The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22
A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
Missionary Societies Represented at
the Ecumenical Conference.

NEW YORK, April H.-The foreign mis-
sionary work of the world is conducted by
seven great societies. They the Chris
tian Missionary Society, which represents
the Evangelical party in the Church of
England, and is almost large the
other six together: the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel. representing
the Catholic party in the Church Of Eng
land, and which declined to attend the
Ecumenical Conference; the London Mis-
sionary Society of the Congregational
Church; the American Board of Foreign
Missions, also of the Congregational
Church: the Presbyterian Board OF For
eign Missions, the Missionary Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and the
American Baptist Missionary Union.
The Protestant foreign missionary
cieties of the world spend about $15,0O000O
year to advance their work. That is ex-
elusive of the money expended on missions
in England and America. Every cent of
this vast sum is used to convert nom
Christians to Christianity. This great
work was first started at the close of the
eighteenth century and the beginning of
the nineteenth. 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 ii is desired TO
convert. AT present IL is said 81 cents on
the dollar actually reaches the heather. 1t
Is hoped that the cost or administration
may be much reduced, and it is hoped by
this conference to effect this result.
On the list of honorary vice presidents
President Grover Cleveland ]. Pierpont
Morgan, Seth Low, VIM. +. Dodge, G. A.
Schieren, Ex-Governor w. j. Northen, Of
Georgia, and Miss Helen Gould
hn oil nfAo nrarr iCffn
guished English clergymen. including the
Rev. w. T. A. Barber, Lee s. School, Cam
bridge, missionary to China; DIR. d. A.
Barley. secretary of the Irish Missionary
Society, and the Rev. w. E. Cousins, Lon
don Missionary Society, missionary from
Madagascar. Others present from foreign
parts are DR.. and Mrs. Borghegrevink, Of
the nurse board of missionaries, from
sionary Society; Bishop w. r. Ridley.
bishop of Caledonia, B. c.; Joel Cadbury.
Friends Missionary Society, Birmingham.
England, and the Rev. +. Galpin, from
China.
Some of the prominent women present
are DIR. Grace Kimball, resident physician
who gained fame few years ago by defy
ing the Sultan of Turkey to carry out his
threat of death if she did not leave his
dominions; Mrs. John w. Childress, Nash
Vile Tenn: Mrs John NJ Gaut, of the
woman's Board of Missions; Mrs. Moses
Smith, of the Woman's Board Of the In
terror, and Miss A. e. Baskerville, a Bap-
fist missionary in India.
When not in session the delegates Will
be variousy entertained during their stay
in the city. The British and British colo
NAL residents are preparing a reception for
the delegates from the British dominionS.
This will probably be held Monday night.
The British ambassador, the Governor
General of Canada, the members and Off
GERS of the Canadian society, ETC., have
been invited. The Presbyterian Union will
entertain it's delegates at the Hotel Savoy
en- Monday night, ex-President Cleveland
having promised TO attend If possible. The
Methodist Social Union will receive it's
delegates at the Savoy on Friday night
the Congregational Club will entertain it's
quota Monday night at the Pouchman's
convention on Clinton avenue, Brooklyn,
and the Baptist Social Union at the Hotel
Manhattan on May 3. United States Sena-
tor William z. Frye has been invited to
preside at the great laymen's meeting to
be held Friday night next at Carnegie
Hall.