The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-24
CHURCH WORK TALKED QF
ANOTHER INTERESTING DAYS
PROCEEDINGS IN THE ECU
MENICAL COUNCIL
WHAT MISSIONARIES EXPECT
No Political Significance to Their
Efforts I'm Countries That
Fail to Accord Them
Protection.

NEW YORK, April 23.-The first bust
ness session of the ecumenical conference
on foreign missions began simultaneou ly
at $3.50 o'clock today in Carnegie hall AM
the Central Presbyterian church.
Walter B. Sloan, secretary OF the Inland
Mission of China, led the devotional exer-
cises in Carnegie hail. and the Rev. James
Cunningham, M. A., of the Memorial
Presbyterian church. Of Wansworth, Lon
don, conducted exercises at the Central
Presbyterian church.
At Carnegie hall the Rev. DR.. Augustus
H Strong, president Of Rochester The
illogical seminary, delivered an address
on the Authority and Purpose of Fo.-
eign Missions
The meeting at Central Presbyterian
church was addressed by Rev j. I.
Vance, of Nashville, Tenn; Rev. Henry
T. Chapman, secretary of the United
Methodist Free Churches in England;
Rev Paul Dschwins, secretary of the
board of Missions Of the Mo avian church.
and Rev DR.. c. H. Mabe, secretary Of
the American Baptist union. Rev. ]. II.
Cunningham, M. A, of London, presided,
and contributed a few words to the Gis-
cussion of the theme of the day, The
Aim and Purpose, the Source and Power
and the Supreme Determining Aim in
Foreign Missions
Rev l. B. Wolf, Rev. J. Wilkie, Rev
L. w. Scudder, Rev. DR.. Parker, Of
Northern India, and Rev. j. E. Abbott,
of Bombay, addressed the meeting upon
missionary work in farther India
The meeting at the Madison Avenue
Reformed church was devoted to dis
cussion of missionary work In Moham-
medan lands. Rev. James l.. Barton,
president Of the American board of mis-
sions in Turkey spoke Of the situation In
the Ottoman empire.
RIGHTS OF MISSIONARIES.
Rev. William Jessup spoke upon mis-
sion work in Syria; L. H Huston, presl-
dent of the Presbyterian mission board,
spoke on missions in Arabia; J. Har-
grave Ridgeford on early efforts of mis-
sionaries in Northern Africa, and John
Giffan, a missionary of Egypt, on the
United Presbyterian church in Egypt.
George Washburn, president of Robert
college, in Constantinople, said:
Contrary to a seeming belief, mission
aries in Turkey have no political pur-
poses whatever. All that they ask Of the
Turkish government is that they be given
the rights guaranteed by the treaties ex-
listing between the two countries. The
position taken by American missionaries
is the same position as taken by the
United States language. In the language
of Mr.. Blaine: For us to ask of the
Turkish government rights for mission
aries that we do not ask for merchants
would be unjust. To ask for less would
be still more unjust The missionaries
are confident the government will pro-
tect the treaty rights of all Its citizens,
and they are satisfied to leave the mat
ter in the hands of the president and sec
rotary Of state"
DR.. Grace Kimball, of Vassar, formerly
missionary to Turkey, spoke briefly on
Turkey. DR.. Edward Riggs on Greece,
and DR.. Jessup on Jerusalem and mission
airy work in Palestine.
TABERNACLE TALKS.
At the Broadway tabernacle several
missionaries gave general survey of tho
mission work in the Pacific. Bishop john
Hurst, of Washington, spoke on the Phil
ippines.
Rev Cannon Edwards, of the Exeter
cathedral, London, and secretary OF the
London Bible society, then spoke of the
work which the Bible society had done
in the islands Of the Pacific. He said that
the society had spent over twenty years
In compiling a New Testament in the
language of the Filipinos, but Spain had
not allowed them to do missionary work
in the islands, and hence they had not
been able to make any use of the work.
but now that they had the United States
to deal with, the society would allow the
American missionaries to use this work
He also said, referring to the United
States:
England rejoices in your joys and de-
lights in your prosperity"
Rev. DR.. Wardlow Thompson, of Lon
don, and Rev. John J. Peyton, of the
New Hebrides, told of the work in both
districts. Rev. J. Callandach, D. D., of