The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-10-23
Eastern Missionary Convention.

Rising Sun M. E. church was repre-
sented at the Eastern Missionary conven-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
which held its sessions in the Academy
of Music, Philada,, last week, by Rev. H.
A. G. Westerfeld, pastor of the church,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Haines, Mrs. N. c.
Brown and Mr.. T. J. Wilson. Some of
the foremost men in the Methodist mis-
sion field were present at the various ses-
sions of the convention and spoke of their
labors in foreign chimes, the people, Gus
toms, etc. One of the delegates in attend
ance furnishes us with the following
synopsis of the convention
The second great missionary conven-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Chucb,
was held ia the Academy of Music in
Philadelphia, October 10 to IS, the first
convention being held in Cleveland last
October.
The convention convened at 8 p. IN. on
Oct. 10, Bishop Cyrus D. Foss presiding.
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the evening. A glee club from New York
sang during all the meetings. DIR. King,
of the church extension, spoke OIL Diff
fculties in the way of Missions. Diff
culties Abroad, by w. F. Oldham, was
discussed at some length. Success and
Opportunities at Home was discussed by
Go~rA1 sc he
sionary society. After singing From
Greenland's Icy Mountain" DR.. Hum
phrey, who baptised the first convert in
India, led in prayer. DIR. w. H. Craw-
ford, president of Alleghaney College,
gave an eloquent address on the Open
Door in Europe. The land of romance,
legend and Voltaire; fair and sunny Italy,
dead to spiritual things, Switzerland bet
ter, but the whole situation is the same as
John Wesley found in the 18th century;
the Wesley movement was one of the
greatest since Pentecost; what Wesley did
for England John Vincent is doing for
Europe; we do not need new gospel but
more gospel; the Methodist church first
set foot in Europe in IS49 and we now
have three conferences, North German,
South German and Switzerland; in the
Cranden Institute in Rome grand
daughter of Garabaldi, Josephine by
name, is being educated.
Successes in Latin America was dis
cussed by Rev. DR.. Reese. Mexico is the
center of 100 mission churches, grown in
the last thirty years.
Our Missionary Society and its Achieve
ments was taken up by DIR. Buckley in his
usual witty manner, with plenty of crit
icism and his own special hobby thrown
in. He said Dowie walked by sight, but
the Church walked by faith. He had
faith in two Providences, God and
Humanity.
The Young Peoples Societies was pre-
sented by DR.. Goucher, of the Woman's
College, Baltimore. He stated that 90 per
cent of our church members were convert
ed under the age of 20; one convert goes
to the mission field, 1900 stay at home;
our nation spends $22, 900, 900 on chewing
gum.
DIR. John Mote, of the students move.
ment, spoke on Wednesday evening, and
said we have enough of missionary soci-
cites, we need to organize to prevent the
organization of any more. Bishop Tho
burn, who went to India at the age of II,
gave lengthy and interesting talk on
India.
On Thursday morning E. H. Richards,
missionary of East Africa, gave lively
description of his work, stating that
among the children was the opportunity,
there was no more use to try TO change a
man of 40 years than to try to change
republican or democrat. DR.. Spencer
spoke for Japan, and a classmate of Rev.
H. A. G. Wester6eld, Rev. Mr.. Semester,
for China. Korea was represented by
George Weber Jones.
The meeting was addressed on Thurs.
day evening by A. w. Gambler, Bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
on Jesus Right to Reign, followed by DR..
w. F. Mcdowell, cor sec. of board of
education. This closed the great
convention.