Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
century OF MISSIONS.
Ecumenical Conference at New York
Devotes a Session to the
Subject.
Review Of the Work Accomplished
During the Great Missionary
Period.
Interesting Address by Eugene Stock
and Statistics by Dr..
Deems.

and Statistics by Dr..
Deems.
New York, April 24.-In starting upon
its real work Monday the ecunlenica
conference began by looking over the
century now closing. This review was
made at the evening session by four
men Who have given special study to
this great missionary period. Eugene
Stock, of London, and Drs. James S.
Dennis and A. T. Pierson considered
1.-The annals of the country in a general
Way, while DR.. A. Schneider, of Ger
many dealt with the field of5German
missions.
There wasa tremendous audience at
Carnegie hall in the evening, even ex-
3ceeding the gathering at 10 O'clock in
the morning or the great crowd that
came out to see and hear the president
at the national reception TO the foreign
delegates on Saturday night. Dr. A. II.
Raymond. of Union College, presided.
a new feature was added to the meet
ing in the form of standards placed at
intervals thru the halls, each bearing
the name of some famous mission field.
Assam, Burmah, India, Ceyion, syria,
Egypt, Mexico and Japan were eonspic-
uous.
The principal address of the evening
was made by Eugene Stock. who had
prepared for the final report an elabor-
ate paper on "A Century of Missions :
only a portion OF which he read to the
conference.
The early years of the century" he
said. saw the establishment of two of
the greatest missionary organizations
the British and Foreign Bible Society in
1904 and in 1910 the American board
foreign missions. Two great struggles
early years of the century.
both of which had an inn
Portant influence upon the mis-
lsionary enterprise. In both cases ii
was William Wilberforce. the greatest
Christian statesman England has pro-
dnced, who led the Chris ian party to
victory. In 1907 he compelled the abol-i
ition of the British slave trade. In 1919
he compelled the East India company
to open the doors of India to missions.
Englishmen, from being the chief kid
napeis Of Africans. became their de-
liverers. China missions began m 1907
With the going forth Of Robert Morri-i
SON..
Mr. Stock said that to Dwisht l..
Mondyis grea campaign in 1874 iii Eng
land Mas due the impulse forfereign mis-
sionarg work, aitho Mr.. Moody made no
effort to stimulate it at the time. The
speaker paid a high tribute TO the work
of american missionaries.
DIR. SchreiherS spoke briefly of the de-
velopmcnt Of German missions. He said
that at the beginning of the missionary
movement the Germans We're not accus-
TONED to giving anSthing to aid relis-
ous work, attic nnW the mission soci-
etIss of the fatile,land have an annual
income Of more than sl.oc0.ono.
The Rev Or. j. Hudson TAYLOR. foun-.
Ger OF the China inland mission, told
the history Of his own wai,k IN China.
and of the Developments of the inland
field. He said he had participates in a
of a dozen missionaries in.
1856. Wien for eight days they had
PRAYED for help and more money. They
wanted 100 nlorc workers and at least
s5aG00. The result of the conference PC.
titions. he said, was the sending of loo
and $4,000 for mission
work.
He said that the Chinese are dying at
the rate of 1.0000Go a month. As 70 the
epfeineral character Of China s conv er-s
siors, he said that it Vas a mistaken
idea to suppose that lasting results We're
rot accomplished
The Rev. DR.. James S. Deems, in an.
address. gave copious statistics of for-
eign mission work. He said:
OF all classes of societies engaged li-
reetly and Indirectly in mission work,
there are 449, to which might beaded
the women's auxiliary societies, SIS in.
number, making %, IN all. The income
is s19,126.12o The foreign missionary
force is 1880. including 5,os3 ordained
missionaries, iG2 physicians. of whom.
4ni are inen. lao lay missionaries. not
pliNsicians; 3s5t6 married women, not
physicians; 3403 unmarried women. not
physicians. Thetotal native force is H.
SS3s. of whom 4.o5S are ordained.
The total number of principal sta
lions is 5,5,1, and of other stations, &c.
.2iI. There are 11,039 organized church
.es. with q membership Of f,13IS54 The
number of additions during the year
was 54.156. There are 15,vs2 Sunday
schools. with q membership of ri, ops.
The total native contributions toward
Christian extension, chiefly. of course.
IN their home fislds. was sl,s41.757, and
the entire native Christian community
is 4,414,e36 The Moments societies are
40 in number, With an income of ST.
500112. employing 2.251 missionaries, A.
sO4 native helpers in .532 stations.
The literary department shows 421
Bible TRANSACTIONS, of which 14S are OF
Asiatic languages, lis African, 60 Euro
pean, Sc Australian, 30 North American
and South American. The Bible soci-
cites report a total Of 2.5354G6 volumes
61. Bibles. 22G,741 testa-s
merits and 2,216,964 portions. The annu-
al circulation of the various tract soci-5
cites is estimated at 14,494. O9S copies.
The medical department shows 355
hospitals, f53 dispensaries, with Goa, $40
2,579,s51 Individual patients
and 93,T05 patients in hospitals. China
has 124 hospitals, with 1.7OO.452 treat.
nents; India, LOG hospitals, $50 dlspen-
Earies and 2,356,731 treatments; Africa.
40 hospitals, 103 dispensaries and A.
e39 treatments"
Today's Session.
New York, April 24-There was no.
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