New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
MISSIONS IN THE FAR EAST.
,ouN ". FOSTER TELLS OF WHAT HE
SAW THERE.
x,,s ADDRESS BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE
,-,,scopAI. CONTEMPORARIES ADVANCE OF
CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA. CHINA AND
,,p,N-rYE WORK OF THE HOUSE
OF DEPUTIES.


,,,, De-, when the House OF Deputies
~, rn,scopal Convention began its fourth DAY
o. 'i0 - ,,,r,inr Dr. Morgan Dix. as chairman,
se'''O 1s tho anpolntment of the Revs. Drs stone,
e. ct,capo. brewster OF Long Island; Lawrence OF
~.ssachusetts. and George Fairbanks OF FLORIDA
.o,,,oittee 10 Al vacancies III inc N'''''''ee va
Church Unity. ,..,.,. rooou.o,
re- Pev. Dr. Glassbrook, OF New-Jersey. renewed
49,. resolution defeated last night that the House
-, business for the day 10 attend the mass
So, IN the Iyceum Theatre. For this meeting
- Secretary Foster had come from Washington oy
,,vj,ation it was understood OF some Oh '"e oishopS'
and the arrangements for the gathering "dd peen
,.da by a Joint loca. and convention committee.
- D.. Dr Nichols OF Minnesota, said that
.horo had been no understanding that the House ad-
iourn and when division was taken SO .a'se
-. ,,,,a4 against adjournment that the ayes"
- no, counted Some Of the leading delegates
,.u.rs explained that no slight to the eX-Secre-
go, nos intended but much business was on
nans that every hour was valuable
tn committee on New Dioceses reported In favor
-, tho division OF the Diocese of California, Mary
- ord Kentucky and the creation OF new sees.
-, tho reoort was adopted. This action now goes
% the House Of Bishops for its consideration.
~ ward of Kentucky. made plea for the hold
inc Of the next convention at Louisville. and 1t was
aSorred 10 the appropriate committee.
A, 1i.4O o'clock in response 10 an urgent appeal
che general secretary of the Board Of Missions.
.or, nv a deputation from the Lyceum Theatre, the
house edjourned
rXsECRETARY FOSTERS ADDRESS.
THE Ivceum Theatre crowded in response to
call for a mass injecting in behalf of the mission
s-v work Of the Episcopal Church. On the stage
,ro,s seated the members Of the House Of Bishops.
ubich had adjourned Immediately on organizing IN
nr,er 10 manifest its sympathy with the movement
The oDening hour was occupied with brief adj
dresses from the Missionary Bishops of China.
JaDau and Africa and then ex-Secretary OF State
John W Foster had cordial reception on being pre-
scented 10 speak on his personal observations OF
foreign missions.
servations in a tour around the world, mace last
wear in which he visited the Holy Land. syria,
EgyDt Ceylon India BuTmah, the British straits
Seitlements and the Malay Peninsula, Ionquin,
China COrea and Japan. as well as his recent WISH
10 Jsnau and China in connection with the peace
NEGOTIATIONS between those nations. In these jour-
pe1s MIR Foster made IL point to inquire INTO the
york OF the Christian missionaries and also gathered
sbe testimony OF the official and non-missionary eie
ments OF the various countries visited Inc work
IN the Turkish Empire surrounded by unusual
endorsements and slow progress had been made
In reaching the MOs.em population: but some sue
cess could be noted and the work would not go
backward.
After a hasiy glance at Egypt and Ceylon, con-
siderable portion OF the address was devoted 10
India a country which the speaker described as
one OF the most interesting and important both 10
che tourist and the student OF the social problem