Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-22
Methodist Missionary Convention

Methodists Of Wisconsin and Min
nesota are planning an important in
ter-state Missionary Convention, to
be held at Minneapolis, Mimi, March
2l-23. The purpose of the convention
is to bring together conference and
district officers of the different organ
izations of the church, the pastors
and representatives from the local
churches and young peoples societies
within the bounds of the Wisconsin,
West Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Northern Minnesota conferences,
for the consideration of some of the
problems fundamental to the Christ
ian occupation of the unevangelized
nations and also for prayer, fellow
ship and discussion of methods and
the best helps available for fulfilling
the great missionary purpose Of the
church. =
Among those who have been as
signed parts Oh the program are Bis
hops E. G. Andrews, John H. Vim
cent, and William F. Mcdowell:
Assistant and Field Secretaries of
the Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, as follows
Drs. F. H. Sheets, of Chicago; J. c..
Floyd, of Cincinnati; G. G. Logan,
Of Holly Springs, Miss. the Rev. E.
B. Caldwell, of Chattanooga, and Mr..
S. Earl Taylor, of New York, the
last being Field Secretary for Young
Peoples work; DIFF rank D. Game
we'll, Executive Secretary of the Open
Door Commission of the Missionary
Society; the following missionaries
returned or at home on Through
DR.. F. II. Wright, of Italy; Samuel
Quincy, NJ. d., of East Africa; the
Rev. W. G. Swearer,. of Korea: the
Rev. D. S. Spencer, of Japan; the
Rev. Don W. Nichols, of China; DIR.
H. L. E. Luering, of Malaysia, r.
G. Beebe, NJ. D.. of China: the Rev.
J. L. Mclaughlin, of the Philip
pines; Mrs. F. D. Gamewell, of China :
and the Rev. Robert Ward, of India !:
other leading speakers from outside
the constituent territory will be DR..
John F. Goucher, Of the Woman's
College of Baltimore; DR.. Frank
Mason North, Of New York; DR.. f..
P. Frost, of Evanston, ILL.,; and DR..
Charles E. Bradt, of Wichita, Kan.
a secretary of the Presbyterian Board
of Home Missions.
The convention is under the man
agement of the Rev. DR.. f.. III.
Sheets, assistant secretary Of the Mis-
sionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, assisted by. a COM
petent and active Executive Com
mittee. The convention will be a
delegated body.
The Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, under whose
auspices this convention is to be held.
was organized in: 1919. During the
first year Of it's history the receipts
were 1923 as cuompared with 81, 1853,
692, the total receipts for 1905. Fore
ign missionaries are working under
the society in Africa, Borneo, China,
Europe, Federated Malay States, In
dia, Java, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
Philippine Islands, and South Amer
lea. The Home Mission work, done
in every state and territory Of the
Union, besides in Porto Rico and
Hawaii, includes that among the fol-
lowing peoples: Welsh, Swedish,
Norwegians, Danish, Germans,
French, Spanish, Portuguese, tall
ans, Bohemians, Hungarians, Fin
nish, japanese, Chinese, Koreans and
American Indians besides the ne
groes and native white people of the
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