New-York tribune., 1900-04-23
showing the leavening influence OF missions
upon the world the wonderful opening by
prayer and faith Of long sealed doors.
SERMONS FROM DELEGATES.
MANYsLOCAL PULPITS FILLED BY MEM
BERS OF THE CONFERENCE

Here extracts from a few or the ser
mons preached yesterday by delegates to the Ecu
nentcal Conference in various churches of this city
THE OPEN DOOR IN CHINA"
DR. William Ashn1ore of China preached IN the
morning in the Madison Avenue Baptist Church.
taking by request FOR his subject The Open Door
in China" He did not treat OF it in the commercial
open door for trade. but open
door for the entrance Of Christianity. saying among
other things:
A great body OF missionaries has come here 10
testify 10 you that God hath opened the door OF
earth Christ was the first 10 use that phrase AN
% m ba h m rsons ssTe PdaPg6 aH lest So be r
Zitan5y and the door is open 10 our Church to
War proved how Weak china is and how easiiy she
ACKNOWLEDGMENT is tbere nothing T Pro1identaI vide i
,sers5oTs il he isct tlai Amsric3 is now IN he
resist Russian innenee in China England ten years
ago was the strongest single Power there but now
RIssa as and although we missionaries are not
Church Ike Russia's threatening to sweep over
SSi SSninai Ee discern ne hard Of God in sending the
seron balance Of power there
= Ne missionaries cannot think that God sent
2s9 q us ogt 10 China on a fools errand. The
sav e OF Christ a ms mas neen praEing for thirty or
God, and are those prayers all to go unanswered?
while We mourn at the sorrows of The Present eTt
in the Philippines we look beyond and think
people Than be moulded into n better ma nhood
coming into he chnTch Of Christ IN nun6ers @ @ that
will aFtoni@h you. Not bv thousands orly hut by
tens Of thousands ] verify believe that this Is Just
ahead OF us
Dr Ashmore is a fifty year veteran of the Amer
scan Baptis, Missionary Union Swatow China.
He born in GAINESVILLE Ohio in 1924 In 1870 he
sailed missionary 10 the Chinese. China
not then open foreign ars. and Dr. Ashmore was
Obliged 10 begin his lsbors in Bangkok Siam. How
ever. he removed TO Hong Kong in ls5s and after
ward 20 Swatow. TO the north OF Hong Kong. the
scene of his long and successful labors
DIFFICULTIES IN MADAGASCAR
The Rev. W. f. Cousins of Madagascar. preached
in the Madison Square PRESBYTERIAN Church in the
morning. He spoke Of the difficulties encountered
by Protestant missionaries in spreading the gospel
Oh that island. These were greatly increased when
the French took possession and the natives became
1mbuei with the idea TO be a Protestant
savored Of disoyaty The French Government.
Many mission churches had TO he closed before the
native Christian mind could be dlsabused OF the
erroneous conviction. But said Mr. Cousins in
closing the troubles of the or five years
seem 10 be drawing to close and brighter day
IS dawnng.''
Mr.. Cousins of the first party of new
missionaries sent after the long persecution in
Madagascar. He sailed in 1862 and for some years
had charge Of the church and district of Amparibe
In 1873 he appointed principal revser Of the
Malagasy Bible and spent more than eleven years
tn the work OF revision. He IS the author of a
grammar Of the Maagasy language, which is gen
orally regarded as standard. He has also written
d small book, 'Afadagasca of To-day and other
books in the Malagasy tongue. In recent years
Mr.. Cousins has had charge of the church and
district Of Ambohipotsy.
THE REV. RICHARD LOvETT. OF LONDON
The Rev. Richard Lovett, of London secretary
OF the Religious Tract Society. preached the
morning the Park Presbyterian Church. He
spoke particularly of the opportunity and obligation
which the foreign mission field presented TO and
laid upon the Church OF God and painted a vivid
word picture Of the future spread of missionary
GeaNDr G said
was only q beginning. Mr.. Lovett born
Croydon Surrey. England January 5, 1851. In 1855
he moved 70 Brooklyn, but nine years later again
returned 10 England. He educated for the
Congregational ministry Chestnut College, and
in 1852 appointed book editor Of the Religious
Tract Society. IN 1899 he appointed the
place he now holds secretary OF that society.
Besides this Office Mr.. Lovett for about fifteen
years has been director in the London Mission
ary Society. He is the author OF many books.
tabiy James Gilmore Of Mongolia" History of the
London Missionary Society,"" Norwegian Pictures"
London Pictures" United States Pictures and
part author of "A Primer of Modern Missions"
A HUNDRED YEARS OF MISSION WORK.
The Rev. J. Farley Daily preached last night at
the Central PRESBYTERIAN Church. He asked his
hearers two questions: What has God been doing
for foreign missions?" and What have Won heen
dong?" Then he answered them himself. In show
ing what God had been doing he said among other
things:
One hundred years ago the total sum subscribed
work did not exceed $50 600 God has so opened His
peoples hearts that they give $4,000 600 There
were then only fifty missionaries all men, now
there are o.5Oo Of both sexes There were then no
native preachers there are 400. There were
then about 100 native mission workers now there
are 7ooe. There were then about 1000 native COM
municants. there are $4,000
When Mr.. Daily came to answer the second oues-
tion he said he would speak for America but
would only say that his own country spent In four
days Tor strong drink equal TO that
which II gave for foreign missions IN one year and
expended on tobacco in month what T. gave TO
foreign missions in twelve. Such puny efforts to
Mr. DAILY was born I'm Glasgow in 1888 In 1874 he
was licensed by the Glasgow Free Presbytery and
ministry Of the Free Church In Wigtonshire Three
years later he became pastor Of Renwick Free
pointed member of the Foreign Mission Commit
tee by the General Assembly of the Free Church of
Scotland and has continued 10 sit on Inc Foreign
Board until In 1855 he was appointed 10
gether with Professor nndsay of Glasgow, by the
General Assembly TO visit the missions Of the Free
Church in India Five months from November to
pay and p Indsa ter re erhF ali of TfS their fme M
cieties On his return home Mr DaIy was elected
a fellow Of the Roval scottish 1;angranhicai So
cie-y and shortly after convener for Foreign Mis-
sions in the Free Church Synod.
WOMEN NEEDED IN MISSION WORK
At ST Jsmess Methodist Episcopal Church the
Rev DIR. A Sutherland of Canada, prea ched in the
morning lie took for his topic the need of women
IN the mission field and the great opportunities for
usefulness offered 10 Them there; He spoke highly
OF the work done by those already in the field and
places where the peculiar social customs of the
people made il impossible for male missionaries to
Sutherland for the last twenty-sx years has filed
the post Of secretary Of missions il. the Methodist