New-York tribune., 1890-05-24
HOME and FOREIGN MISSIONS.
WOMEN INTERESTED IN THE WORK IN The
SOUTH AND WEST
PRESSING NEEDS OF TIE COMING YEAR-cHRlS'
rIAX TEACHERS IN ALAsKA-lN
OTHER LANDS.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TnrBUSE1

y, monentous questions was calling forth avalincheS
Of rhetoric and whrlwinds OF eloquchce Ill the "e'
cral Assembly to-day, another gathering oi sIedV ~
,ercst 70 the women Of the Church and the heeuy
popuatons Of our National borders was IN progress
- tho Methodist Church The president, Mrs Darwin
r. James, Of BROOKLYN in her opening address spoke
f tbc care, and anxietes of the past year ana It's
successful work of the encouraging receipts, but the
prcs ling needs for enlargement As TIC ia''h'" "'''
Lelnvrd treasurer Of the committee since lt9 orSa~'
tion Mrs " f.. BOYD. Of Brooklyn, was absent 'ir'
still Of Philadelphia. presented her report SHo"inS
another year OF advance in receipts, the total amount
hctnc s337 042 4s OF this amount s2oI5' - was
,or tbc Wort, for freedmen. The synod Of New-forh
,ro. naturally the largest giver while the SYNOD Oi
Pennsylvania had made the largest advance. MIS- 3D. ~
Mont gomcrv now Of BroOiyn. gave the report oi u'c
nccdmen's work showing an advance for the year. Inc
corresponding secretary, Mrs d. T. flhhs' VI &c"
Work presented an ablc and Interesting report OF tue
rcv work of the year. with tender mention OF 'hc
rcnovoI by death during the year Of those prominent
,l,er, Mrs Elv Of Chicago. Mrs Pcyton HARRISON
~ baltimore and Miss Laura sunderland ol "d'IHns
TON She gave $ the total number OF ScHo"i9 h""
suuported by the women OF one clIrch a"'o"S "o''
home hcatrcn IIs; missionary teachers. 3ds; pupils
AS she spoke of the new station al foHt Bar'o"'
thc most northern point Of the Urited states aS be
inc sunported by one noble Christian Lady. Two LADY
,c,cbcrs from the field described the had but en-
coura cinc work in Utah. Miss Fannie Barker ana MISS
Helen Conglc the former having hld long ana
frying cx,pricncc Mr. Could Represented the Work
in Alaska. giving some Sketches from h' cApercn'o
,hcrc Dr. D. J. Mcmillan. the new home mission
secretary closed the morning session with prayer.
Miss Florence stevenson. In charge Of the Interest
,,c work AZ Ashevlc, y. C., gave I'm a graphic way
many pictures o. life among the poor whltc' III tno
mountain region Of tennessee and North 'aoHhi' III"
of the uplifting power Of Christian educatoha WORK
omon. them and pleaded for more etort more means
to milf; these people MIS- Kelsey, rom SitNa,
,aS,o gave clmpscs of that dark domain fast conn
ING under the power of Christian influence Ih'
,r,rL in dar, New Mexico had two representatives
fror, the field Miss Jennie Ordway and MISS Ahcc
Uvsen who presented their work In It's various phAscs'
ur and Mr., Alexander colorcd, represented Inc frecd
mems work She gave AL OBJECT h''"h o' ''p "''N
Of scotia seminary Mr.. Alexander spoke ot Tue rev
olnionzing power Of Prc,by t,rianism anohS the
LI,ck, a, a moral and religious force and OF it'
,derf,l mower The Rev. Howard Eillman, OF Tue
or ,rlz supcrntendent Of the industrial school there
r,he q, their most delightful and gratifying eA-
no-c,ce in work for the Pima, and PapagcS, and Il
the noble qualities Of the dreaded Apache' "He'
brought under the power Of Christian ednca''n'
Mr., James in her closing words expires ed tho
confident expectation NJ great enlargement OK IN
tcrcst and effort in the WORK throughout all 'e Syhoo'
q, the Church. resulting from this feast OF god things
The Woman. Foreign Missionary meeting heM
vcS,er,iay wa, largely attended The de'ouoha meet
inc In the morning lei hv Mrs RaS'eH IL hoo'h'
Of New YORK. At the popular meeting Mrs. "coFs'
C. Ycis.cy. Of Hudson, y Y. piesided' hiu ea'e
sbor, address on the unity Of the workers ana inc
rc.u,rs sbilitv Of each individual report OF the
magazine Woman, Work For woman was read
/ bv the editor Ms, Ellen {. Parsons Inc Np''l
| Of magazine children Work for Children WIS Ie"i
rs Mr.. i. C.. Adam', o. san FRANCISCO al" N''
followed hv an appeal flr the magazines by Nr'.
