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New-York tribune., 1900-04-29

laborers. with whom the missionaries a. in con-
slant and daily contact. Ny work Is to be - Liberia
on the west coast, said TO be the white mans
graveyard 1t is bad country to try TO live in.
recognize sooner or later that the American negro
missionary is fitted other person earth Is
fitted TO evangelize Africa. In South Africa the
strong prejudice on the part of Europeans against
the race Is driving the Africans out OF the Euro
pean churches and the American negro at this
there Is no class Of people earth among whom
Christianity has made such rapid progress as
among the American negroes. Nearly one-half the
population is Christian. and yet strange to say,
although they are so peculiarly fitted for evan
gestic work In South Africa. nearly all the great
societies in Europe and this country have ignored
them.
"It Is very cheering note that the young COL
ored men and women coming out OF the industrial
schools in the South supported by Northern capi-
of the brightest pages yet to be written In
religious history will be when great societies
fall in with Gods great plan and employ the Amer
lean negro to evangelize Africa.
'One remarkable thing about the between
Great Britain and the Beers is the attitude Of the
that he has faced British Maxims hundred
hattlefelds the black native of South Africa Is
discriminating. Almost to a man the blacks are
IN favor Of Great Britain. The Basutos in the
Switzerland Of South Africa: the Zulus and the
Matabeles. along the Zambesi hanging poised
like three great thunderclouds above the heads of
the Beers, eager for the English to arm them and
turn them loose against the Beers. They recognize
clearly that. while England is far from perfect.
where the English flag goes there will be freedom
for the natives and equal rights before the law
One of the strangest things ever. witnessed was
in Durham, Natal. when saw a large congregation
Of Zulus on their knees, praying that two Chris
tian nations might not engage In war"
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
CONVERTING THE MEXICANs
ABORIGINAL TRIBES SAID TO BE RIPE FOR
CHARACTERIZATION

The Rev J. w. Butler, of the Methodist Episco-
pal Mission in Mexico, said to a Tribune reporter
last night that there were great prospects in the
evangelizstion of the aboriginal tribes Of that re-
public:
These people are the descendants of the three
ancient races Of Mexico" he continued the
Aztecs. the Toltecs and the Copoctecs These con-
stitute about two-thirds Of the population They
are distinct from the mixed race resulting from
the tntermarriage Of the native women with the
early Spanish conquerors. who appear 10 have IN
ner:tea the worst qualities OF both their ances-
tral races OF these three indigenous peoples the
Copoctecs have most Of regal blood. They alone
stiD carry their heads erect The others ever since
their subJGgatfon by De Soto and his followers 90
about with their heads down. One of the Copoctec
tribe. who has been converted to Christianity and
is now member of mission. Is a direct de
scendant OF the noble who would have been king
OF Mexico were II not for the incoming of the
Spanish.
The work Of mission among the children
has been especially encouraging From these we
hope for the further and greater eyangelization of
Mexico During the last year z25 young t1eople
were matr1culated into church During mo
last four years there have been twelve thousand
converts Of men. women and children Whole vii
lages have become Protestant"
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
get the Lords approval.

That Is the way to get the Lords approval.
T. NJ. GILBERT, travelling secretary OF tne
Student Volunteer Movement-There is to-day
among the colleges OF this country organiza-
ton OF young Dlen not only preparing themselves
20 become missionaries. but also bringing into the
fold numbers of their fellows join in this great
work. That the movement is proving successful
is evidenced by the everincreasing contingent or
young mission workers going out from our col
leges each year
H c. DUNCAN, chairman OF the Student Vol
unteer Missionary Union of Great Britain-The
surest foundations OF the foreign missionary move
ment must be laid in the universities OF the world
Much has been done already, but IL is only begin
ming. England owes much TO this country in start
ing this movement among the collegans Indeed,
81 has extended beyond the walls of Cambridge and
Oxford the Continent. In Sweden, Holland
France and Germany there similar organiza-
lions being formed. and with the same enthusiasm
and prospect or success. In Japan and China also
The movement has found those willing to leave
their college life for the saving OF their fellow
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
SOUTH AFRICAN SERVANTS.
From The London Mail

