New-York tribune., 1890-05-22

i to furalsh an adequate support TO own we 'hou'
rfuse all general diversions until we shall have reuee
our moral pledges to our boards b. D.,
ro,,th That the monthly concert OF prayer LOT ioI-
= -. or some similar service should be main
,aInad in ALI our churches, afording suitable oppor
unit for presenation Of the claims OF various mission
eeId IN the end that intelligent and prayerui 'ce
NAV be taken in the worh. . 49, ., - . strc,o
,n., hIl not Of itself considered discharge oil
duty in any church with reference 10 the support " ~
,oe,qn missionary work. II this were It's only uepehuen'
,h aa, enterprse langulsh We therefore recon
rS tho subscription plan. or the systematic pcuBc pau
~ h sed in connection with the plate collection in which
.verv member Of church shall nave An opportunity "
give 49,. ,.oeont o,,orooncv a
- oiec,,on he taken in all the churches on some
s,hhath in June IL practcatle not certainly no' a'er
than October and all the unde'lSnated Sno'cf'o
made at such time De uiNiucu eq'N'''
and Foreign Boards , -.
Tho rcnor1 was sustained in vigorous speeches by
| ,ho Pow DIR BurrcH, the Rev. DR.. Ellenwood, one
~ the secretaries Of the Board the Rev Dr. AeA-
ander Of New-York; the Rev. Mr. Jes'rp' oi inc
syrian Missions. and the Rev d. NooulIo"En' VI
BROOKLYN. John Il. Mott, chairman oi inc students
Mission Movement, made statement IN regard 10 to
origin extension and object of this movement. it
has = membership Of over 5000, Of whom 80 are In
foreign mission fields. The object OF TINS movement
is 10 supply churches with missionaries. This voun-
teer movement should receive the encouragement oil
| this and other chllties' ., - ..,..i,,
The recommendations We're aClcu upon scIId'"''
! and the report adopted. .
| 'rl,r RcI Dr. Robert Russell Bose presided at the
| popular meeting this evening In the interest oi
foreign missions. The Rev. Mr.. Fulton missionary
| rom CHINA the hrst spcnhtr lie gave an
interesting account Of the magnitude OF that Nation
! Of $4,000 900 people They are an e'olonlnal ana
peacefnl people They exceedingly conservative,
| and do not make progress. They spent fl~,oooooo
| Ia,t wear in idoatrOus worship. The Presbyterian
| Church has done good work IN China. Fifty years
aco China was a sealed country, but now twenty four
! ports can be entered. with passports the entiTc
rountry can be travcrsed. Forty societies are now Al
! work there but the Prcsbyteraus lead them all.
The converts number 400 ana T'J" children ,l ,i
ho,pltal provided by the Presbyterian Church Medical
| work is exciting Z wonderful Influence. Tie Church
| has a seminary. college and "A school at Canton,
| Where young Chinese educated for mission work.
Tho work Of evangeliLatIon there must be conducted
by the natives. lie concluded by saying that he had
| made Chinese missionary work hi, life task.
| The Rev. Thomas Tracey, missionary nom india,
said that missionary's sole object in life should bc
| 10 bring men 20 Christ The nr,t thing that meets
ones observation in India /, the vast army Of sick
! and distressed. suffering from incurabe diseases
lepcrs and blind. lie had established sabbath
| school for cpcr, and blind. In order "a teach them
! the lesson of Jesus The hopelcs'nc,s stamped on
| the faces Of these people would move any one 4"
| pl,v. The Gospel has been preached FOR years in
more opposition to IL than ever before. The oppo-i
| ton is organized, and The missionaries are met al
| every point But Christianity IS advancing In india.
| The Rev; A. G. Good, missionary, from Airl.a' III,
covered 1T last. The Africans. he claimed ar not ~
black as they painted. Many of them are being
converted He described the climate ana country
showing thnt they much more hcalthful and safe
| than Is generally supposed
| The Rev. Mr.. Zeal gave an interesting account oi
| the work In Mexico. where all the Protestant dc
nominations have representatives. Tn" Kew - VI
Allis of tho Chm Mission, made the closing prayer