Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-03
A NOTABLE MEETING
Congregational Conference to
Be Held in Cedar Rapids
Feb. z
SPEAKERS ALL PROMINENT
Men Who Have Devoted Their Lives
to Foreign Mission Work In Far Off
Countries to Take Part in the Con-
ference-one of Fifty Big Meetings
to Be Held.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican,
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 3.-Cedar apids
and the First Congregational church
are to be highly honored in great
conference to be held on next We'd
nesday, February Z. The conference
will be one of fifty held in the i'm
portant cities of the United States,
and speakers of national prominence
will be present.
In 1906 at Williamstown Massachu-
sets, occurred the historic hay-stacll
prayer meeting, in which five students
of Williams college took refuge from
a storm under shelter of u hay stack
and there held meeting of prayer
and Of conference with each other in
which they there determined to give
themselves to the then practically un-
known work of foreign missions AS
direct result of this there was or
gained not long after the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, the Oldest of the great for
eign missionary societies. In planning
for the centennial meeting of the
American board, a great campaign has
been inaugurated for the sole purpose
of spreading information and of Civ
ing impetus to the movement for the
raising of million dollar fund for the
present years work of Congregational
missions.
In this campaign the greatest and
mightiest men of Congregational mis-
sions are engaged. Doctor Arthur
Smith was called home from China by
cable message to engage in this cam
paign. He is now holding conferences
in the great cities of the east. In all
fifty cities were selected, twenty-five
in the east. including Boston, Phila-
delphia, New York city, and twenty
five in the west. including Minneap-
oils, st. Paul, Chicago ST Louis, etc.
Sioux City, Des Moines. Dubuque and
Cedar Rapids.
The delegation which will visit Ce-
dar Rapids next week includes among
others Rev. Francis M. Price,
of Guam, Doctor John K. Browne,
of Harpoot, Turkey. Doctor Henry
G. Bissell, of India Invitations
have been sent to Congregations
al churches of this portion of
the state, and a large attend
ance of pastors and members is ex-
pected.
The program will include a confer
ence for pastors and church officers
at 1880 Wednesday morning in the.
parlors of the First church. An after
noon session, open to every one. at
o'clock in the afternoon, and the mems
dinner at 81 80. at which time the men
of the church and their guests will set
down together After the dinner adj
dresses will be delivered.
All the people of the city are invit-
ed to the afternoon program which
will be one of great interest and value.
Taken as whole the day is expected
to be equal to one days session of
American board at its best. Some
idea of the work which has been done
by the representatives who will visit
this conference may be gained by
perusal of the brief sketches below,
Really, however, the truth is greater
than herein stated. Doctor Browne,
for instance, is a great force in the
Turkish empire, while Doctor Bissell
and Doctor Hume, with whom he is
associated in India, are men who would
be mighty forces anywhere.
Rev Francis NJ Price was born in
Kansas and is a graduate of Oberlin
College and the Theological Seminary
For several years he preached every
maintained his family and
carried on his studies at the same
time He was a member of the China
band at Oberlin which grew into the
Shansi mission and became member
of this mission Immediately upon his
After several years of
with that mission he was
transferred (for health reasons) to the
field. Later he raised the
funds ITO establish the new work at
Guam, with which he is still connected.
translated the New Testament into the
Chamorro language and is now ready
to put it thru the press. He is an in
teresting speaker.
Rev. John X. Browne is a graduate
If Harvard college and Andover The
illogical Seminary He joined the east
,rn Turkey mission in 1875 and since
hen has been in charge of a field near
y half the size of New England. I'm
Ter his leadership there have been
notable revivals. His travels over a
vide extent of territory in the Har- |
boot field have led him into many
,ardships and perils. During the last |
hirty years all the young men of Har-
boot theological seminary have come
inder his tuition. Few missionaries in
he Turkish empire WELD a wider in
luence Since coming home MI I
Browne has been constantly sought for |
" the largest churches.
Rev. Charles II. Maxwell is a grad
late of Winton Institute, Carleton coll
eye and Hartford seminary. During
he summer of 1902 he travelled in /
europe He has just left a very pros
,erous pastorate in Minneapolis to ac-
ept appointment under the American
,oard in South Africa. Mr. Maxwell |
vas married in January of this year to
Hiss Katherine NJ. Sullivan of Mime
polls, woman of winning presence
nd excellent abilities She joins him
n his life-work with loyal devotion.
Rev. Henry G. Bissell is a son of In
la His mother is today the oldest
wing missionary of the board, having
cen in the service In India fffty-four
ears Mr.. Bissell received his educa-
ion in this country and returned to his
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