New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-24
MISSIONARIES AND MISSIONS.
Presbyterian Women Discuss SmOOt Affair
at Annual Meeting.

Japanese. Cubans. Coreans. Southern noun
taineers and Normons were discussed at the thr
tv-second annual meeting Of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society. OF the Presbytery
OF Brooklyn. held yesterday at the First Presby
terrain Church IN Henry-st. The meeting. which
divided into A morning and an afternoon ses-
sion. was presided over by Miss Helen NJ. Wells.
president OF the society. The address or Japan
given by Miss Gertrude S. Bigelow. lately from
that country.
Thirty Minutes with the Mountaineer and the
Mormon the subject Of talk by Mrs. Flora
y. Palmer. representative Of the Woman's Board
IN New-York City. She gave brief history OF the
mountain whites and then spoke OF the work done
for them by the Board Of Home Missions. Mrs.
Palmer reported that fifty schools now in
operation in Kentucky. Tennessee. North Carolina
and West Virginia Her special message in re-
gard 10 the Mormons was 10 advocate anti
polygamy amendment to the Constitution IN the
immediate future. before the Mormon Church has
obtained the balance OF power in a sufficient num-
Der Of States TO make IL impossible to secure such
an amendment"
THE men must be made TO realize the Importance
Of the Mormon question" Mrs. Palmer declared.
in regard TO the Smoot affair she said: IF the
patriotic women and the people OF the United
States who have worked TO keep SmoOt from the
Senate fail their aim. they will Immediately
renew their efforts 10 secure the anti-pOlygamy
amendment"
The Rev. DR.. Charles L. Thompson. secretary of
the Home Board OF Missions. spoke on Cuba,
which he has recently visited. There is n
UeIse spiritual hunger among the people there
he said lie several Illustrations Of the rapid
fly with which the Cubans are seizing upon the
Gospel II is taught them by the Protestant
missionaries.
The last speaker for the DAY the Rev DR..
Arthur J. Brown. who mentioned some OF the causes
@ present Russo-Japauese War and then gave
his lecture C0rea- He referred 10 a book.
Gently published. which states that missionaries
IN Corea live in luxury and idleness Can you
imagine any man living IA luxury and idleness,~
he demanded. who receives a salary Of $500
year. il Is that the missionaries get their
rent free. but even then $500 viii go very far
when nearly ali their food has TO be transported
from New York and besides paying the usual price.
I the freight charges have TO be added"
Dr. Brown spoke OF the opinion recently expressed
IN newspapers that the missionaries who refused
10 leave COrea when ship sent after them
I were zealots. Il take of my hat those men,
who standing by their posts or duty" he said.
They are following the advice Of the Master who
said The good shepherd giveth his life for the
sheep but he that is hireling seeth the wolf com
! Ing. and leavcth the sheep and heeth. "
At the election Of officers held yesterday morning,
Miss Weels reelected president OF the society
Mrs. Darwin r. James. first vice-president Miss
Wakely corresponding secretary: Mrs. d r waid
. recording secretary: Miss Annie Hyatt treasurer:
Mrs. W. J. Norman. secretary Of bands Miss Eva
Fuller. secretary of Christian work. and Mrs II ].
Leverick, secretary Of Literature