New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16
METHODIST MISSIONS.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR JAPAN. CoREA AND
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
TIE COMMITTEE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THE
WORK In THE MKADo EMPIRE VISIT
ING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN
rsr rxLronArH TO THE TRIBUNE

BOSTON HARBOR~
fbY IELEoRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Boston, Nov. l5.-Bishcp Hurst presided over the
meeting this forenoon of the Methodist Missionary Com
mittee in the Bromncld Street Church. Japan was
arst considered Bishop Merrill moved that Tire sum
Of esl e6s a recommended by the subcommittee be
apmopratsd The main address was made by bishop
Newman He said that whereas seventeen years
AGO. when he was first in Japan, there were nouces
posted forbhding Christianity, now the Government
he's ordered them taken down, ana tnere is the Same
reusious tolerance as in other enlightened nations.
The Jsuanese differ from the Chinese The con-
ssrvatsm Of the latter is only another form OF AFRO
ranoe. The Chinamsn's face Is on the wrong side OF
his head Usughter) He is always looking toward che
past The Japanese not only have memory. Ike tho
chinese but Imagination, which the Chinese nave not.
Il Is this latter gift which win enable Japan to reach m
the fulness Of time civilization mo rival oi
that Of the Eugnsh-speaking nations The cry
.r,,r.s Aoreirners in Japan is largely due to
.nbemcrsl causes, which will adjust themselves the
demand for foreigners to 70 out does not moan thet
thav should leave the country. but should ave up inc
vublic ofnces which they now hold. to natives VINO
have fitted themselves by education and tranine )"
Discharge the duties Of those Offices japan has al VA
mrable public school system far superior to that OF on
England where. until . recent date. the paroomai
scsmo AZ instruction was In vogue. 1t failed in Eng
land - Il has failed elsewhere, and as IT VIII In ~
cru,ntry (Applause) There arc 4,OOO,OOO Japahoeo
children in the public schools high tribute was POI"
TO the efforts of two distinguished Americans WIN TO
spect to Japan. Commodore Perry ana Genera' u'Sus
the latter having suggested to the Mkado the
NJ a constitutional government. Ausion was hcAs
made to the important work going on among 'io
women Of Japan after which Bishop Newman mSae al
earnest appeal for q generous appropriation
heart and INV money are for Japan" said no IN ooA
clusion . sentiment which was spplsuooo' n'snop
Merrrs motion then put. but failed OF p.s'"se
rfSn
appropriation of S56.6e6 for the worh apu i"i MIS-
s,onaries It home was unanimously carried.
Corea was then taken up, for which Sio'"S4 o' ""'
appropriated after hardly any debate
Lower California, the last In the nSo Vi .0s
missions, was then taken up. An appropr'a''" VI
81 900 was made A,.r,.
On motion Of Bishop waldsn, it Vas voted that 'uro
estimates for foreign missions be made both In Ame
can gold and in the currency Of the counsry' 4. "s
statrd by the treasurer ut the request OF ONO VI s
committee that there had already been appropra'eu
s54o0o7 out OF the amount apporaoneo, she sum VI
SOS A45 being available for second eau. Ing NV,
DR. Leonard read, in behalf Of committee previously
APPOINTED for the purpose sympathetic tribute TO
tka memory Of General Clinton B. Fisk whi tn was
adopted by rising vote. No ASSurhmen' wac ''
'esfS s AFTERNOON the members Of the committee ana
ther wives accepted the Invitation Of the S 10s
the Deer Island brief addresses were msSs
by Mayor Hart bishop MeTn ana nuc;ts in th
city tomorrow
wOMAN's SHARE IN METHODIST POLITY.
St Louis Nov. Is (Spscial-Dispatohes from almost
avery State in the Union In the last month"; as 10 the
vote in the Methodist Church on the question wheth
women should be lay delegates to the Nanonal
Conference of the Church, show that the majority OF
the congregations in favor of It, To the surprise
of the Western people the Methodsts In the NewEhg
land States and the conservative East are IN Vor Oh
granting the women privileges in the Church thah
they nov enjoy. There some States, however
where the vote has been against the proposltfon such
as New-York, Pennsylvania New-Jcrsey and others.
The West on the other hand is liberal and the VOTE 20
far. shows great majority of congregations In the
United States of Ohio to be in favor OF the PROPOSE
ton The plan of placing women on an equal footihg
with men in the governmental affairs OF the Church
would not attract the attention 1t has If 1t were con-
fined to the Church itself but the woman sunrag1sS OF
the country have taken the vote of the Methodsts SO
far as proof that the tendency of the times is 10
woman suffrage, and that the Methodist Church Is
merely taking step in advance Of social revolution
10 come sooner or later The Methodiss do not WISH
the vote of the Church to be so construed thcy ao
clare that there il significance In II other pnan tna
tbe lIberalmtpded Methodists are In favor OF Fvme
file women equal power with the men in all churcn
matters temporal as well spiritual