New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-24
SURVEY OF MISSION FIELDS.
NINE MEETINGS HELD IN CHURCHES
AND CARNEGIE HALL.
BISHOP HURST TALKS ON THE PHILIP
PINEs-AMERICAN RIGHTS IN
TURKEY.

The afternoon session of the Conference yester-
day was devoted a survey Of various mission
fields and nine meetings were held simultaneously
in Carnegie Hall and eight churches. The fields
surveyed were Japan Corea, China, Assam Bur
nah, Siam. India, Ceylon, Oceania, Mahometan
lands. Africa North and South America and He
brews in All Lands"
At the Broadway Tabernacle the islands Of the
Pacific the subject. Bishop Hurst. of Wash
ington, spoke the Philippines He said:
The Philippines ere now .ours-ours TO influence,
outs to educate ours to help. and possibly ours to
the best and highest Of the light and truth
unity Of view among ali the Christian denomina-
tons as to the duty Of the hour Even those who
should be any American footing on these thousand
every effort should be made to extend to these
millions the benefit Of our Christian civilization
talk Of native Filipino- having the ability to or
fhaf env of them Show %f any reS governing
was much pleased with The condition of the ISL
war is practically over the only insurgent activity
being Of a guerilla character. that resembles the
Filpinos are friendly to US. have every confidence
government This frtenlT feelng is I Shown
WHERE. by the children in particular who are de-
Several friends Of Ag7linaldo called on me in
Hong KONG. and they told me that they were salts
fed that there could be no success for his under
taking. the better class Of Filipnos satisfied
perity. ! am glad 70 be able to speak in praise of
the American soldiers in the philippines Their
healthy. well disciplined men and well Offered.
think have considerably changed my views as 70
the right and duty Of a superior nation to govern
a weaker. I think IL is inevitable.
WORK IN THE NEW HEBRIDEs
The Rev. Canon Edwards. of the Exeter Cathe-
dral, London and secretary Of the London Bible
Society then spoke on the work which the Bible
Society had done in the islands of the Pacific
The Rev. John G. Payton. Of the New Hebrides.
told OF his wo.k in that section. He said that
when the missionary work begun in the New
Hebrides they found only heather. whereas there
eighteen thousand converts. three thou
sand communicates, three hundred native teachers
and preachers and the Bible has been translated
in twenty-five languages and dialects. all Of which
had been paid for by the natives themselves.
The Rev. DR.. J r. CaIienbach. Of Doorn Holland
then spoke the Dutch mission work in Java
Borneo and Sumatra and was followed by the Rev
o. H. Guch. a native Of Hawaii. who said that
forty-eight years ago his brother was sent to the
Hawaiian Islands missionary by the Broadway
Tabernacle. The Rev. Mr. Price Of Micronesia
then spoke and followed by the Rev w E
Cousins. of Madagascar.
AS the meeting was about to close DR.. Calenbacf
asked permission 70 few words more which
was readily granted. He said addressing his re
marks 10 the Rev. Canon Edwards: While at tht
present time Holland has much love for Eng
land here we are. not only the neutral ground
of the United States but We stand shoulder Il
shoulder in the great work of converting the
heather. in all brotherly love extend to you M
hand DR.. Edwards arose and grasped Dr. CaHen
bachs hand.
TURKEY. ARABIA AND NORTH AFRICA
The meeting at the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church devoted 10 Mahometan lands mis-
sionaries from Turkey. Persia Syria Arabia Egyp
and North Africa speaking. The Rev. James l.
Barton. president OF the American Board of Mis-
sons in Turkey. said that the missionaries in Tur
key had profited by the intellectual awakening O
the people and had directed their efforts frs
along educational lines The Rev. William Jessu
said: I'VE in Syria proceeding along thre
nnes-educational, evangelical and medical"