The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-26
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
Three Great Sessions Held by the
Methodists al New Orleans.
CRUSADE FOR FOREIGN MISSION CAUSE
Is to Be Undertaken by the Southern
Church--A List Of the Texans Who
Are in Attendance.


New Orleans, April 2l.--Today was n
great day at the Methodist missionary con
ference Tulane hall was crowded by three
great audiences and morning, afternoon
and night there was a house full OF peo-
pie who were fun Of enthusiasm There
were several reasons why IL was great
day one was that the speakers were
among the ablcst vi the oIureh orators.
me general theme WITS foreign missions,
and all OF the addresses dealt IOrc,biy and
exhaustiyely with that SUBJECT ine,ua'hs
all of Its branches. the cvangelstlc OF
preaching, the educational or teaching ahd
tho medical, which Involves the great mts-
slonary hospitals aud thelr work, ana The
more remote and nnuutieed work that is
done daily, far la the interior cut OF the
public eye
Aside from the main session therc WAS a
large meeting of presiding elders at l.3J
at which the plans for carrying ON rue
campaign to arouse missionary zeal were
discussed and arrangements furthered Tor
the meetings that are 10 take place Htttr
the conference adjuurns.
There Is map 10 the exhibit which
makes plain This matter. The mission
board has prepared il carefully. There Us
a big star Tor each conference which pai1
It's missionary assessment In full. IAose
VINO dld Il last year we're the liolste.n,
OUT Of ~ districts, thlrty-eight paid IN
1ull last year.
me literature exhibit under the direc-
tion of Mr. Mathis " Dallas Is so wrll
arranged that It attracts attention on
sight and examination shows that 1t la 4
perfect collection OF the literature OF tia
church. Two nepheWs OF Ii Hung Chang
are at tho conference every dny aud at
tract quite g0Ou deal OF attention py
tneir Soliteness and general cultured APP
pearandc.
sided, and the principal addresses wee
made by Bishops r.. L. ugnlrlx q Kan
sds city, Key j. II. PrItchett and Rey.
j. w. Iarboux.
DR. Tarbouv is from Brazil and brought
the greeting of that country, the youngest
daughter OF Alcthodsn. His theme was
Ep9ngcl'cal Work. aud he was followed
10y Rcy. @ -. Wlnton OF Mexicu, who
spoke on literary work. SERVES Of duly
devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev HON nj faylps and his wife of China
~ ttte afternoon sesHcn Dr. w. T.. I'd
wards o. Virginia spoke on the dutN of the
pastor as TO equipment aud lpidershlp
Hey. ", H. Wainwright OF Japan sent
paper on educational work thVre Dr. "
y. Park, IN charsa pf the mission hospital
a. san Chow, talked Oh medical work and
its Bearing upon mbsionury progress anal
hc was followed by -. q. rstng. the son
q. wealthy thihaman' who had cuutIl
bulcd $4,000 20 mi-siuR hospitals. whose
remarks were delivered by All. chow,
Christian and q graduate Of St Johns col
I g IN shanghai. general discussion
followed la which Or, Howard Taylor. Rev.
T. a. icarh OF China and others took part
key George - Wlntou spoke on mission
clncation. Or. c, r. Reed spoke ON evan.
gclisiic work In China, Dr. Goucher and
Dr. Cox pf Baltimore. Henry Grant OF
NsasRyl I, pr; Wilson Of Jam,n end Rev.
grg work in the Orient
There Werc two addresses at the night
SOS on ono by DR.. Gnucher on missions
AM education and (hc other bv Rev J. "
Allen on the missionary outlook in the
"a, East. The preaitiing cldtrs hundred
IN number held a meeting during the dav
20 Jay plans for spreading interest In mis-
tionry work after the conference adlourns,
ne following are tlrp delegates froiu .