The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-04-27
FOR THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Great EcumenicaI Council in New
York to Give Them an Impetus.
At the Opening Session sE-Prssident Hsr-
rIson Presided and President Mckinley
and Gov. ROOssFsIt Made Addresses
-InterestInE statIstics.


New York, April 22.-With an ex-
president Of the United States, Ben
jamin Harrison, to bid them welcome,
there were gathered Saturday in Car
negie hall more than 1000 missionaries
from almost every quarter Of the
globe. For ten years preparations
have been under way for this meet
ing, known as The Ecumenical Con-
ference on Foreign Missions" 1t is
the third Of its kind ever held. Every
branch Of the Christian church is rep
resented except the Roman Catholic
end the Greek.
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies Of the world spend about 49,
100000 a year to advance their work.
That is exclusive Of the money ex-
pended on missions IN England and
America 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-
tenth century and the beginning Of
the ninteenth. The conference now in
session is held at the close Of this
century as a fitting time and to make
way for the great work of the cen
y
Tonight a national welcome was
held at Carnegie hall under the au-
spices of the hospitality committee,
when an address Of welcome was made
by President McKinley. Gov. RoOse-
velt also addressed the conference and
the response was made by ex-Presi-
dent Harrison.
There are 81 societies IN the United
States directly engaged in conducting for
elgn missions exclusive OF the WOmen's
societies; that there are g women's So
cieties, most OF which are auxiliary, but
some OF which are independent; that
there are Is societies IN the United States
Indirectly cO-OperatiuE or aiding foreign
missions. There are 81 United States so
cieties or Institutions Independently en-
gagged In specialized effOrt in various de-
partments Of foreign Ieissions- The evan
gelical statistics Of the income, stan and
evangelistic returns Of missionary soci-
ties throughout the world show that 249
societies report an income Of $17,161,092
the employment Of 1888 missionaries, 421
men and 203 women as physicians, 1s244
lay missionaries not physicians (men),
3,450 married women not physicians, BIS
unmarried women not physicians, q. to-
tai Of 1897 foreign missionaries 4OZ9 or
dained native preachers, $3.50 unOrdained
natives, preachers, teachers, Bible women
and other helpers a total OF 1873 or
dained and unordafned native helpers.
There are 5,233 principal mission stations,
Z5,5S5 Out-stations, Il. 993 organized church
es. L2SQ, 29S communicates There were
S3,Sg5 additions during last year. There
are 1880 Sunday schools. 1916 Sunday
school scholars.
There are 90 foreign missionary uni
versities and colleges, containing g. 139
male, 2,275 female students, a total OF
S5,414 students. There are 55S theological
and training schools, containing S,34T
male and 355S female students a total Of
II, g05 students. There are 134 industrial
training institutions and classes having
4622 male and .6ST female students a to-
tai OF 500 students There are S. med
zeal and nurses schools and classes, con-
tanning 80 male and 20 female students
a total Of $50 students. There are ~ kim
dergartens, containing 4,502 pupils There
are 1S,472 elementary or village day
schools, containing 616.L22 male and 257. 20
female pupils, total Of 904, AZ pupils.