IRON: Ihe London Mail
N &ca al 6rdnary S e fek
casionally rather ca suai rtt Wf6 meant ca II oc
tive house boy" ~
but # he is very GS a@y T6un age b f m f9 to forty
gmfaan" sInfia The best Of all servants a zulu
native kraa and totally nspoIed by the wes q" Of
clean and anxious to learn The wavs 0f tba &
lungu," or white man. ''i'
handy as the ideal an nsh e d6@H DHtT aR
tn!ng from cooking to answering the door and
knowledge Of English first is scanty. ,o but is he
serqa4 IN Mata t sbe 1t s ID bad to
Gaas G tmSiTeSs1 must talk to him in Zulu. what
soe is Sers 9seeT tnOwn
often heard in this tongue For instance the baa
which Is compound Of Dutch Zulu and dpqESHns Enes
and and ,In means Take away the meat and bring the
mako TeeR Rery they nnT 5e m;s,sts their work the
very good but raw boy who did not understand aa
eae Two Of OF fbe visiting fbrds car Three visitors
rh 1ne third third did not happen to have one with her
but kept the third waiting in the hail saynE
vaf Wo s5des got ticket you no got ticket you
wbies hnf tbs 69y haye 1 all manner OF
ally from or other Tae{ G bs are
that they hear often used. such as Sixpence
& Kettle silly Fool. Ugly. Pint Pot. scrubber. Chop
he fond of beer Spd sd 1nes ca called Dan be
Sheba ~ " "'ih AT the
OF course. among themselves they always havs
ther own tribal names, but they never use than, H.,
white mems houses. and II none OF the afora
mentioned common objects chosen as apneI.
latons then they are usually Jim. Charley or John,
The boys have wonderful knack of christenins
masters by some native name in their own ian
Euage always denoting some physical peculia rit y
or trick or manner For instance they will cali n
man 'ImbOmVu'' because he has rcd faca.
"Indeyan because he has curly head OF hair or
'But shelZi because he is slippery '' "
When they speak English they are ant m confuse
the sounds OF "I' and IT" and this sometimes
produces very comic results Instead of a .'bov?'
saying Breakfast Is ready. bass he SAYS some
toins LIE Black faced lady. baaa.'
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29

be filled either this morning or this evening by
delegates.
At the Indian famine mass meeting President
Seth Low of Columbia University will take the
chair and Bishop Potter. who has lately re-
turned from tour of the world. In which he
visited India, will be among the speakers Besides
the India missionaries. who will describe the
famine. the Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall. of this
city. will give reasons why other nations should
tan woman, viii be on the aform The move
stronger COMMITTEES for New-York City is pro-
% be al ybs and
taken to aid the famine sufferers.
The Rev. E. Z. Simmons, of Canton China. will
address an assemblage of Chinese this evening at
been stationed at Canton. by the South Baptist
President Samuel B. Capen. of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and
the foreign Congregationaist delegates in attend
ance upon the Ecumenica Conference were guests
OF honor at reception and luncheon given by
Congregationalists yesterday afternoon at the Ho-
tel Marlborough. Three hundred mission workers
ad their friends were seated at the luncheon tables
president Capen presided. Among the speakers
were President Capen, President Eaton of Belot
College. DR.. j. E. Abbott. of Bombay; the Rev
Charles Phillips. of Johannesburg; DR. r w
Thompson. of London: DR.. Joseph King of Aus
tralia: Or. D. a. Sheffield president of the North
emma college; Dr. A c. Thompson. of Boston; the
Rev. DR.. Pentecost, DR.. Lyman Abbott and Presi-
dent George Washburn of Robert College Com
stantinople. Among those present were President
Patrick of the American College for Girls Con
stantlnople; the Rev. Wardlaw Thompson, of Lon
don; don; the ReY Newman Smyth, of New Haven: the
Kew Dr. William Hayes Ward the Rev DR. CYRUS
Hamlin, of Turkey; Miss Ida Foss of Micronesia :
Mrs Mrs Alice Gordon Gulick. of Spain: Mrs. r. G.
Mofatt. OF Africa Miss c. Corinne Shattuck of
Turkey: the Rev. E. s. Triple of New-York; the
Rev DR.; Coley, Isle of Wight: the Rev. George
owen, of China, and the Rev. and Mrs. w w
Mead OF Turkey. The Rev: Dr. Creegan, after the
tanning the names of all those present
Attention has been drawn to the fact that the
guldebook to New-YOrk City which the Hospitality
committee has been distributing to the delegates
contains directions about visiting opium dens and
other resorts OF vice. The distribution of the books
mas therefore ceased W. Henry Grant. assistant
general secretary. says the book, q standard work
was purchased without inspection OF It's contents
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29

