The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-05-12
THE EcUMENIcAL CONFERENCE.
Some Interesting Notes Made by Mira
Mcintosh, the Delegate From Grenada.

The grundest and most far-reaching
religious gathering of recent years
was the Ecumenical Conference lately
adjourned in New York city. Mrs.
Mcintosh the beloved wife of President
Mcintosh of Grenada College, attended
this great meeting as delegate, and
she has kindly furnished US the fol.
lowing account of her trip:
THE Ecumeuical Conference on
Foreign Missions, was q decided sue
cess from human standpoint, and
eternity alone will reveal the out
growth and results. No other meeting
in the history of the world can be COM
pared with it. One OF similar nature
was held in London eight or ten years
ago but, 1t was small in comparison.
There were registered in New York
six hundred missionaries, two thousand
five hundred delegates, and twenty
thousand visitors. The main meetings
were held in Carnegie Hall, which
seats ten thousand. Overflow meet
ings were held ir many OF the
churches, and at each place you would
think that everybody had gone there
The first service was presided over by
Ex-Presldent Harrison, and the ad-
dresses OF welcome we're by President
Mckinley, and the Mayor of New
York. That which impressed me most
wo hn 1ap tca q
There were no Methodists, Episcopa-
lians, Lutherans, or gationalists,
no isms no creeds, but harmony and
oneness OF purpose e-evangelization OF
the world. Every evangelical mission
board was represented. Returned
missionaries and natives from every
neathen country, and to hear themin
their own way tell of what the gospel
had done, of their implicit faith in
God, their zeal tor his cause, would
indeed put to shame doubling, un-
believing church member in Christian
land. Subjects and speeches were
chosen for each meeting. After the
addresses open discussions on each
subject, bringing out every phase OF
the work. There we're women's meet
ings, business mems meetings, workers
and young peoples meetings. The
business mems meetings was especially
interesting. They occupied the plat.
form about two hundred strong, bank
ers, lawyers, doctors and governors
taking part, giving their ideas from
business standpoint. The singing was
grand, led by Sankey and others Of
like note. The order was perfect.
You could hear every word of the
speaker II he was at all clear from the
rear seats of the fifth gallery of Carr
negie Hall. l would like to speak of
many noted men and women, but will
deeply, and above all others, John G.
Patton, forty-two years missionary to
the New Hebrides. With silken white
hair hanging over his shoulders and
gentle hallowed expression, bearing in
his body the marks of the Lord Jesus,
he told of the fulfllment OF Gods
promises and exhorted all to believe in
and hold fast to the faithfulness Of God.
j. Hudson Taylor, OF the Inland China
Mission, having eight hundred mis-
sionaries under his supervision, and no
salaries promised, yet he said no
danger of becoming vegetarians. Food
and raiment always provided. He has
never refused any one who wanted
work and never asked for contributions.
When they have good deal, they ex-
tend the work, when they have little,
it goes long ways. A. T. Pearson
Washburn of Constantinople, Edward
Reid of Asia Minor, Spear of London,
John r. Mott, Countess Shimmerman,
Mrs. Ballington Boothe, and many
other distinguished men and women, l
had the pleasure OF hearing. Shook
hands with a native Burmese girl, a
girl from Celon, India, China and
Corea. There was very fine collection
of curios from all lands. 1t took two
floors OF large building for the ex-
hibits, each presided over by girls in
their native dress. We felt proud of
many speakers from our own south.
land, Besides taking in good deal
Of the conference, we did New York,
taking in the museums, art galleries,
parks, handsome hotels, Grants tomb
up the Hudson, Brighton's Beach,
Coney Island, Brooklyn. to the top of
the Statue OF Liberty, Greenwood
Cemetery,and spent pleasant evening
with Mrs. Calkins, who asked many
questions about old Grenada. She has
made many friends in the metropolis,
and is rising rapidly as teacher OF
Elocution. Going and coming I spent
a day in Washington. Took in the
Capitol, Congressional Library and
the White House, the War and Navy
Departments, Stamping and Engraving
Departments, Treasury, Corcoran Ar,
Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, ,Arling-
ton Heights and many other places o
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