Evening star., 1905-11-07
IN AID OF MISSIONS
WASHINGTON PREsBYTERY
TAKES UP FORWARD MOVEMENT.
Addresses Today at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church-Mass
Meeting to Be Held.

The so-called forward movement in the
interest of foreign missions has been en-
tered into by the presbytery Of Washing
ton, and the first of series of meetings IN
this connection was held this morning at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
beginning at II o'clock
This first meeting was for women only.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, wife of the pastor
of the church. presided and addresses were
made by David McConaughy of New York
and DIR. K Ibuka of Toxic, Japan Mr.. NC
Conaughy spoke on the aims of the for
ward movement" and expressed the hope
that more men would interest themselves
in the work, which is now chiefly carried
on by the women of the churches.
DR.. Ibuka is president of the Mefji Ga
kuhn, college of higher Christian educa-
ton in Toxic and he devoted the greater
part of his address to a discussion OF the
history, present conditions and future heeos
of the institution. He also referred gener-
ally to missionary conditions in the crescent
empire.
Christianity's Debt.
In regard to the Christian education there
he said:
'"The debt that Christianity in Japan owes
to higher Christian education cannot pe
overestima ted; and the need for it is no less
now and will be no less in the future than
Ii has been in the past. This Is true 1or
Japan itself; but Christian education III
Japan acquires a new Importance "heh !. 10
remembered that there are now more til:ih
three thousand Chinese students In TOXIC,
many of them young men from tne pes.
families in China, who have come to Japan
to learn the learning OF the west; ana o .nae
already scores of japanese teachers nave
gone to China at the invitation or the chi
nest government. To this 1t should be add
ed that higher Christian education in Japan
has recently been made a field or new
promise. For reasons which it would take
too long to state, Christian schools nave
had their periods of encouragement ana oe
spondency. In 1899 crisis was reacned.
THE minister Of education issued an In
struction which forced them to forego the
government recognition then enjoyed with
it's attendant privileges, or to cease 10 De
Christian institutions. Then folloWed
long and patient endeavor TO secure from
the government the acceptance OF the great
princinle of religious freedom in education
in institutions supported by private funds.
and in the end the endeavor was crowned
with success. 1t Is to this that the prime
minister refers in the statement alreaoy
quoted when he says: Recently an orul-
nance has been issued by the department
of education under which schoois OF Ger
tain grade are able to obtain all the PRIV.
Ieges granted to government SchooiS OF
the same grade Regarding the acceptance
of this principle, recent writer on the ed
ucation of young men in Japan says: Inc
world at large took little notlce OF this
brief announcement. But 1t marked sat
isfactory conclusion of a long series or
negotiations, the solution of one or our
most difficult problems, and the opening or
a new era in the history of missions IN
Japan
I'm view of all these facts the board OF
foreign missions of the Presbyterian Church
has promised it's cordial cooperation in an
effort to raise a fund for the enlargement
and endowment of Meiji Gakuin. In fact,
the suggestion of the advisabilty of such
an effort was made by the board Itself. In
this assurance the board of foreign mis-
sions of the Reformed Church in America
cordially concurs.
"Meiji Gakuin is situated in Toxic, and is
institution for the education of boys
and young men, the only one in Japan, II
Presbyterian Church. 1t was founded some
twenty years ago by the boards of foreign
missions of the Presbyterian and Reformed
Dutch Churches, and since that time IL
has been carried on with their aid"
Rev. c. A Kilie Of Paotingtu, China,
read from the Bible and led in prayer, and
Rev. DIR, William T. Thompson. pastor of
the lexington Presbyterian Church, pro-
nounced the benediction.
Mass Meeting Called.
Under the auspices of the presbytery OF
washington a mass meeting for young peo-
pie especially will be held in the New York
Avenue Church this evening, beginning at
S o'clock. Rev. Joseph 7. Kelly, pastor OF
the Fourth Presbyterian Church, will pre-
side, and Robert E. Spear, secretary Of the
board of foreign missions of the Presbyte-
rian Church. with headquarters in New
York city. will deliver an address.
The program also includes a dinner for
men at 5:45 pm. tomorrow In the y NJ Z.
A. building, when John b. Larner will pre-
side and Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court and David McCon augny,
secretary of the forward movement whicn
is being conducted from New York, will de-
liver addresses. At s pm. tomorrow in the
New York Avenue Church there will be an
other mass meeting, at which Dr. J. Gar
land Hammer will preside, and DIR. lbuka
of Toxic and DR.. Hunter Corbett of China