india" said the Rev. L. B. Wolf principal Of ths
American Lutheran Missionary College at Guntur.
to a Tribune reporter. The high caste psopls
there consider members of their families irrev-
ocably lost when they become Christians and 90
all OF extremes In order to dissuads them.
I recall the case OF Appiah Dukshutulu. . high
caste Brahmin boy, who was eight years In our
school, and afterward passed out OF Madras Uni
versity with honOrs He was admitted TO the bar.
and is now practising law there Several years
ago our missionaries baptized a girl abou.
eleven years of age. No seemed to a fs
about the child till she was baptized. when the
mother sought to regain her maternal right over
her child The case came before the district
Judge and 1t looked dark enough for our side
The mother had witnesses on hand who swore to
anything and everything. The feeling against Us
on the part of the natives was intense. Then
DukshutuIu came and said he would repre-
sent us in the court. With his help and the aid
of the witnesses he secured were able TO show
that the mother was not ft person 70 care for
the child. Dukshutuu argued the case and won
Remember that he was high caste Brahmn
himself, and going against his own people ana
religion. He would not charge US cent for MS
services. saying that he felt it a small return iof
the kindnesses he had received az our hands Wits
IN our school. lie told US afterward that ne
practically Christian and would be baptized
but for the fact that It would make so mucn
trouble in his profession. The High Court tn n
important decision in favor Of the missionaries
was in effect that high caste youth IN 1oilL.s
a Christian church did not forfeit MS props.
rights in his fathers estate. Heretofore tne 'u'
has been that he did forfeit them
Evaristo Hurtado. of Guaralajara. Mexico mas
attended the Conference a layman- he was
converted at a mission of the Congregations
Church in his native town, and became so lh.e'
ested in the work that the missionaries are ool's
that he left his business and to tnls SlE-
He says that most of the inhabitants OF GuauaIss s
lara are of mixed blood. descendants OF 1ne eata
Spanish conquerors and Indian women ineS nv
exceedingly hard TO convert to Protestantisin
The Rev DIR. A J. Brown, chairman OF uo
Hospitality Committee of the Conference sdlu '
night: THE welcome shown 10 the delesa'eS
the people OF this city can hardly be appree'A
Hotel keepers have willingly given up the use =
their rooms and asked in return no cornpenssss,o 20
whatever Yesterday / compelled 70 MtiIIS iIs,y
forty hOsteSses who had manifested theH s.,s 49,,
ness to entertain guests that there were no sN
10 send them
4 member Os the audience which gathered !" 80
Central Presbyterian Church Friday aIte'"o
in his place at the end OF a speech ana asA ~
for the attention of those present. The pres'u'is
officer thought that missionary was aeou,
speak. and asked, From what outpost GO yscr yr
come Perhaps from inability to hear the 80,
words of the question the man from the suu'0
said. Il am from Jersey City.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
A HEBREW VIEW OF TT.
THE REV. DR. H. PEREIRA MENDEs
SAYS MISSIONS TO HIS RACE
ARE FAILURE.

The Rev Dr. n. Pereira Mendes. rabbi OF Temple
shearith Israel, preached a sermon yesterday upon
the conference. in which he said, among otl.ef
things:
To such conferences to such magnificent enthusi-
Hsts for mission work TO such earnest men and
women who are trying to gain the vast multitudes
this to say
Brothers and sisters! You allege that Judaism
was too repellent to win the outside world, and
therefore the daughter Faith sprang into existence
If this be true wherefore is II that there are after
nearly two thousand years of effort. such count
less millions of human beings who are Mahometan.
Brahnan, Buddhist, Confucian heathen2 Is it
not because the Christian camp has been split UP
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
CONFERENCE NOTES.

