The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-08
CAMPAIGN
IN SO CITIES
American Board Of Foreign
Missions Getting Ready
FOR WORK IN THE FAR EAST
Dr. Arthur Smith, From Pang CHA Chuaag,
VIII ee Star Speaker at Big
Meeting

The great campaign Of the American
board in the 80 leading cities OF the couu-
try in the interest OF foreign missions.
will be inaugurated Jan. q. The program
for the cities In New England which are
10 be canvassed has been completed The
effort will be. primarily. to reach business
men. although the afternoon meetings VIII
be for the general public
The cause is To be presented in the light
Of the extraordinarily promising condi-
tiOns In missionary work. especially in
China and Japan. The campaign is oc-
cas!oned not only by the past history
and current needs OF the board. bur by
the centennial OF the modern missionary
movement which is 20 he celebrated IN
WilliamstOwn, Moss. next OCT0beT- THIS
year 1900. Is the centenary OF a prayer
meeting which the FIVE young men who
had a share In II never could have
dreamed would be celebrated by monu-
ment and by a world wide Observance
But the marble monument has been stand
ing az Wiliamstown for nearly half Il
century. and the present year will be
known In missionary circles. and especial
as the Haystack Centennial
BEGUN AT HAYSTACK.
Little is known about that prayer meet
ing held under the hayetack to which the
five young men resorted for shelter from
the thunder storm that overlook them
Even the date has not been given. save
that IL was on "A summer afternoon in
1906. But the place is known. and the
conservation which they there made OF
themselves TO engage personally in the
mission TO the heather has resulted. il is
said. in the grandest movement which
Christian America has seen within a CEN
tury.
The entire corps Of missionary officials.
clergymen and laymen. at home and
abroad, is 10 be engaged. representative
ly, in the campaign, inclusive OF the presi-
dent. Samuel b. Capen, LII. D.. the exec
utive officers. Secretary Cornelius II. Pat
ton, d. D.. OF the home department and
Secretary James L. Barton. ID. D.. OF the
foreign department, the prudential COM
mittee, Prof. Il. G. Moore, ID. d. OF the
Harvard Divinity school and chairman Of
the prudential committee. Rev. F. NJ
Noyes, OF Newton Centre. Mass. Rev. j.
III. Dennison, pastor of the Central Con-
gregatlonal church. Boston. Attorney Ar.
thur WellnIan who will present tho lay
mans views OF the situation.
Field Secretary c. c. Creegan, ID. D.. OF
New York, will devote all his time 10 tho
campaign for several months. Assistant
Secretary Harry Wade Hicks. will take
a prominent part Secretary Patton will
have charge of the general conference i'm
each city
The Rev Arthur Smith. d. d. OF the
North China mission. is en- route home
ward 10 head and lead the missionaries
engaged,-amopg- whom -will-ea- -the-Rep-
Francis NJ. Price, OF Guam; the Rev Irv-
ing NJ. Channon. OF the Micronesian mis-
sion; the Rev. Henry Bissell. OF the Mar
athi mission, India; the Rev J. X.
Brown. of the Eastern Turkey mission
and the Rev. William NJ Zumbro, Of the
Madura mission, India. Pastors included
Will be the Rev. Newell Dwight Hills.
-. D.. and the Rev S. Parkes Cadman.
d. d, OF Brooklyn The Rev. William f..
Griffis. d. d, Of Ithaca. will participate
as specialist on Japanese missions and
VIII devote two weeks to tne work The
Rev. Lyman Abbott. ID. D., will address
the meetings in Bridgeport. Conn.
a COUNTRY WORKER.
Dr Arthur Smith is regarded as a star
speaker. because OF his long residence i'm
China, his authorship on Chinese missions
and his familiarity with the exciting con-
ditions I'm China, in affairs OF government
He VIII address both afternoon and even-
ing meetings The "Congregationalist"
says Of him:
His early years were spent in the city
or Ticntsin, where even at that time
there was an agreeable measure OF west
ern society and comfort and recreation.
lie chafed, however, under tho distrac-
tions that even this measure OF occidental
fellowship involved. and under tho always
painful limitations OF missionary work in
a treaty port lie therefore welcomed
with gladness the opportunity. after the
great famine In the province OF Shantung
TO bury himself from observation in one
OF it's snNllest hamlets. OF a few dozen
mud-built huts. lying In that great weary
eXpanse Of level plain. FIVE days Journey
south OF Tientsin. That is his home until
today-Pang CHA Chuang, from which
Dental committee for three months
speaking in America.
His work there during all these years
has been simply that OF n clerical mission
airy I'm n country zelda mushih or shep-
ard. as he enjoys calling himself Preach
ing. teaching. conversing, rebuking and
oNhorting. helping I'm the dispensary.
leading station classes. every day OF every
wear has been crowded 20 the limit ex,
cept. perhaps. I'm the brief hush OF New
Years. And amid u oil. I'm season and
out 81 season. touring has been crowded
in: touring whose discomfort fairly leaves
a blister on the memory Of tho novice
over Frevious roads and with the aid and
comfort ~ inns that Dante might have
loved go picture"
NEED A ROUND MILLION.
Tho nrst campaign meeting will be held
IN burlington. Vt. Tuesday. Jan. 22d The
speakers Will be the Rev. Arthur Smith,