The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05
CHINA AS A MISSION FIELD.
EPwoRTH LEAGUERs SUBJECT FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS RALLY.

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The regular monthly missionary meet
ing of the Epworth League OF Wesley
Methodist Church will take place We'd
nesday night and will be of unusual in
terest.
Owing to the special interest that is now
cenfered in the missionaries and their
work IN China that theme will be the
phief topic of discussion.
The programme for the evening IS as
Follows:
Subject: "a Missionary Church in a Mis-
sion Field, a Description of the Church
at Jerusalem" D. c. Carson.
1T was a missionary church in the CEN
Ger of a great mission field" (Acts ii. 1-s;
". 42)
philips missionary work at Sanaria."
Acts viii 5-40)
THE work done by the scattered disci-
pies" (Acts XII, 19-S0)
THE missionary church OF Antioch"
<Acts viii, 1-3)
A Missionary School in a Mission Fie!s.
s'The Light of the Cape of Good Hope"
Mrs. H. E. Crittenden.
The founding of the school by Rev. An
drew Murray.
The opening with forty students
Its wonderful growth.
The missionary influence emanating
from this missionary center.
Present problems in China-Rev Ed F.
Cook
Cause of the trouble.
Who are the Boxers?
What cities have been in peril?
What damage has already been done to
missionary work?
What countries are arrayed against
China at the point of war?
The probable future of missions In
China.
Rev. Ed F. Cook has only recently re-
turned to the city from Atlanta, where
he went TO attend the Southern Epworth
League Conference. This was the first
meeting of the Southern branch of the
league, and, owing TO various causes, was
noe so we'll attended as it had been hoped
il would be- This was because it was
held at a time when the many state con-
ferences had been, or were, just about
10 be held. But while the number of at
PENDANTS was small, the conference was
unusually successful in the helpful sug-
gestions given and the presentation OF
new methods of work.
= One of the most interesting features of
the conference, Mr.. Cook said, was the
address of Rev. DR.. Reed, who spoke on
ahe missionary outlook in China and Co
Tea, where he has been one of the work
ers for the church for the last twenty
years. His address, said Mr.. Cook, was
a most excellent and interesting one, the
more so because he gave the history of
the whole trouble which has eliminated
in the rising of the Boxers. This upris-
ing, he states was but the natural out
come of the policy of aggression that has
been pursued by the great European Pow
ers ever since the Tai Ping rebellion.
The conference was so we'll pleased with
the address that a movement was car
ried that it be printed as whole and
distributed throughout the missionary So
cieties of the church
The conference was invited to meet next
gear in California by Rev. DR.. Simmons,
who, though S5 years old, came all the
way from California to extend the invi-
tation.
A moonlight trolley ride 10 Isle Of Hope
will be given Thursday night by the la
dies of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church.
The cars will leave the Tenth street
Junction at $50 o'clock p. m. Refresh
ments will be served.
Methodist.
AT Wesley Monumental Church. there
will be services at IL o'clock a. m. by Rev.
Ed F. Cook the pastor. Sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administered. At
$50 D. IN. a union service of Wesley Mon
umental and the First Presbyterian con-
gregations will be held at the First Pres
byterian Church. The sermon will be by
Rev Ed F. Cook On Tuesday at $50 p.
m, the Womans Missionary Society will
meet. On Wednesday at the same hour
the monthly missionary meeting of the
nFpuorfh % one will he held
There will be preaching at Trinity
Church at II o'clock a. IN. aud at $50 p. m.
by the pastor Rev. Bascom Anthony. The
Sunday School will meet at p. m. The
League will meet on Wednesday at $50 p.
an. Prayer meeting will he held on Thurs
day night led by the pastor. All services
will be held in the Sunday School room
The services at Grace Church at Il
o'clock a. m. and at $50 p. m. will be con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Osgood F.
Cook. After the morning sermon the
sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered. All the close of the Sunday
School, which meets at 4:30 p. M, one or
more infants will be baptized
There will be preaching at the Seventh
Street Methodist Church at II O'clock a.
IN. and at $50 p. m. by the pastor. Rev
J. A. Smith. The Lords supper will b.
administered at the close of the morning
service Special revival services will be
held at night. The Sunday School will
meet at 4:30 p. m. The Senior Epworth
League will meet on Tuesday night, az
$50 O'Clock. while prayer service will be
held on Thursday night at the same hour.
Episcopal.
AT ST. Johns Church, Rev. Charles H.
Strong. rector, there will be a celebra-
1ion of the holy communion at II o'clock
and Sunday School at $50 p. m.
Al st. Paul's Episcopal Church Rev. ].
l.. Scully, rector, the services will be as
follows: Early celebration. at 1880
O'Clock a, M; high celebration at II;
Sunday School at $50 p. m, and evening
prayer at S:15.
The services az St. Michaers Chapel
will be as follows: Morning prayer at II
O'Clock a. M. evening prayer at $50 p m.
and Sunday School at 8. The Rector's
Bible class will meet Thursday evening at
$50. The evening service will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. l.. G. Birch.
The free library and reading room will
be open on Wednesday from to p. m.