The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-03-15
MISSIONARY CONVENTION
Will Be Held lin Omaha April "a,
Splendid Program Arranged

Moines- Nebraska Inter-Conf e nee
convention to be held in Omaha,
April pa.
Bishop j. H. Vincent, at present
the leading moved OF C:autauqua edit
cational movements, will be one of
the principal speakers of the conven-
ton.
Mrs. Frank D. Gamewell, the
heroine of the Perkin siege who was
injured while parrying a bayonet
thrust on the part of a riotous China
man will tell the story of the siege.
Bishop j. C. Hartzell, who has
written so much of the African people
and their customs, and to whom be-
longs the credit Of bringing to the in
telligence of the world news from the
dark continent which is only rivalled
by the information given by Living
stone and Stanley, will tell the story
of his experience in the dark con-
tinent.
Rev. G. F G. Logan, missionary
secretary Of the Colored Conference,
will talk to US about the black man
in the United States.
DIR. Leonard is too we'll known, es-
pecially to Methodists, to need COM
ment. AS secretary of the mission
society his knowledge of the missions
of the churches is so wide that he has
become literally an encyclopedia of
missions.
Edwin E. Hughes, the young and
talented president of DePauw I'm
iversty, will be one of the popular
lecturers of the coming convention:
Mr.. Hughes has literally taken In
diana and its Methodism by storm,
and to hear him speak is in itself re-
compense enough for attending the
convention.
Bishop Andrews, with his wide
knowledge of Japan, Corea, China, In
dia, Europe and Mexico, will be the
gatling gun of the convention to all
interested in the mission movement.
Bishop Bashford will be at the con-
vention. He, alone is worth crossing
many states to hear, being in close
touch with the principal Chinese in
China, and one of the brightest men
in the Methodist Episcopal church /;
and being in close touch with the
Chinese it will be a rare treat to
listen to what he has to say.
DR.. Carroll, commonly known as
the statistican of Methodism, will
come full of facts, and especially
those pertaining to Porto Rico.
DR.. Frank Mason North will tell
the story of the Swedes, Norwegians,
Hebews, Italians, Chinese, and Jap
anese in the United States. His story
| of the development of the Rescue
Nilsson on the Bowery will be exceed
ingly in time, now so soon after the
death of Mr.. Hadley.
| DR.. Luering has just come from
among the head-hunting Dyaks of
Borneo. DR.. Luering has the re-
putation of being able to talk in
forty eight different languages and to
preach in twenty-four. With this
marvellous gift of language, he is the
linguistic prodigy of Methodism.
While DR.. Luering will probably con-
verse in but one language during the
convention, the fact of his ability OF
reaching so many nationalities and the
experience in such work will be we'll
worth hearing.
Rev. Mclaughlin, the editor of the
Philippine Christian Advocate, man
whose heart is on fire for the work
among the Filipino natives, and a
man who for considerable time was
presiding elder Of the work in the Is
lands, will tell the story of Methodism
in that locality.
| Other speakers of renown, not only
in Methodism, but in the Christian
church at large, have promised to be
present and with an array of four
bishops, six general secretaries, ten
returned missionaries, and at least
three other men of national renowrl,
the conference will surely be success.
The object OF this convention is to
promote missionary intelligence and
inspire missionary enthusiasm. Com
ing, as it does, SO near the Easter
time, at which time most of the
pastors are busy taking missionary
contributions, this conference will
greatly aid in the work of the church.
This work is commended by the en-
tire Board of Bishops, and the success
with which such conferences have met
in the past bespeaks for the coming
one, large things.