The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-16
WORK IN FOREIGN FIELDS
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, DISCUSSES WORK OF
THE MISSIONARIES
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE
Favorable Reports Made by Dele
gates From Many Stations Among
the Heather in Africa
and the Orient.

PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-In accord
ance with a recommendation Of the Pres
| byterian general assembly, a conference
on foreign missions was held To-Day IN
the auditorium of the Witherspoon build
ing, under the direction of the board OF
foreign missions, with the chairman CT
synodical and Presbyterian committees
and representatives Of the Woman MIS-
sion board. The morning session was de-
voted to the reading of reports ana the
! discussion of topics Of interest to mission
I workers.
The conference was conducted by Rev
DIR. Thomas Marshall of Chicago, fS1l
secretary of the foreign mission board.
After devotional exercises Rev. Dr.
Charles A. Dickey, moderator of the
general assembly, delivered brief ad-
dress which was followed by verbal re-
ports from chairmen of foreign missions
committees Of synods, preSbyter1es ana
other reports Dr. Henry c. Evans, of
the presbytery Of st. Louis stated that
~ per cent Of the churches in his pres
,bytery contributed SOP to the foreign
mission fund during the last fiscal year,
the amount being an increase of about ~
per cent over the previous year Rev
DIR. j. S. Butler chairman of the synod
committee Of New Jersey, reported that
his synod contributed a larger per capita
amount to foreign missions than any 9TH
er synod, and during the past year had
exceeded the New York synod the next
| largest contributor, by II cents per mem
Der. The Orange and Morris synods, he
said. exceeded New York by cents per
capita.
Rev. H A Ketchum, .. D., Of the
presbytery of Willamette, Ore; Rev. c.
B. McAfee, u. D., chairman of the syn
DDS committee. of Missouri, and Rev. c.
X Powell, chairman of the synod COM
mittee of Colorado, spoke of their efforts
to raise funds, and, while they had met
with some success, they expected within
the next year to greatly increase their
contributions.
Rev. John Balcom Shaw, D. D.. chair
man of the foreign missions commit
synod of New York, spoke on THE Du-
ties and Work of the Synodical ard
Presbyterial Committees" DR.. Shaw
said the committee met with many OBJ
stacles, due principally to inertia on the
part of ministers. He explained the
methods by which the committee en-
deavored to arouse interest in the for
eign mission question and concluded by
advising all committee members to aim
at the pastors who lack interest and
courage.
William H. Glysteen, of the Union
theological seminary of New. York, de-
Student Volunteer" He told of the
movements Inception in 1895 and how it
had grown from 100 students to 1900 now
working in the missionary fields. A
question drawer" conducted by Rev.
Dr. McAfee, brought the morning to a
close.
The greater portion of the afternoon,
was given over to the foreign missiona-
r1es, who are here to attend the general
assembly. They made brief addresses
and announced that marked progress is
being made by the Christian church In
foreign fields. Among the speakers were:
Dr. c. H Denman, of Siam and Las:
Mrs. Braddock, Mrs Carleton and Rev.
w. r. Johnson, India Rev Melvin Fra
ger, Africa; Rev. J. N. Lyon, Rev. ]. L.
Whiting E. L. Mattox, Miss Emma
Boughton and Rev. George Cornwall.
CHINA Rev. w. L. Swallen Korea; w.
h Eddy, Syria; Mr.. Hawks and Rev.
W. B. Laboree, Persia; Rev E. F.
knickerbocker, of the China inland mis-
sion
Addresses were also made by Mrs. e.
B. Neitzel and Miss V. F. Penrose of
this city, on ''Women's Work and Young
Peoples Societies. IS :
F. c. Oviatt. of this city. spoke on
~Foreign Missions in the Sabbath
School, III
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TODAY
The one hundred and thirteenth Pres
Dyter1an general assembly will convene
IN calvary Presbyterian church here at
IL O'Clock tomorrow 1t was IN This sasl
sion at the beginning of the eighteenth
century that the general presbvterv of
the church was established. The sessions
OF the assembly will continue throupb
next week and perhaps longer. Religions
exercises will mark the opening the
musical portion of the devotional exer-
clses being conducted by Frank T,
sembly
The sermon will be delivered nv Rev
CHARLES A. Dickey, D. D., the retiring
moderator, who will preside until his suc.
cessor is chosen. The sermon will occur5v
Ale great portion of the morning session
In the afternoon the roll of commissions.
ers will be called after which the new
moderator Will be elected. No business
of Importance will be transacted on the
first day. In the evening the newly elect
ed moderator will appoint his standine
committee which will be announced on
Friday 041
The twentieth century meeting in mr.
suance of a resolution adopted at the
last general assembly will be held on Ri
day in the Academy of Music Sessions
will be held morning, afternoon and even
ing III
1t is expected the report of the conn
mlttee on revision will be presented n
the assembly on Saturday.
Beginning Monday the various church
boards will present their reports and If is
likely an entire session will be devotnd
to the consideration of each report Tbe
question of ministerial education. pulnir
vacancy and preachers without chargae
are to be discussed and if possible a So
luton found for them.
Most of the commissioners have arrived