New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13

THE POLICY OF GOVERNMENTS TOWARD THEIR
FOREIGN MISSIONS pIS'T'S'ED.

TIL, POLICY OF GOVERNMENTS TOWARD THEIR
FoPrfGx issIo>s pIsCT'H'ED.
cllf,ou SPRINGS. y !. June 70 ospecia) - The
10 -,he-s OF tho Irt'rr 1''onal Missionary mon
scent The morning TO-DAY OYER a Nv'p DEBATE on
the ,ronor behavior O, government. OF more par
,,.,is ~, ,ir Government toward - cl'izens On
e,~o1 a. n'esionarv work AM exposed 20 ho-ii' es
IN Turkey and china. Tho particular to1i' s'"' -
ul.l for the session WAS the nov Russian Ascend
anry IN the Turkish Empire ana elsewhere. DIX '"e
talk took much wider range
According 10 the discussion. It app"lrei that.
while ssrno were emphasizing to neglect ot the
,;,y.ruur.ut - protect ijs citizens with du"
dignity The missionaries were wholly - one IN
looking 70 The higher power Of God ~ defence a"l
Ultimate victory 81 tie work Of His word
Tho Rev George Hcb'r Jones thought that the
grange Aaeklown II England 81 the Turkish gus
,,,. r,,e. he explained by what diplomat!st one"
tod hin In Rome that the Russian Ambassadors
had SAL % the English In cons;an'lnope inai the
moment England sails one snip up IN" hoHphoi "S
Russia viii begin 70 move her aop"' soldiers 10 con-
s,anlnop.c and thai ~nen ;hcy are once there ihey
Will l. there 70 stay.
DR. nam:!n though, Lord Salisbury is branded a
coward before the world. and another said that
,he CO. o.. 90 OF Aloslcms ~ India care nothing for
the Turkish Sultan. and cannot be counted on hlS
side against Grea. Britain. The Rev. Thomas j..
Gu!!ck of Spain. said American citizens sthnH upon
their rights as citizens not missionaries America
only country which cannot be accused Of designing
motives In standing for the rights OF her mission
aries. Some had said that II France should
ABANDON hor position rs general defender Of Catholic
missions over he word. Germany stands ready in
stantly - take up that protection for no special
motive otAc- than general sense OF the nddeo
prestige Il would give her.
4 discussion follow the ACCESSIBILITY Of al
loving missionary funds from America t. bc con-
rolIcd 10y nat.y's This IL OF the burning ques-
tons At present IN Japan 1t has long been IN the
Turkish missions ami IL always OF importance IN
any missionary conference Or. Fuller, Of lnlia as
serted strong consiierat In favor Of native con-
troll Of funds to BE- the power OF natives to MAKE
dollar go further than foreigners could d. But others
w.,re of different opinion. DIR. Waugh SPOKE OF
idea that natives would OutvJe the ms OnSil's
as Offset by he fact that on the Finance committee
hts own mission has a prerondriance OF mIss'on-
aries. 4 woman from Japan remarked thn' me
m ssionarios there can make money go furih'r IMAM
the nst!vcs can. Mr.. Gllick voiced the common
missionary view that natives should be encouiAkei
10 take control Of their OWN funds as soon ~ pos
sible but OF fore gn money. ,,-,
Mics BartOns Red Cross work ana the eS'ap DISH
ment OF consuletcs at Ezeroum; li4rpoot ana AN
drctta were topics then d<crssNf The bright fcat-
urc Of all has been that he American missionaries
stocd AT their posts throughout the dangers. .
In the afternoon the women OF me mon hau J..
| NJ their own way wh.ch T. "A way eVdentN IN NJ
highest fiyor with public And missionaries srhTIai,
There were more women To speak th"n hV@ minutes
| lent - Their tire and TO solid evangelical tesi-
m5rics ana taught more geography and ethn9iogy
thal tho university students In the public scn1o.9
ToTW9 fParknr Mrs f. r. Washburn Mrs Char!es
p Newton Mrs "; u. Cahom: Mrs White Bite Mrs. Mrs.
rict Muick Clark Mrs. VI. q. Danforth, Mrs DR.
| uonbmrn and Miss Eliza Talcott. .
Hungarian song rendered by Ellen NJ stone
and NnTv Matthew from Africa other speaker
.'r, NJ II : BannermGn. Mss Fly. Miss hOi!-
CAV. from Persia and Miss Palmer. from I'urmah.