The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-04-27
Over 2 900 Missionaries From All
Farts of the Globe Meet
in New York.
TIE TEIRD OF ITS KIND EVER HELD.
For TEE Years Preparations Have
Been Under Way for This Confer
ence on Foreign Missions.
EN-president Ben Harrison We'll
o"med the DeIegates-Many Dis
Cinguiahed Men Are Among the
Honorary Vice Presidents.

New York, April 22.-With an ex-
president of the United States. Ben
Jamin Harrison, to bid them welcome,
there were gathered in Carnegie hall,
Saturday, more than 1000 mission
aries from almost every quarter of
the globe. For ten years prcpara-
tions have been under way for this
meeting, known as the ecumenical
conference on foreign missions. 1t is
the third of its kind ever held. Every
branch of the Christian church is
represented, except the Roman Cath
ole, the Greek and that branch of the
Anglican church known as the So
eiety for the Propagation of the Cos
pei.
The foreign missionary work of tn,
world is conducted by seven great Sc
cicties. They are the Christian Mis-
sionary society, which represents the
evangelical party in the church of
England, and is almost as large as the
other six together; the Society for
| tAlN AlOBOSotAOh VI NhN pOoBCis AN
senting the Catholic party in the
Church of England, and which de-
| clined to attend the conference; the
London Missionary society of the Con-
gregational church; the American
Board of Foreign Missions, also the
Congregational Church, Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions, the Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, and the American Bap-
fist Missionary union.
The sessions of the conference will
last until May 1, not including Sun
days. On Sundays the delegates will
occupy city pulpits
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies of the world spend about
| s15,O00,O0O a year to advance their
work. That is exclusive of the money
expended on missions in England and
America. Every cent of this vast
sum is used to convert non-Christians
10 Christianity. This great work was
first started in the close of the eigh-
teenth century and the beginning of
The nineteenth.
The great problem now is how to
get money, and then how to get the
greatest portion of every dollar givell
TO the non-Christian whom it is de-
sired to convert. At present it is
Caid % cents on the dollar actually
reaches the heather. 1t is hoped that
the cost of administration may lie
much reduced. and it is hoped by this
conference to effect this result.
In the list of honorary vice presi-
dents of the conference are such
names as ex-President Grover Cleve-
land ]. Pierpont Morgan. Seth Low
VIM. f. Dodge, C. A. Schieren, ex-Gov
". ]. Northen of Georgia, and Miss
Helen Gould
Among the delegates are many dis.
tinguished English clergymen, in
GLIDING Rev. w. L. A. Barber, Lees
school. Cambridge. missionary tc
China; Dr. D. A. Barley, secretary
. of the Irish missionary society, and
Rev. w. F.. Cousins, London mission
) AIRY society, missionary from NADIA
gascar.
: Others present from foreign parts
are DIR. and Mrs. Borghegrevink, o.
! the Nurze board of missionaries o.
! Madagascar; Miss Budden, the Lon
] don missionary society; Bishop w. r
Ridley. bishop of Caledonia; B. C
. Joel Cadbury. Friends Missionary so
ciety, Birmingham, Eng, and Rev
e. Galpin, from China.