Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-24
MISSION MOVEMENT.
Delegates from All Over the World
to Meat at Cleveland.
DAUGHTERS OF The REVOLUTION.
Tho Annual Convention Dozens ut Washing.
tOn-Pn~un,onia vt ST. L0uis-Na.
tiOpai University EutSrprtse-
Ths Chicago Temple.

CLEvELAND,O. Feb. N.--"The World
for Christ" is the war cry emblazoned
upon the banner Of one OF the most
unique and what Is claimed to be one
Of the most powerful and efficient
Christian enterprises the lnterns-
tiousl Student Volunteer Movement
for Foreign Missions, which will hold
Its convention in this city, beginning
Wednesday. 1t will probably be one
Of the largest missionary gatherings
Of the century. Some Of the best
known men engaged In missionary
work, both in the field and at home,
and the greatest number Of missionary
boards and organizations ever brought
together at one time will be here.
Practically every nation Of civili'
cation as we'll as Of heather.
dom will send delegate. Students,
men and women and professors,
will come from the tive great CONT
nents Of the world and from the islands
of the sea. Cleveland will have the
latchstring out to receive these repre-
sentatives OF the educational world.
Five Thousand young men and women
OF education and refinement, many OF
them the possessors Of more than one
college or university degree and hun
dreds OF them pledged to 60 into the
mission feld-such is the character OF
the Student Volunteer Movement and
OF such material will the coming con
vention be composed. Important and
far.rea ching results are dependent
upon this gathering. A great revival
and awakening Of missionary interest
in all civilized countries Is expected to
follow in its wake.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The annual
meeting Of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution opened here to-day.
Delegates from many states are al
ready quartered at the uptown hotels
and are carrying on an animated can
vass for the coming election. The
New York chapter will hold its usual
reception at Raucher's this evening.
This year there is hot fight in pros
pect over the office Of president gen
eral, to be vacated by Mrs. Adlai
Stevenson, who has held it for
the full legal term. The organi-
cation for the first time will depart
from its usage Of electing to this Office
the wife Of the vice president of the
United States. The two most promi-
nent candidates are Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, of Albany, wife Of the ex-secre-
tary Of the treasury, and Mrs Donald
Mclean, regent Of the powerful New
York city chapter. The fight will be
between the most powerful factions OF
the d. A. R. in the empire state, and
1t has already been announced as war
to the knife.
PNEUMONIA AT ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 2l.--Out of total oil
1888 deaths last week 40 were caused by
pneumonia and other diseases Of the
respiratory organs. Consumption
claimed 20; old age, Is; diphtheria, 1
Group, 8; scarlatina, /; typhoid fever, l.
Cases Of contagious diseases were re-
ported to the number ofl!l. During the
corresponding week in 1897, 2l4 deaths
occurred. Damp weather, such as
prevailed last week, breeds pulmonary
diseases and is especially hard on con.
sumptives and persons with weak
lungs.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-ln reply te
On inquiry into the present status and
prospects Of the national university
enterprise, ex-Gov. John Wesley Hoyt
chairman Of the national committee
says that good progress seems TO b'
making in all quarters unless 1t be II
the senate. There opposition has &C
Cured Of ecclesiastical origin In com
mittee, and this, in connection will
the other circumstances, has simply
delayed action. Nevertheless, thu
friends Of the measure are confident o.
early and favorable results.
THE CHICAGO TEMPLE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9l.--The fate OF tn,
temple OF the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union is more in doubt thar
ever. Miss Willard was believed to b
the only person who could raise thu
daht and save the temple. and Mis-
Willard is gone. One plan, however
has been proposed that is generally
approved. 1t is to change the name
of the building to Willard temple ant
solicit funds for it for a monument tt
the great Temperate leader.
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