The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-17
TIE FIRST SESSION
4 E Puget Sound Confer.
ence in Full Swing.
BISHOP GAMES PRESIDING
4 Missionary Meeting In the Kventn~
It the Flrst Lhnrch-somc NJ
the Addresses.

INA 9th annual session OF the p.,re-
sgzus coafareEcs Of the African Astno-
Ast E,.scopas church convened a yona.
srss. o6srca al 10 O'Clock YESTERDAY
rorni.x. E4xacp Wesley ]. Gaines. Of Al
lsata- Ga, presiding The conference VII
cscsinee mt Sunday morning
Yss,srcay's session began with rel.x.oun
ssrvscs. the olshoD Leading. When sas.-
cas- Was taken Up aey. w. T. b Har-
vvod was esecte6 secretary. and Rev "
II gsasy ASSISTANT The remainder Of tks
morning wss taken 0p by tns reae.rx
4 reports and other routine work. The
ntnss.rrs reported their churches In roo.
sosr.tusl condition. and az vel off flnsa~
esag.y ~ colld 1e expected In these times
TIE bishop s.oAs u the small NUMBER
Of ministers IL this conference, and sxsa
thai while ne was accustomed TO oresds
over conferences Of 80 or more n,snlstsrs
as would use the came efforts 10 buad
70 ne work here a. IL the larger con
s4rsncAs lie also said THAI wulse M
Esesst spiritual men. Ne wanted men
WHO oolA also buy lots and build
sasrcass and that IL the men already
here could no, DO the work &c would
transfer others VINO could.
TIE evening session was opened bv
Bishop Gainss al o'o.ock In the parlors
o. the Fra: Methodist Episcopal church
Afrsr ,xo very pleasing songs by a quar-
tss,s from the African Methodist Espls-
cayAl church OF Tacoma. and prayer by
Rev. w. II. Whey. Bishop Gasnea maze
short statement on the subject OF tho
meeting. Missions" lie spoke OF the
rood work done oy home missionaries In
the South. and the generous contributions
from The North for the education Of poor
se.x 3oxn South. RE further stated that
ID b4srr o.
North. 1t believes In seHhelp The bishop
nsxi spoke OF The founding OF tho church.
and Of It's growth and progress he SAID
that he has great many friends In the
South. ard Is glad 10 find such q friendly
srsrit tn the North.
Following Bishop Gaines Rev. A. L.
Huich!son. OF the First Presbyterian
church. spoke on home missionary work
.or the exceptional classes OF population
the Mormons. MexIcans and Indians.
speaking frs; OF the need for missionary
york among the immigrants from the
East VITO leave THAR family affairs ana
religion on the way The speaker then
took up the fansticism. Ignorance and
superstition OF the Mormons and the need
Of eranseIizlng them. The Mexican pop
ust.on OF the South Is also degraded and
ignorant, and this class with the Nor
mons. VIII not be fitted for citizorshto
tnal missionary work has lifted them up
10 hlshe. plane OF life and thought In
speaking or the Indiana, he 9wsit mainly
"a The Alasksns and The manner In which
fhey are enslaved By the Russian clergy
With Us rnummery and superstition Hs
Closed Win strong plea for the OBJ
ssrTanoe OF the brotherhood OF man with
out regard TO race or color. and the full
flrnsnt OF the Christians duty to hi.
brother
Rev r. Z. Dunlap was the next speaker
he bad a. bis subject Temperance.
Ne said the church ought not 10 need
Missionary meetings. when Christ had
preached missionary sermons nineteen
hunfref years ago. He took uo hts
t31'e with q denunciation OF ths lic.rs-
ms OF the liquor ,raffic by = Christian
RATION. and stated that liquor consumes
enough money every year TO pay OF tho
rational debt His next point was that
the hauor trATc IL poor investment.
shee II returns nothing TO tho people Of
tais land save broken hearts. poverty.
sFiesta homes and men incapaci.ated for
BUSINESS Great applause met the state
hleni ina; !, would he better TO give two
oAi'on dollars per year 10 the liquor deal
tTs a. pension than TO lot them wiring
.Sa' amount from the life blood Of ,hs
and Mr.. Dunlap closed with an appeal
2 al 10 90 missionary work by fghting
The rum traffic.
blssrp Gaines then started the hymn.
Near the Cross" and s,srtes. It cut with
cn.d wav
Rev. DR. wh.tworth was Introduces "a
PeAk on Pioneer Preachers OF the North
yea He stated that very few people
80" how much they are Indebted to the
work Ok the missionaries IN thls region,
Nf without them IRE stars and stripes
vooa net now es floating over the North
H.
ssms 10 St Louis IN iNss. asking ahout the
waite mans hoax That told OF the Great
essTft, q bow they wer. sent bach unsat-
"ns' hut ogt II Their visit came the
s1h1ing Of missionaries TIE Methodist
MISSIONARIES rls ed ont ana settled IN ths
Ntasrstte valley. sne chen the Presh~-
r-FsEs arr cnrrrssatlunaft~fs followed
ne then r-iatea how Marcus Whitman
aSel Oregon ard Washington 10 the Tn
:, - oy ne famous ride from OFT waua
"sa 10 s.. Ia8is After speaking Of ths &
"fs OF that trip Or whitworth men f;
rchef sers - he most prcr,f-en. rio
1ser preachers. sut closed With state
reh, az iha growth ef the church ia the
Northwest
Rev r = poseH smoke ~ the Christian
soaesvoTers ant ne need 90 training
sea'g people fer snfss3eus~- work 'xso
y iHla 81 tss Nn~fsF a7pfte-s Ne ssi- - /
thr'ssans. sn8 every one ~ them /!
sa.Af 'ein In missionary work WITH heart
az ToSke book
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