The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-04-22
CONFERENCE Of MISSICHl9'B
EVERY NATION IN THE WORLD
REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK
Presided Over by General Earrisor-
Addresses by President McKinl5
and Governor Roosevelt.

New York, April 1.-Nearly every
nation in the world is Represented At
the ecuminicaI conference on foreign
missions, which began its sessions here
this afternoon. and Carnegie hal
which viii be the scene Of the confer
eDce until May l, was crowded 10 its
greatest capacity. EX-PTeSident Bel
jamin Harrison occupied the chair as
honorary president at the opening SIS
sion, and tonight the delegates were
addressed by President Mckinley and
Governor Roosevelt
When the time came for the opening
OF the conference, there were repre-
sentativeS from every branch Of G1s
Christian church except the Roman
Catholic, the Greek and that branch
Of the Anglican church known as trs
Society for the Propagation Of the Cos
pei. There were no decorations in he
great hall except huge maps Of me
eastern and western hemisphere
showing the fields in which the MS
siOnarIes labor. These were suSpenltl
back Of the stage
Ex-President Harrison, escorted BY d
committee, appeared on the piatIo-I,,
at 2:25 o'clock. He was applauded dll
bowed his acknowledges. BE
once took his seat as presiding oflcsl'
the Rev. JUdsOn Smith, D. D., as cna---
man of the general committee mIy-
ducing him. Chairman Harrison usI
Introduced the Rev. II. c. Maoie u
Boston, who offered prayer -.
General Harrison then took the 90
form and delivered his speech, r57---s
! from manuscript. Mr. Harrison "a-
/ applauded many times So,
At the conclusion Of thls slL =
/ General Harrison introduced the n
Dr.. JudsOn Smith Of Boston, Eno rs n,
( livered the address Of welcome =,
/ told Of the growth of nilsson W.. W.
during the closing century anu U.S.
! cooperation in all fields.
Addresses were made by me r. 81.
| WardlOW Thompson Of the H'Ill-s.- D..
| egatiOn, the Rev. A. SchreipeF %, u as *.
lin, the Rev. Joseph King OF ll r. "a 2.
| traIian delegation anu the Kew L.
cob Chamberlain. - -ha
Robert Spear read the report q -
| general committee. This c-ls-l ---
ternOon session. -,-5 q
/ In the evening an enormous t-G -ss
people went to Carnegie nan - - n
/ hope Of getting admission 10 IN 3D.
/ tiOnaI welcome EXTENDED 10 tLL0 p-5si.
gates on behalf Of the nation .! --ll-<sa,s
| dent Mckinley. Nearly 7.VYy -
| were present. At the main eL- 10 ss-
! crowd Of several hundred pep, ass
! sembled. attracted by Ges-19
the president. 49, p~ssi5s1t
! The president, escorted py YORK
Morris K. Jessup Of the Ne" ru5so1
! chamber Of commerce, me NJ .bs en-
| Smith and other members o. " SCOT
/ ference committee and poICss5 10 bsR
/ Of COO mounted men, reacl5u psrty
! at 8 O'Clock. The prealt-LlL or and II
! alighted at the rear entrance -.,,;c7 vas
| this way escaped the crowd -. end *
/ in front. Governor Roose5N ~ bollt The
| President Harrison arr-' Gu o.
same time. leon. Mrs.
Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Lls Isis, Pot
ner, Governor Roosevelt. D -7-1s upon
| Ter and Morris K Jes5lp Ce-1 r. A.
| the stage together. IAe -, Presby-
thur J. Brown. secretary OF -. ,---.sI Nor
| terrain foreign board. introd ss--,-r-r1incs1l
/ ris X. Jessup, who then ~ -, offered
Bishop Potter, and The Ia''
! prayer. 7..,o5 Prssidei..
MCKINLEY. who waited 1or ant TIE
ments until the applause oleJris refe,,
: president read his address. on as o.,
: ence to ex-PreSident HarI 5 ne UniIe'
+ of the greatest statesmen o. -
States was applauGed Ia brief -
Governor Roosevelt nr3d elstiop. Gen
dress. and received an tfsg W0foss
eral Harrison then spoke z a. and GOV,
thanking President MchlniiT~e TO -
ernor Roosevelt for comm nd this vi
f SRsoiRs q 81 t9 the e3 69aHRa4io2 5s
by by P Pgve 9norO and Scene general &C.
time and met many Of the o'