The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-21

4, Rev. Mr. Haggard, Rev. DR. Applegsrth
and others
| Among the pertinent questions sub
I mitted were the following:
what proportion of all money given
| by the church ought TO be devoted strict
| ~ To missionary work and what propor-
| tion 10 the work OF foreign missions"
Ought to be as enthusiastic for the
whole world as am for my own church
spiritually and hnancially?"
What is the result OF retrenchment?"
How can the monthly missionary pon-
cert OF prayer become the most spiritual
| aud most effective meeting Of the
month";
Al the close OF the pastors hour the
meeting adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session OF the conference
was held I'm the auditorium OF the First
Baptist church with an excellent audi
ence and with Rev. ii. NJ King, d. ID
pastor Of the church, presiding
The session opened with the singing Of
the grand old missionary hymn. From
Greenland's Icy Mountains" after which
Rev L. A. Robinson. OF Pawtucket. read
the Scripture lesson and offered prayer.
Rev Mr. Haggsrd was then Introduced
to the audience by Rev DIR. King
In beginning the speaker referred 20
his years OF service IN India, and after
preliminary remarks.-h enlered-Alll,
great earnestness into his subject TAX
Ing for the groundwork OF his talk the
words OF the master "rhe Father work
eth hitherto and | work" the speaker
called attention TO the meaning OF the
massage 20 us as simply,a sequence
Christ began the work aud YOU and 4
are 10 complete it," he said.
lis this work 10 he completed? I be-
lieve II. you believe II. Every knee is TO
bow and every tongue to confess. His
kingdom is 10 stretch from shore To shore
and to the uttermost partr OF the earth. n
From this point IN his address the
speaker Illustrated the way, he said
of the world
lie then told I'm most graphic way OF
the missionary labors OF Rev. Dr. Barber.
who IL the nrst foreign missionary who
has ever completed Journey among Bap-
tst mission fields BY use Of map the
traNersed bN DIR. Barber. ia Japan, IN
China, IN the Philippines. in India aud
across the bay Of Benga among the Tel
agns.
Special emphasis was laid upon the four
Baptist missionary centres In China and
on the great revival Of rsllsion IN Japan
through the efforts of Dr. Barber and
other eonsecrs ed mon.
In closing the sneaker urged the need
Of missionaries now to go out al once to
the Baptist mission fields
The address was interspersed with
touching tales of self-sscrihcs and hero
ism In far OF mission lands, which
brought tears 10 the eyes of all. Al Its
close a HYMN Was sung. after which the
final speaker Of the conference. Rev II.
G.. Applsgarth, pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church. OF Cambridge, Was intro
duced.
REV. DIR. APPLEGARTHS REMARKS.
DR. Applegarth characterized his sub,
lect as "The Horizon OF Christ" and
spoke In most eloquent and .enihn.i,.
astic way Of the "expecta ttons OF Christ
and that this whole wide world shall
become the kingdom of God and Allied
with his glory
Assuming that this be the horizon OF
Christ. that The whole earth shall be
brought 10 his feet, the speaker explained
that this condition must be brought about
through redemption
Redemption OF mon and women is the
horizon OF Christ he declared. and men
feiie~iHs with +As alisstionr ,linM Is II
10 he accomplished DIR. Applesarth led
his hearers into most interesting mis-
si0nary discussion.
At the close Of the address the confer
ence adjourned.