Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-14
CONFER ON MISSION WORK
REPRESENTATIVES, OF VARIOUS So
CIETIEs OUTLINE PROGRAM.
Delegate Present From Washington
Plans for Missionary Effort
Throughout United States.

! Throughout United States.
| The conference of missionary workers IN
the societies of Christian Endeavor, Ep-
worth League and Baptist Young People
| Union, which was in session the past two
days In Philadelphia. closed last evening
| Delegates were present from the states OIL
New York Pennsylvania, New Jersey, DEL
aware Maryland and the District or Co
| lumbia. This was the first of series VI
such conferences which are to be conducted
| in several parts of the United States, the
| primary object being not to nave large
! meetings, the time to be consumed by au-
dresses but to have the leading workers
and those deeply interested in the mlssioh-
ary cause to assemble at a central point in
the territory outlined and to discuss meth
DDS and mature plans for thorough mis-
! sionary campaign in every young people
! society in the United States.
This work has previously been done by
| the students Volunteer Movement, Wnlcn
| will continue to assist in every way pos
sible.
What these conferences lack in numbers
will be made up it is believed, by the III
| dustry of those in attendance.
| Preliminary meetings were held IN sew
| eral of the churches in Philadelphia the
previous evening to the conference proper;
! which opened Tuesday morning at ~
| o'clock. with devotional exercises. After
the registration and Introduction OF lhe
| delegates present and devotional ser.o
| Mr.. Laird II. Smons of Phiiadeiphia st az,
| the purpose of the conference. Mr. .: Ear
| Taylor field secretary of the M. E. Cnurch
| Missionary Society and chairman OF .ne
| general missionary committee TO supein-
| tend the work in the Ep"oIIn ;sa,stiai
| conducted the conference on PToVioen.ia..
| openings in mission lands, Inc erea'
need of help in mission LANDS, ne ne a.
| tent to which the church Is responding ~
no
missionary work Mr. c. V. Vickrey,
| campaign worker in the Students Noiuil
| teer Movement. then spoke OF the ran u,
| organiza tion,'' which closed the iiioi INNS
| session. ,,, ~ y
| o'clock. opened with devotional exercises:
| after which the work of organization
| was considered under several heads as III
ternational or denomlnatlonal.
state Organizations.
pev T. Fl. Warning of the Pennsylvania
Christian Endeavor Union spoke on the
| ... ,r,on,zations under the following
heads: Establishment of county commit
t.es. Inspiration of county committees
cnoca and matter in conventions; cam
,,;o,s conferences; Tabulation OF reports;
CCorIasnondence with denominational or
| national oftlces. ~, >rou vork
| Mr. " L. Amerman of the Ne" or
;t", cbrist;.n Endeavor Union took up the
| .ork az the county or city organZatloh
under the heads of organization SPEAKERS ~
s,.nnly of study classes, orSaniZatioh VI ~
erature circulation of union meetings eo.
| $500. campaigns correspondence with
stote and national or aforementioned Oh
fees. DLno5a1nhia
| uni,n conducted the conference on HIst,
dict riot OrpaniZat ton, follows: ferlec'
| proup organization, collection OF ua'a loi
| county committees, district meetings. open
| ma Ria ments on methods, correspondents
o11,itt
! ORGANIZATIONS arrangement or parlo,
conferences. tying Up the organization anu
bringing things to pass, correspondence Vi
| coAnection with the district committees
| Mr. G V Vickrey then took up the local
organiza tons. under the following heads:
Early appointment and organization VI
missionary committee Tor year seisice'
regular meetings, careful study organlZa-
| ton of mission study class, and other
points. ,.. .,o
speakers at all times TO ask questions OF
make suggestions.
PROGRAM of Work Outlined.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted at
| the close of the afternoon session setting
| forth that:
Eve as members of the Young Peoples
! Society of Christian Endeavor, Epworth
| Ieague. Baptist Young Peoples Union, from
! New York Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Del
| aware. Maryland and District of Columbia,
delegates to the missionary workers confer
| ence assembled In Philadelphia, February
| II to 49, 1901 in order to secure greater
! definiteness and effectiveness in our work.
| hereby express our purpose TO WORK lot inc
| accomplishment Of the following opJects III
our respective organizations during the
! year: We will endeavor to secure during
| the year the thorough organization or
| missionary committee IN our Respective ol
| ganization; to hold thorough-going con-
| ference with each of the missionary COM
mittees at which conference written poll
| CIV shall be outlined for the work of that
| committee; to secure In each district mis-
| sionary campaigner, who will visit the local
societies under the direction Of. and as far
| as possible in company with, the missionary
| committee or its representative.
| I'VE will urge that members or the au-
1horiZed committees hold conferences with
| the missionary committees of local societies.
| at which the policy for the work of the local
| society shall be carefully, definitely and
prayerfully outlined.
I'VE will seek to promote by meetings on
| the subject of Prayer and Missions, or by
other means. definite prayer for missions,
| urging the of a prayer cycle
| 1--WE will endeavoF to secure the possession
and circulation of a missionary library in
each society; to secure an increase of 30 per
cent in the number of mission study classes
| in our respective organizations: to secure
one meeting In each society on the subject
of systematic and prCportionate giving.
| through church channels, and will seek TO
! secure an increase of 30 per cent in the
number of societies in our respective organ
| izations to secure their missionary money
| by the systematic giving the part Of
| their members of a definite amount per Gay
or per week.
I'VE will. at an early date, take steps
| toward securing proper place and time for
| missions on our convention programs, and
| in addition to the public addresses will en-
deavOr to arrange for a conference on mis-
| sionary methods, and for an exhibit of the
| best missionary observation-disclosures, pamph-
let's, magazines, maps and charts
| "Wewill appoint some one person from our
| respective organizations to have charge Of
newspaper and general editorial work, whose,
duty it shall be to furnish both religious and