New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-15
MANY DELEGATES HERE.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE woMAN'S BOARD
OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. REFORMED
CHURCH IN AMERICA.

More than five hundred delegates. representing
churches in many parts OF this country. were
present al the anniversary exercises OF the
wonen's Board OF Foreign Missions. Reformed
Church IN America. held in the Marble Collegiate
Church. Fifth-ave. and Twenty-ninth-st-. yester-
Cay. Mrs. Henry y. Cobb. president OF the So
ciety, presided al both morning and afternoon
sessions The morning meeting was devoted 10 re-
ports O. officers rollcau by classes. plea for an
extension OF missionary effort for women OF the
Far East by Miss NJ. o. Duryee: election OF man
ayers introduction OF missionaries from China,
Japan and Arabia, and a address by the Rev. L.
r. Scudder, II. ID. A volunteer chorus, under the
direction OF Miss Emma X. Denison. lghtened the
programme with some Hindoo lyrics.
Miss Mary Deyo. who has spent ten years IN
Japan, IN a address at the afternoon session on
sJapan's open Door. Her Need and Our Obga-
tions" described the ''FIowery Kingdom"
ton with a religious vacuum. The superstitions
OF heathensm," she said. ARE sitting lightly upon
the bright, eager, teachable children whom one
secs there trooping in and out or the public
schools and the negations OF materialism fail
ing 10 satisfy their youthful queries. There is
trouble TO get an audience Of youngsters at Sun
day schools week day services providing that
the teacher is interesting. The youngsters come.
some demure and some mischevous. many OF them
bringing on their backs younger members OF their
families"
The Rev Dr. James T. Vance. OF Newark. whose
topic was The Spirit OF Calvary in the Enterprise
OF Missions" said that missionary enterprise is
10 business
said gave little ritual and only two sacraments for
the same reason that a tourist takes little bag
gage-that he may travel the more easily. The
business OF the Church is doctrinal. lturgical.
social nor philanthropic. with all respect to the
frineds who revising their creed. that is
not the business OF the Church. Creeds are the
human interpretation OF Gods words. II is
mistake TO think that all that is demanded of
q follower OF Christ is sanctimonious counte-
nance and a pious tone OF voice. Businesske
racity In evangezing the world is what is wanted.
Although there may be here and there one who
has cast a shadow. the missionary force as a
whole IS dominated by the spirit of Calvary"
Regarding the suggestions that have been made
10 withdraw the missionaries from China, DIR.
Vance said: 1.-THE nations do not withdraw; on
the contrary. they take all they get and more.
Why should the Christian Church go?" The
speaker liked the spirit OF the New-England farm
er who was advised leave his stony farm and
20 West where land is more easily titled and
who replied: 81 should hate 10 live anywhere that
my spade wouldn't hit rock when dug II into
the ground" The one thing from which the world
cannot withhold admiration, he said, is absolute
has been shown by missionaries and by native
Christians.
The womans Board supports missionaries in
China Japan, India and Arabia. Thirty-five thou
sand dollars raised by the society during the
Inncheon was served in the church parlors all
the delegates between 1880 and o'clock.