The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-09
SATURDAYS SESSION
or tho M Il. GundrcnnlRl Confcrenco-'i
VIZ Wnlr From Africa.


SAloNDAf's SESSION
or tho NJ Il. oundronnInl Conrorenco-l
wnir From AFRICA.
own, Nrn ,1ovs nishon row,,-
s"''rrH., - '
oi s''i l faheisco, presiuca ae the Melh'
ouist conference yesterday. Df T. M.
bristol' ol' Cnlcaso, olerea a resolution
requesting tho standing committee to
sit WIN closed doors, exceptihGto men,
ners oi inc general conference. Inc Inc
Ieso'u'ioI m was 'aoieu Dy vote OF ~,
10 IA. INC announcement was sreeled
Dy slISnt 4ppianse;
Dr. Pt'sloI ca''ca LOT tho oruer OF the
Tay, Wiiieti was me rcport. OF bisnop
taylor, Oh africa. line pishop then
came forward ana was sreeled with
great applause. lie SAID inc evanGeilza-
t'oh oi africa ls'a stupehuous Work.
a part OF the continent oil Africa IS
Pever'y-serleken ny nature, on account
Oh inc unpfouucilVenGss ol the country
N its present STATE, Inc natives are un-
Wlthlh lheir reacn. lhey nceG Drain
culture ana mana culture. Without
hand culture they would starve on their
on thelr Darren plains. Education OF
heao ana hand must DO carried Forward
simultaneously IN Africa. IL would not
40 10 wait uht'l the heathch hau grown
up IN ignorance and sin.
LAY THE FOUNDATIONS OF A STATE.
The sneaker c,oimod tbot he,,hon
ohiI,ron o,,,,d l.. h.a,,,,,,. :. - 49,.
."''u'o., Io''u 10 pfous"t up III ''o
lear ana admonition oil the LORD so that
they would, when they grew up to ma
turity and established homes, finally
found civilized and Christian state.
He recounted the hardships and dam
gers that Deset the missionary work IN
mon and r won,or o ,f ~ 'ibo horo; fo;,;, o an
courage. Some OF the women mission.
aries, especially the Misses White. he
commended heartily Tor their zeal in
laGing dangers IN the Dark Continent.
bsshop Taylor then spoke OF the
necessity OF purchasing OF redeemlng
the 20 ung African girls before they can
Dc gotten away from their parents. lhe
girls are marketable and the parents
Will notlet the MISSIONARIES have them
to educate without first receiving the
market prlce 1er, them lie said 1t Is
useless 10 Try 10 Christlanize the young
men without Christianizing the women.
They must havea Christian purpose, Tor
lie or the work VIII tail. lie told OF
one instance where a naked he heathen
African carried child nearly 800 miles
to keep her out OF the hands OF the
siaye merchants.
lie then gave report OF the member
shlpo The misslons and Sunday schools
IN Africa. Tie SAID there are owe: 5000
church members IN the sunday schools,
over 5oo teachers and $500 scholars.
AWAIT FROM THE DARK CONTINENT.
The report was adopted by tho CON.
t,uon,o; J., u;.;n 80 do,,.,..
'c'o".o :" " ,''."5 eo''' o'o'! ue'eSa'o
rising TO ms 1cet Some one requested
Bishop Taylor to present the little COL
orea Giri tiiat nc nad orousht 60 amer
ni;,J lJH Tium .a, I'ua hrab y. ny conielenic ine
upon the presiding officers desk. The
conference was thrilled with the picture
presented, anu burst OF applause filled
inc mousse;
Blshop bowman stopped forward and
TOOK inc little wall by the hand. The
cnlid looked at nm and smiled. The
audience again broke out IN applause.
what IS her Manner called out
delegate. ;,
- we call her DIANA" said Bishop
Taylor -. :,
How old Is sheT called another.
she Is about thrco years old" re-
Piled tho bishop, and nine months ago
sho was n heathen child. She has
learned to talk English in short
time.
ana she has gotten into tho General
Conference; too said Bishop Fowler,
and tho audience laughed. The dimin-
u'lve black younsstcr looked out in
great wonderment ut the sea OF white
faces, while tho discussion OF the rules
>of order was continued.
Drr;,, ,ho d;s,r,,;o,,i u,o r,,,