New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
WORLD MISSION WORKERS.
ECUMENICAL COUNCIL MEETS IN NEW
YORK IN APRIL
A STRIKING CONTRAST BETWEEN woMAN's
WORK NOW AND THAT OF FORTY YEARS
AGo-ELEvEN DAYS SESSION.

On April q TIE Ecumenical Conference on For
egn Missions VIII hold its first meeting The
sessions will be held in Carnegie Hall. The con-
ference Will last for eleven days and the meetings
will be attended by eminent mission workers from
all perts of the world and Of every denomination.
1t will be international well as inteIdenomina-
tional.
Woman's work in missions will receive especial
consideie ton, the three sessions OF Thursday,
April g. being set apart for that purpose At the
evening meeting the speakers will be Mrs Joseph
Cook, of Boston; Mrs. William A. Montgomery. of
Rochester and Miss Lnvau Singh. professor of
womans college in Lucknow India.
The woman's general committee programmes,
consisting of Miss Abbie b. Child, of Boston
chairman: Misses Mary Parsons and s. C. Durtee
and Mesdames John 7. Gracey and D. j. Burreii,
has issued the following circular:
The year 1900 is to be marked in America by
ers which this country. or possibly the world, has
ever seen. An Ecumenical Conference on Foreign
Missions will convene in the city of New-Yor
April u. and will continue in SESSION Tor eleven
anu missionary society Throughout the Protestant
world. This conference OF missionaries represents
continent but the world of Protestant Christen-
dom. All Protestant missions throughout the word
nave Deen invited 10 SEND delegates 70 New.lorK.
A similar gathering held London in 1855 ac
anticipated that at least three viii be
present in New-York This council will be for de-
dav in every session and section will be the work
OF foreign missions Il all forms and methods per-
tanning thereto Among the subjects treated and
Of special prominence will be that of wonans work
Marvellous have been the developments in this di-
recton me organization OF women IN dlstInctlvely
CHRISTIAN mes tor the betterment OF non-Cnrlstah
women throughout the world is recognized as one
OF the most extensive Of the religious activities OF
women that ecclesiastical history records. For the
last thirty five years this has been the Characters
conference held IN Liverpool in 1860 womans
name appeared Eighteen years afterward, at one
appeared delegates. while the London
ference in 1SSs two whole sessions were given 10
the consideration OF women's work. and over four
hundred names of women appear as delegates
These facts show great advance In sentiment con-
corning the work *, of women Every phase OF
erce, and representatives from all womens boards,
and Cbristianized through those societies ii is
hoped viii also be present. So varied now are
the interests far reaching the influences, so
constuency Of every Nomans society should seek
TO be present to gain Information and to be filled
day will he devoted 10 women-Inorning. afternoon
ston the afternoon TO topics and problems pre-
sented by missionaries and the evening TO popular
held on Tuesday, April p some six in nunoeT at
phase and problem of woman's work
Other committees are:
Educational Work committee in New York;
Miss Mary Parsons, chairman, Rye. y Y: Miss
Een = EFs1o BaIdSn Mrs CTrTs
D. Foss. Mrs. David J. Burrerl, Mrs. A T. Wing
Medical work COMMITTEES in Philadelphia Mrs.
deiphia: Mrs G Y Thorpe Mrs Mary jackson.
Mrs W storer How, Mrs. J: H. Kreder, Mrs, 4.
L. Wainwright Mrs. J. L. Sibole. Mrs. George E.
Shoemaker, Mrs. c. A. Longstreth and Miss Sue
Stoever.
Literature COMMITTEES in Boston)-Miss s. c.
Durfee chairman No. 81 Waterman-st. Provt-
dence, r. l: Mrs. Judson Smith, secretary; Miss
Pauline J. Walden. Mrs. Alvah Hovey. Mrs. Joseph
Cook. Miss Louise NJ Hodgkins and Mrs H. c.
Stafford.
Evangestic Work committee IN Cana da)-Miss
4. S Strachan, No 163 Hughson-st., Hamilton,
Woman's Committee on Special Topics.
Work Among Young Women and Children Ccor1-
rnttee in Pittsburg)-AIrs. Mary Clokely Porter,
Chairman No. 216 Allegheny-ave, Allegheny, Penn
Moses Smith. No. lis South Seavitt-st Chicago.