Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
Observance of Anniversary Of
Epoch Making Meeting.
Grcnt Missionary Campaign Under
Auspices OF American Board to BE
Made This Ycar-'ro Open In
Burlington.

country in the interest of foreign mis-
sions, to be inauguratcd the last of the
present month. The programme for the
cities in New England which are to be
canvassed has been completed. and the
effort will be. primarily, to reach bust
ness men, although the afternoon meet
inGs will be for the general public.
The cause Is to be presented in the
light of the extraordinarily promising
conditions in missionary work, especially
in China and Japan. The campaign Is
occasioncd not only by the past history
and current needs of the board, but by
the centennial of the modern missionary
movement which Is to be celebrated in
Williamstown, Mass, next October. This
year, 1906, is the centenary of prayer
meeting which the five young men who
had share in 1t never could have dream
ed would he celebrated by monument
and by a world wide observance. But
the marble monument has been standing
at Williamstown for nearly half CEN
fury, and the present year will be known
as the Haystack centennial. Little is
known about that prayer meeting held
under the haystack 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 it 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. it
is said in the grandest movement which
Christian America has seen within a
century.
20 n m
clergymen and laymen. at home and
abroad, is to he engaged, representative
ly, in the campaign, inclusive of the pres
idcnt, Samuel u. Capen. l.. l.. D., the
executive officers. Secretary Cornelius II.
Patton, u. d. of the home department.
and Secretary James L. Barton, D. D.,
of the foreign department. the pruden-
| tal committee. Prof. f. C. Moore. d. d.
of Harvard Divinity school and chairman
of the prudential committee the Rev.
+. N. Noycs of Newton Centre, Mass,
the Rev. J. II. Dennison pastor of the
| Central Congregational Church, Boston,
| Attorney Arthur Wellman, who will pre-
sent the laynan's view of the situation.
Field Secretary c. c. Creegan, ID. d., OF
| New York. will devote all his time to
this campaign for several months. AS
sistant Secretary Harry Wade Hicks will
take n prominent part. Secretary Patton
| will have charge of the general confer
ence in each city. The Rev Arthur
| Smith, u. D., of the North China mis-
sion, is enroute homeward to head and
| lead the missionaries engaged, among
whom will be the Rev. Francis NJ. Price
of Guam: the Rev. Irving NJ. Channon
of the Micronosian mission; the Rev
Henry BiSscll of the Marathi mission
India the Rev. J. Is. Browne of the East
ern Turkey mission and the Rev. VIII,
liam Nj. Zumbro of the Madura mission
India. Pastors included will be the Rev
Newell Dwight Hills, d. D., and the Rev
s. Parkcs Cadman, d. D., of Brooklyn
y. Y. The Rev. William +. Grifiis, ID
D.. of Ithaca will participate as a special'
list on Japanese missions and will de-
vote two weeks to the work. The Rev
Lyman Abbott, d. D., will address th'
meetings in Bridgeport. Conn.
DR.. Arthur Smith is regarded as stat
speaker because of his long residence il
China, his authorship on Chinese mis-
sions and his familiarity with the excit
ing conditions in China in affairs of gov
ernment. He will address both afternoon
and evening meetings. The "Congrega
tionalist" says of him:
: His early years were spent in the cit.
, Of Ten Tsin, where even at that tim
there was AN agreeable measure of West
ern society and comfort and recreation
lie chafed, however. under the distrac
tions that even this measure of Occi
dental fellowship involved and under til
always painful Limitations of missionar
| in n n thprefprn Wpl
coined with gladness the opportunity. af
ter the great famine " the Province o
Shantung, to bury himself from obscr
vation in one of its smallest hamlets, o
: few dozen mud-bult nuts, lying i
that great weary expanse of level plain
FIVE days Journey south of Tientsin. Tina
is his home until to-day-Pang Chi
Chunag, from which, reluctant, he is be
ing hailed by the prudential committe
for three months speaking in America.
His work there during all these year
has been simply that of clerical mis-
sionary in a country teld-a (mushh) o
shepherd, as he enjoys calling himself
/, Preaching, teaching. conversing, rebul'
ing and eXhorting, helping in the dis
pensary, leading station classes, ever
day of every year has been crowded t
the limit, except, perhaps, IN the Drle
hush of New Years. And amid it al
, in season and out of season. tourin
has been crowded in; touring whose dis
comfort fairly leaves a blister on tn
! memory of the novice, over grievou
v roads, and with the aid and comfort {
inns that Dante might have loved
picture"
MEETING IN BURLINGTON
. The first campaign meeting will be hel
In Burlington Tuesday, January g. TIL
speakers will be the Rev Arthur Smitl
D. D., the Rev. Frederick b. Bridgmal
Y the Rev. Irving NJ. Channon. the Re-
d j II. Dennison and Secretary Patio!
g Friday, January 2, the same mission
aries will speak in Northampton and a'
dresses will be delivered by Presidei
r Capen and DR.. Grflis.
Il The second week of the campaign wi
+, include meetings in Pittsfeld. Mass
Tuesday, January 80, and the speaker
. will he Missionaries Smith, Brdgma
r Channon, Secretary Patton and Alto
S ncy Arthur Wellman, whose theme wi
4 be "A Layman's Inside View of Missions
In Springfield, Mass. Wednesday. JAM
' airy 81. Prof. e. c. Moore, d. D.. will /
n leading speaker, additional to Mission
l. aries Smith. Bridgman and Channon. TT
:, same missionaries will address the NEE
ings in Worcester, Mass. Thursday. Fel
ruary, and also President Capen. Liz