The St. Louis Republic., 1903-05-09

To make the hicentennial OF the birth
OF John Wesley notable in Southern Meth
odism. the Board of Missions Of that de-
nomination yesterday decided TO undertake
the raising OF S5o0eeo during the year. TO
be used for home and foreign missions.
OF this amount. sl5o000 is 10 be used for
foreign missions. and $4,000 will be used
for home mission work in the large cities
where the denomination is at present not
the strongest.
A committee OF i've was appointed to
suggest plans for securing the amount for
foreign missions. This committee consists
of Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, senior mem
Der of the College of Bishops; Bishop Var
ren Gambler, secretary OF the College OF
Bishops; Doctor W. r. Lambuth and Doc
J. tor Seth Ward. secretary and assistant sec
Rotary Of the Board OF Missions and J. d.
8 Hamilton. treasurer OF the Board of Mis-
slons.
To this committee two persons are to be
added to suggest plans for the securing OF
Fishburne OF Roanoke Va, ana one Bish-
op 10 be selected by the College OF Bish-
ops.
ii is probable that the committees will
meet and determine plans and persons for
the active taking OF the offering. II the
amount is secured 1t Will be one Of the
nomination, and will mark epoch in the
history of the N z. Church South. In for
eign countries, and in the great cities OF
this country.
One CT the significant events yesterday
which points out the power Of the influence
exerted by the Board of Missions was the
troll and management Of the great mission
at Monterey. Mexico. BY the Rosebud Ills
sonary Society of the Virginia Conference.
CHILDREN MAKE CONTRIBUTION.
The Rosebud Missionary Society Is COM
posed entirely of children. and is unique
tsmong organizations of its kind in this
euuntry. For years the society has con-
support Of Of the Monterey @ % Mission, W where ere
there Is one OF the largest Protestant
schools Of Mexico.
Until now the officers OF the society have
had the management Of the mission unde!
their control Believing that the Board of
Missions could administer its affairs more
wisely. the surrender of the control was
made. The Rosebud Society will still eon-
tribute funds for its support
Tho board referred a paper on mission
committee viii report to-day some plan for
the organizing OF mission societies where
cflurch-extension societies are already es-
tahlished to keep the two organizations
= from interfering with each other.
The routine business of the day was the
consideration of the report OF the Commit
tee on Estimates. Appropriations were
made for China, japan, Cuba and Mexico.
The Bishop of the japan Conference is
saying that the principal need OF the church
in Japan was buildings. He told OF preach
ing in a japanese city where the residents
we're so eager to hear that they climbed in
windows and surrounded the hall. Among
his congregation We're several Buddhist
priests. who were greatly interested. The
(feverend F. E. Hager and the Reverend W.
tR Weakly, both missionaries to that coun-
try. told Of the manner of work.
The principal address on Japan was made
by Doctor s. H. Wainwright, president of
the School for High Learning at Kobe. Doc
tor Wainwright formerly lived in Lewis
County, Missouri. He studied at Vanderbilt
University. He has been the president of
the school at Kobe since its organization
and is now anxious to add higher curricu-
lum and make it college
Bishop Galloway delivered lecture on
missions in the Orient last night at ST.
Johns Church
The board VIII hold a business session
tbs morning, beginning at o'clock. From
to o'clock its members and the Bishops
VIII be entertained at reception given by
Samuel C. Cupples at his home No 36i3
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