The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-20
REVOLT OF PAGAN WORLD.
Sensational Proceedings of the Gen.
eral Missionary COMMITTEES of
the VI. L.. Church.

NEW YORK. Nov. fs-Two fierce on
slaughts on the church OF Rome enlivsned
the proceedings at today's session OF the
general missionary committee.
The general committee. which IL COM
posed Of all bishops and leading divines
In the Methodist church OF America. has
been in session daily since Wednesday.
Upon several occasions during former
sessions. when reference has been made
TO anything pertaining to the Roman
Catholic church. the same spirit Of def
ance has been apparent. Upon no former
occasion. however. has that church been
denounced in terms so unqualified. nor
has the approval Of the audience been
given vent In so vigorous applause.
The first person to advance 20 the at
tack was Bishop Gocdsei Of Tennessee.
In the course Of an address on the work
Of the Methodist Episcopal church in
various parts of Europe. he had occasion
TO speak OF the work done In italy and
conditions there. II was in the recital OF
the latter that the bishop used such
strong language against the Church of
Rome.
The next speaker threw the gauntlet II
the Church Of Rome in terms as direct
and condemnatory as aid bishop Good
sell. This was Rev. DIR. c. w. Dfees
who, for a number Of years, has been
identified with the work Of the Methodist
was appointed by the committee to take
over the supervision OF the. work among
the Spanfsh-spesking nations on this con-
unent Besides Bishop Goodseli he Is the
only member OF the committee who IN the
course of his labor has como in direct
contact with the work Of the Roman
Catholic church. In beginning his adj
dress DIR. DreeS made reference to TIE
end OF Spanish rule in this hemisphere.
and was rpundly applauded
Revolt of Pagan world.
Bishop Hartzen spoke ON Africa, which
Is his field. He said In part:
We stand today in face of a revolt of
the pagan world against Christian civiii-
zatton In the far Fast Accommodation
Is outnumhering the Christian religion IN
the number OF adherents. China has Just
slammed her door In the face OF Chris
tianity. Only a few days ago her repre-
sentative stood in Carnegie institute. In
Pittsburg and boldly threw down the
gauntlet to Christian culture In behalf OF
the ancient civilization OF hts people.
Half the world Is pagan. the other half
Christian, and our zeal and labor in the
nrss year OF coming century win decide
whether we shah win or whether the
Christian faith SHAH be delueed nv rarar
ism and lie buried for centuries The
gravest problem confronting us in Africa
is the native question. The best states
men In Europe are az present solving thai
question. and the humane tendency Of
their work Is gratifying. They all declare
with one accord that the Dark Continent
should remain inviolate, the home of the
black race"
Rev DIR. Oldham reviewed the various
perpiexing questions involving the domes
tic missions The chief among these. he
said. was the poverty and lack Of thrift
which had become the heritage Of a greas
portion Of the population in great cities
and the indifference and even the defiance
met with IN the camps OF labor. where the
church was thought 20 be IN conspiracy
with the rich 20 keep the workingmar
down. This was only to be overcome by
teaching the churches In the cities thai
the whole city Is the ward Of each indi-
vidual church.
bishop Thoburn spoke OF the work In
Southern Asia. and Bishop Cranston Of
the eastern portion OF that continent The
latter pronounced Korea perhaps the most
promising missionary field In the world.
In Japan progress is Numbered by the ra-
tionalfstie teaching IN the schools. but the
bishop said the field was nevertheless a
promising one.