The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
METHODTSTS OF THE SOUTH
The Great Missionary Conference
in Session at New Orleans.
DISTINGUISHED DIyINES IN ATTENDANCE
The Day Was Taken Up with Addresses
and Sermons-The Attendance
Is Very Large.

NSptcidi 10 nc lOStl
New Orleans. La. April si.-The open
Ing Of the great Methodist missionary
conference at Tulane hall today was an
event such ms has never been seen In re
liglous circles In this city before, or Il
II has been equalcd 1t has been very sci.
dom. AS missionary gathering II sur.
passes anything that has ever assembled IN
the South and as a gathering Of Mcihodists
1t is something that viii live la the hearts
OF the church people until they die. Even
/ II the next one II ever there should be
another Ike it-excecds Il In creatures
This Is the trst great missionary confer.
ence Of the Methodist church. South. ever
held. IL may be the forcrunncr OF oth.
ers, ~ that is yet to be decided
When the conference was opened there
were on the platform many Of ne most
noted men In the South and several Of the
greatest living missionaries. men ana
women Of the world. Some ~ them have
spent their lives In FAR on countries, and
some have spent theirs ut honrk. A0ng work
that makes Il possible 10 keep the others
in their helds. There was an tue plat
form Bishop J, T., Key of sherman, Texas,
who Is Que of the most Distinguishing lppk-
Tug men IN the assembly. BisIop galloway
Of Mississippi, whom every one ihrough-
out The church knows aa brdiny hnd
active man. aud The aged aud rcycrcnt
not a thing To mar the serenity or the
occasion and the cnthuslasm mounted and
grew as the great choir and the mighty
voice n the congregation Joined In Ringus
the old hymns that every Methodist child.
man and woman, knows by heart.
The Attendance Ot visitors from other
cities Is very large. Bishop y. r. lleudrtS,
OF Kansas CITY. presided ON the platform
were Rev, James Atkins, Rev Alex Suihcr.
land. Blshop 4 G.. CRANBERRY. Bishop j.
y Thobnrn, Mrs. NJ j. Lambeth, MS
sionary to Chinu aud japan ami others.
Rev John Wesley rgrhWn IN charge at
the evangelical work In ira1l offered the
Invocation. Rev James Atkins OF Nash
willie, Tenn delivered thc opening address
on the purposes Of the convention. Rev.
Alexander Sutherland. SECRETARY of the
board Of Canadian missionaries ~ Toronto
spoke on the subject oneness IN christ
Oneness Ia Christ" bishop hendrix res
pended 10 the address
Bishop CRANBERRY then spoke on obrdicuce
to the great commission Chrsts law or
life 20 his church. Rev John FuN tblu%
Ell with an address Of "The Bible and Mis-
sions,'
bishop Thoburn was the preacher as
night. speaking upon The Healing of Ma
lions or The Agency Of the Holy Spirit 60
tle made an earnest plea for missions mud
predicted that the coming year wnnll s.e
wonderful reforms iu china. DR. Suiher.
lands PRAYER couclndcd the days session
and the conference adjourned uutii 10.
morrow.
The hall was packed throughout the day
And delegates continued TO arrive. SO thnt
the original estimate NJ 1900 win he fnl-
hlled The main hail is decorated with
mission maps and motocs, md there Is
also a missionary exhibit to which Blshop
Galloway has added tho first Protestant nj
be sent 10 MeXlro: which also secured the
frst convert. Prof. w. A, Hemphil Is in
charge Of the large choir trained for the
cvsnt
Tho decorations NJ tho auditorium nrc
striking. The flags are drapnd I'm an
artistic fashion ut the head OF the col
umns supporting the galleries ana fastened
60 each other With tho routs,nf.arng rhr
yellow and blue shield NJ china. dated 1sn7.
the beginning of missionary effort In that
country. conurcts the flag Of the Tuitnd
states with tho flag ~ Chiua thus form
Ing a pretty and expressive combination.
