Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-29
MISSIONS DISCUSSED
Topic Before the Pan-Presbyterian
General Council.
REPORTS FROM THE FOREIGN FIELDS
Church in South Africa Admitted
to Membership.
PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

The third days session of The zenith
general council of the Pan-Pros' terrain
Alliance was begun this morning. In me
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Ten O'Clock was the hour fixed for open
ing the session, but at that time few OF the
de egates were in their places IN the
church 1t was suggested that perhaps
they were beginning to feel the fatigue m
ciden. to a constant attendance on pupnc
meetings, for yesterday was the hrst DAY
when three sessions were held. All these
were attended by a large proportion OF the
nearly 800 delegates. SO that they pracu-
caIly spent the entire day and evening IN
the church.
Today's program provides for three ses-
sions, but tomorrow Saturday, in accord
ance with the custom of the alliance, there
will be no meetings held. The time Will De
at the disposal of the delegates for pur-
poses of rest and recreation. Ine local
committee on arrangements has PROVIDED
amply for the latter, as tomorrow after
noon there will be an excursion to Mount
Vernon and in the evening there VIII DC
reception at the Corcoran Art Gallery.
The session was opened shortly after ~
O'Clock with devotional exercises conducted
by Rev Dr. Blair of Scotland, who was
the presiding officer OF the morhihs. -, ne
ly increased, while the space assigned ZOE
the use of the public was we'll occupied
The president of the alliance. Rev Dr.
Lang. does not officiate as presiding ofncer
at each session. some one being called upon
to take his place usually, and he sits among
the delegates or on the platform an inter-
ested spectator. 49, !.
IT Is noted as an indication of the IN
terest taken by the delegates IN .ne piG
ceedngs of the public meetings that their
attendance at the session is very general
and were a roll call to be taken at Amos.
any stage, the response would De aiiiios'
unanimous. ..,
Tpon the conclusion of the devotional
service the minutes of yesterdays sessions
were read and adopted.
Place of Next Meeting.
Nv the committee charged with the Sc
lection of the next place of meeting OF the
Pan-Presbyterian Alliance it was decided
this morning to hold the meeting III Lon-
dom England. No determination was
reached, however. as to the time OF the
meeting, but it will be either -FOUR OF ANe
years from the present month
No Sessions Tomorrow.
There will be no sessions of the alliance
tomorrow. Arrangements have been mace
by the local committee for an excursion to
Mount Vernon. The party will leave at :
o. clock, and while at the home of Washing
ton a group photograph will be taken.
In the evening a reception will be given at
the Corcoran Art Gallery. The receiving
party will be composed OF Mr.. ana Mrs. ..
ii Kaufman, the former representing
the hoard of trustees of the gallery; Rev.
DR.. and Mrs Radcliffe, Rev DR.. Lang,
Rev. DR.. and Miss Mathews, Rev DR.. ana
Mrs. Roberts.
south African Church Admitted.
Rev Thomas Burns presented the report
of the committee, which reported favorably
upon the admission to membership In the
alliance of the Presbyterian Church In
South Africa and the reference for further
investigation of the applications from the
oresbvtery of Trinidad and the presby-
terry of Pittsburg and Ontario. The report
adopted.
Rev. Mr. Kyle of Brazil presented an APP
plication for membership from the Presby-
terrain synod in Brazil, the youngest church,
he said in the denomination, and 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on the admission
of churches
The program for the day was then taken
I'D and it was announced that the subject
for consideration would be foreign mis-
sions The report of the committee on
foreign missions for the eastern section
was read by Rev. James Rennie of GlaS-
cow in the absence of the chairman, Rev.
James Buchanan of Edinburgh, Scotland,
who is the foreign secretary of the United
Presbyterian Cnurcn-
The report which is printed In the blue
Book of the alliance. thoroughly discuss
ed the subject, and pointed out the growth
of the missionary spirit In the nome
church, giving an account OF the work
done, the development of the native help
ers, the relations to missions connected
with various churches and the develop
ment OF women's work on the mission field.
The speaker paid warm and hearty
tribute to the efforts of women in mission
work. and the result of these efforts and
aroused applause by saying, with great
emphasis: What women dare to do they
no. only can do, but they do
Western Section.
The foreign missionary report from the
western section was presented by Rev. DR..
Ellinwood of New York city. This report
is also printed and in the hands of the del
egates, and as did the preceding speaker,
DR.. Ellinwood gave a summary. His &C
count was given close attention by the
delegates for the reason that he is looked
upon as an authority on foreign missions,
owing to his long identification with the
board of foreign missions of the Presby-
terrain Church North.
DR. Ellinwood is a man of medium height
and wears a closely cropped gray beard.
He has the appearance of a business man,
and his method of speaking is that Of one
who appreciates the value of time. His
sentences short and crisp and he goes
at once to the heart of his subject. He is
evidently much in earnest and adopts the
oratorical device of relieving the tension
on the part of his hearers by telling now
and then a humorous anecdote.
Results Accomplished.
A paper on the results accomplished by
the churches in the western section in for