The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-06
COMPLETION OF ORGANIZATION
 OF METHODIST CONFERENCE

i 4 4r . tation of existing laws as will not al- or Japanese merchants. teachers and others who may be sent to visit tho shores of the United States. It was Orient be inspired by due regard for the welfare of these people as we'll as the safety. of this country. A copy 1f the resolutions will be sent to Pres
 Dr. Allen was introduced by Bishop Galloway at II o'clock after the .con- ference had taken a recess of half an itors who wanted to hear the distin- guished man who has lahored for so many years in a foreign land.
 In speaking of China he said the Sry ssons shs sas smSrs s ssa al es chns given all Eastern Asia languages and literature. With her riches, popula- tion and natural resources. the nation that have come down to us, he said.
 What does China stand for nowF' asked the venerable missionary. That is the question that confronts us. l few moments on the present situa- tion. also want to call your atten- ton to our relation to the country.
 "Everybody in China is subject to fundamental facts I want to bring to
 pr. Allen then gave a brief history of tho religion of the country and the mafriase nis,Gan re,aeons He saia thst that ,a wanted one with natural feet, educated. able to cook and good housekeeper. Dr. Young declared the joint family system was one of the west things for the country. He said that when a son takes a wife he must take her entire family into the ancestral h ome. He said he was asking a Chinese wife had a father. mother and sons, but that she was under the ban of 2 mother-in- law. This remark created ''hSoelhes pr AiIen saiag gafsr that the women are clamoring to be free, and are asking to be, allowed the privilege of going into the street.
 They want to see what the shop windows contain" said Dr. Allen. They are also protesting against the prae- tice of binding the feet of the chli- drsn. There is a kind of emancipation Dr. Allen declared the Chinese have been nistreated over here. He says merchants and scholars are treated like eoelies when they reach American
 'President Roosevelt told me tha other day" said pr. Young, that the soyectt s was not for the purpose of dignities (Applause).
 'T told him that the inspectors should be placed on foreign shores in- s'fsa r a5 9f amssss1 fsss tae gGrts h. relation. of missions and missionaries to China. He deciared that the missionary had carried snlightment to the country. and tnl that the lH hsaf,s ne or the Chinese had been Among other things Dr. Allen said the centennial of missions In China w9sld At tss ss sonalsan sa. o Allen. address the following resolutions wers
 Rssoiyed. that the conference nas presslve and instructive address of our distinguished missionary, The Rev. Dr. Young v. Allen.
 and our church are profoundly inter ested in the great empire of China and suiiiy rsaussts of tho the authSritiss of the Christian country such interpretation of existing laws as will not allow in- justice or discourtesy to Chinese or Japanese merchants, teachers and oth- CTS of this class who may be sent to visit our territory. and further requests that dealings with the Orient De in- sPirsd by due regard for ths wslfars of our own land.
 ]. II. Kirkland.
 H. B, Reams.
 Doctor Dobbs.-of the local comrnittee reported that Doctor Pepper would ad- dress the Sunday School teachers of the First Methodist church Sunday at S:4s o'clock and that Dr. Young J. Allen would address the entire Sunday School at 10 o'clock in the morning.
 It was announced that George R :. Tenn, would speak at the Jefferson Theatre Sunday afternon at D, m. The lecture will be under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian Associa. 
 It was announced that the Rev. Shepherd. colored. missionary to Africa, would deliver an address in the First 8 o'clock.
 The conference adjourned with hene- diction by pr. Sparling of Canada.