New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-12
FROM MANY DENOMINATIONS.
,rv DISCUSS THE PRACTICAL SIDE
OF MISSIONARY ISSUES.
-,vrvc OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS MISS
-,osav DOES NOT SPARE SPAIN OR

- a yesterday morning at the Broadway Iap-
.--scle sixth-ave. and Thirty-fourth-st. Nearly
-. hundred delegates were in attendance
NJ members OF the Woman's Board OF Missions
=, +be Congregational Church were the hostesses
o.. "a, - while the ever-hos pitable women OF the
noasvrav Tabernacle seconded their Efforts pro-
.s,,r both luncheon and entertainment LOT OUT
:, .ovrr delegates Nearly every religious oenonl-
'-a.,on had sent one more representatives ana
- heir harmonious conferences one woman oe-
80 that Isaah's vision OF the New Jerusalem
teamed near fulhlment
see l-o.,r,,-ree Of Arrangements consisted OF
49,, p Knowles chairman, representing the
,,,no4,st Episcopal Board; Mrs. C. r Germond.
.,s-. Mrs J. Krechting. Evangelical Luther
.~ Mrs John G. Fagg Reformed Church Miss
s.sar HAYS Ward and Miss E Theodore crosby
Congregational
I'VE RECEPTION Committee from the Broadway
-ahernacle included Mrs. Joseph d. Bryant chair
Mrs Reuben w Ross. Mrs. Lucen c.
,,a-rs- Mrs " H Foster and Miss Edith GNlis
w. q r Mitchell looked after the interests OF
-. n-ess and the delegates, proving herseh
- bureau Of information. Mrs. Judson smith
- pos-on president OF the Womans Board OF MIS-
s,ons Congregational Church presided
The morning session began with oevouon@
-..,s led ov Miss s. Gilman. OF Connecticut.
80 .sa conference was opened by the chairman OF
-. committee Of Arrangements. Mrs j h
,--,-ae The address OF welcome gwen ny lhe
psv g. r Jefferson. pastor Of the Broadway zap
s-racie was exceedingly apropos AS 1he ohiE man
go. h. thanked the Committee OF arrange
&c ,or ,-s graceful acknowledgment OF me e1-
,s,ence OF his sex and closed Dy "eie'InN-e nc
1900 as the noblest cohort OF all Christian
'.--.,,,s in mat a. required more courage TO
-, ~ raonla thousands Of miles away tnan
-. .n,so ~ hand The morning session closed
- ss-ies Of preliminary meetings the ueIs-
.-s Id hy Mrs ! n. Cornell treasurer OF '"e
"a. YORK branch Methodist Episeopal 6osru' Sc
-s.a-i.s OF home work, led ny MISS MAY 10y
Morris Evangelical Lutheran. secrelai'e7 "a 40
- u-o-,, led bv Miss {. Harriet Stan"ood Con
-. young peoples work. led by Mrs h
!, T...s pa,-ist. missionary literature LED by
~. r-rsr " Parsons Editor OF "Womahs "orA
900 Aerebt,ul luncheon was served by the
yorsn OF the Tabernacle. 20 when al S''eHoA4'''
uror me meetings were cordially olDuei-'
AFTERNOON SESSION
~. s.-sr,oon session opened with prayer oy
~ n BurreN Of The Reformed N"uiO'- az
yss followed by interesting reports OF
meetings of treasurers nome secle'"i 90 -
.ao-.-sries young peoples work and missionary
,,..,,-e committees A paper or me ioeaI MS
-, Nfs4az,ne' was gwen by Mrs Moses smith
$1,000 - the Woman's Board Of Interior Con-
s~sg...onal Church. and was followed 10y an an
r,stes discussion the speakers being limited !"
three minutes. .r.. ..a For
In the question hour that followed. 'he To- .
ND Movement" and the Life Members Win
Advantages and Privileges" were discussed III III Il,
NJ C1arnentina Butler OF the Methodist EpScoPA4
c,,,-ob Loading The evening session was es-
n4ctally interesting After singing "a'cni'aii,
Tel Is OF the Night" Mrs r. 5. Macarthur reac
6 selection from the Scriptures and prayer was
offered by the Rev. Dr. Jererson-
4 bref bu, interesting address By Mrs J. Il
rHrraN
caroline Islands By Miss Z. Theodore Crosby VINO
bas spent seven years among The people there ana
knows whereof she speaks.
