The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-20
CRIES STOP THIEF
REV. MR. CANFIELD PROTESTS FOB
UNIVERsALIsM.

versalist Faith Should Cease to Deer,
The Church From Which They Bav,
Received SO LargeIy-They Should Give
Credit or Cease to Revfle, Says tn,
Doctor-News of Religious Con vent ions
Chicago. Oct 19.-Rev. A. J. Garfield
pastor OF st. PauIs Universalist church
Of this city created a mild sensation To-
| day in his welcoming address to the 20t
| delegates to the biennial national con.
| ference Of the Universahst church. DR.
Garfield said that the Universaiist doc
trine had become SO widely accepted in
this country that other denomination
are taking the liberal spirit, while at the
same time hey show no signs Of relent-
ing in their harsh feelings against their
| teachers.
The Universalist church is not going
to suffer lis ideas of Christian liberaiity
| 10 be appropriated by other churches"
He continued: I'VE are tired of this
business. We have inspired liberalism in
the other churches and forced them to
! teach more human doctrines. and we
| want credit for our work, or have the
finger of scora dropped"
The address was received with mani
| fest approval.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES.
| indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 19.-The fore
noon session OF the National Christian
church convention, department Of for
| eign missions, was devoted largely TO re-
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! rica, Turkey and European missions. The
| Rev. B. c. Deweese spoke on Missions
| in the Apostolic Church" These ad-
| dresses were also delivered: "Triumphs
| Of the Cross" by the Rev. j. r. Pinker-
| ton; ''The College as Promoter of
Missions" Rev. W. P. Aylesworth.
The committee on Turkey reported that
! the past year had been one of great trial
and affiiction to missionaries and
churches TO which they minister. Perse-
! cution has changed tactics, the report
says, but has not ceased. The report
says:
I'VE are deeply Inundated to be COM
PEELED 10 record that there seems TO be,
| under the present order of things, no
effective remedy for the awful crimes
against humanity now being perpetrated
by the unspeakable Turk.
I'VE express the hope that the time
may yet come when the concert OF pow
ers' Will cease to wink al these enormous
| crueities and that they will take the step
which justice and humanity demands, in
order that Turkey may cease from her
red-handed and diabolical practices"
The committee also recommended that
a man and woman missionary be sent
10 Constantinople.
The African report showed that there
are now in Africa forty-five missionary
organizations with 1000 missionaries and
$500 native helpers; also 1900 churches
with membership of 10000 and COM
munity of 100000 friendly to the work;
LOO schools and colleges with 5000 pu-
pills.
The Europe committee noted the bap-
tism Of 200 persons in the churches Of
England and that these churches con-
tributeI 20 per cent more to the missions
than during the previous year.
The American Christian Missionary So
ciety department of the National Christ
ian church, held its first session this af-
ternoon. Benjamin l.. Smith, secretary,
submitted his annual report. After this
report was disposed of, NJ. W. Davis
president of the socitey. spoke on so
cicty Of Home Missions" The score
tary's report was largely devoted 10 the
work among the negroes of the south.
Il showed that the moneys received and
expended since 1892 among this class
amounted to S55,979. The report said
there was reason for congratulation in
the fact that this work is carried on
with the best wishes and cooperation
Of the southern people.
A financial report of the board OF negro
education and evangelization and the
Southern Christian institute for the year
showed a grand total raised of 81 1854. 20.
The American and Foreign Missionary
societies of the Christian church met in
joint session in Tomlinson hail tonight.
An audience Of about 5000 were present
The twenty-third annual convention Of
the Foreign society expired a. noon to-
day. and the forty-ninth annual conven-
ton of the American society began this
afternoon.
Tonight John Henry Barrows OF Chi
cagO and Benjamin B. Tyler OF New
York addressed the large audience, the
former speaking on The Christian Con-
fliot and Conquest in Asia" and the lat
ter on Our Present Opportunity"
EPISCOPAL MISSIONARIES.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 1e-The conven-
ton OF the Episcopal Missionary council
opened at ST. Pauls church at 1880 to-
day. The handsome edifice was filed 10
Overlooking. This is one OF the largest
meetings ever held by the council. the
attendance being considered phenomenal
partly accounted for by the interest felt
in the semi-centeEnial jubilee OF the do
csee OF Milwaukee. Il was nearly II
o'clock when the beautiful organ gave
out the first strains OF the processionsl, a
missionary hymn entlJled Fling Out the
Banner; Let 1t Float written by Bishop
Doane. First came the fun supplied
choir Of St Paurs, leading the procession
about the church with volume OF song.
Following the choir came a long line OF
clergy in their vescmerts and these were
followed by the bishops in their robes in
single file.
Holy communion was celebrated BY
Bishop Tuttle Of Missouri the senior
bishop among those In attendance. Bish-
op Morrison OF Duluth delivered the ser
mon.
The afternoon session was opened By
an address OF welcome - the delegates
by Bishop Nicholson. Bishop Pe;erkin
OF West Virginia responded.
Bishop futile OF Missouri followed with
an address on Bishop Kemper. the first
missionary bishop in the United States
Bishop Whipple Of Minnesota spoke o;
The life OF Rev. James Lloyd Beck. the
founder OF me Nashotah Theological sem