Evening star., 1901-02-02
IN 7 HE CH RICHES

Arrangements have been practically COM
pleted for the 81 eat missionary conference
to be held under the auspices Of the NJ E.
Church South at New Orleans in April.
mention Of which has been already made in
The Star. II is stated that the annual con-
ferences have. without exception. already
elected delegations, and have selected from
among them their best men, ministers and
laymen, to attend this conference.
Among the invited speakers and those
who are to read papers the following have
Hendrix, DR.. o. E. Brown Rev. j. w Tar
boux of Brazil, DR.. w. H. Park of China;
Rev. G. B. Winton of Mexico. DR.. S. H.
Wa.nwright of Japan. Rev. DR.. ]. F.
Or n. ). BISham Booker T. Washington.
Mrs. $. c. Trueheart. Miss M. L. Gibson,
Miss Belle bennett, Mrs. Florence Kelley
Miss Mary Hem, Bishop ]. M. Thoburn Of
lndia. Mrs. Darlington Booth, DIR. James
ATKINS, 5. Earl Taylor. John R. Pepper Dr.
w. H. La Prade, Miss Belle NJ. Brain, Rev.
w. A wilson of Japan, DR.. C. F. Red Of
Corea, Rev. K. A They of Brazil, Rev. D.
w. Carter of Cuba and Rev. j. ]. Meth
vim, missionary among the Wild tribes
IL Is expected that great impetus will
century NOV ement in the NJ. K. Church
South. minister who is much interested
| III this branch of religious work sa!d
while the movement has already been of
gun to do what it was designed to do 1t
grew out of a proposition to endow the
theological department of Vanderbilt Un.-
versity. After twenty-five years of faithful
service that department is still unendoWed
and forced to do its work with inadeuulte
| resources.
Beng the only institution IN the whole
church for the theological training of young
m -nisters, and being in every sense connec-
uonal, it has a claim such as 40 other in
| stitution has upon the liherality Of the
Whole church. In the judgment of the gen.
el al conference the best way to get his
, claim before the church was to connecl 1t
with the twentieth century movement, and
| TO provide that 20 per cent of each dollar be
| applied to the endowment IF the depart
ment. But the general conference did not
| foresee that in each annual conference al
mcst every gift would be specifically d.
| rected and kept within its own bounds.
| And yet such has been the case So far
| only 81 .53 has been turned over TO the
general board under the 20 per cent rule.
| rms state of OF things had been antcipa ted
and in view of it Mr.. Samuel Cuppies of
st. Louis generously proposed in June last
| to give S5o,uOO toward the endowment of
| the department If the church would within
two years from the tine of his offer raise
| 100000 for the same purpose
Sunday. February TO- is to be observed by
the admirers of the late Dwight l.. Moody
| here. as wei as elsewhere, as Moody Day
| In circular sent from East Mortified,
! Mass, ii Is sta ed: "Believing that there are
muititudes of Christian men and women
| who knew and loved Mr.. Moody either for
| his own or for his works sake, and who
| would like to subscribe toward the erection
| Of an enduring monument to his memory.
| the executive committee, which has in
| charge the Moody Memorial Endowment
| has decided to invite churches, Sunday
| schools Y. NJ. c. AS. Young Peoples So
! cieties and kindred organizations to observe
Sunday. February TO- as Moody Sunday.
| 1.-The most practical form In which SYM
| pathy can take shape Is to take up a col
| lee ton on behalf Of the endowment fund 1t
will be remembered that instead of erecting
| me nUments of marble or bronze tne united
| was to raise an endowment fund for the
| Moody schools thrs insuring their continu-
| ance as an abiding monument to their
| founders life and abors.''
!. The same day will be observed under a
suggestion of the Worlds Student Fedora
| ton a day of prayer throughout the
| world. At the same hours there will be the
! spectacle of 5000 Christian students and
| professors uniting in prayer for the men,
! bers of universities, colleges and higher
| schools everywhere.
There was recently in Baltimore the cele-
! bration at a church in that city of what
| was called a 'self-denal movement" Ten
! years ago this church, made up Of poor
| people, abandoned all church fairs, festi-
! walls. suppers, etc, as means of raising
| funds, and substituted the personal sacr.-
| flee or self-denial method Previous to the
celebrations above referred to an effort
| was being made to raise 81 600 for some
! needed Improvements to the church. For
| many weeks the classes, various commit
| tees and organizations of the church were
| laboring to secure their offering. For the
most part 1t was pure and simple self-den al
! many of the young people walking 20 and
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