The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-05-26
THE MISSIONARY
METHODIST CONVENTION TO FOR
WARD HIS WORK.
GRAND MEETING IN DENVER

First Days Sessions Interesting
Exhibits From India, China, Japan
and Korea.
Denver-Eight hundred delegates are
in Denver attending the Rocky Mountain
Missionary convention, which opened
. three-days' session Tuesday morning
at Trinity church. Bishop H. w. War
rem of Denver presided at the day ses-
sions and Bishop c. d. Foss presided
over the evening session. Beside the
delegates there are at least 200 visitors
in attendance, running the total attend
ance up to 1000.
Bishop Foss opened the days ses-
sion with an address on Forward. or
Spiritual Message for the Convention"
DR.. Matt S. Hughes, pastor of the In
dependence Avenue Methodist Church
Of Kansas City. spoke on The Spirit
Of Missions and Christian World Con
quest" DR.. F. D. Fowles, formerly a
missionary to Porto Rico and Singa-
pore, Malaysia, now of New York City.
discussed the excellent missionary ex-
hibit being held in the basement of the
church.
The North Indian quartette. with
special missionary songs, was fea-
ture of the evening. Bishop W. F. Old
ham talked on missionary results in
southern Asia, and Dr. A. B. Leonard
had for topic, The Way of the Lord
Prepared" An exceptionally interest
ing program has been arranged for to-
day and tomorrow, the closing day.
The church aditorium was crowded
at both the day and evening sessions.
Admission Is being charged to the ad-
dresses, but the exhibit in the base
ment is free. The exhibit is made up
Of work done in missionary schools by
children of 760, ,000. 600 natives of India.
China, Japan and Korea, with speci,
mems OF weaving. basket work, needle
work and tools of these countries. The
exhibit is out of the ordinary. feature
with much educational value.
The appropriations of the missionary
society of the Methodist Church
amounts to only Is cents for each
member and probationer of the Meth
odist Church. A strenuous effort is be-
ing made to stimulate the interest OF
the younger members of the church In
the work OF the missionary society.
will support a native preacher. unmar'
ried, in India. Africa and South China
for a year. Forty dollars will support
a native preacher, unmarried, in cen
tral, north or west China for a year
Fifty dollars will support native
preacher, unmarried. in Japan for
year. Sixty dollars will support ma
tive preacher, unmarried, in Korea for
a year. Twenty-Five dollars will sup
port an unmarried and $35 married
student in our academic and theologi
cal schools a year. Fifteen dollars
will support an orphan in India. Africa
or Hinghua, China. for year. Forty
dollars will maintain a primary day
school in Foochow mission, China fol
a year."
Said another: There are 3,051 Pro
,testant missionaries working with the
7,772, 900 population of Africa. They
have 1872 native helpers. There are
274,60O communicates. In schools we
have 205,047 pupils. Over half OF the
missionaries are Methodist. In India
ministering to the population OF 294.
1,056 are 4105 Protestant mission
aries, with 25.727 native helpers. Com
municants number 43S,076 and schol
ars In the schools 394,264. OF these
278 are Methodists. In China, with Its
432, 100000 men, women and children
there are only 3.107 Protestant mission
aries. There are S,313 native helpers
There are 131 ,404 communicates. In
the schools there are 5O,55S pupils. One
hundred and ninety-six of the mission
aries are Methodists.
"Laboring among the non Christian
population of the world to-day there
are 17,749 Protestant missionaries
with S9,335 native helpers. The mum
yer of communicates is 1,736,076. The
number of pupils in Christian schools
Is 1,196,127. The income from the
field Is $3,516,015. Sent from America
each year is $19, 9,175.SS5."
The convention includes Colorado
Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New
Mexico, but among the delegates and
visitors are men known the world over
in missionary and church circles.