The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-22
GREAT GATHERING
OF MISSIONARIES
From the Ends Of the Earth
They Assemble.
THEIR THIRD MEETING
Preparations Began Ten Years Ago
For This Event.
tX-PRES. HARRISON MAKES AN ADDRESS
He is Followed by President Mckinley. Wtl-
coming Of the Delegates, Responses and
Report of the General Committee
Are the Other Features.
(By the Associated Press. )

New York April 21.--With an ex-Presi-
dent of the United States, Benjamin Har-
rison to bid them welcome, there are
gathered today in Carnegie Hall more
than 1000 missionaries from almost every
quarter of the globe. For ten years prep
arations have been under way for this
meeting, known as The Ecumencal Con-
ference on Foreign Missions. 1t is the
third of it's kind ever held. Every
branch of the Christian church is repre-
scented except the Roman Catholic, the
church known as the Society for the
Propagation Of the Gospel
The great hall was completely filled
when eXPresident Harrison began his
address of welcome. On the platform
were many clergymen and statesmen of
world fame. Seated with the great body
of the delegates were many workers from
foreign lands whose bright costumes adj
ded a dash of color to the scene.
Ex-President Harrison was given a
great reception and spoke.
Among other things he said:
1.-THE men who like Paul have come to
heather lands with the message. We seek
not your but you, have been hindered by
those who coming after have reversed
the message. Rum and other corrupting
agencies come in with our boasted civil
lization, and the feeble races wither be-
fore the hot breath of the white man S
vices. -.
1.-The highest conception that has ever
entered the mind of man is that of God
and the father of all men-the one blood,
the universal brotherhood. 1t was not
evolved but revealed. The natural man
lives to be ministered unto-he lays his
imposts upon others He buys slaves
that they may fan him to sleep, bring him
the jeweled cup, dance before him, and
die in the arena for his sport. Into such
a world there came King. not to be
ministered unto but to minister. The
rough winds famed His sleep; He dranl
of the mountain brook and made not the
water wine for Himself; would not use
his power to. stay His own hunger, but
had compassion on the multitude
Following General Harrison, the Rev
Judson Smith, d. d., Chairman of the
General Committee, welcomed the dele
gates.
were made by the Rev. r. Wardlaw
Thompson for he British delegation; the
Rev. Joseph King. of the Australian dele
CATION and the Rev. Jacob Chamberlain
d. D., for the missionaries generally.
The rest of the session was devoted to
the report of the general committee, pre-
scented by the Rev. S. l.. Baldwin, ID. d..
Secretary Of the committee.
In the evening an enormous crowd OF
people went to Carnegie Hall in the hope
of getting admittance to the national wei
come extended to. the delegates on be-
half of the nation by President Mckinley
President Mckinley spoke as follows:
''Mr. Chairman, members of the ecu
menical conference, ladies and gentle
men:
Words of welcome are unnecessary
here This representative gathering
this earnest and sympathetic assemblage
is your true and best welcome. II at
tests the profound pleasure and satlsfac-