The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-05-25
THE MISSION FIELD.
For the Central Presbyterian.
An Interesting Meeting.

Franklin, Tenn, Thursday, MAY 9TH
There were present representatives from
the following churches Murfreesboro,
GAINESVILLE, Smyrna, Franklin, Nashville
First, oodland Avenue and McNeilly.
Our President, Mrs. Payne. was in the
chair. The meeting was opened with sing
ing, responsive readings and prayer. An
address of welcome was read by Mrs. Gen
try of the Franklin church, and a re
spouse by Mrs. Payne. Reports were read
from various missionary societies, which
were quite encouraging The society of
Franklin church reported that it had
managed TO interest the entire congrega
ton in giving TO foreign missions by send
ing postal cards to each member of the
church, asking monthly contributions
through their society. The Rev. MIR. Ches-
ter made some remarks, recommending
this plan as being very effective in secur-
ing general interest in the congregation
Among other interesting reports, Mrs.
Payne stated that the students of the Nor
mai College in Nashville had formed
among themselves a society, and promised
Sl25 year for the support of a native
Christian worker in Brazil.
Mrs. Ford then read a most excellent
paper on The Isles of the Sea :" tracing
the history of many of them for wears
back, showing how they had been bro ught
out of darkness into light After the APP
pointment of committees, the Union took a
recess, and the generous hospitality of the
ladies OF Franklin was enjoyed. The meet
ing in the afternoon was opened at 3
O'Clock, with devotional services CON
Quoted by Mrs Gillespie. The topic for
the hour was " Conservation" and the i'm
portance of devoting a large part of the
energies of that cOnsecrated life to assist
ing in the great work of sending the gospel
TO the heather. With songs, scriptural
reading, and prayers along this line of
thought the hour was pleasantly and pro-
htably spent.
Mrs. James Scott read fine paper on
Mexico, our next door neighbor," showing
the natural resources of the country, the
condition of the people, and their need of
the mission work that is being done among
them. Mrs. Pope read a very interesting
article on "Thibet" from Ihe -Hissi0Hdrg,
and Mrs. Wallace impressively read a
piece from the same magazine entitled,
"A few words TO our Societies"
Mrs. Scott, chairman of the committee
on resolutions, presented the following.
which was adopted:
Resotced, 1. That we, the w. P. F. NJ. U,
have every reason to feel grateful for a
measure of success in our undertaking, and
that we will make every effort to increase
Its efficiency, by prayer, by obtaining new
members, by subscription to The Mission
arg, and above all by systematic giving.
2. That we thank the officers of the past
year Tor the faithful discharge of their
duties
3. That we extend to the ladies of the
Franklin Presbyterian church, our heart
telt thanks for their graceful and cordial
hospitality.
Mrs. DR.. Campbell, chairman of the com
mittee on nominations, presented a report
recommending the re election Of the pre-
sent officers of the Union for another wear.
The report was unanimously adopted, and
the name of Mrs. O. n Perkins was added
as second Vice. President.
Mrs. Payne proposed collection to de-
fray the expenses of the Secretary in the
purchase of stationary etc, but the Secre-
tary requested that she be allowed to make
this small contribution herself to the good
work. The first Thursday in MAY was
chosen as the regular time for the annual
meeting of the Union, and an invitation
from the delegates from the Woodland
Street Presbyterian church, Nashville,
Tenn, was accepted to hold our next meet
ing with them.
The long meter doxology" was sung,
and benediction pronounced by the Rev
Mr. Chester. Mrs. b. J. FARRAR,
Secretary.
-1792-1S92. This is the centen-
NAL year of modern evangelical missions.
1t is proposed TO celebrate this centennial
IN connection with the Fair at Chicago,
and committee, appointed by the direc-
tors to arrange for Worlds Congress of
Missions" in preliminary address pro
poses to hold a meeting every day for one
week, about the middle of September, 1893
in the Art Building. Delegates will be
present from nearly all the missionary so
cieties of the world, to describe and dis
cuss the fields. the methods, and the re
suits of their common work Both Home
large attention being given to work among
massed populations in large cities The
committee asks "the interest and cO-opera-
ton of all missionary societies, aVowedly
Christian or otherwise and of all individ-
uals engaged in any form of missionary
work" and invites all friends of missions to
send suggestions as to methods of conduct
ing the meetings to the chairman, the Rev.
w. NJ. Burrows, ID. D., of Chicago.
"A missionary Of the British and
Foreign Bible Society tells of a Bible
meeting held in Madagascar which was
attended by 1916 persons, representinp
eleven churches, and coming some in ca
noes and many on foot, a distance of from
ten to twenty miles. Another writes of a
similar gathering held in the theatre of a
Spanish city, with an audience of 900
and being reported by one of the papers OF
the place, the whole region heard of it,
The Rev. A. Bernstein, of the
London Jewish Society, writes from
Frankfort-On the-Main; zone thing struck
as very forcibly in all our travels-namely
that everywhere Jews are found who are
more or less prepared to enter the Chris
tian Church, and are only waiting for some
great leader or event to give the impulse
The Jews in Germany may be generally
compared to the generation at the time oil
our Saviour. Like Pharisaim and Saddu
ceeism then, so now the orthodox anC
the reformed parties have exhausted thei
forces. and rs neither wifi Give rRau tn I'M