The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-03


Complaints Uttered
Rev. James Mcleod, u. d., pastor
of the First Presbyteria church, last
night gave his impressions of the re-
cent Ecumenical council in New York
city, to u fair sized audience at the
lecture rooms of the church. He con-
sidered himself honored in being per-
mitted to enjoy such gathering of
ministers from all over the world. of
| all denominations, who came together
| simply to eXalt their mutual aims and
to tell of their works in extending the
word of the Lird.
In commenting on the gathering he
| SAID; Every meeting was of thrill
ing interest, ana at the very outset the
key note was struck and the music
continued with scarcely a discord to
| the end. Some people say that in
stead of spending $4,000 on this con.
ference, the money should have been
given 20 struggling foreign missions
or devoted to the aid of the starving
| people in India.
That all sounds very fine, but when
| political conventions, at which
| national issues are considered,
| from partisan standpoints, over
| 100000 is spent and no COM
plant at all is heard, consider
that hcrc are convened men from all
| the nations of the earth. with a cause
as far above politics as heaven is
| above earth"
At one session The Authority for
| Foreign Missions and the Purpose of
| Them" was the subject of a very elo-
| qucrt discourse by Rev. DR.. Strong,
| whose speech was in harmony with his
name, teng powerful and strong in
| deed J. Hudson Taylor gave an ad.
| dress On the source of Power for
| Mission Work. and this also proved
| very interesting. Rev. DR.. Speer spoke
on the Distinguishing Aim of For
| eign Missions" saying that it is the
| salvation of men and the saving of
| sinners, ana the telling the world the
| story of redeeming love.
Canon Edwards, canon of Exeter,
| England, and the two veteran mission
! aries, chamberlain and Ashon, gave
! most interesting discourses, the canon
| showing himself 10 be n fine specimen
| of the English clergyman and gentle
man.
| BURSTING OF BUBBLES.
One OF the only discords at the
| council arose out of one brother rather
| hastily saying that it was possible to
study the Bible too much, and that the
| reVealer is more important than the
thing revealed. Such a statement is q
bubble which bursts when pricked, for
how could one know the revealer ex-
| l. II. al
Another brother did prick the bubble
and his reply was one of the few little
jars Of the convention. "Self-support
| by missions" was another important
subject discussed, and DR.. Underwood
of Korea, gave one of the most thought
ful speeches on this subject, saying
that the natives ought to learn to sup
port themselves.
There ought to be more progress
he says, land the natives should not
be nursed so much. The money spent
on them could be devoted to the es-
tablishing of missions in those places
not yet touched" One thing which
especially impressed DR.. Mcleod was
the space given the convention by the
New York papers and the press
throughout the country, as a result OF
which the proceedings of the conven.
tion were known almost in detail
throughout the entire land.
The medical missionaries arc deserv,
ing of special credit on account o.
their noble work, in ministering tC
the body, he said. The way to the
souls of many of the natives is through
restoring them to health when the,
are i'll, and the tending to them wher
they suffer from any bodily ailments
| 1t is easier to tell of the bread o
life to man who has eaten than tc
tell of the salvation to one dying O
hunger
He was present at a meeting of tht
women missionaries, and thought tha
they must have labored with a yea
almost apostolic, especially those VIII,
have taken degrees in medicine.
Miss Singh, of the College of India
was designated as choice spirit Sh,
has labored in the zenanas of India
in China, in Japan, in the heart o
Africa and other remote places, and Il
deserving of the greatest credit.
There We're hundreds of notable mis-
sionaries present but not one who was
more popular or better loved than JOIN
G, Payton, of the New Hebrides, whC
will occupy the pulpit of the FRS
church in this city on June 3.
DR.. Mcleod was especially impre ssei
by the fact that all the missionaries
in speaking never uttered a word ot
complaint, but only of rejoicing a
their redeeming work. Jesus was sx,
alted, he said by every speaker wheth,
er doctor of divinity or a coloreG
man from Africa
AS for the results, he thinks eternity
alone will reveal them in their full.
ness. However, there is not chur2l
in the country that has not been i'm.
pressed to some degree by the conven,
tion. 1t ought to make better preach
ers and better hearers and our live.
more earnest and devoted and conse
Grated to Jesus Christ, who is oul
Savior, and of all who believe in him
and make us feel our duty not com
plete till we give others the blessing.
we ourselves enjoy.