The times., 1899-11-19

Important Matters Discussed.
The fourth session of the general mis-
sionary committee OF the Methodist Epis-
| copal Church was held yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock in Foundry Church Four
| teenth and G Streets northwest Bishop
| Merrill presided. The meeting was com
menced with ScripturaI reading and prayer
! by the Rev DR.. Sanford.
The question of establishing a mission in
the Philippines was suggested by Bishop
/ Fowler as the proper subject fer the con
/ sideradon of the committee The mem
/ bers. however. could not at first agree as
/ 10 whether the islands were included in the
/ domestic or foreign missions Bishop We'll
! den said that if foreign work was TO be
/ presented to the committee the Philippine
/ question would thsn be in order without
/ further action Bishop Andrews stated that
/ Bishop Thoburn, of India will be obliged
/ TO leave the city on Monday to take passage
/ on steamer for that country, and foreign
/ missions, in his opinion, should be disposed
/ Of at once The members finally decided
/ to proceed with the consideration of them
and Bishop Fowler then asked what sum
of money would be required for the proposed
mission in the Philippines.
! \ MEMBERSHIP that large appropriation
would not be needed, as there was already
a Methodist church in Manila with facilities
for the proposed work. The sum OF s.. .OOo
was appropriated, and the Bishop of India
! and Malaysia was charged with the super
vision of the mission. Another resolution
! TO conditionally appropriate s. 600 for the
same work was adopted
Bishop Thoburn, who is the present
Bishop Of India of the Methodist Episcopdl
Church, said that when he visited the
! islands last. the situation was very encour-
aging He only had two weeks TO stay, he
said, and during that time he conducted
services in a Manila theatre. At the first
| meeting he said there were present only
about seyenty-fve Americans and English
and as many Filipinos. The collection
| amounted 10 Sg4 at that meeting He
further said that in Manila there had been
established home for sailors aud soldiers
| that was fiourishing financially
There We're eighty-three Filipinos he
! said, who had been cared for by this in
| stitution, two of them having since deyel-
! oped into preachers The Bishop said that
! Whlle out on the firing line of the Anne an
| troops, he discovered young man in the
trenches who is from Hamilton College
| He had his Greek and philosophy text
books with him said Mr. Thoburn. and
| stated that he was determined TO keep Up
| with his sophomore class at college viii
lighting for his country
A resolution extending the congratula-
tions of the committee TO Mr.. John French
| on his eighty-ifth birthday elected
| a few words of thanks from Mr. French
| and also the comment from Bishop Bow
! man that Mr. French is three years oder
| than he is.
\ resolution was also adopted expressing
| the appreciation of the committee for the
forward movement carried on by the Ep-
worth League.
Various items of appropriation for the
work in Malaysia We're approved, and then
the items for India We're acted upon The
total appropriation for Malaysia was $40
500, and for India its proportionate amount
of the increase based on last years appro-
priation to be determined by a special com
mittee. The same action was taken in re-
gard TO the appropriations for China, ia
pan, and Corea.
The committee then adjourned until
Monday morning.
The committeeman who desired visited
| the American University at ? o'clock. upon
an invitation of Bishop Hurst They re
| turned TO the city about an hour later.
Last night they conducted mass meetings
in the various Methoist churches, where
large congregations attended the services
The pulplts of all the Methodist Churches
in the city viii be occupied today by dele
gates to the meeting. The following as
signments have been announced:
Anacostia-AIOrning Rev W F. Cock
ran; evening, Rev T. c. Ilif
Douglas Memorial-Mornng, Bishop Nal
lalien; evening, Rev H. G. Jackson.
Dumbarton-Mor J. II. Correll;
evening, Rev 5. L. Baldwin
Foundry Morning Rev J. NJ. Buckley;
evening, Bishop Andrews.
GOrsuch-Morning. Rev. II. n. Herrick;
evening, Rev r. 7 Miller
Grace-Morning Bishop Ninde evening;
Rev W. J. Thompson
Misunderstanding, Bishop Warren; even
ing, Rev. A. J. Palmer.
, | misunderstanding Bishop Joyce,
: | evening, Rev. c. R Barnes
etrOpoltan-Morning Bishop Thoburn:
/ evening, Rev. William Burt
North Capitol-Morning. Bishop WaIdon;
| evening, Rev. w T Smith
: Ryiand-Morning, Bishop Bowman even
ing, Rev A. B. Leonard.
St Paul's-Morning Bishop Goodsell;
| evening, Rev ". v Kelley
Trinity-Morning, Bishop Fitzgerald;
| evening Rev. S f. Upham.
Twelfth Street-Morning, Rev S. A
thompson evening, Rev. D. F. Pierce.
Union-Morning, Bishop Merrill; even
ing. Rev. c. S. Nutter
Waugh-Morning, Bishop Vincent; even
ing Rev. Z. J. Martndale.
! Wesley Chapel-Morning Bishop Nc
p Cabe. evening, Rev A. ". RudseI
, Mount Vernon Place (south)-Morning
r Rev. William Burt evening Rev. Franklin
q | McElfresh
nsington-Morning, Rev. A. W. Rudi-
sell.
Brooaand-Morning, Rev. Alfred Hod-
70 gets.
Mount Zion-Morning. Rev. 7. c. lift;
evening, Bishop Mallalien.
s benezer-Morning, Rev. J. w. Carter
q | evening, Rev. J. B. Scott.
! Irish Superstitions.
, | (From BlackwOOd's N3gaziue)