The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-03
FORTY YEARS A MISSIONARY.
DIR. YOUNG j. ALIENS TWO DE-
CADEs AMONG THE CHINESE.


He Is Visiting the Methodist Confer
eDces of America in the Interest
of MissIOns-WilI BE in Savannah
/ Several Days and Will Preach To-
morrow at Grace and Wesley Mon
umentaI Churches.
A distinguished Methodist, Dr.. Young
]. Allen. Is in the city and will preach in
two churches tomorrow. DR.. Allen, who
has been missionary to China for forty
years, is considered the ablest missionary
his church has in the field, and many
churchmen regard him as one of the lead
ing men of his generation.
DR.. Alien arrived last night and is the
guest of Mr.. j, J.. Johnson on Charlton
street. He was at the meeting of the
North Georgia conference at Augusta and
will attend The South Georgia conference
to be held next week at Hawkinsville.
The missionary came to this country last
May to attend the general conference of
the church in Baltimore. The wish of the
general conference was to have him visit
as many Of the conferences of the church
o9 POSohtAC I'LL mo AtA9 2t0S IA 1AhA~A ~
as it was desired to have foreign missions
gain the benefit that may be derived from
his meeting with the conferences and CIV
ing the members and the people of the
places at which the meetings are held a
true insight into the conditions that pre-
vail in China and arousng increased IN
terest in that department of the church
work
The famous bishops of late years of the
Methodist Church have been heard to te-
mark upon the great efficiency and abil-
ity Of DR.. Allen. Bishop Haygood said
of him that he considered him the man
of his generation, and Bishop Pierce has
been heard to say that he regarded him IS
one of the ablest men he knew.
Dr. Allen is a native Georgian. andYa
graduate of Emory College. All his life,
nearly, has been spent in China, and he
is thoroughly identified with that country
His views upon Chinese questions are
.stahesnaniike > as. well as religious. end
his ideas are those that sometimes shape
The policy that is pursued by that coun-
try. The rank of mandarin is held by Dr.
Allen, the honor having been conferred
upon him in view of the services he has
rendered the empire. Scientific and his
'torical works have been translated from
other languages by DR. Allen into the
Chinese, and the TRANSACTIONS are regarded
by the educated of that country as the
literature of their time He is an author
as WELL works of his being existent not
only in Chinese but in English as well.
For long time DIR. Allen was superin-
tendent of the missions of the Methodist
Church In China. This was until the bish-
ops of the church began paying their Wis
its to the F,owery Kingdom. The country
has come under the direct jurisdiction of
the bishops. and DR.. Aliens superintend-
ence of the missions has ceased. He re-
mains, however. as the ranking mission
airy of all the church has in the field. He
is the editor of journal published in
Shanghai, which is his home. The Anglo
Chinese college Is at Shanghai. This is an
institution that was founded by DR.. Allen
and he was its first president.
Dr. Allen viii preach tomorrow morn
ing at Wesley Monumental, and at night
at Grace Church. He Is accompanied by
Rev. Mr.. Cobb on his trip through the
South. Mr. Cobb will preach to- morrow
morning at Trinity and at night at Wesley.