The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-26

GINA. The Bibles furnished by them
are now printed in 242 different Lam
guages aud 1t has been translated into
different languages spoken by the
various tribes Of American Indians.
The American Bible Society does not
charge for Bibles, but donates them to
missionary work. Altogether he deliv-
cred most interesting address on the
work OF the society. The communica,
ton was referred to the committee ON
Bible cause. Bishop Hargrove then en-.
dorsed the work in . short speech after
which DR.. Lambeth stated that the
emperor Of China 10 now reading a
Bible, having become interested In one
sent to the empress.
On motion It Was decided that no col-
lection should be taken during the con-
ference without the approval of the
ministers and three lsymen, to be ap-
pointed by the bishop.
The following committee on colleo
lions was named:
ClericAl-J. T. Williams, L. R. Jones,
w. w. Watts.
Lsy-T. T. Flshburne. j. W. Rhodes,
o. L. Rhodes.
Bishop Cranberry then made an an
nouncement concerning the meeting of
the board OF trustees OF Randolph Macon
z. n,
Greene Memorial, read the numerous
announcements Of the various commit
tee meetings which were held Yesterday
Afternoon. Then came the church no
tices for last night and the singing of
the Doxology, after which conference
,ad Journed to meet this morning at Q
O'clock.
DR.. Chapman at Grecne-MemoriaI.
Last night at Greene Memorial Rev.
DR.. Chapman, of Trinity Church, Balti-
more. preached most powerful sermon
ON prayer and Miracles" taking az his
text the following: "This is the conf.
dence we have in Him. II we ask any =,
thing according 10 HIS will we shall n.
ceiye." The sermon along the line that
prayer Ia the highest privilege conferred
on mortal man, higher than communion
with spirits or with angels as prayer ia
communion with God. He took the
ground that all true prayers are
answered, but there are conditions that
must be met DR.. Chapman's power Of
reasoning WAS 60 great, and his theology
so plain. that the large congregation
who heard him were greatly benefited
for their pains In doing 80. Every
available space in the large church
WAS occupied, and large numbers were
IL.
The services were closed with PRAYER
by Rev. G. X. Millican, OF Maryland.
At Trinity.
The meeting as Trinity Church last
night WAS presided over by Rev. B. f.
Ball. presiding elder. Rev. Q. s. Stan.
ton, former pastor of the church, de-.
livered the opening prayer, after which
Rev. Mr.. Collier, for seven years q mis-
sionary to China and agent of she
American Bible Society, delivered an
address on the condition and super
stition of the Chinese. Mr.. Collier lived
for two years In the interior OF China
without seeing the face of white
man.
He had many narrow escapes but was
instrumental in scattering thousands of
Bibles in the interior provinces. He re-
vised the proofsheets Of the New Tesla.
ment which was presented to the en-
press of China by / 900 native Christian
women. 1t WAS presented In Q silver
casket highly wrought fillgree work
with designs OF bamboo groves. The
emperor seeing the Testament became
so much interested that he sent a
eunich to the agent of the Bible Society
the same day and bought several copies
for himself.
~ 40 ooiu ny buO5o WIN nave ll6 al
vantage of being admitted to the palace
that he has been reading 1t constantly
ever since, and since the war with
Japan has been earnestly studying
reform.
DR.. Walter R. Lam berth. missionary
secretary of the Methodist Church,
South. spoke on Medical Missions"
whick he said was one of the great de.
partments of Christian efforts.
He took the position that the Chris
tian has field for effort which puts
HIM in close relation to the teacher and
the preacher and that the triumph of
modern medicine and surgery are the
outgrowth of the gospel which is ad-
dressed TO the whole man and not part
OF him, and the average OF life in the
Christian country Is longer than In the
heather country. He said that anes
thetics and an,iseptics which have rev.
olutionized modern surgery are utterly
unknown in heather lands.
There are three thousand physicians
In New York or one to every Ave hun
dred inhabitants. In heather lands
there are only four hundred, ninety of
whom are women, or proportion of one
to every two and one half million
people. About 10000 patients are
treated every year In mission hospitals
and dispensaries. These patients carry
the gospel OF sympathy and help bsck
to their homes and cities and form the
entering wedge for preacher and
teacher.
he said David Livingstone was o
medical missionary, and to his efforts
WAS due the opening Of Central Africa,
and DR.. Allen. who healed Prince Min,
who WAS cut down by assassins In
Corea. was made surgeon to the king,
and SO helped to open Cores to mis-
sionary work, and Mr.. Yum. q student
at Vanderhilt IIniuaraitu has ratnrnad