same way. nurmah's hlue and white shield
ana tlac is dated ISIS Turkeys rod and
whlte. ISL Persia. white md green lCgI,
ht,Iu Yellow mud green. 1896; slam. red
and white 1874; Uganda Africa. nrar
who're livingston dcdl, 1870: Madagascar.
rod white and blue ISIS; Mexico. rod
wh,is and errcn 1866; CHha red, white
arh hl!'t' 1856 CorHN. red. white ANA hlsrk
lssl Congo 1877, hlue ana yellow: Hawaii
lSl"' red white ard hlnc; lnpap 1850
VIM. ann red; ludia, l1OG. rcd and tho
sn,eid ana coatof arms ~ Louisiana, hlue.
tlcfurrS ~ thc mon and women rcvrrrl
N thc Meihodiei church have been hung
Just beneath the flags There are mo
iitene-ses ~ Roy, mr.. w g r. Cunning
WV 90 Atif t-iiAA missionaries tR China
hnn lgr SlNiccn wears editor ~ The SUNDAY
schooi periodicals. Rev. Dr Young J. Allen
IhiN one NrnrS missionary to China, Row
~ aehn MrFerrln once secretary ~
Methodist publishing house: Rev Or q
Jnnn. secretary ~ the general l,oprd ~
missions for eight years; Sostinez Jnnrez
shop J, g Kcc T M Mrs Il rrr rmhs,r'
fortN-siT wears 4 missionary 10 china nnI
neN Fountain Y Pitts who opened
NE ne Meth9dis, mission IN Rrasi In iSGI:
h.N Or. !. w. lambeth. who opened tho
mission In Inpan; Miss Lucinda II. Holm
FOUNDER 81 Our Homes, one of the firqt mis-
sionary napcrs published hv The Southern
orur.h nohgri w Macdonald, mission
Some of tho important events IN South
ein Methodlsm are renrcsentcd IN iaft-c
.1hs l hung with the pictures ~ nrn
Wsne hayc helped To huIld mn their church,
inc general conference az 1888. wbicI, NOR
~ the capitol hu.sipg NJ NaHhvlilc and
,ae ordination " Rlshop Ashnry In l7st
IN LeYeianl chapel, Baltimore.
e"rlptural passages mon wbich 49,
founded much ~ Methodist beiIef aUJ
bc5 ma ~ ndorn The sides ~ the walls
wa,ins II nh the Sas a. TN Tb people shall he
hSther All power is given unto Mo in
ntafsh ana In earth. 90 We thprafnrc AMI
SIN 'Ssnh hl nations And another. wa
nhpst IS come upon YOU" 10y
., nn'.ilg inc arrivals are Rev. John Fov
rr,tn't,rlS OF the American Rinlp so.jetv,
wv Wv nr aud Mrs. j. ~ Hammon5 ~
m ,,tni,. connected With The hoSrj =,
hhn ,.ssN: John \ Penner president ~ tpa
Ahieritnn sunerintenhents union ync,,,i,a'
% me International lesson cnlnm,,t cgih a
arr sr e the First Mefhoaist SIM.
bard. president Meharry Mcdieai ., nun,
I Idr, NesFoss. Nashville. Tenn. Miss Msrr
tha yye en,Ipr q nnr Homes the organ ~
Mrs, Robert Mncnonneii general sec S,is,r;
NJ n, .se n Momnn's Board W Home Mi,sicns.
a ,, b,lle Bennot, president az mo W.
n rsai, Home Mission society: Mrs. ~
n.nntler. editor Of the wonan's Missio,.na,..
= n.uNnncate, published NJ Nashville: Mrs.
e. Itneheart., president of tbe w..
Mrs 4 Il T'stv yiIsy ns9ciety;, Hishop snd
James ID. Atkins. chaItma, ~ tha s mel'
ercg eoin n Rev. NJ Alexandcr SUN.
ssions; Bishop j c. Granhsrry me-, az Nils
~: 1a,ssptn, twelve students ~ 1thn e H. .
.,gl department Of Vanderbilt un i've