Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-10-22
WORK FOR MISSIONS.
Diflculties In the Worlds Evangeh-
zation Discussed at Philadelphia.
how TO SOLVE THE NECROQUESTIOB
nrormonism Attacked end Declared 20 Do
Sore ON Our Body Poiitic-The Chris
tianizntion of Trades Unions
rt ~ Urged, sts

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Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Three inter-
esting meetings were held yesterday
by the Eastern Missionary convention
of the Methodist Episcopal church In
the Academy OF Music. Bishop Cyrus
d. Foss, OF this city, presided at all
three sessions. The general topic OF
the day was the Difficulties in the
Worlds Evangelizatfon," divided into
several subjects as at home. abroad,
in Europe, in Latin America and In the
cities. Parts Of each Of the three ses-
sions were taken up with singing,
scriptural reading and prayer.
One Of the principal addresses OF the
morning session was that Of Rev. DR..
H. X. Carroll, assistant corresponding
secretary of the Missionary society,
who spoke on home missions. He de-
voted most of his address to the ne
gro question and gave 1t az his opin-
lon that in Christian missionary work
at home lies the solution of the race
problem.
1.-THE black man has claims upon us
to which we cannot be Indifferent"
he said. "He constitutes more than
one-tenth Of our population and he
Is not dying out like the red man nor
committing race suicide like the white
man, but is increasing and multiply
ing" He believed that the gospel was
not only the surest, but the cheapest
way in the end of solving the race
problem, "for where men can say as
Christians we are brethren no police
power" he added, will be necessary
to constrain them to dwell in peace
and unity" sf
Dr. Carroll attacked Mormonism.
He said a Methodist has almost as
much faith in the religion OF Moslem
as in that of Mormon, the foundation
Of which was laid in fraud, and Its his
tory was fraught with violence and
crime. There is no section In all our
territory" he continued, mo people
among all our citizens moro in need
of the gospel than Utah and the Nor
mons. It Is the plague spot OF our
civilization, the open sore Of our body
polite" 49,.
Rev. e. ]. Helms, Of Morgan Memo
rial church, Boston, also spoke on
home missions. He declared that
trades unions should be Christianized.
III we were wise," he added, I'VE
should see to 1t that from our schools
and seminaries every year we would
send missionaries into these great la
Dor organizations to make them Chris
tians. Here is open wonderful OPP
portunity to which the church thus
far has been blind"
Dr.. J. M. King, Of Philadelphia, cor
responding secretary Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, speaking on mission
work in the cities, said that moral and
religious influences and governments
are all weakest IN nitiaa whArn. thAv
need to be strongest. The cities. he
said, which are gathering together the
most dangerous elements Of civiliza-
ton, will, in due time, unless Chris
tanned, prove the destruction OF our
free institutions.
young People and the Worlds
Evangelization" was the subject Of an
address by DR.. John F. Goucher, presi-
dent Of the woman's college, Balti-
more. It is quite probable that when
this world is evangelical, he said, it
will be through the agency of young
people, occupying the firing line. seek
ing and teaching young people, while
the rest Of the church, whose training
commenced as young people, will sup
ply with equal devotion the accessories