the
paTLaA sac s4llzIs = l1lssraDls Assleace "a
ne outsxlrls of socssty. Ias dense p0pala-
tioa Sas referred 70 aud also tie sLfeSl of
Christianity GA The masses. Ihe pllabls
coalition vi lie People alesl the eyes u tie
missionary constantly, bQs much Is being
done % slieTi4te Il. Dr. scott paid glow
iug tribute ~ Or. oc11der, wh0. nlLA La
s1os aad xfaadsoas, have given the soIk Of
their ives 70 the foEeign acid
At ths conclusion oi the address the con
greE4li0n united in singing tAc hymc.
From OFe-ni4ud's Icy Mountains.
AG3.aO CLOCK Rev. A. Z. beeke. OF
Centre siile, presented a pApsF paper On
"Ine Conaltl0n, Prospects anu Aeeds
stalled a. tA~ outset that the Chinese are
Industrious and vlrtu0as. aud more worthy
Of tbs rights aud privileges o. tnls country
/ than TIE people o. s0ms other nsIo1ailties
aho come here. Brief biographical sketches
we're given 81 tue various missionaries Who
lad occupied Chinese territory. sad tie
various missions were described Alto
setnes the work ia China proved very sat
isfaetory considsElnE tie barriers imposed
4 ~ the people.
Alter the singing Of q hymn, Rev. B.
Smllhs OF Constantine, who vas 10 prese ut
pzpsr on tie mission held III Japan, not
teiDg present, Dt. LsefOrd IL. Coco, OF the
/ Westminster Presby te-ian church, OF tals
/ city, vas called upon as one who knew
sOEaething oi China and japan, by persona.
observations. he described the condition
l OF home Of tie common Chinese oOOlle as
being more hlthy ana reDulslye than any
thing 10 De found in this country Or any
| other country. The women mIssiOnarie.
/ OF the Reformed church 20 zbout their mis-
cradle aDOdes with perfect fearlessDess Is 10
tneir own safety, and accomplish their most
noble purposes.
Rev. Mr.. smith, having arrived, next pre-
sentso IL 80 earnest. forci0le and logical
manner, an appeal 10 the Reformed Church
/ for an aroused interest ia the missionary
work IN Japan.
| The afternoon session closed with a dis
cussion on the subject OF foreign missions
| and the transaction Of miscellaneous busi-
ness.
AT the evening session the church was
/ filed with the memoers snd their friends
Aiter devotional exercises, Prof. G. j.
Nc.sen, OF Hope College, presented 8 paper
on "Our Home Mission Field. Its Condi-
tons. Prospects and Needs" He spoke
strongly in favor OF home missions. and
urged that more means and men OF ability
De placed IN the ieid.
key. L. ". Jones. of Holland, followed
| with n paper on Methods of Raising Mis-
! s.onAry Funds" he thought that II tht
| people had the heart for the work the meth
COS would come. He would teach the duty
! of giving more, and would always ad0p
! that method which yielded best results. de
thought tue plan OF giving one-tenth, IL
! sccorosncs with the old Jewish laws. q
good ons 10 adopt by the church at the
| present time.
! Rev. A. Nennems, of Kalamazoo, a flow.
| cry and eloquent speaker, presented The
last paper OF the eYeng. The Rsiation ol
the Church ia the United States to the
| Evangelization of the World"
1 A brief discussion of the subjects of the
day by those " no wished TO express theil
| views closed the meeting.
The third session begins this morning a
| . o'clock and ends 81 noon. al which um'
the ministerial reunion will begin with
dinner at the Esgle Hotel. About twenty
fiye of the Michigan clergy OF the Reformed
| Church are expected To DC present NJ the re
union and take part in the discussion of top
les vital TO the church in the West.