Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-26
FOREIGN MISSION WORK.
Gathering of the Ecumenica1 Confer.
ence of Foreign Missions at
Carnegie Hall, New York.
TWO THOUSAND MISSIONARIES THERE.
They Are Gathered From Every
Quarter of the Globe and Repre-
sent Nearly Every Branch OF
of the Christian Church-HaYe
Been Preparing for Ten Years.

| Oh Ine christian SnuFCn-E1aV&
Been Preparing for Ten Years.
New York, April 22.-With an ex-
| president of the United States, Ben
jamin Harrison, to bid them welcome,
| thu re- were gathered in Carnegie hall
| more that 1000 missionaries from al,
most every quarter of the globe.
Ten Years Preparation.
For ten years preparations have
been under way for this meeting,
III own as the Ecumenical Conference
OF Foreign Missions. 1t is the third
of its kind ever held. Every branch Of
az" Christian church is represented ex-
cept the Roman Catholic, the Greelz,
and that branch of the Anglican
CHI lch known as the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel
Seven Great Societies.
The foreign missionary work of the
Grid is conducted by seven great SD
cIeties. They are the Christian Mis-
sionary society, which represents the
evsT gelical party in the Church of En-
gland, and is almost as large as the
other six together; the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel, repre-
senting the Catholic party in the
Church of England, and which de-
Clined to attend the conference; the
| London Missionary Socity of the Con-
gregational church; the American
Eoard of Foreign Missions, also of the
Congregational church; the Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions; the
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the American
Baptist Missionary union.
Sessions Last Till May L.
The sessions of the conference will
last until May 1, not including Sun
days. On Sundays the delegates will
he assigned to churches IN the five
city boroughs and suburban towns TO
make addresses and preach sermons
in regard to their work.
What the Societies Spend.
The Protestant foreign missionary
societies of the world spend about
ST., ZOO, 900 a year to advance their
work That is exclusive of the money
expended on missions in England and
American. 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-
teenth century and the beginning of
the nineteenth. 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 century
about to dawn.
The One Great Purpose.
Ae- O.. Nv Of ha he,
one great purpose of this gathering
of workers from all corners of the
earth is to look back over the CEN
fury closing, and to survey and pros
pect the work Of the future.
The great problem now is how to
get money. and then how to get the
greatest portion of every dollar given
to the non-Christian whom it is de-
sired to convert. At present it is said
% cents on the dollar actually reaches
the heather. 1t is hoped that the cost
Of administration may be much de-
duced, and it is hoped by this confer
ence to effect this result.
Notable Persons Interested.
In the list of honorary vice-presi-
dents of the conference are such
names as eX-President Grover Cleve-
land, P. Pierpont Morgan, Seth low,
VIM. F.. Dodge, c. A. Schiercn. ex~
Gov. W. J. Northen of Georgia ard
Miss Helen Gould.
Among the delegates are many dis
tirguished English clergymen, includ-
ing Rev. W. I. \. Barber, Lees school,
Cambridge, missionary to China: Dr..
Pnrl-lnxv Of Trsc
Missionary society, and Rev. w. y.
Cousins, London Missionary society,
missionary from Madagascar.
Visitors From Foreign Parts.
Others present from foreign parts
are DR.. and Mrs. Borghegrevink, of
the Morse board of missionaries, from
Madagascar; Miss Budden, OF the Lon
don Missionary society; Bishop w. Il.
Ridley, bishop of Caledonia, B. c.; Joel
Cadbury, Friends Missionary society,
birmingham, England, and Rev. Z.
Galpin from China.
Prominent Women Present.
Some of the prominent women pres
eIit are DR.. Grace Kimball. resident
physician at Vassar college, the Amer
lean woman who gained fame, few
years ago, by defying the sultan of
Turkey to carry out his threat of
death if she did not leave his domin-
ions; Mrs. John w. Childress, Nasn-
vile, Tenn; Mrs. John NJ. Gaut, of the
Woman's board of the interior, and
Miss A. f. Baskerville, Baptist mis-
sionary in India.
The British ambassador. the COVER
nor general of Canada, the members
and officers of the Canadian society,
etc hav been invited.