Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-06-01
The MISSIONARY
METHODIST CONVENTION TO FOR
WARD HIS WORK. =
GRAND MEETING IN DENVER
Bishops Warren and Foss Preside at
First Days Sessions - Interesting
Exhibits From India, China. Japan
and Korea

Exhibits From india, China, Japan
and Korea.
Denver-Eight hundred delegates are
In Denver attending the Rocky Mountain
Missionary convention. which opened
a three.days' session Tuesday morning
at Trinity church. Bishop II. W. War
rcn Of Denver presided at the day SEES
sions and Bishop c. d. Foss presided
over the evening session. Beside the
delegates there are at least 200 visitors
In attendance. running the total attend
ance up to 1000.
Bishop Foss opened the days ses-
sion with an address on Forward. or
Spiritual Message for the Convention"
DIR. Matt 3. Hughes. pastor OF the "a.
dependence Avenue Methodist Chur,s
OF Kansas City. spoke on The Spirit
OF Missions and Christian World Con-
quest" DIR. +. ID. Fowlcs. formerly u
missionary to Porto Rico and Sinsn-
pore, Malaysia. now Of New York City.
discussed the excellent missionary ex-
hibit being held In the basement of the
church.
The North Indian quartettc. with
special missionary songs. was fea.I
ture o! ,he evening. Bishop ". +. Old
ham talked on missionary results In
southern Asia. and DIR. \. u. Leonard
had for topic. "Thc Way Of the Lord
Prepared" An exceptionally Interest,"
Ing program has been arranged for to-
day and tomorrow. the closing day.
The church adiiorium was crowded
L.. .t..r Has
Admission Is being charged to the ad-
dresses. but the exhibit In the base
men, is free. The exhibit Is made up
Of work done In missionary schools by
chiidrcn OF 7Go o.000. 900 natives Of India.
China. Japan and Korea. with speei.
mems of weaving. basket work. needle
work and tools of these countries. tho
exhibit In out OF the ordinary. feature
with much educational value.
The appropriations Of the missionary
society Of the Methodist Church
amounts to only 10 cents for each
member and probationcr OF tho Meth
odist Church. \ strenuous effort In be-
Ing made to stimulate the interest OF
the younger members Of the church In
the work of the missionary society.
Said one delegate: Thirty dollars
will support n native preacher. unmar-
ricd. in India. Africa and South China
for n year. Forty dollars VIII support
n native preacher. unmarried. IN cen.
trail, north or west China for year.
Fifty dollars will support native
preacher. unmarried. In Japan Tor
year. Sixty dollars will support ma
tive preacher. unmarried. In Korea fot
n year. Twenty-Five dollars viii sup.
port an unmarried and sj5 n married
student In our academic and ,hcolosi.
cal schools n year. Fifteen dollars
will support nm orphan In India. Africa
or Hinghun, China. for year. Forty
dollars will maintain n primary day,
school In Foochow mission. China fcs
year"
Said another: There are 3.o5i Pro
tcs,ant missionaries working with tho
l57.1s2. 900 population OF Africa. They
have 1879 native helpers. There aro
ga. 600 communicates. In schools We
have :o5.oi7 pupils. Over half OF tho
missionaries are Methodist. In India.
ministerinE to the population of s93.'
3Gi.056 are I.i05 Protestant mission.
aries. with 25.721 native helpers. Com.
munican,s number 43s.O,G and schol.
ars in the schools 39i,26i. or these
21S are Mcthodists. In China. with It's
43e .000. 900 men. women and children,
there are only =. .l0I Protestant mission
aries. There are S.3l3 native helpers.
There are l3l .i0i communicates. In
the schools there are 50.55s pupils. One
hundred and ninety.six Of the mission.
aries are Mcthodists.
"Laboring among the non.Christian
population of the world to-day there
arc 17.1I9 Protestant missionaries,
with S9.335 native helpers. The num-
yer of ccmmunicants IL 1,1SS.0sG. The
number OF pupils in Christian schools
is 1.19G.127. The income from thS,
field is s3.51G.Ol5. Sent from AmericS'
each year is s19.175.sS5."
The convention includes Colorado.
Wyoming. Utah. Arizona and New
Mexico. but among the delegates and
visitors are men known the world over