Evening journal., 1898-02-21
FOR MISSION WORK.
Big Convention to Be Held
This Week In Cleveland.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GATHERING
Delegates VIII Represent Practically
Every Nation In Civilization as Wen
as Heathendom-A Hundred and
Thirty Speakers Are Expected.


Thirty Speakers Are Expected.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 21.-"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 Chris
tian enterprises-the International Stu
dent Volunteer Movement for Foreign
Missions, which viii hold its convention
in this city from the 23d to the 9th Of
this month. 1t will probably be one of
the largest missionary gatherings of the
century. Practically every nation of
civilization, as Well as heathendom, VIII
send delegates. Students-men and
wonderland professors will come from
the five great continents Of the world
and from the islands Of the seas.
Important and farreaching results are
dependent upon this gathering. great
revival and an awakening of missionary
interest in all civilized countries are ex-
pected to follow in its wake. At re-
cent meeting in New York. to which the
mission boards were invited to send rep
resentatives, and which was to be an
official conference of these bodies. p
were represented. This was regarded at
the time as a satisfactory showing. The
movement, which is INSTRUMENTATION
and not officially connected with any
denomination, will be apparent from the
statement Of one Of the officials that
"over 60 Of the denominational bodies
are sure to send their leading repre-
sentatves TO the meeting in Cleveland"
The countries which viii be officially
represented are Great Britain, India,
Burma, Laos, Malaysia, China, Korea,
Japan, Persia, Syria, Turkey Macedo-
MIA, Africa (north, central south and
wesD, Mexico Colombia, Brazil. Chile
and the United States. There win also
be representatives from southern Eu-
rope and some Of the Pacific islands.
The Student Volunteer movement has
been in existence only u years, yet 1t
has accomplished, as claimed by its
friends, what other enterprises for the
outlet Of missionary. zeal have failed in
doing.
This convention will bring together
representatives from colleges like Am
herst. williams, Beloit, Ohio Wesleyan;
state institutions like Cornell. the Uni
versities of Michigan. Vermont. Ohio,
Wisconsin. Texas, California; independ-
ent universities like Harvard, Yale,
Princeton. Virginia. Stanford. Toronto;
theological seminaries Of all the evan
gelical denominations like Drew, the
Chicago. Mccormick. Princeton, Arldo-
yer and many others. And there will
be present women from Wellesley,
Smith, Vassar. Radcliffe and a number
of other women's colleges.
More than 60 Of the missionary boards
viii send official delegates, and among
them viii be the Right Rev. Bishop T.
afrtrsx r,r 1ar fn nr1i
Episcopal board; Rev. DR.. A. b. Leon
ard, secretary Of the Methodist Episco.
pal board: Rev II. c. NIabie. d. D., sec.
retary Of the Baptist board: Rev DR.
r. p. Mckay, secretary Of the Cana.
dian Presbyterian board Rev. Walter
r. Lambuth. d. D., of the board Of tn
Methodist church south. and Rev
Charles II. Daniels, d. D., Of the Amer
lean board.
The speakers and participants in tn
various sessions Of the convention viii
number about 100, many Of them being
men and women of international fame
Among them viii be Rev. DR.. +. 3
Meyer of London, General James A
Beaver, ex-governor of Pennsylvania
Judge Of the superior court of Pennsyl
vania and who was a general in tn
civil war; Right Rev. w. A. Leonard
bishop of Ohio; Right Rev. Bishop 7
U. Dudley of Kentucky, Right Rev
Bishop M. T.. Baldwin of Canada. Righ
Rev. DR.. Francis Z. Clark, president o
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor: President Charles Cdthber
Hall, d. D., of Union Theological semi
nary. Mr.. Robert e. Spear. secretary o
the Presbyterian board Mr.. John r
Mott, general secretary Of the World
Student Christian federation; Mr.. d. NJ
Thornton of Cambridge university
England, and secretary Of the British
students movement, and Rev. S. w
rZwemer, r. r. G. s., of Arabia.