Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-04-26
FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
Gathering Of the Eeumenieai Confer.
enee Of Foreign Missions at
Carnegie Hall, New York.
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New York. April q With an ex.
pr.stdeni of th- ufed states. Hen
!omiu Harrison. ~ bid ,h-m welcon-.
th'r' w-r- gathered IN carnegie hall
more that e.eD mi.~icnaries FROM al.
. ost every quarter 80 IN. glol,-.
r~- weave rr~p.r.s,.-.
For ten years preparations have
ts~u under way for this meeting.
~ own - The Ecum-nicai Conf~r-n.'..
~. Foreign Missions II - the third
ct - kind ~,-r held. E,~r, branch 80
~ Christian church j. represented ~
e-p, the Roman Cathoi,s. N. Greek.
and that branch Of the Anglican
ch,ich known a. the >o--i~,y for ,hs
lr"I aga,ion II the t.osv~l
s~s-~ .t-.s ~..t~st~.
The foreign missionary werk ~ the
Void h conducted T., s~v~n rr~at So
striies. They sr. the tbrisiian Mi.
fiouary so~i-,s. which represents the
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Erd. and - almost a. large a. ths
other sN together. the >c-i~,y fot
tn Propagation IT the Gosp.l. r-pr--
s-nt'nr the catholic party in the
Church 81 England. aud which do
shn-'l Z" attend IN. conference. ths'
London Missionary S-city It the TON
Ir.raiivnsl church. the Nmrrican
4 a. -
congregational church: ~. rr~-hr-
tsrian BOARD - For-ign Missions. IN.
Missionary Socicty of the Methodist
fpiscopai church. and the American
baptist Missionary union.
Sessions I..s pup Ws, Z.
m. sessions of the conference will
last until NAV 1. not including Sun
days TN sundays the t-l-ra,rs will
~ assigned =" churches N the nve
ciiy iorpughs and suburban towns to
uiak. r-i.it-e~.s rrd preach sermons
in regard to thrir work
Wh.s ss~ s-~i~s,-. ~.-.s.
The i'uut~~'sn' foreign u,i-s 'onary
49, ie'i-s - 'h~ warld sp-ni ai-su,
si,.t-o ~" yslr ." ad,auss their
w.rk That - exclusive - ihs nssusv
eNp-n.l~d on missions ~ England AMI
Ansrican- Teery r~n' 20 this vast
susn D. u~.,i - cssnv.r' usn shrisfian.
,e christianity. This great Nerk was
6r.t started IN ihr els-e "t ih- Ugh
ts-n'h century ard ihs h-winniaa. -
III. ninef~.n'h. The eani-r,-ns- no,.
IN ,.ssion =. held =, the ci.,-. - thi-
century a. httin- iitn~ snsl In ,aaks
way toe tho sr-st soFk II ~. century
stouf - dawn.
rh~ 80. s.s~.s r.rp@.~
-N~ stated hy on~ af ths Iea,frr~ the
ens Er.nt purpns. ef this gafh~rine |
~ warkrts trem sil -arner- af ths /
ssrth is 'e b.ak ta.k over IN. c,u-
tury cia-,nr. snd - survey AMI prs
rsri 'h~ work - tn tn'ur,.
The er~at prahi.iu ues, II h.s,& 80
ct MONEY snd then hcv - Ct ~
srsat.ss Vrrtiuu - seere dslisr ~tesn
10 The n~u-s hrisfian v~'m it IS IL
sir,d ~ convert. " rrrs-nf - - sid
> rsuts en ~ dollar actually r. ecte~
the hsatheu- I, IS hoped thai the cost
n standardization NAV b. much ds-
iuessl. and IL is hupcd hy shi. confer
-ncs 10 sHr.i this rvsuit
>.sss,- r-r..-. I-s~r--s-s
In tn liz af houoraTv sics-prsSf |
isnts et th~ conference At.s such /
uam-S a. President .rurrr Cl~vs-
lsnd. +. Fi.rpont Norraa. ssth Low.
Vim. y hadg~. =. \ >rhi~rrn. ~ |
t.os- ". ]. North~n of Gsorgia arsi !
Mis- Hri-u tsoul.
Among th- delegates are many dis. |
,inguish-d English clergy men. inslusi- |
ing Rev. ". T. 4 Bart-r. L.-.'s school. |
su.brisig~. missionary to China: ~
l.. \. I;arki~y. secretary IT the Irish |
Missionary soei.sy. and Rev ". =.
go1sin~. London Missionary soci-ty. |
missionary from Madagascar
Nt.ts... sr--. F.r.ts. rsr,.
Others pr-ssn' FROM foreign parts
-r. pr- aud Mrs Borghsgrsvink. ot
the Nor-" board Of missionaries. from
Madagascar. Miss Husiden. 81 the Lon.
ton Missionary -osisty. bishop ". Il.
ts,sil~y. BISHOP ~ taie,lauia. n. G. joel
{ sdhury. Friends Missionary soeietv.
birmingham. England. and R.v. ,.
ga slpin frem China.
rw.-sts-.s w.m~. rr~.~ss.
Ssm- ~ tho prominent women pres
sht are Dr- Grace kimhall resident
paysieisn ~ Nassar college. the Amer
scaa woman who gained fame. . few
issrs ago. by d-fying the sultan of
Turkey to carry out his threat II
DE- Gth II she did not leave his domin-
Ions. Mrs John " Childr.Ss. NA~n-
vile. Tenn; Mrs. John VI. Cant. Of the
wonsn's board 90 the interior. and
MISS \. = baskerville. a BAPTIST mis-
sionsry in India
The British ambassador. the COVER
nor general Of Canada. the members
aLd officers % the Canadian soci.ty.
etc. hav been invited.