New-York tribune., 1900-04-21
PRICE THREE CENTS.
WELCOME TO DELEGATES
ECUNENICAL CONFERENCE
OPENS THIS AFTERNOON.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY, EX-PRESIDENT
HARRISON AND GOVERNOR ROOSE-
WELT To SPEAK TONIGHT.

by the Rev. DIR. Judsou smith; RESPONSES
by eK-President Harrison, presiding Of
hcer of the Conference; the Rev. r..
"nrdinvv Thompson. British Delegation;
Drs- MerensSy and sehreiber, German
Delegations; the Rev. Joseph King,
Australian Delegation. and the Rev. DIR.
jacob Chamberlain. Report OF General
Committee, by the Rev. DIR. L.. baldwin,
secretary
p- m.-Reception to delegates. Norris X.
Iesup presiding. Prayer by bishop Pot
ter ADDRESS OF welcome behalf of
The State by Governor Roosevelt; be-
hnif of the Nation. by President McKfn-
ley; response behalf of the Confer
ence by ex-President Harrison.
The opening meeting of the EcumenicaI Con-
ference on Foreign Missions which will meet
on weekdays at Carnegie Hail. in this city
every day from now till Tuesday night, May l.
will be called TO order this afternoon at 2:SO
O'Clock with address Of welcome by the
Rev. DR.. Judson Smith, chairman of the General
Committee. Ex-Prestdent Harrison and others
noted at the head of this article will make ad-
dresses.
The enormous demand for tickets. the early
arrival of eminent Iayrnen OF different denom
nations from all the country and the
great interest manifested in the Conference by
the church people IF this city Indicate that the
attendance will surpass all expectations About
six hundred applications were made this week
by pastors of nearby churches for foreign dele
gates to the Conference to preach from their
pulpits. The requests of about three hundred
will be complied with
President and Mrs. Mckinley and party viii
| reach the city this morning from Paterson at
1920 over the Pennsylvania road The party
will be met in Jersey City by Morris K. Jesup
Cornelius n. Bliss and the Rev Dr. Arthur j.
Brown, the latter being chairman of the Hos
| pltality Committee. The President and his
friends will be informally welcomed to the city
at the Hotel Manhattan. Forty-second-st and
Madison-ave
Great interest centres in the evening meeting
for it is expected that President Mckinley and
| Governor Roosevelt viii sit side by side ON the
| platform at the right of Morris X Jesup. who
| presides. Ex-President Harrison will sit at the
presiding officers left. according to the present
arrangements, Addresses viii be made by all
three, and while it is expected that missionary
topics will be the subject for thought the words
Of the speakers will be invested with unusual
public interest.
EX-President Cleveland who sent a subscrip-
ton To the Conference Committee and who ia
an honorary vice-president of the Conference
has been invited to reception arranged by the
Presbyterian Union at the Hotel Savoy for Mon
day night The Presbyterians are TO give re-
ception on that night for the Presbyterian dele
gates. 1t IS hoped by the committee that Mr.
Cleveland will accept
The Congregational Club. of Brooklyn, will
give a reception for Congregational delegates
on Monday night the Pouch Gallery
The Methodist Social Union. of this city will
give reception for Methodist delegates at the
Savoy on Friday night next.
The Baptist Social Union will give a reception
for the Baptist delegates at the Hotel Manhat-
tan on Thursday evening. May g. after the ad-
journment of the Conference.
preside at a laymen's missionary meeting on
Friday night
Representatives of the societies Of St George
St. Andrew and St. David are making arrange
ments for reception for the British and colo
nial delegates at Sherry's Monday night
April 80. Invitations will be sent to President
Mckinley. to the GovernOr-GeneraI and Premier
of Canada. TO the British Minister and the Brit
ish ConsuI-CieneraI.
THE VISITORS TO PREACH TOMORROW.
The Rev. DR. John G. Patton, missionary to the
New-Hebrides, will occupy the pulpit in the
chapel of Union Theological Seminary to-mor-
row afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. Dr. Patton will
preach in the morning at the Second Reformed
Presbyterian Church.
The Rev, DR. Jacob Chamberlain. missionary
under the Reformed Board. will preach in the
morning at the Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth
Other pulpits will be filled as follows:
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian-The Rev. DR.
Joseph King. of Australia. in the morning, and
DR.. Purves at .. m
West End PreSbyterian-The Rev J. Hudson
Taylor. of China, in the morning. and DR.. and
Mrs Howard Taylor in the evening.
Brick Presbyterian-The Rev DIT ], II. Laugh
lin. of China in the evening.
Central PreSby teTian-The Rev. DR.. ]. Farley
DAILY. of Scotland. in the evening.
Madison Square Presbyterian-The Rev DR.
Joseph King, in the evening. and the Rev w 70
Cousins. OF Madagascar in the morning.
Park Presbyterian Church-The Rev Richard
Lcvett. of London, in the morning. and the Rev
DIR. McNair. of Japan. in the evening
Scotch PreSbyterian-The Rev. Dr. c. w
Chamberlain. OF Brazil. in the morning and the
Rev. Dr.. w. :. Sutherland of India in the
evening
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian. Brooklyn-The
Rev DIR. W. NJ Baird. in the morning and the
Rev. James Cunningham. in the evening
Madison Avenue Baptist-The venerable Dr.
William Ashmore. OF India.
Epiphany BaptiSt-The Rev. DR. r J. Willing
ham, OF Richmond.
Manhattan Congregatona-The Rev r.
NardlaW Thompson, of London in the morning
Broadway Tabernacle-The Rev. r. Wardiaw
Plymouth church. BrookIyn-The Rev. r.
Wardlaw Thompson. in the evening.
St Georges Protestant F,piscopal-Eugens
Stock, OF London. in the morning
Holy Trinity. Harlem-Eugene Stock. in the
afternoon
Grace Protestant Episcopal Bishop Stirling
of the Falkland Islands in the morning.
InCarnatiOn-Canon EdmOnds, Of Exeter Ca
thedral. in the morning.
Heavenly Rest-Bishop Ridley. OF Caledonia. In
the morning
All Angels'-The Rev c T. Wilson. of Pales-
tine, in the morning
st. ThOmasS-The Rev. j. Addison Ingle In
the morning.
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