\. /. Ma,,cy. Of Philadelphia, and the adoption of
n
t,to of a ptper read by Mr. W &. Roberts OF Lake
Forest. III the wife # the former Moderator
Mr.. Roberts. after briefly reviewing tie yi'iS'
in6es OF the causc Of missions through the last -ovo
years said
There have been periods of great darkness and great
tr,Inl,tious Int w. have to do TO-DAY only with the
MISSION, u tie last 100 year'. the 'cn'qry S oi
mi ,on,- as II Is oiteu called. What Is 10 pc tne
character Of tic neat period ot 1000 ycar' upon
. tlo threshold ~ which Vc nov 'thd IL WI. nD
one % pros-c,.. What wondrou, tMns - nn'N1n y,
th,r.ht il makcs u.c ~ the simpc,t means I'D
achieve th- most stupcndon, r.n'', ine .cnb n, ~
scn,ir, j, coali only Ne rad by ONE I'm
speaking OF inc work done IN certain sections. Nr'
Robert, aid
,nr.., lc. British Irda India is uncon'cion'y
iiDnh.ne tli, u"w clvlrafl0n. ,ucclmhius - the I
/ r...i'ile Influence. u is not the British ArnF ihAt
G,nr hat arny /, the army II Christian missionaries,
! hcadcd ly that invincibc captain. Jc,u- Christ.
/ Reviewing At length the work accomplished IN
!
In view Of these stupcudous result. this work. ~
one century what have We a right 70 e\pcci ~ In'
7 What We should not hope FOR 4 the church dorr
IL duty The seed ALREADY sown has sprung up aiiV
clyrs promise Of glorious harvest, but II must bo
waicci tended and cared for or these pr 'mies Wu.
no, be rallied. n hi- often been said tal II every
Christian 90 England and America would put HN' h|S s
! cent? ddf for missions tArIr W"uu uc no lAh ~.
funds ~ carry thc Gospel ~ every creature IN ih'
world But dear icna & lhs;e % hroFs, ,v EG%epg sT pg
I into practice. Tn" practical question tor II, da'
cod that will do th. thing for tho neN year and
through me reAt ten years. Tor thll,t ara :
Chr>tlcss world It may cost Won ,e!f Genial IN tnc
/ ,h'. loss of some comfort but viii You not do IT
H., mite box stand beside your lble and a. You
read v1ur dlly lc,,on dr'p your gii mo H. ont %,
gratitude for the gift OF the Boob which Is 10 YOU ~
prccou' rheTS , TEnfc tccr PS%Sr y ,n m m5tnc , % ="
, The world for not lives rl,dc up Of little
du'ic, and little cares some ono ha' wei sald nr
women ~ tHN hrpnhhc nave GrlhN Nork neiuLc orc
/ them" rh' salvation ~ large proportion of me
have given proof OF their cnergInc power In conhu'
ing a Vgor warfare against the hydrahcaded world
seize The thundcrholt' Wuh hrmcr gra>p thAh Silo
laws hold of contention, forces that opposing
cr upon the last decade Of this period our
sclvcs TO rrcaer and grandcr efforts for the cau,1
80 dear heart, the cause of missions AT home
and ahroad-snd may see far morc glorons results
than any hitherto attained bv tll" Church. Who sal
coming missionary movements which would test oui
belief. II forrtold a' much a, would llgUnlne
NprcsS tllnt ot Abraham " tatrS lWn"NNpu'
faith" tn believe A. nut there is word iu lstal
which SAYS 81 The Lord will hasten II IN time
The Hcv. \. &. Good Of Africa, spoke The
Women of Africa" Tho work for the year
was presented by Mrs H. u. Humphrey. New York
Mrs Iainbrdee. OF IrooIlvn spoke In behalf of the
hcathcn women Of the world. \ missionary sym
To,um conducted b. Mrs. &. y Thorpe OF
Philadelphia. and several MISSIONARIES introduced
Mrs Condit Of Snn Francisco. who Is interested IN
the Chinese Of California. presented their needs. and
was rewarded b. gift of SIJ for the work. She
promises b. spcib every afternoon. II She may have
a guarantee Of similar appreciation.
THE BATTLE AGAINST RUN.