New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
MISSIONARIES RECOMMEND THE PRESENCE OF
PHYSICIANS OK THEIR BoARDS-THE PAR
LAMENT OF RELIGIONS CONDEMNED.

PHYSICIANS on THEIR BOARDS-T1IE PAR
LAMENT or RELIGIONS CONDEMNED
Cat,on Springs. June u CspeciaD. The fourth day
q, the annual meeting OF the international MISSION
airy Union always H. and has been to-day. the social
day Tho officers OF the union and Of the sanithrum
erect all tho missionaries and say IN private what
the overcrowded sessions leave no time FOR IN pubic
SATURDAY evening IA always devoted 10 stereoptcon
display OF pictures from tho countries represented
this year japan Brazil. Persia and lndla-by various
missionaries. Tho children get aso view OF the
curo.i,!.s in the Same orcumenlcal fashion in the
after noon.
An interesting discourse was presented before the
union this morning by ". Henry Grant. one OF the
officers OF the Presbyterian Foreign Board In New
York He said that the Conference had discussed the
great problems OF missions. such as these; higher
education. sending out OF unmarried missionaries,
relations OF missionaries to the governments. INDUS
,r,, departmenis salary ard outfits OF missionaries.
HON. work OF foreign boards. administration, study
Of missions theological scfninaries student Vouh-
teers and the EnieaYor movements. Simultaneous
meetingswhich latter are about TO ne carrier on ts
r,r bv all denominations classified appropriations.
&C. f-support ma al matters collateral ana common
statistical pan. Letters have been sent out py a..
IN. hoar1s - all stations translated and returned
~ s asking missionaries everywhere TO discuss these
matters.
Mr. Grants address was untimey interrupted by
the order OF the day but his topics are 10 great
rho morning sessions Of the international Union
and concerning which all parties feel much the COZ"
slant need Of fraternal action
Tho question box which was the order OF the day.
ia new idea In the Union. and theoretically wei
coined II really proved continuation OF the same
missionary technics which occupy the secretaries
conferences Mr. Gullck replied to n question "a TO
tho deslrabiity OF sending natives 10 this country
for education that in Roman Catholic and various
ourtres including Turkey there is a great pressure
nv converts 10 get away from their simple SCHOOLS
and come here. Experience proves that as rue
this Is unwlse 49,,
Mrs Hepburn said that she knew MISSIONARIES
homes where the mothers have taught their chiuren
~ a grade enabling them to enter college iinme-
,,.,,. an arriving I'm America. a married woman :
d., amy she added Is to her husband and her nome
She added Il often say. do not troupe 10 80 Oh 'o
paform but rather reserve your strength t""' YOU
may return to your mission worN s"o"e io' ''''
husha nd and chlaren III,
=, an.,,,.r 70 the question whether mothers with
ut,le children can do any missionary "orn' WIZ
, ., China said It had been possible Tor her'
9th five little children. by getting up very carry III
,ho morning and staying UP very late TO do some
missionary WORK ,, -. 49,, oorri,,
an SCHOOL work. but did not see how II was poss'o'e
for a woman with family TO 90 So
Miss Renollel OF Jerusalem. SAID her mo,ner hau
81. ,yhie her eleven children were little. 10
a., much and thought herself poor missionary out
40 the children grew older she brought 'hein Il" ~
do mission work with her
va, lowell OF China. said the influence OF mis-
-, ar,o. children on the natives was DONG direct
missionary work , ,.,o .a,d n q v.ornan's
Aa,r, 4. blc enough she bring UP whole hocA
=, h.r own and still help others.
,rh ouestlon "Why do you bring children mo
,rd,no SCHOOL," brought from several the answer
,.Lo them away from heatnen homes
~ dcsl officers on missionary boards were SPOKEN
heu o. HE bur difficult to md There should
~ an very board physician VINO WOULD ndho as
.uHrorouch an examination as an insurance ToHpa4S
~ mo fitness OF the candidates 10 endure as
U.s. necrar t. the country IN wnich they WAS" 10
make their home -, 49,. st,,,a ho n sneclol
~ or,dmofc course making study OF tropical DIS
easss ,eSens OF the China Inland Mission. sad
n lie insurance examination Wouiu oc
tor air e. for cannot always te1i no" .ne SPIN
.oP nav overpower the physical conditions
,homrT, n bodily presence was weak ana speech
cnn0Sssrpiible wrote letters thas were WcBhty anu
veas a coed missionary. Or. Warren wished lor a
ba,r Of the diseases II all missionaries countr.cs
~ Inc tropics and elsewhere In the redcal colsss
The Parliament OF .,l slons came IN lot AZ w
favorable word from Dr. H. W: Parher' oi lho,'
and ono partly favorable from Pres dent " A L;
Martin OF Pekin, China. DR.. farker silu IL hau
been OF no help at all but wholly .nir .s.
me other side while Or. Martin said the Cn,neso
GENERALLY never heard Of the Parliament Oh heHs'