The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30
WANT MORE MEN AND MONEY.
Foreign Mission work Considered
F,x the Methodist Conference.

NEW ORLEANS. April 3C--The foreign
missionaries who are attending the gen
eraI rnissfu:lary conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South met yester-
dav and decided that they would ask the
general mission board of the Church for
100 more men and a $4,000 Increase in
appropriations within the next five years.
Another important meeting Of the day
was that of the laynlen in attendance up
me conference They gathered during
the noon recess in one OF the rooms OF the
building with John r Pepper, the noted
Sunday school man G. H Ireland acted
as secretary The outcome Of the meet
ing was that their chairman was author
lied to present to the Sunday school board
an overture calling for a general meet
ing OF Sunday school sUpeTigteEdents at
such time and such place as the board
deemed advisable.
The sixth day Of the Missionary Confer
ence was set aside for young people, and
the. speeches and discussions OF the day
had especial reference to the subject Oh
how young foIF may be aroused to an in
terest in home and foreign missions
Some valuable suggestions were made
At the morning session John R Pepper,
in an address on The Sunday School
Observation-Disclosures May Deepen the
Missionary Spirit in the Sunday School,
put forth the following ideas OF methods
by which Sunday school pupils might be
aroused.
First. set apart specific time for
study of the subject. by means Of special
lessons. leaflets. etc; second, read letters
from missionaries and have reviews of
these studies: third. arrange for regular
correspondents in the fields; fourth have
the pastor assist by presenting the claims
of missions, fifth, train the scholars to
systematic and regular giving sixth, have
/ special prayer that some Of the scholars
may be led into this work
! 4 believe" said Mr.. Pepper. that the
heather world can be converted to the
/ religion Of Jesus Christ in one generation
| of missionaries. And I believe that the
/ Sunday school is the recruiting station
/ and drill ground Of this aggressive force
/ of the twentieth century
Miss Belle N Brain, of Springfield,
/ Ohio. who spoke in the afternoon on Mis-
/ sionary Training and Literature for
! Young People" said in part
! The missionary training Of young peo-
| pie should begin in the home Many OF
! the great missionary heroes of the world
gained their first love for the cause while
/ little children After the home comes the
! Sunday school and young peoples society
| Only recently have missionary books be
! come abundant The last decade Of the
nineteenth century, however, produced q
/ large number With them should be en-
ployed maps and charts, especially II
reaching children. Missionary societies
should form libraries and by every pos
sibIe means stimulate the circulation anc
! reading of books and periodicals
The Rev DR. A. C AIiIIar advanced the
idea that mission studies ought to be
made a part Of the curriculum of demon
national colleges. He said that this was
favored by a number OF presidents OF
| Methodist colleges and seminaries- that
| such studies were valuable for those who
| became missionaries. and in time would
build up an influential body Of laymen.