The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-05-02
MEDICAL WORK.
TOPIC UNDER DISCUSSION AT THE
ECuMENicAL CONFERENCE.

Ecumenical conference in Carnegie
hall was Medical Work" A number
of interesting papers were read treating
of this branch of mission duties in its
various phases. The devotional exer-
cises which preceded the business ses-
sion were conducted by DR.. Henry Fos-
ter of the Clifton Springs sanitarium.
Medical work; its relation to mis-
sionary work as whole; practical
proofs of its value, Importance, limita-
tions, and results" was discussed in
papers by the Rev. DR.. George L. Post,
professor Of surgery of the Syrian
Protestant college, and DIR. @. f, Hart
ford Battersby, of the Livingstone Med
ical college, England.
DR.. Il. Howard Taylor, of the China
inland mission, read paper on "QualI-
tications for Medical Work" D." and Dr. o.
h. Avison, of Seoul, Korea, read the
concluding paper ON "Comity in Medi-
cal Work.
Chancellor McCracken, of the New
York university, presided at the Madi-
son Avenue Reformed church, where
Literary Work" was under discussion.
"The Extent and Value of Literary
Work i'll the Mission Field, ,'by the Rev.
Timothy Richard, of China; Literary
Workers" a paper written by Rev. X.
S. Mcdonald, road by the Rev. j. Fair
ley Daley, of Glasgow.
christian literary work in mission
fields" was discussed by the Rev. Rich
ard Lovett, Of London. "The foreign
work Of the American Tract Society"
was the title of an address by the Rev.
DIR. ID. j. Burrell, Other papers were
"The Christian Literature Society of
India" by the Rev. George r. Patter-
son, secretary of the society; "The Pub
fishing Center at Constantinople, by
the Rev. DR.. E. NJ. Bliss, and "The
Society for the Diffusing of Christian
and General knowledge Among the
Chinese" by the Rev. d. q. Sheffield,
of China.
At the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, Periodicals and Reports of So
cities" General Missionary Litera-
ture" and Religious and Secular
Press" were discussed by the Rev. DR..
E. Z, Strong, Mrs. j. G.. Gracey and the
Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey, ID. d.
AT the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church meeting, DIR. E. NJ Bliss, of the
Independent dwelt upon the press as a
means for the distribution of mission.
airy information. He contradicted what
he said in a very widely extended i'm.
preston that the press is not interested
in missions and claimed they are inter.
ested whenever they have the genuine
missionary news.
At the meeting at the Church of the
Strangers. Mrs. Wellington White, for.
me-ly of the Presbyterian board OF
China, created a profound impression by
her startling picture of procession of
blind she had seen in China.
They were led through the streets
with painted faces, gaily bedecked with
flowers and ribbons, headed by an old
woman who owned them and who com.
PEELED them to lead immoral lives. She
also told of the work of DR.. Mary Niles
among the girls. She said blindness
waS common among the people, owing
to the climate and unsanitary condi.
tiohs. Rich parents had been induced
by the missionaries to have their daugh.
ters taught to read by the Bradley
method.
New YORK, April 30.-Carnegie hall
was not filled when the Indian mas.
meeting, under the auspices of the Ecu.
menical conference, was called to order
President Seth Low, of Columbia uni
versity, was the first speaker. He con
trasted the population of the United
States, rs, 900, 900, with India S $50, 900,
: 900, and said that the United States, tc
be as thiclIly populated, would have
750, 900.
Mr.. Low then introduced Rev. DR.
John H. Barrows, president of Oberlir
university. Mr.. Barrows described the
differences i'll the selfishness of castles
He said that India was q continent
rather than country. A continent
with nearly 300, 900, 900 people, one-thirt
of which were on the verge of starva
; ton.
4 DlSuOp llChlg ~. IOtttI Stlu JlltU UQt
evident interest displayed at the meet
f ing should focus itself 1t should be
come operative and active.
Rev. DIR. Johnson, missionary Of
/, Central India, said he had passed
+, through three Indian famines. He told
) some pitiful and pathetic stories of tn,
| sacrifices of women-especially O.
: women for their children.
The daughter of Rami Bey was in
troduced by Chairman Low. Her stor,
was about $50 girls saved in the famine
of 1897 by her mother. Others alsC
!. talked.
4 Chairman Low announced that q
! students from the Union theological
y seminary would take upa collection
: and added:
: "The Chinese merchants Of BritisI
Columbia united a few days ago to senC
- collection for the sufferers in tn,
D burned city Of Ottawa. If the Chimes
have learned the lesson of brotherhood
n how much more should we exemplif,
). it,"
i A list of names of prominent mel
y was read as composing a committee +
u collect money for the famine sufferers
The contributions tonight amounted +
- e1,6G7. Miss Helen M. Gould, who oC
cupied one of the boxes, pledged 5000.
Sectional meetings were held in tn
different churches as usual. At tn