The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-22
GATHERING OF MISSIONARIES.
ADDRESSED by AN EX-PRESIDENT
AND A PRESIDENT.

gle Hall welcomed by EN-Presi-
dent Harrison-Hear d Words or
Praise for Their Work Followed
by Speech of encouragement From
Mckinley.
New York, April 2f.-With an ex-Presi-
dent of the United States, Benjamin Har-
rison. to bid them welcome, there gath
cred to-day in Carnegie Hall more than
1000 missionaries from almost every quar-
ter of the globe.
For ten years preparations 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
Catholic, che Greek and that branch of
the Anglican Church known as the So
ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel.
The great hail was completely filled
when ex-President Harrison began his ad-
dress of welcome. on the platform were
many clergy men and statesmen of world
fame. Seated with the great body of che
delegates were many workers from for
eign lands, whose bright costumes added
a dash of color to the scene.
Ex-President Harrison was given a
great reception. He said, in part:
Il count it a great honor to preside over
the deliberations Of this great body 1t is
10 associate ones self with the most in
fiuential and enduring work that is being
done in this day of great enterprises.
The gigantic engines that are driving
forward a material development are being
speede3 as never before. The din of the
hammer and the ak and the hum of
wheels have penetra ted the abOdes of SOL
tude-the world has now few quiet places.
Life is strenuous-the boy is started in his
school upon the run, and the pace is not
often slackened until the painting man falls
into his grave
1T is to a generation thus intent-to a
generation that has wrought Wonderously
in the realms of applied science-that God
in His word and by the preacher, says:
All these are worthy only, and in pro-
portion, as they contribute to the regen-
Grafton of mankind Every invention,
every work, every man, every nation, must
one day come to this weighing platform
and be appraised.
But with the increase of commerce and
wealth the stress of social difficulties is
not relieved, but increases in all the great
nations. The tendency is not to one broth
erhood but to many. Work for the willing
at a wage that will save the spirit as well
as the body is a problem of increasing
tangle and intricacy. Competition forces
economical devices and names wages that
are, in some cases, sufficient to renew
the strength expended. II suggests II it
does not compel aggregation of capital;
and these in turn present many threaten
ing aspects Agencies of mans devising
may alleviate, but they cannot cure this
tendency to division and strife and substi-
4 rif and mil ThTfG &c
the heart, and His gospel and love and
ministry in all the activities of life is the
only cure.
The highest conception that has ever
entered the mind of man is that of God as
the father of all men-the one blood-the
universal brotherhood. 1t was not evolv-
ed but revealed.
1.-The men who like Paul have gone to
heather lands with the message, we seek
not yours but you have been hindered by
those who coming after have reversed the
message Rum and other corrupting agen-
cies come in with our boosted civilization,
and the feeble races Wither before the hot
breath of the white mans vices
1.-The great nations have combined to
suppress the slave. trade. Is it too much
to ask that they shall combine to prevent
the sale of spirits to men who, less than
our children, have acquired the habits of
self-restraint? If we must have 'consum-
ers,' let us give them an innocent diet
THE enemies of foreign missions have
spoken tauntingly of the slowness of the
work and of It's great and disproportionare
cost, and we have too exclusively consoled
ourselves and answered the criticism by
the suggestion that with God a thousand
years is as one day. We should not lose
sight of the other side of that truth-one
day with Him is as thousand years. God
has not set uniform pace for Himself
in the work of bringing in the Kingdom
of His Son He will hasten it in His day.
The stride of His church shall be SO
ouickened that commerce Will be the lag
gard. Love shall outrun greed.
Gifts to education are increasingly
munificent. University endoWments have
been sweled by vast single gifts in the
United States during the last few years.
We rejoice in this. But may we not hope
that in the exposition of the greater needs
OF the educational work in the mission
fields. to be presented in this conference,
some men of wealth may find the sugges-
ton to endow great schools in mission
lands. 1t is a great work to increase the
candle power of our educa tional arc
lights, but to give to cave jewellers an In
candescent may be better one.
Not the least beneticent aspect and in
fuence of this great gathering will be
found in the Christian Union that 1t evil
dences. 1t greatly strengthens the soldier
and QulckenS MS pace when AlS duNdhcCS
to battle, if a glance 90 right or left re-
veals many pennons, and marshaled
host, moving under one great leader TO
execute a single battle plan.
During the Atlanta campaign of our
Civil War the marching and fighting had
been largely in the brush. Sometimes in
an advance the commander of regiment
could see no more than half Of his own
line, while the supports to his right and
left were wholly hidden. To him it SEEM
ed as If his battalion was making an un-
supported assault. The extended line, the
reserve. were matters of faith. But one
day the advancing army broke suddenly
from the brush into savannah long,
narrow natural meadow, and the army
was revealed From the center. far to The
right and left, the distinctive corps, divis-
ion, brigade and regimental colors appear
ed and associated with each of these was
the one flag that made the army one. A
mighty spontaneous cheer burst from the
whole line and every soldier frightened his
grip upon his rife and quickened his step.
What the savannah did for that army,
this worlds conference of missions should
DO for the church"
Following Gen. Harrison, the Rev. Jud-