Evening star., 1900-07-07
IN INTEREST OF MISSIONS
PROPOSED CONFERENCE OF LEAD
ERs OF NJ. e. CHURCH SOUTH.
The Outgrowth of Work Mt Ecumeni-
cal Convention in New York.
Committee's Suggestions.

A great general conference in the interest
Of missions generally is being arranged for
by the leaders of the Southern Methodist
Church. Word has reached this city from
Nashville, Tenn, that, as stated in the COM
munication, the board of missions Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South has
very quietly but unanimously taken action
on the subject 1t arose out of the en-
thusiasm engendered In the delegates who
attended the ecumenical missionary con-
ference at New York.
The promoters of the New York confer
ence had assigned to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South a proportion of about
seventy-hve delegates. DR.. Lambuth, the
secretary of the board of missions of that
church. and one of the members Of the
Association of Missionaries, which originat-
ed the great conference, set to work to Sc
cure full representation. The result of
his constant agitation of the subject was
that not only was there an attendance of
tative of the various annual conferences,
but there were present number OF ladies
and of missionaries sufficient to swell the
number to more than 100. 1t was doubted
whether any other denomination had as
many representatives there as the Southern
Methodists.
Among those who went were Bishops
Cranberry and Hendrix. After the con-
ference had been in session a few days and
its magnitude and value began to come
home to the delegates, they held a meeting
Tor social converse and to discuss the inter-
ests of the occasion. Bishop Cranberry
presided, and committee was appointed to
fix upon the best means of carrying to the
church at large the benefits that had been
derived. A subsequent meeting confirmed
the recommendation of the committee to
memorialiZe the board of missions in favor
of general rally of the church on lines
similar to those followed in the ecumenical
conference at New York
Committees Recommendation.
"When this namnria1
annual meeting of the board, committee
was appointed which subsequently, renorted
these recommendations among others:
l. mat an executive committee be an
pointed py this board consisting of the
bishops In charge Of foreign mission fields
for the ensuing year, including the Island
OF Cuba, the secretaries of this board and
one representative each from the Woman's
Forelgn Missionary Society. the Woman's
Home Mission Society, the Sunday School
and Epworth League boards, boards Of
education and church extension. these
members to be chosen by the secretaries
of this board
y. That this general conference shall he
wholly engaged with the subject of mis-
stons, and shall include in its schedule all
the branches of missionary work enter
prlsed by our church-that is, both foreign
and home missions, including also the work
which our women are doing at home and
abroad.
%. That the place Of holding the confer
SASS Shooio OC q city u considerable size,
with fairly central location. and one, If
possible. which will raise enough money
to make the meeting thoroughly successful
on its local side"
A further provision is that the ratio Of
representation be adopted by the executive
committee, such that ''the scheme shall be
ample enough to procure the attendance
OF not less than 1000 delegates
1t is estimated that If LOCO delegates at
tend, there will be at least that many vis-
itors in addition.
Personnel of Committee.
The personnel Of the executive committee
will be about as follows: Bishop A. w.
Wilson, in charge this year of the missions
in the orient; Bishop ]. S. Key, in charge
of Mexico; Bishop E. R. Hendrix, in charge
of Brazil, and Bishop w. A. Gambler in
charge Of Cuba, including thus the senior
bishop Of the church and his youngest COL
league. the secretaries Of the board, W. R.
Lambuth, NJ. D., D. D., and J. H. Pritchett.
DID,, and one each from the boards of
church extension Sunday school, Epworth
League and education. and from the two
woman's boards-in all, a body of twelve,
thoroughly representative and OF unques-
toned ability.