New-York tribune., 1900-04-25


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Board that most Of the defects found. The
one society to the discretion of the mission and
by another to the Home Board In my my own a mind ,a
sions and these combined into field. Too much
Beee nca f9' is oe e of mes and
not in touch with the immediate work of the mis-
What is needed is not only greater union between
those Of different ''' societies There should be
universal h harmony n missionary MI, work without
The Rev. r. H. Pitt of Richmond. Va. a
Der of the Foreign Mission Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention. advised greater freedom for
the mission and less arbitrary control in the hands
of the Home Board
The Rev. DR.. A. Mereusky. of the Berlin Mis-
sonary Society discussed the German methods of
governing missions. He said that too much power
placed In the separate missions tended to decentral
izaton and loss of definite results. Speaking of the
way by which the sympathy of the German people
on missions is enlisted and the general policy of
the work defined. DR.. Mereusky said that confer
ence to this end was held every four years at
Bremen. Hther delegates not only from
Germany. but all Europe, Only those who are be
low twenty years of age and unmarried are chosen
for the
MISSIONARIES AND MARRIAGE.
The meeting at the Church of the Strangers
conducted by Robert Kilgour. of Toronto. The
Rev. r. P. Mackay, OF Toronto, was the first speak
er. He said mature thought should be given TO the
question OF marriage by the missionary. He thought
that if could leave wives and children in time of
war to endure hardship the battlefield, it ought
not be accounted impossible thing for
and women to abstain from some domestic
forts for Chrst's sake. He approved the resolu-
tions of the NewYor1 Conference in 1896. In which
1t was thought desirable that for limited time
missionaries, especially in pioneer york should
remain single
The Rev. DR.. David G.. Barlkley said a missionary
was not an agent of his government to advance
its interests. though some governments
think probably from the relations of Latin
governments and the Roman Catholic Church. He
had no right TO let himself get entangled. as gov
ernments may become prejudiced against mission
aries.
The Rev. DR. Henry Foster. Clifton Springs, said
there many brea akdowns among mission
aries. The causes were from sensitive natures go
ing into surroundings with tendencies to depress
them and neglect of their health. thinking God
would take of their physical bodies, forget
ting their limitations. He said missionaries had
more right to transgress the physical laws than
they had to
The Rev j. H. Correll referred to the mission
ary's home. and called 1t haven of rest from the
communicating influences which surround him.
The reference to missionaries homes started
debate the subject of marriage in which many
took part and it lasted to the close OF the meeting,
the Rev. Dr. John NJ. Laurin, missionary from
Bangaon, India; the Rev. John Morton. of Trini-
dad and Dr. c. F. Hartford Battersby, of London,
giving their views.
There was some amusement caused by the speak
ers till the Rev. J. Hudson Taylor, of the China
Inland Mission said the subject too serious to
be lightly DIR. Taylor said that statistics
prove that twice many married missionaries
break down single ones, and twice as many
asked for furloughs
LITERATURE IN THE FIELD.
The Central Presbyterian Church was filled to
overfowing at the womans meeting called for the
fin0Q wi
formally presented for adoption at a public meet
ing of the Womens Foreign Missionary boards. to
be held in Carnegie Hall tomorrow morning. Miss
s. c. Durfee presided, and the first address was
from Mrs. s. B. Capron. of Boston who read
paper giving a consensus of opinion of more than
sixty writers certain needs in the way of liter
ature for the mission fields She spoke briefly
of the agazne and newspapers now being printed
for of the missionaries and their wards,
and urged a greatly increased volume of these
Mrs. Petty, of Japan, pleaded for an enlarge
ment of the quantity of literature Tor the native
Christians. saying that at present they had little
more than the Bible and the hymn book She as
serted that the of Japan had lea ned the
game of whist, and that while their husbands
away from home they gambled at the game.
She said the women of America owed it to them
selves send literature to Japan that would dis
place whist.
Mrs. Baird. of Corea. and Mrs Ashmore. of
Southern China. followed with brief addresses
Miss Isabella Thoburn, who. il is said, taught
Lady Duferin the Indian vernaCular when the
wife of the Viceroy started her women's work in
india gave interesting talk about the five diff
ferent publications printed in Lucknow and other
Indian cities in connection with the mission work
there
Miss Easton. of the Womens Union Missionary
Society said that while short time only
a few Indian were able to read, now there
million. She asserted that II posi-
tive injury teach them to read unless good
literature furnished sfterward as infdel
literature being furnished by the Mahometans
In order nullify the work of the missionaries.
She followed by Mrs. Eveleth. OF Burmah,
and Mrs. Scudder.
Miss A. B. Child. of Boston. urged a seven year
course of study of missions for the missionary
societies in this country. She followed by
Mrs. Montgomery, of Rochester; Miss Butler of
India; Miss Jarvis. OF New-York; Mrs. Waterbury,
of Boston; Miss Stanwood and Harriet Newell
Jones. of Philadelphia; Mary Mills Patrick presi-
dent of the American College for Girls, Con-
stantinople Miss Walden. of Boston: Mrs. Schauf-
fer, of New-York and Mrs Joseph Cook of Bos-
ton.
recommend the general meeting tomorrow
morning the publication of a series volumes
containing sketches of all the women's boards
and TO urge the appointment of a competent per
son in each mission field, who should have charge
of arranging and publishing desra BILE literature.
WORK OF BIBLE SOCIETIES