Miss crosby said il part
To one who mas been II the Caroline ISLANDS u
sAe1,s irnposslble 20 regard them from any oIness
s -a s mai he nations Of the earth should
ever reach out after them When II loeo 1er;ila-.S
- o--e- -wo hundred years before, the Spanish
fag had raised over them anc attn lei ~. q,
anc savage traditions. she suddenly relt an aCcesS
O. interest and determined 70 circumvent Gel
rerf-- was referred 10 the Pope for arbitration;
and he cut The Gordian knot by gvis the AaEenn!'
which forthwith took possession Of them out 1l e
nothing toward the civilization OF The natives sIen
nrst suggested that missionaries be sem mem
from ms country even rough ,S seaIS'i ne killed
q they endcavorec 20 land. ,,., ,
Jndsterred by his number o. s-es a HneseIves
e-iire ~ brave Iii perils i they could but carry
ne Gospel 70 these Spanish subjects Sul
They asked The secretary Of the Missionary Boara
when wae sending them out 20 let them 90 ~ way
~ tie Isrnrus q route -wiy opened IN LsO-, IN
sesnsas SUI ..Nr,sefora-ies 10 Micronesia, my
Young brother need the discipline or Voyase
Tber so,r5 q neorle win no knowledge Of the out
SD T0-is aIS So degraded and flthy that they
reserhie5 apes more than human nelrg +Iu
,aese were srar,sh subjects Nearly thirtv-fve
az
policy Of oppression and cruelty which has cn r
acte-,zet he- In An ner colonial possessions the
Spanish solderv Invested Ponape. one OF the hVe
n resrI- r.. his OCCUPANCY is known 70 all the
civilized world From that island they az once eN-
ude the Missionaries burned the mission SO prem en-
tine they nave nor changed their course NOT
wthstandng mis- they resent the request OF our
Gove-rre-- -her religious liberty be granted In
ne Caro!nes saying that such a pronllse, u III, ~
f!rsy gnre .essarv In any OF Spain's dependencies
Among the other Islands missionary WORK nas
been allowed 10 20 on simply because the SPANS
soldiers Rave besn 100 busy looking after Ponape
70 garr,sor ne reet Al Ruk in the Westerr
Caroline. the Rev NJ price carries on WORK
resembling that ~ the early apostolic GAYS ~, "A
Kusse ,faininr schools for the work in the Gn.
nert and Marshall Islands are estaphsnea' III
charge o. NJ Chsnnon and Dr. RE and ,, glris
schoo. N charge OF three young American women.
Unless these islcnds are wanted for coaIlns IN, IN
naval stations there can he no object IN 5aKInl
them. FOR Spain has lost many thousands OF 1ollal
'oere ever since she has occupied men 49,,
absolutely no 70 be obtained rom rne II,
save from ne miss onsry standpoint OF laying "
treasures In Heaven "
Nr' Wilder who has been a missionary ror nlt'
years IA India was next introduced to the auol
enee together with SIX young women VINO are q
accompany her 20 her field
The Reaction % Foreign Missions on the Liz
and Unity Of mo Church" was the subject takei
10 ny Mrs Margaret r. Sangster VINO treated /
M practical and convincing manner
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME
The morning session to-day Will be educational II
''s scone. treating OF THE Higher Education 10
''ris on Missionary Ground" by Mrs. J. X Mo''
The Kindergarten In Missionary Work by MIS-
Kate g Lamson and The Development OF IN
missionary Spirit IN the Womans Colleges o
America" by Or Grace y. Kimball. OF Nassa
college The session commences at 9:i5. The after
noon VIII include reports Of committees, a ques
'''" Aolr led by Mr.. +. { Sirachan, held CORE
SSg,h4llg secretary. Woman's Missionary BoarH
u@-Asaa. and address by Mss Susan taye
rro On our Lords Ideal OF Christian Service.