Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-04
The GREAT MISSIONARY
EXHIBIT AT Los ANGELES

sided balcony, is OF glass, thus flooding
the hall with light. On the main floor,
out from under the balcony the space
was devoted to exhibit alleys on either
side of which were displayed the con-
structive literature of the missionary
society, and especially of its young
peoples department, the literature Of
the Woman's Foreign and the Wom-
ans Home Missionary societies, at
tractive samples of the work of mis-
sion and Bible study classes, samples
of helps which have been found most
useful in promoting missionary inter
est, and books and papers from mis-
sion presses and publishing houses, to-
gether with Bibles in many languages,
furnished by the American Bible soci-
ETY..
The Great Missionary Map.
Opposite the stairway entrance to
the main hall, and completely hiding
the gallery on the east side of the
room, was hung the great missionary
map Of the world, the largest of it's
kind in existence, and made to be
mounted back of the platform in Car
negie music hall in New, York City
during the ecumenical missionary con-
ference in May. 1900. This map was
easily the most prominent feature in
the exhibit, and with it's spread-out
hemispheres and Scripture passages
of world import, spoke messages to
every visitor.
Surrounding the hall, both under
meath and about the balcony, were
constructed the booths representing
the various countries. These booths
were furnished with banners, curios,
costumes, samples of handiwork, and
other articles suggestive of the occu-
pations of war and peace in the vari-
GUS lands. Missionaries, so far as it
was possible for them to give the time,
were in attendance upon these various
booths, and now and then, following
megaphone announcements from the
balcony these missionaries would give
fifteen minute talks concerning the
country from which they came, using
some article in the booth as a point
of departure for the conversational ad-
dress. Occasionally these missionaries
would speak in costume Invariably
an interested crowd gathered at the
booth Immediately upon announce
ment that such talk would be given,
and the more interested of the audit
ors would remain after the talk was
over to ask questions.
GImpses of Every Land.
The missionaries were ably supple
mented by volunteer workers from the
Los Angeles churches, who speedily
learned the names and significance Of
the various articles in the particular
booth served, and so were able to an
swer the questions of the thronging
visitors. In addition to the booths de-
voted to Japan, Corea, China, the Phil
ippines, Malaysia, India, Burmah, AZ
RIGA. Mexico and South America, Ha-
waii and Bulgaria, there were others
devoted to the American Indians, to
the Woman's Foreign Missionary soci-
ETY. and to the Woman's Home Mis-
sfonary society.
A number of special features lent in
terest and variety to this main arrange
ment Of booths and exhibit alleys. Such.
Tor instance. were Chinese altar of
worship with joss sticks burning and
with image and tablets in place; an
Eskimo artist carving walrus tusks
with pocket knife; an Indian Zenana
with two women in costume grinding
at a mill; display Of historical por-
traits pertaining to the development of
the Missionary society; the cobbler's
hammer Of William Carey used by him
in 1881, and loaned for this exhibit by
Dr. Mursell of Edinburgh; corner de-
voted to pictures of work among the
japanese and Chinese of the Pacific
coats; an exhibit OF photographs of
early Jesuit missionaries to North
America: an Illuminated corner devoted
to lantern slide views, under the direc-
ton of l.. f. Swartout of Ludington,
Michigan.
The center piece on the main floor
was a superior exhibit of Bibles in many
languages, together with several fea-
lures of particular interest, such as.
the smallest Bible in the world" made
by the Oxford University Press for the
Paris exposition; part of the diary of
James Chalmers. who suffered mar
tyrdom at the hands of New Guinea
cannibals three years ago, ETC. Close
by this central piece stood the curious
table made by the boys in the Kolar
Institute, Kolar. India and presented
to the General Conference,
Visitors Made Comfortable.
For the first time in connection with
such an exhibit under Methodist aus
pices, provision was made for refresh
ment tables. Back of the great map
a cafe in the balcony was conducted
by the Los Angeles japanese Mission.
thus affording convenient lunch room
for hundreds of visitors. An even
more interesting refreshment feature
was the japanese tea room, where pc
|tite japanese maidens, in their own
attractive Japanese costumes. served
tea 10 visitors for consideration. This
tea room was decorated by the Jap
anese themselves, and was after the
manner Of a Japanese garden with
hanging wistaria clusters and e wealth
of cherry blossoms, a running fountain,
playing gold fish, and sober and dig
nified bronze stork.
Rest rooms appropriately decorated,
and with rockers and divans, We're in
charge of the Woman's Foreign and
Woman's Home Missionary societies
and the deaconesses. An assembly hall
properly darkened made possible oc-
casional lantern slide lectures.
Every afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a
program with special speakers. and u.s.
Fually with musical features, was car