Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-28
THEMISSION CHURCHES
Their Self-Support Discussed at
Ecumenical Conference.
NORTHERN LED THE DEyoTIONs.
Robert E. speer, Secretary of the Pres
byterian Board of Foreign Missions,
Read Paper of Rev. II. j. Underwood,
of Korea, Who Was Absent.

New York, April 2S.-Former Gov
ernor William J. Northern, of Georgia,
led the devotional exercises which
opened the fifth days session of the
Ecumenical conference at Carnegie hall
The big ball was crowded, and there
was not standing room left at the meet
lug.
At this meeting the general topic was
"SeIf Support by Mission Churches"
The following papers were read and
given five minutes discussion by the
delegates:
stPresent Status of Mission Chu chez,
by DR.. w. r.. Lambuth, secretary board
of missions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South; "Object Lessons IN New
Field, by Rev. DIR. Fl. G. Underwood,
of Korea, and Adjustment III Old
Fields" by the Rev. d. S. Spencer, Of
Japan.
In the absence, owing to sickness, of
the Rev. H. n. Barnum, who was to
have addressed the conference, George
Ii. Winton, of Mexico, read paper on
e'The Self Support of Missions He
was followed by the Rev. w r. Lam
buth, who spoke ON 1.-THE Present Status
of Mission Churches.
Robert &. Speer, secretary of the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions,
read the paper prepared by Rev. II. q.
Underwood, Of Korea, the "Object Les
son In the New Field"
In the afternoon there were five sec
tional meetings held. AT the Church of
the Strangers the general topic was
missionary Boards and Societies.
1.-THE Need and Value Of Such Organ
izations," by the Rev. DIR. Scholi, seere-
tary of the board of foreign missions Of
the general synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran church; "Their Relation to
Denominational Bodies,p by the Rev.
DR.. James nj. Buckley, Of New York;
"Their Relation to Missions and Mis-
Standardization Confer
ences-Deputatienal VISITS" by r.
Wardlaw Thompson, secretary of the
London Missionary society.
At the Union Avenue Methodist
church the general subject was "Indus-
trial Training" and the following pro-
gram was carried out;
industrial Training by r. H.
Pratt, of the Carlisle Indian Training
school; industrial Training OF Ma
tiyes, by the Rev. DIR. James Stewart,
of Loyedale, South Africa the Rev. DIR.
j. .. Spencer, of Japan, and Watson
Grace, of tie Friends Foreign Mission
airy AssQeiatlon OF England.
"rhe Training Of Missionaries, by
Mrs. j. Farley DAILY, Of Glasgow, was
the only paper read ut the Central Pres
byterlan church.
Later, at the same church, was held q
meeting, the general topic for which
was Controlling Ideas in Girricula. "
This subject was dwelt upon at length
by Frank Norton MeMurray, of Column
bia university, and the Rev. DIR. j Fair
ley DAILY, of Glasgow, Scotland.
The laymen's missionary meeting of
the Ecumenical conference, which was
held last night, filled Carnegie hall
from platform to the last row of the
upper gallery. Hundreds were unable
to get into the building John ID. Rookie
Teller and party of ladies occupied
box.
President Seth Low, of Columbia uni
versity, called the meeting to order and
made the opening address. Before the
speakers entered upon the platform,
Ira ID. Sanl1ey stirred the audience with
several hymns. Hon. Samuel B. Capen,
of Boston, president of the American
board of foreign missions, traced the
growth of foreign missions in general
way.
Judge David Graham Barklay, of
England, spoke of mission work in
India.
non. w j. Northern former COVER
nor of Georgia, and president of the
Southern Baptist convention, discussed
the relation of laymen to missions.
Former Mayor Schieren, Of Brooklyn,
and Rev. DR. George Sehon, of Balti.
more, spoke briefly John H. Converse,
of Philadelphia, the locomotive manu-
facturer, spoke.
A large number of sectional meet
ings were held at various churches, at
which the topic under discussion was
missionary Work in Foreign Lands. y