New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-21
For MISSIONARY WORK.
CONVENTION OF THE STUDENT VOL
CNTEER MOVEMENT.
TO MEET on WEDNESDAY IN CLEVELAND
MANY PROMINENT MEN TO TAKE PART.


MANY PROMINENT MEN TO TAKE PART.
Cleveland. Feb 1o-The international stu1en:
Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions VIII hold
its convention in this city from the 23d TO the YIN
Of this month. u viii probably be one Of the
largest missionary gatherings Of recent years.
Som OF The hest-knovn men engaged in missionary
work both abroad and ~ home viii attend AMI
a large number OF miss onary boards and orsaniza-
tions Will b. represented Practically every na-
ton OF civilization. as well heatoendom. viii
send delegates Cleveland is ready TO receive these
representatir as OF the educational world
The countries VIII n viii be officially represented
are Great Britain India. Burr.ah. Laos. MALAYSIA
China Coroa Japan. Persia. Syria. Turkey. Mace
donia Africa (Norh Central South and WesO
Mexico. Colombia. Brazil Chilli and The United
States. There VIII also be representatives, from
Southern Europe ana some or the Pacific Islands.
This convention will bring together representa-
iives from deromnationai colleges. Ike AmAers'
Williams Bcloit Ohio Wesleyan: State institutions.
like Cornell. the universities Of Michigan Vermont
Ohio Wisconsin Texas California independent uni
versfties like Harvard Yale Princeton. Virginia
stanford Toronto; Theological semluaries of al me
evangelical dercnina TORS. Ike Drew, TIE chicago
Mccormick Princeton ana Andover. There Will be-
present women from Wellesley. Smith NasSar.
Radcliffe and a number Of other womens coheSe'.
More than sixty Of the missionary boards VIII
send official delegates and among them Will be the
Episcopal Board. the Rev. DR. A. y. Leonard, Soc
rotary Of the Methodist Episcopal Board me KEY
Dr. II c Mabie secretary OF the Baptist Board
the Rev DR. Z. 2. Mckay. secretary or the cana
dian Presbyterian Board: he Rev Dr. Walter X.
Iambutn Of the Roard O. the Methodist Episcopal
church. South and tn Nev DIT Charles b. Dan
els os the American Board
The speakers and PARTED pant ~ the various Sos
sions Of the convention VIII number about one
hundred and thirty Amor tacra viii De- The Rev.
DIT + B. Meyer. Of London Ereiann' Honeiai
James A. Beaver Ex-Governor ~ Pennsylvania
the Right Rev W A Leonard. Blsno'. OF Ohl5' the
Righ; Rcv. r L Dudley. Bishop 20 ucky' the
Righ, Rev u T Baldwin. B.sho1 ~ 'e"1fa- the
Rev Dr. Francis + CLARK. '~s'd~r, - ''~ nited
Society q Christian Fff-nrr-. Up "arie@
Cuthbert Hall. pres'dert 81 tn''n .osi''I
Seminary. Robert r. Speo. -~i'reta.- r. ' fres-
hvterian Board John r Ma'. general So r-tary ~
the Worlds student Christ .u Fede-a i"'- y NJ
Thornton - Cambridge University. England. and
secretary % the British students Movement ana
,he Rev 6 " Zwomer T. L. o. s o. Arabia.
The main meetings ~ the ccnNe1i'n VIII Pc h"il
ir fha res arrn0ry OF the Cleveland GraNs ana
division meetings BOO eight cntr' res IN the heaIl Oh
Arrrr the objects o. Tho OBJ -"nton are to In,
creas DO Interest ir missionary WORK 70 aHoi1
ar %. .rfurlfv for conference en9ng me lcd'tia
~ missionary work and 10 plan an advance I'm
uafcr for missions or tn@ American &C. I-'l.t.
The objects ~ the students volunteer Movement
ara to enroll educated men and women 70 CIV .i'
lives 10 missionary service 10 arouse th- on = -
- America 10 the necessity Of giving more imam,
ciai sunport - the foreign missionary boards. ana
30 inc-as.e The know ledge Of Missions by the IS
missionary Libraries IL every chlrcH
and city in the United states.