The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-10-06

The meeting last evening at wayman
chapel was devoted entirely to the
foreign missionary interests OF the Atri.
eau Methodist Episcopal church, the
Pittsburgh conference OF which denomi.
national body is now In session In this
city. Seldom has there been a more
earnest gathering OF this nature In
Wheeling, and never was the cause
more eloquently advocated. The hesi'
tating speech OF the native African OF
the Kaf9r tribe, who spoke from expe'
rience, aud who came TO this country
for the purpose Of educating himself for
the work OF carrying the message Of the
gospel to his own people, coupled with
the polished eloquence Of DR.. Herrick,
the secretary Of the Foreign Missionary
Society of the A. NJ E. church, and
himself native OF the West Indies,
was an object lesson rarely seen on any
platform III this country.
The auditorium OF the church. was
densely packed with sympathetic au.
dience when Bishop Arnett opened the
services. The first speaker Of the even.
ing introduced was Mrs. May Smith, q
native Of Sweden and a missionary OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. who
has been laboring in the west coast oil
Africa field, which has prospered 80
we'll under the ministrations OF the cell
ebrated Bishop Taylor. She is widow,
having accompanied her husband to
this country, where he died. She Is
we'll educated and is bright and inter-
esting talker. She plead more espe-
cially for the women Of that land where
a man can have as many wives as he
wants for $50 piece, a land where the
wife ia the worker and the husband the
loater. She said that the greatest obsta-
Gle the missionaries had TO combat with
in that land was the rum traffic, but OF
late years this had been overcome to a
certain extent owing to the influence ex-
erted by the missionaries. Her re-
marks were frequently punctuated with
her witticisms aud the hearty applause OF
the audience.
The most interesting figure that APP
peared on the platform was Moyzo 7.
Sake, O native African of the Kafiir
tribe. He had received some education
from the missionaries in that land and
had come to this country with q troupe
OF singers. Through the instrumental
ity OF Bishop Arnett, and his own deep
desire. he has entered Wilbertorce
University, where he is known as Daniel
Payne, being named after the late bish-
Cd, and adopted by the Northern Ohio
conference. He is fine looking, intel
ligent young man, and, though he spoke
very brokenly on account OF his present
difficulty with English idioms he sue
ceeded In making himself understood:
He also spoke of the terrible effect OF
the rum traffic on his people, which he
said amounted to 100000 in some
weeks. He sang song in English and
repeated the Lords prayer and read a
portion OF the scriptures in the kattir
tongue.
The next speaker was Rev. Stephens,
native OF Kingston, Jamaica, who
gave good description Of the condition
Of the natives OF that country, and
made a strong plea for the further
spread of the gospel, not only in that
but in all other countries where the
African is without the word Of God:
The last speaker was DR.. Derrick, a
native. OF Antigua, Of the West Indian
islands, the homo Of Nethodism in
America. DR.. Derrick is the secretary
of the foreign missionary society. and
in most eloquent and thrilling manner
did he portray the civilizing influences
of the gospel in every land where it
had been carried. He held his hearers
in rapt attention from his opening to
his close, his fervent oratory almost
carrying his hearers of their feet
A collection was then taken up for the
cause OF African missions, and very
liberia! response was made.
President Mitchell, Of Wilberforce