The times., 1899-09-30
THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT.
Converting the Heathcn Discussed
by the Pan-Presbyterians.


concluded its iabors for the week with
yesterdays proceedings. which consisted
OF three meetings. Today will be spent
by the delegates in recreation and sight
seeing, and 10 this end an excursion will
be made to Mount Vernon by boat this
afternoon at o'clock, and reception ten
dered the members of the alliance this
evening in the Corcoran Art Gallery
Morning, afternoon, and evening ses-
stons were held yesterday and at each
there We're many interested spectators
present besides the full number of dele
gates. The only seeming lack af interest
was shown in the tardiness OF the dele
gates in arriving at the 10 O'Clock meet
ing, and II was also somewhat after that
hour when the public made an appearance
20 any considerable extent The business
attendant upon the reports of committees
occupied the entire time. of the morning
session, and the papers on the programme
10 De read at this time were deferred to
the afternoon. On that account much of
the discussion which was TO be had on the
afternoon papers was dispensed with This
was regretted by many of the delegates.
who expressed the opinion that the dis
cusslon of papers after they had been read
was one OF the most productive ways of
Despite the rain in the evening. the
church was seated TO its full capacity
when the time for that service arrived. and
the talks on the development and work
OF missions in different parts of the world
which were briefly given by several speak
ers, resulted in the most interesting meet
ing the alliance has held, so far as the
public is concerned
AT the morning session the Presbyterian
Fht.r
membership in the alliance and apphca-
tion for membership by the Brazilian
Presbyterian Church was made through
the Rev. Mr.. Kyle who said that the ap-
plication was On behalf OF the youngest
church In the denomination. This. as well
IS applications from the Presbytery of
Pittsburg. Pa, of Trinidad. and of Ontario,
are being considered by the COMMITTEES on
church admission, and action viii doubt
less be taken before the close of the con-
ference. 1t was decided by the committee
appointed to recommend suitable place of
meeting for the next council, to be held
four or five years hence, to make London
their choice. The report of this committee,
however. has not been considered as yet
by the council
Rev. james Rennie, OF Glasgow, read the
report OF the committee on foreign missions
for the eastern section. This was followed
by the foreign missionary report OF the
western section, by Rev. DR.. Ellinwood. of
New York. Both papers gave a summary
Of the work performed by their respective
sections, going into the subject exhaust
lively Rev. DR.. w. W. Barr, of PhiladeI-
phia. who is regarded as the leading au-
thority on foreign missionary work in this
country. read a paper on the work accom-
piished by the western section in the nine
teenth century His assertions of growth
and success were supported by statistics,
and it was time for adjournment before he
had concluded. Two papers on the morn
ing programme had not been reached, and
these were taken up at 2 O'Clock. The first,
was continuation of DR.: Barr's subject
by the Rev DR.. Robert Buchanan, of
Edinburgh Scotland, and the other the
Reflex influence of Missions on the Life
of the Church" by the Rev. DR.. W. McF.s
Alexander, of Memphis Tenn.
1t was after o'clock when the regular
afternoon topics were reached These were
''Women's Missionary Societies and Mis-
sionary Methods by the Rev. DR.. J. NJ.
Howard of Waynesburg, Pa, and the Rev.
DR.. Beatty, of Belfast, Ireland, respectively.
DR.. Howard said that the three great bar
riers-raee, caste, aud sex-had been broken
down completely in religion, and that
woman had become an invaluable aid, il
not the prime mover, in the work of spread
ing the gospel. Since the dawn of the
present century the women's missionary So
cieties have grown up, and their strength
OF organization. energy, and resourceful-
ness have been a powerful factor in Chris
tian work in all lands.
In presenting missionary methods to be
employed. DR.. Beatty recommended above
all the educational method. He did not,
in the least, wish to belittle the preaching
of the word, he said, but in the work of
converting savages into Christians, the
best and most lasting results were found
to be obtained where missionary schools
had been established, and the young edu-
Gated in the common branches of learning
while at the same time there was instilled
into them a love OF civilization and a de-
sire to do right.
The necessity of creating enthusiasm
for foreign mission work was emphasized
by both speakers and by the short ad-
dresses of two or three of the delegates
who took occasion to express themselves
on the matter before adjournment
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe, who was appointed
with President Lang Of the alliance, as
committee to convey the appreciation of
the council to President Mckinley for his
reception of the delegates az the White
House. reported that they had just returned
from their pleasant mission; that they
had been very delightfully."- received by the
President who had expressed in most
cordial way his qualification at meeting
the delegates. DR.. Radcliffe said that the
President also manifested the greatest in
terest in the council, and in their work.
and wished for the delegates a hearty
blessing not only here, but in their homes.
The reverend doctor then complimented
President Lang before the council for the
graceful way he had borne the message
TO the President.
Announcement was made Of the excur-
sion today to Mount Vernon by way OF
the river, and also of the reception to be
held this evening az the COreoran Art Gall
lery. The committee on pulpit supply for
Sunday having completed its work report
ed through its chairman that arrangements
had been made TO fill the pulpits of nearly
all of the local churches of all denomina-
tions for both morning and evening serv-
ices, and he read at length the names OF
the delegates who were assigned, aud the
places OF their assignment.
In the evening, after special musical
programme had been rendered, the time
was divided into eighth minute allotments,
which were filled by several foreign mis-
sionaries in telling of their work its hard
ships. and its success. The first speaker
was the Rev. DR.. Jessup, of Syria He
made very encouraging report, speaking
OF the hearty cooperation taken in the
work by the natives who had been con-
yerted to the Christian faith. He found
the best results from the educational sys-
tenn. He said that the worst enemy the
Protestants had to confront was not the
savage natives, but the Jesuit priests.
Rev DR.. Stewart, of Lovedale, Africa,
was the next speaker, and said he would