Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-24
ECUMENICaL CONFERENCE.
The Work Opens with Largely Attended Ses-
sions and Interesting Addresses.


places opened with devotional exer-
ciscs. Walter +. Sloan, secretary Of
the inland mission Of China. led the
devotional exercises in Carnegie hall
and the Rev. James Cunningham. NJ.
~. of the Memorial Presbyterian
church Of Wansworth. London. con-
Quoted exercises at the Central Pres
bytcrian church. At the conclusion Of
thr opening exercises in Carnegie nall,
Rov. Augustus H. Strong, y. d., LII.
D., delivered an address on "The Au-
thority ana Purpose Of Foreign Mis-
sions." Or. Strong is the president of
the Roche ster Theological Seminary.
At the conclusion Of Dr. Strong's adj
dress. Rev. J. Hudson Taylor founder
n the China Inland Mission. spoke IN
Tho Source ana Power Of Foreign
Missions" Robert y. Sperr. the sccre-
tary Of N" board Of foreign missions
Of the Presbyterian church. denied
that foreign missions are designed to
overiurn existing governments. He
took the position that the establishing
% schools ana hospitals, while good
and ciEilizing agencies. are liable to
subvort the religious aim. "Our work
IS mot pnilanthrophy. political move
mcnt,' he said. Il would rather plant
one germ Of the life of Christ beneath
the crust OF hcathenism than to cover
their lands with new s.cial institu-
lions" His address closed the morn
ing session.
the meeting in Central Presbyterian
church was addressed by Rev. James
!. Vance Of Nashville. Tenn: Rev.
Henry T. Chapman. secretary Of the
Inltcd Methodist Free churches in
England; Rev. Paul de Schw .initz.
secretary Of the board Of missions of
thr Moravian church. and Rev. DR.. H.
II. Mable, secretary III the American
BAPTIST Union Rev. James Cunning
nam. NJ. a., Of London. Eng. presided
and contributed a few words to the
discussion of the theme FOR the day
The Authority and Purposa the
Source and Power and the Supreme
and Determining Aim in Foreign Mis-
sions.' Rev. l.. Il. Wolf. Rev. ].
Wilkie. Rev ". L. Scudder. Rev. DR..
Parker Of Northern India. ana Rev. ].
f. Abbott Of Bombay. addressed the
meeting upon Missionary Work in
Farther India"
At the meeting of the Madison Ave-
nue. Reformed church was devoted to
discussion Of Missionary Work in
Mohammed Lands" Rev James l..
Barton. president Of the American
board Of missionaries in Turkey. spoke
81 the situation in the Ottoman empire.
Rev. VIM. Jessup spoke upon mission
airy work in Syria, L. II. Hutton on mis-
siJns in Arabia, and J. Hargraves
EidgeLord On early efforts of mission
aries in Northern Africa. John Giffen.
IA missionary to Egypt, said the every
thing was the citadel Of Mohamme-
damism when the missionaries first
went there. although some Mo-
hammcdan temples We're dis
covered with stucco on which were char
acterizcd an emblem. Z. +. Speer, a mis-
Sionlry to Persia. said thut Mohammcd-
ism in Persia was split IN Schi5ms ana
th1t the shah II-l TIM head Of the No
hammcddn~ often wurred together.
George Nashhurn, president Of Robert
College in Cunstantinuplc. said: Con
irdrN t. a seeming - ncral belief. mis-
SiunITics in Turkey have no political pur-
poses Wh1tcver- The position taken by
American missionaries is the same as the
position taken by the United States gov
ernmcnt. The missionaries are confident
mat tine g0vcrnm, mt will protect the
treaty rights M All its citizens ana they
tIt Ni4Ill- lt l'-tAt inc SITUATION Ill the
hands oi tho lrysi.@nt ana tho able Sec
Ictary Of st4tc.'
Or. Grace KimbaH Of Vassar College.
spoke briefly on Turkey. Dr. Edward
GriG-S ON Greece. and HcV. &. r. Wilson
On Jerusalem and mission work in pIles-
tine.
AZ the broadway Tabernacle several
missionaries gave Ii general survey Ut thc
missionary work In tar islands or TIN Pa-
ciiic. Bishop John ". Hurst of Washing
iinn. y e.. spoke On the Philippines.
Rev; canon Edwards. Of the Exeter ca
thcdral. Lpndpu. spoke on thc work
which the London Bible Society had done
in the islands of the Pacific. He said
that the society had spent over ~ years
language Of the FilirinoS. hut Spain had
not allowed them to M any missionary
Worl. in ihc islands ana hence they hal
not been able to make any usc III thc
work. NOW that they had the United
States To deal win. the society would AL
low the American missionaries to use this
work. He also said, referring to the
United States: England rcioices in your
joys. ana delights IN your prosperity"
Rev. pr. Wardlaw Thompson of Lon
don. and Rev. John g. Payton If the New
tricts. Kev. J, r. Callenbach. y. d.. ~
Doom, Holland, spoke On the Dutch mis-
sion work in Java. BOrneo ana Sumatra.
ana was followed by Rev. q. II. Gulich.
Cousins of Madagascar
No general meeting of the conference
was held in the afternoon. Instead. eight |
sectional meetings were held in as many
churches. Reports were
made at these meetings concerning tho !
work and prospects in China. Burmah |
Assam. Siam. India, Ceylon, Oceanicl. |
lands. Africa, North ana |
South America ana also among the He |
brews in all lands Addresses were made |
by several missionaries in each.
Both Carnegie hall and the Central |
Presbyterian church were crowded at the |
evening meetings. At Carnegie hall adj !
dresses were made on "A Century of Mis- !
sons." Rev. DR.. a. I. Raymond, presi- |
dent Of Union College. was the presiding |
officer. \ telegram Of cOngratulation was !
read from the bishop ana conference Of |
the African NJ. +. church. in session at
Baltimore. The first speaker was Eugent |
Stock. editorial secretary of the London |
Missionary Society. He gave a review of |
the century and its triumphS, occupation |
of strategiCal points, expansion of the |
problem and development of the meth |
DDS. Rev. DR.. A. Schroeder, secretary Of |
the Rhenish Missionary Society. read a |
paper on IA Century Of German Ma |
lions" Statistical summaries which /
showed the leavening influence on the |
missions Of the world. We're read by Rev. |
DIT. james 5. Dennis. The closing adj !
dress of the Carnegie hall meeting was
given by Rev. Arthur T. PiersOn on THE
Superintending Providence of God and
the Wonderful Opening by Prayer ana
Faith OF Long Sealed Doors Following
his address. the meeting was closed with
the benCdctiun.
In the Central Presbyterian church eS-
sentialv the same ground was covered
in discussing a Review Of the Century,