There will be no regular sessions Of the Confer
ence to-day. but there will be two special
meetings In Carnegie Hall-one for at 3:45 p
and another in the interest of the famine suf-
ferers In India at p. m. Admission to both will
be by ticket. Those who cannot procure tickets
will not be debarred from hearing the missionaries,
however. for the pulpits of several hundred
churches IN this city and in nearby towns will
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
CASH BETTER THAN CORN.
But CORN is BETTER THAN NOTHING, AND
WON'T BE WASTED. SAYS MR.. WOLF

Some dispute has arisen TO the advisaoih'y ="
sending more corn from America 70 the star'Is
natives OF India. and the statement has been nA~s
that Il would simply be wasted The Rev L :
Wolf principal of the a. Z. L. NJ. College at 1s1
tur. India. told Tribune reporter yesterday -
this was untrue. and the would not be was''s
but would be distributed for cattle feed or sold a.
the cash given TO the sufferers. Nevertheless y
Wolf says there can be no doubt that at TINS Sc
gifts OF money are more useful than any'n'''
else. .
The Rev, DR. David Downie OF Maore. M
said last night that by means all the sune'-
OF India could be appeased by corn or n0's.
Millions dying from lack OF water. ne '.s
tinued. ut is thirst In addition TO hunger - "a,
famine just preceding the present one. wnlsr lar,
rar less severe. have women hring tnen
to well and wait there I'm line all day. Al ner n.se
fall one time remember seeing seventeen MI srl
who had been there since early morning. anu r
their Jars empty. The water trtcked ~ Ssns
the earth so slowly that l. was necessary 10 80.
up the precious drops with a clam she'll Isssa
wells, ] learn; are entirely dry during the ~ .sor
drouth The deaths among the cattle are st.I ~ a
alarming than among the human beings. - naa
10000 head OF cattle in one province. Less~ ~
died"
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
RABBI sILvERmAN PROTESTS

The Rev. DR.. Joseph Sverman acting rabbi of
Temple EMANUEL Forty -third-st and Fffth-ave
preached yesterday morning the Ecumenical
Conference and the missionary work among the
Jews. He said there was one feature OF this work
which filled him with indignation. He attended a.
meeting Of the section Of missions the Hebrews
and heard missionary relating how in Palestine
he went among the poorest Jews and offered them
pills and medicine on the condition that they must
take tract. Rabbi Stiverman condemned this
method. and said he thought 81 sin. He added
that IL waste Of time for the Christians to
TO convert the Hebrews.
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
APOLOGETTC PROBLEMS.
DR.. ROBSON PLACES MUCH RELIANCE
UPON NATIVE SCHOLARS.

Apologize Problems in Missions" formed the
basis of yesterday afternoons meeting IN the Gen.
trail Presbyterian Church. The Rev. DR.. George
Robson. of the United Presbyterian Church Of
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
TRIBUNE EXTRA" on CONFERENCE.

TRIBUNE EXTRA" on CONFERENCE.
The Tribune's reports of the proceedings of
the Ecumencal Conference have proved most
satisfactory to the members of that body and a.
desire has been expressed for the republication
OF them in one complete and compact supple
ment.
The Tribune has decided TO comply with this
desire and Immediately after the final adjourn
ment it will issue a document having sixteen
pages Of the size of The Daily Tribune and con-
tanning the proceedings Of each day. including
the notable speeches of ex-President Harrison
President Mckinley, Governor Roosevelt, Presi-
dent Angel and others. a complete list of the
delegates. and large number of Photographic
views and f1ashlight pictures of scenes at the
conference. and portraits Of prominent person
ages in attendance. men and women. There
VIII also be a view of Carnegie Hall in which
the principal meetings were held
The supplement will be mailed to any part of
the world for 10 cents a copy. Orders will be
received by a representative of The Tribune at
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Office. No. 1,242 Broadway, or the publication
once, at No. l54 Nassau-st. Those desiring
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New-York tribune., 1900-04-29
ECUMENICAL SIDE LIGHTS.
SKETCHES OF AND INTERVIEWS WITH
DELEGATES AND OTHERS

The Rev. Harry Guinness. of the London
delegates to the Conference. who has taken prom
inent part in the discussions Is grandson of tho
New-York tribune., 1900-04-29

DIR. REMENSNYDER PROTESTS. AND is
ANSWERED BY EX-MAYoR sCHIEREN.

