Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-19

ministers IN many Omaha. South Omaha
and Council Bluffs pulpits
200 p M Mon communion service at
$500 p. m.-John r. Mott speaks at First
Methodist Episcopal church.
Z 80 p m.-Preaching in all offered pulpits.
With about 5000 delegates from out Of the
city present, the convention Of the Chris
tian church is now fully under way. Yester-
day sessions OF the three important socie-
ties Of the church were held-the Christian
Womens Board Of Missions at the Coliseum
morning and afternoon, the American Chris
tian Missionary society at the First Chris
tian church in the forenoon. and the For
eign Christian Missionary society at the
same church in the afternoon. In the even
ing there was a largely attended meeting
OF the Christian Endeavor society at the
Coliseum.
At the morning session OF the Christian
Womens Board Of Missions Mrs W. c.
Payne Of Kansas delivered a brief address
on the lines Of Sarah and Rachel. Wallace
C. Payne was to have led the bible study.
but his place was taken by his wife. Mrs.
Mary Lyons Of Ohio opened the session with
prayer.
Following the morning worship Mrs.
Payne delivered the report Of the committee
on educational work in the United States.
| The report said that the field OF labor OF
| the educational committee is among white
men, negroes and Chinese. In negro work
| four schools have successfully carried on
| their work, probably 400 students having
/ come directly under the influence Of the
society. This, while It seems small, with
| the field and it's needs, is carrying out the
policy Of the board to educate pupils OF the
race to carry on the work. The committee
! recommended that negro education be car
| ried on as at present; that the finishing and
| furnishing OF the boys dormitory at the
Southern Christian institute and the build
| ing and furnishing OF a dormltory cottage
| for the Lum school be the special work for
the coming year; that in looking TO new
fields special attention be given to Texas;
| that when plans can be perfected in Coop
| Grafton with the Texas Christian women's
Board Of Missions and the negro brethren
OF Texas an educational work be estab-
lished; that as soon as feasible a school
should be opened in some region Of the
black belt
work with the Chinese.
As to work with Chinese, the committee
recommends that II be continued at Port
land, Ore, and that work be started in
San Francisco in cooperation with the
| State Board OF California. Montana mis-
sion schools are prosperous, the Moore
head school having an enrolment Of almost
300 and Hazel Green is but little short OF
that number, representing forty counties
and fve states. new buildings are nearly
complete and manual training and indus
trial work are TO be introduced. print
ing ONCE and broom factory are now in
operation at Moorhead. The committee
recommends increased industrial work and
that a dormitory for girls be erected AT
Hazel Green.
The English bible chairs are very sue
cessful. At Ann Arbor 275 students have
been enrolled in the bible classes, good
work has been done at the bible school al
the University OF Virginia, although nc
resident instructor is in charge OF the
work; the year Of the bible chair at the
University Of Kansas has been successful
a permanent home having been estab-
lished.
The recommendations Of the board ars
that the work al Ann Arbor be continued
under Prof. Coler, assisted by Prof Wiles
that suitable instructor be secured foI
Virginia; that the Kansas work be con.
tinued under Pro-. W. c. fevne: thai
study classes for the United Mission
Study Course" be established. This report
was signed by Mrs. Wallace c. Payne O.
Kansas, Miss Gertrude Smith Of Ohio, Mis-
Ellen Kent Of Virginia, Mrs. NJ. E. shAdl,
Of California and Miss Anna A. shouse o
Kentucky.
College Girl and Missions.
] This report was followed by an address
by Miss May Carpenter Of Drake uni
/ versity, Des Moines, Ia. on THE CoIleg
Girl and Missions" She said in part;
I i has been said that a woman goes q
| college in order that she may return fron
college, The community has a right TO ex
pect the best from the college woman Il
| every walk of life. As parents you haV
made i possible for your, daughters TO en-
| ter higher institutions Of learning and hAV
' ! right to expect that they will be bette
and more useful women than II they hal
| not attended the colleges. There are ma n
influences brought TO bear on the colleg
girl
speak TO The mothers. so the proper see
= | may be sown before the girl goes TO col
q lege-the seed Of unselfishness. The selma
: college girl cannot be the happy one. What
a ever JOY OF life she has must come fror
0 service. Unselfshness magnifies the fathel
mood OF God and the brotherhood OF mar
School days are those OF high ideals, IN
= days when lives are most easily shaped.
b., Is Of no minor importance that the mia
) | siOnary work be presented then. ColleR
: men are filling the highest places; COLES
. men are taking their place In life; the
= training Is Of inestmable worth whethe
n used In the home or IN public. Boys an
girls go 10 college 70 make themselves pes
Y feet men and women. The college tend
e 10 develop In woman a spirit which ca
b. stand for itself The college strives
' teach not 20 much certain things. but /
bring about a certain attitude Of min
toward things IN general The church wi
. be the richer for the trained hands an
: trained minds OF its members.
: Then came the report Of the commits
l. on island work. In regard 10 Jamaica u
/ committee recommended persistent msir
tsnanee Of the work established there an
y that the board keep in close touch with n
J. natives brought 70 America 10 be sducatel
p: not only for the benefit Of the pupils. bI
10 determine whether il is better 70 brir
a. them 10 the United States than 20 educsi
n them on the island. The report on Port
h Rico concluded with the recommends tioE