The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-25

steps III behalf Of the Philippine Islands.
It has had the matter Of sending mission
aries there under consideration for two
weeks. During that time q church in Yon-
kers raised $1,000 to send the first mission
ary.to Manila. The Presbyterian Board
directed the Executive Committed to In
vfte other boards to an early conference,
with a view Of sendinga united Protestant
delegation to Manila. The Presbyterians
also urge d distrlbutions Of the work in the
new territory, including Porto Rtco ana
Cuba, III that be thought the best way.
Such an agreement was entered into some
| Years ago concerning Alaska. 1t held good
until the KiondyKe gold excitement, but
was then ignored by everybody. s,
this year send out thirty-one new mission
aries. They go to Africa, China, Corea.
Persia and Japan. Particular EFFORTS are
made by this board to send good men 70
Corea. The h-eir-apparent to the throne
of Corea is studying in this country at the
present time, money for his support com-
ing through the hands of the senior secre-
tary of the Foreign Board, by special On
rection of the King. Heretofore new mis-
sionaries going out Under the board have
sailed from their nearest port. often with
out visiting the home office of the board
This year all missionaries were given a
weeks personal instruction on methods,
such as how TO keep mission station ac-
counts, how to approach devotees OF q
foreign religion, how to care for the
health In a foreign land, how to best use
i III III Qc& - w ~ 49,
missionaries will leave for their fields by
September.
The Army Christian Commission has re-
eeiyed from the Government permission
to undertake work for sailors similar to
thai long maintained for the enlisted men
of the army. Two men have thus far been
placed upon b~attleships, and others are TO
follow. A movement Is in progress to In
duce Congress to increase the number Of
navy chaplafns, and some have hoped that
that body might take up the matter be-
fore adjournment this year. Until me
number is increased the commission. VIII
furnish chapIains for as many or the
ships of the fleets as possible. AT Key
West there has been rented TINS week
a large factory building. Furniture mas
been shipped, and it will be made a sort
of mission for such marines and sailors
as May be ashore there. {.
Four OF the five great organizations OIL
young people nave now perdeelea ,n paals
| lions point 10 an attendance at the Mash
vile Christian Endeayor co~nventloa about
one-half what it would have been put lor
| the war. Baptist young people meet IN
Buffalo, their convention opening on July
IA. The claim is made that the ~attendance
will be hurt little by the war. Many Will
| come from Canada, and around Buffalo
there is a large Baptist constituency 70
| draw from. The "key-word" this year Will
be Fellowship, 1t will be the first time
that North and South Baptist young peo.-
| pie have met together at the NORTH a
hall seating COCO has been engaged. anu
several new features IN a national eqnxep-
ton are announced. The Episcopal Broth
| erhood of st. Andrew will meet In BATH
| more and the Luther League of Amerlca
in New York City. Leaders in these organ
i~zations say their ttendance VIII not De
injured by the war The Methodist young
/ people do not meet this year.
There is in the Episcopal Church an ele-
| ment that is trying to bring about the
establishment of some standard OF ritual.
A leader in the movement is the Bishop
of Pittsburg, who is known in his com
! munion as a high churchman. Another
| is Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, ana
still others are Bishops TuttIe OF MIS-
/ souri, and White of Indiana.
The Rev. DIR. G. j. Ryder, one of the
secretaries of the American Missionary
Association, reports a great surprise over
| Dakota He says he has been accustomed
! to visit these States for twelve years 70
| inspect the association work among the
| Indians, but that he never before saw
| says in his report, obtains not alone
| among the Indians, but among The paoile
generally. President Hayes owaed 1000
! acres in South Dakota which, during his
| and failed. Nobody wanted the land. Now
this land is covered with prosperous farm
ers. The Indians say they will make no
trouble while soldiers are away hgating
Eattributes in part to a change in the times,
and in part to diversified farming. wheat
no longer being the single crop. The train
/ ing school at Santee, Neb., has 100 lndi:il
pupils. who aim to become missionaries
to their own people. AT the school they
learn. besides the ordinary studies, car
/ pentry. blacksmithing, etc, as the color
ked people do at Tuskeegee. The printing
I office at Santee is largely supported by
! Indians, who do printing for the whites
] of the town. This Indian school grew Out
of the Lake Mohonk Conference. and last
year was in part maintained by Lake Mo
hOnk men.