New-York tribune., 1900-05-01

These affect. ,he irmer reverences for individual
life and bind. men together in a real oneness
The next speaker was the Rev. Charles Williams.
a delegate from the Baptist Church of England.
he said he came from the mother of modern mis-
sions. and declared that the success of missionaries
as ciyiiZers is in the of the singeness of
their aim TO make disciples.
The Rev DR.. John G. Patton. of New-Hebrfdes.
said among other things:
There still forty thousand to sixty thousand
eannibals in the New Hebrides group Great Brit
ain has prohibited all her traders those islands
and dynamite. Nearly eight years ago i Was sent
ana Congress St they would @ ace their traer
under a similar prohibition. Presidents Harrison
fioned PTesent mas MKnay 0d ago %e pe.
New Eebrdes under a similar prohibition, and many
thousand Americans have sent from public meet;
vas grsciogsiy re|iyed by Tie President and the
son for IT before them.
But now the Assistant Secretary of State writes
that they cannot grant our petition without spe-
meanor for American citizens in those islands to
OF the New-Hebrides and to make provision for
The execution OF this legislation. The matter is
State can take action in the absence of legislation
on the subject In appealing TO the President and
be led TO pass act of prohibition on the subject
murders by firearms and intoxicants, as Britain
did many years ago, and surely Christian America
for such reasons should do the same. Surely there
are Congressman in the United States of America
who will take up this subject and plead with Con
gress 10 pass an act TO save such ruin by the
traders Of America against these defenceless ISL
anders. who under the protection of any
civilized nation, but the mercy of all lawess
traders kidnappers and siaverS who visit settle
on those islands of the New-Hebrides. To help the
President and Congress 20 get such act passed
earnestly plead for the united help and intlu-
of every American Christian and society able
10 any influence, and free themselves be-
crimes and murders which hinder the work of
Christianity and civilization among the island can
Iibals
The Rev DR. Theodore /. CuyIer of Brooklyn.
said ii was time Christianity more Chris
tianized- He said the American and English mis-
Slonaries had gone forth with the Bible in one
hand and the bottle in the other. The bottle
sent ten souls TO perdtion where the Bible had
brought one 10 Jesus, and added: What shame
tonight that Old Glory waves over four hundred
drinking dens in the city of Manila" (Cries of
Cuyier. the audience applauding like mad. 1t
one OF the greatest demonstrations of the Confer
ences. DR.. Cuyer said If Old Glory
over such state OF affairs then it ought hang at
his pen swept away the darkest blot
tons If that pen be found and
our hoHored President viii with another stroke
sweep away this stigma will give him such
shout will make his ovation here few nights
ago "A zephyr"
DR.. .. f Hartford Battersby. of Livingston Med
ical College. England said there doubt that
Christian nations should do something stop the
had been done but there should be resting
The United States ought to join in this
ment Dr BatterSby advised the FORMATION of a
great committee of the mission boards and temper
ance workers. He said effort to form such a
committee would be made this afternoon at the
Church Mission House. in Fourth-ave. Bishop
The Rev. Thomas oMrgan Harvey of London
and others spoke briefly.