New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
THE MISSIONS CONFERENCE.
wFLL-KNOvN MEN MEET TO MAKE A''
RANGEMENTs FOR THE 1900
GATHERING


The seventh conference Of Foreign Missions Boards
IN the United States and Canada began yesterday
in tho Church " Missions House. Fourth-sVe ana
Twenty second-st The conference began IN 'n'
morning with devotional services at $3.50 O'CLOCK
Al 10 O'Clock IT was formally opened by the chalt-
man Of the Committee Arrangements. Inc rev
Or Charles II Daniels NJ Boston and remarks
by the presiding officer. the Rev DR. H. y 'oop
The discussion Of the subject 81 missionary can
didates followed The Rev. r. = Mackay Ap'h'
on Candidates and Their Qualifications me
Rev : y Calender on Methods Of Securing Mls'
slonares" and the Rev. Dr. VI .. Kyle Oh NV
Special Training Needed
Robert r. Speer. OF this city. made an address on
THE Science OF Missions
At the afternoon session. at which John ~ CON
verse presided. the Rev Or. Judson Smith ch"lf-
man Of the Committee on the Ecumencai CON
ference be held in this city in 1870. reported me
progress made and outlined the plans Of the com
mittee In his report Or. Smith said
Tire committee has set the date OF the con-
ference for April q TO Nay !. 1890 We propose 10
make this the greatest affair Of IT'S kind ever held
in the world II will be merely q local ahalr.
but will have delegates from all over Protestant
Christendom. While the conference lasts six meet
ings will be held daily
After this the conference closed for the day ana
then the business mems meeting convened
The attendance Of business men OF New-fork was
In response 10 appeal sert to them by the Ms
siOns Boards. asking their sympathy ana c"-vp''-
alton In making the conferenc" OF lyr sue .,s
Mr. Converse also chosen chairman 81 ms
meeting + f. Fleetwood was the frst speaker 10
ADDRESS the meeting, saying
we are standing at the threshold ~ tho century,
and by the direction Of God We have been SVEN
greater territorial area: the demand for mission
work foreign lands is greater now Than ever.
~ you a. business men Of New-York 10 co-operate
with the Missions Boards with your hearty SUD-
port
''Do believe In expansion? Well | Will have 10.
as we are already expanded The cry goes up thar
tho natives Of the countries newly acquired oy ~
and those over which We exercised a proiectoraie
are not worth 1t. Then. say. III, them up. for
man is a man for all that our missions IN for
eign lands have not been failure. IN Turkey We
have not prospered W. would IKE 70. but II i
turned loose his guns in the Pacific It is pleas
ure for an American TO WISH IurKey fot the IT,
PKi1iaen Van Rensse,ser on tehaIf Of the bus-
Of the city. promised th"r nearly support
the cooperation OF ne business mon 81 Nc"-l Drn;
He favored the changing OF the word Ecume ,lcal
the conference 81 1900 a broader meaning and be
easily understood by the public.
Dr. Lyman Abbott advised that all the committees
appointed should delegate their chairmen 20 make
coordinate committee. This tho boards decided
to do
The Finance Committee appointed with repre-
sentatves OF each denomination. Is as follows,
Method p IstmBowI+s S T3lsate' AmhrSw
Presbyierian-D Willis James. r Stuart Dodge,
Louis Slade. william +. Dull@r. ir and Wiliiam
Reformed William L. Brewer and Harvey r.
P@pt=t-Mornav williams and Frank Harvey
Epscopal-Everott P Wheeler. William shaw.
General Wager Swayne and william Bayard CUT
p NJ stiser an elder Of the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church. presented a resolution pro
viding for the appointment - committees ~ make
arrangements for the conference II vas adopted