The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-04-28
FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
Gathering of the Ecumenical Confer
ence of Foreign Missions at
Carnegie Hall, New York.
TWO THOUSAND MISSIONARIES THERE
They Are Gathered From Every
Quarter OF the Globe and Repre-
sent Nearly Every Branch of
of the Christian Church-Have
Reen Preparing for Ten Years.

New York, April 22.-With an ex
president of the United States, Ben
Jamin Harrison, to bid them welcome
there were gathered in Carnegie hal
more tLat 1000 missionaries from al
most every quarter of the globe.
Ten Years Preparation.
For ten years preparations have
Been under way for this meeting
III own as the Ecumenical Conference
on Foreign Missions. 1t is the third
OF its kind ever held. Every branch Of
t'i' Christian church is represented eX'
cept the Roman Catholic, the Greek
and that branch of the ANGLICAN
CHI Ich known as the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel.
Seven Great Societies.
The foreign missionary work of the
world is conducted by seven great So
cIeties. They are the Christian Mis-
Eionary society, which represents the
evar gelical party in the Church of En-
| gard, and is almost as large as the
other six together; the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel, repre-
senting the Catholic party in the
Church of England, and which de-
Clined to attend the conference; the
London Missionary Socity of the Con-
gregatonal church; the American
Ioard of Foreign Missions, also of the
Congregational church; the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions; the
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the American
Baptist Missionary union.
Sessions Last TIL May 1.
The sessions of the conference will
last until May /, not including Sun
days. On Sundays the delegates will
tie assigned to churches IN the five
city boroughs and suburban towns TO
make addresses and preach sermons
in regard to their work
What the Societies SPEND.
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies of the world spend about
S15,000,000 year to advance their
work. That is exclusive Of the money
expended on missions in England and
American. Every cent of this vast
sum is used to convert non-Christians
to Christianity. This great work was
first started in the close of the eigh-
teenth century and the beginning OF
the nineteenth. The conference now
in session is held at the close of this
century as fitting time and to make
fnp ha .Hrnrly Nft
about to dawn.
The One Great Purpose.
As stated by one of the leaders the
one great purpose of this gathering
of workers from all corners of the
earth is to look back over the CEN
fury closing, and to survey and pros
pect the work of the future.
The great problem now is how to
get money, and then how to get the
greatest portion of every dollar given
to the non-Christian whom it is de
sired to convert. At present it is said
D2 cents on the dollar actually reaches
the heather. 1t is hoped that the cost
of administration may be much de-
duced, and it is hoped by this confer
ence to effect this result.
Notable Persons Interested.
In the list of honorary vice-presi-
dents of the conference are such
names as eX-President Grover Cleye-
land, P. Pierpont Morgan, Seth low,
Vim. F.. Dodge, c. A. Schiercn, ex.
Gov. w. j. Northen of Georgia ard
Miss Helen Gould.
Among the delegates are many dis
tinguished English clergymen, includ-
ing Rev. w. L. A. Barber, Lees school, |
Cambridge, missionary to China; Dir. |
l.. A. Barkley, secretary of the Irish
society and Rev. w. =. |
Cousins, London Missionary society, |
from Madagascar.
Visitors From Foreign Parts.
Others present from foreign parts
are DR.. and Mrs. Borghegrevink, of
the Morse board of missionaries, from |
Miss Budden, OF the Lon
don Missionary society; Bishop w. 4.
Ridley, bishop of Caledonia, B. c.; Joel
tadbury, Friends Missionary society,
England, and Rev. &.
Galpin from China.
Prominent Women Present.
Some of the prominent women pres
ent are DR.. Grace Kimball. resident
physician at Vassar college, the Amer
lean woman who gained fame, a few
years ago, by defying the sultan of
Turkey to carry out his threat of
death if she did not leave his domin-
ions; Mrs. John w. Childress, Nash
vile, Tenn; Mrs. John NJ. Gaut, of the
Woman's board of the interior, and
Mss A. f. Baskerville, Baptist mis-
sionary in India.
The British ambassador. the COVER
nor general of Canada, the members
ard officers of the Canadian society,
ETC., hav been invited.
CHANCELLOR T. McGILL DEAD.
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