The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-04
BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS.



sionary Conference Just Closed.
Rev. Osgood f. Cook, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, returned yesterday
morning from New Orleans, where he has
peen as delegate from Savannah to the
Missionary Conference of the NJ. e.
Church. South. Speaking of his trip yes
terday, Mr.. Cook said:
The idea of the great general Mis-
slonary Conference of the Methodist
episcopal Church, South, which has lust
cIosed in New Orleans, was conceived by
the delegates of that church in attend
anee upon the Ecumenical Conference
held in New York a year ago. Its mr.
pose was to conserve and utilize the en-
ergy and enthusiasm generated In that
great gathering. The results will prob
aoly exceed the most sanguine expecta-
tons of the most hopeful originators of
the plan.
1t certainly emphasized the greatest
ann of the church-to evangelize the
world. The conference will stimulate at
least the Methodist Church, South, with
ts million and a half members, to a
larger and more liberal endeavor to sup
ply the need of the world with the gospel
of Christ.
~ was tiiS HiSL meeting OF the KIND
ever held by a single denomination. Bish-
op Hendrix made the statement that it
was greater in importance and signifi-
canoe than any general conference ever
canoe than any conference ever
held by the church. DR.. Palmer,
the distinguished leader of the Presby-
terrain Church in the South declared
from the platform that he had attended
many religious conventions, but he con-
sldered this one the greatest of all.
About 1000 delegates and visitors were
present, representing every conference
ana mission field Of the church,:
China, Japan. Corea, Brazil, Mexico, Gu
pa, India, Africa, the German and Indian
missions were all represented by foreign
and native missionaries.
Not only the bishops, correctional Of
hcers and most prominent men of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, but
men of national fame and international
reputation from other great branches of
the Christian Church, eloquently repre-
sented the cause of missions, as the great
est enterprise of Christianity.
Profound Impressions for permanent
good were made upon the vast audiences
in Tulane Hail, by DR.. Sutherland, pres
ldent of the Canadian Methodist Church;
DR.. John Fox, of the American Bible So
clety; Bishop j. M. Thobun, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; DR.. and
Mrs. Howard Taylor of the China Inland
Mission, Rev. j. F. Goucher d. D., LII.
D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church;
Rev. Young j. Allen, the missionary
statesman of China; President Booker T.
Washington, the "Moses of the negro
race" Hon. John Barrett, ex-minister of
the United States to Siam; Rev. F. D.
Gamewell, the hero who distinguished
himself during the seige Of Pekin; Miss
June Adams famous in sociology, of
Chicago; Mr.. John r. Mott of world wide
fame as the leader of the student volun-
teer movement and DIR. Palmer of New
Orleans. Great speeches were also made
by those most prominently identified with
the work of the Southern Methodist
Church at home
''The high water mark was reached on
Sunday night. when Bishop c. B. Gallo
way of Mississippi spoke on Lessons
From Master Missionaries" He is one
of the greatest orators on the American
platform or in the pulpit and upon this
occasion he was at his best. When he
closed, the audience, amid enthusiasm,
voluntarily offered over $4,000 for the
building of Somehow University in China.
mo collection was called for, but one
after another asked the privilege of CIV
ing in amounts ranging from IS to $4,000
until they had to be stopped in order to
close the service. Another immediate re-
suit gas the offering of themselves by
forty men to go out as foreign mission
aries.
"There were thirty-three representa-
tives of the South Georgia Conference
present, and about as many from the
North Georgia Conference"