New-York tribune., 1900-04-22
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
GENERAL HARRIsON'S ADDRESS TO THE
DELEG ATS
WELCOMED BY DIX. J DaDN SMITH
SPEECHES BY DRs. THOMPSON.
SCHREIBER, KING AND
CHAMBERLAIN.

CHAMBERLAIN.

Carnegie Hall was full 10 overffowing at go
o'clock, when the Rev. DR.. Judson Smith, of
Boston. chairman OF the General Committee,
and the man who arranged the programme, rose
10 call the meeting to order Back of the plat
form a huge double map showing both
henspheres with different colors to indicate
various degrees of Christian civilization. Over
the centre of the map in red was the following:
The field is the world: the good seed are the
children OF the kingdom.
Over the Western map
Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to
the whole creation.
Over the Eastern map was:
and they went forth and preached everywhere.
On the platform al the right or left OF Cen
erai Harrison were DR.. Smith. the Rev r.
Wsrdlaw Thompson. representing the British
delegation: Drs. Merensky and Schreiber, repre-
senting the German delegation: the Rev Joseph
King, representing the Australian delegation
and the Rev. Dr.. Jacob Chamberlain, represent
ing the missionaries. Back of the front row
were several hundred foreign missionaries and
delegates.
Dr. Smith said it afforded him great pleasure
to announce that after the singing of Corona
ton the Conference would be under the direc-
ton of General Benjamin Harrison, who had
been the honorary president Of the body for the
last four years. Then came the singing of the
hymn named. The melody rang out with great
volume through the hall, and was taken up by
those on the sidewalks who could not find en-
trance
General Harrison greeted with applause
as he stepped forward to announce the pro-
gramme. He said that prayer would be offered
by the Rev. DR.. Mabie OF Boston The latter
invoked the Divine blessing on the presiding
officer, the missionaries, the committees in
charge OF the work, on the delegates from other
lands and the representatives Of the churches
from the lands across the sea. He asked that
every one in attendance might be filed anew
with the spirit Of Pentecost. He asked for a
blessing on the President Of the United States
and upon rulers in all parts Of the world
ADDRESS OF GENERAL HARRISON.
After the prayer Tribune photographer tool,
a nashlight picture of the Conference those on
the platform rising at the request of DIR. Smith
Then General Harrison spoke as follows:
count il great honor--a call to presda oyer
the deliberations OF this great body II is ~ See
ciate ones self with the most infuentieI and e.
during work that is being done in This day Of great
My assignment is to the chair-not to the
sleskeI oesK Inc careful and comprehensive
programme that has been prepared for the conyen-
tion will, in its orderly development bring before
you the whole subject OF foreign missions In all its
aspects Gentlemen whose learning and special ex-
perlenees viii give not only interest but authority
TO their addresses will discuss assigned topics
We snail nave the arithmetic OF missions, the
muster roll the book increase. the paymasters' sc-
us some veterans from the mission outposts-men
and women who have exhibited in their work an
courage has been subjected the strain OF time
They have been belea guered they have known the
them shall hear what the Gospel has done for
tribes and lands, and best of all. what il done
for the individual and woman. These reports
will be consolidated reports OF the whole mission
work of all the detachments OF the evangelical Pro