DR. REMENSNYDER PROTESTS. AND is
ANSWERED BY Ex-MAYoR scHIEREN.
At a reception by well known Lutherans at the
Hotel Savoy last night for the Lutheran dele
gates at the Ecumencal Conference the Rev.
DR.. ]. b. Remensnyder, who presided, in ex-
planning the lack of prominence given to Luth-
eran representatives at the Carnegie Hall meet
ings. said that he had been invited to speak at
the Central Presbyterian Church but on ac-
count of the fact that TO no prominent Lutheran
had been accorded place the programme for
the Carnegie Hall meetings, he had refused TO
speak at all.
EN-Mayor Schieren said that Il was entirely
the fault Of the Lutherans themselves If they
had been in any way sighted on the programme;
that they had a chance to share in the pro-
gramme honors. but had not taken advantage of
their opportunities.
The situation becoming rather awkward
when some one said: Well, we'Il go right on
doing good. anyway" and then every one
laughed and the incident turned down"
The affair informal beginning with g.
period of genial handshaking, followed by
speaking and ending with a little supper. Dr.
Remensnyder. who largely instrumental in
arranging the reception presided the
speaking part Of the programme. The Rev. Dr.
henry Scholl. secretary OF the Board of Foreign
Missions Of the General Synod. led in prayer
The formal address of welcome was delivered
by ex-Mayor Schieren. He dwelt especially on
the good work accomplished by the Lutheran
Church in New-Gork and its vicinity He par
ncularly urged the gathering in of the children.
lie said the Lutheran Church was closer TO the
masses in this city than any other Protestant
Church.
Mr.. Schieren gave the delegates present a
prise by telling them that he had had made
copies of a painting of Luther surrounded by
his family. which he had owned for several
~ars, and each delegate would have one TO take
home as souvenir Of the Conference.
Brief addresses were maie by the Rev Dr.
MeIensiIy and DR.. Schreiber. Of Germany; the
Rev. /. p. Wolf President of the American
Lutheran College in India: the Rev. Mr.. Borch-
grevink. Lutheran missionary 10 Madagascar;
the Rev. Nh. Pohlmanut in charge OF the Muhlen-
berg Mission IN Liberia; the Rev. MI Aberle of
Guntur. India; the Rev. MIR. Tarkanan. OF Fin
land, and Miss Van Lear, Of the Muhlenberg
Mission
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(GoYernor-G General Wood.
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by local applications, as they cannot reach the
disssed portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by eoDstitu-
tOnal remedies Deafness i, caused by ar in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
you have a Tumbling sound or Imperfect hear
ing, and when IL is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless The Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor nal
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
mucous surface.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness leaused by catarrh) that can
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observations were extremely crude and
somewhat unreliabIe. Facts of this kind
Nigh be-adduced to fill a small volume.
ION the other hand, we have records
of most extraordinary cold weather In
ancient times. One winter the light
wine in France froze. Another winter
the river Pc froze over so as to bear
teams ian unheard OF phenomenon to-
day). In this Journal for June it is
stated that 'Parnassus and Soorate,
now free from snow, were covered with
it IN classic antiquity Also, the name
Greenland, which strikes US as so singu-
larly inappropriate, was not inappIicable
at the time it was named, in the four
teenth century.
1T is entirely probable that descrip-
lions Of the cold in ancient times were
much exaggerated. Parnassus and So
crate have snow at times. and in earlier
days, when protection against the cold
and snow was much less than now, a
little snow would go a long way The
earlier voyagers from Iceland, more than
1,6OO years ago, leaving a land OF almost
perpetual ice ana snow and reaching a
land in the summer, with its beautiful
green color, to their unaccustomed eyes,
would very naturally give the name of
Greenland to it. In the summer time, it
is said, Greenland presents a most beau
t1fu1 green near the Danish settlements
to this day. Our oldest inhabitants, who
have been won't to describe the terrible
cold and deep SHOWS OF their boyhood
days which do or can occur today, COM
pletely lost their reckoning in the last
winter when reading of p ship that had
sunk in New York harbor by weight of
the ice upon it; also that Washington
had had thirty four inches Of snow on a
level ana the lowest temperature ever
noted in that fair city. A careful study
VIII show no appreciabIe change in the
climate of this earth since the early his.
or1e times. OF course. nothing here
au1aced touches climatic changes in
glacial times, when changes have been
established beyond question.