The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-08

Ringing missionary addresses were
heard last night in the City Audito-
rum, fields from frozen Alaska to far
away India, and the neglected Philip
pines being presented to an audience
which gave closest, attention. The
speakers were men. who had seen and
lived that of which they spoke, and
they knew first-hand of the conditions
and subjects they discussed.
The closing address, by the Lord
Bishop sof st. Adams on the mission
airy work Of the Church OF England
5captivated the audience. and brought
forth applause in the midst Of what
was otherwise religious service. IN
the course Of his remarks. the lord
bishop paid high tribute to the
American missionaries in India and
their. work there, and rather to the
asst onis hment of the great gathering
Of churchmen closed by saying, Il am
not referring to American church mis-
sions. These men are American Bap-
fists, Methodists and Presbyterians.'
After recovering from their momen-
tary surprise, the audience broke into
a distinct laugh at the way they had
been5led to pat. thems elves on the back
IN the praises of the American mission
aries and. their work, only to find that
In this field. at least, the church had no
leading part The lord bishop said.
however. that he realized that the pecu-
liar mission work OF the American
church was in China and Japan, and
thatiin these countries Its labors were
showing most notable fruit.
First OF Series.
| Bishop r. A. Gibson, OF Virginia pre-
sided, the meeting being the first of a
series to be held under the auspices Of
the General Convention. Besides the
Speakers and choir there were on the
platform the presiding bishop. Bishop
futile; Bishop Montg omery. OF the So
ciety for the Propagation Of the Gospel,
and the Rev.8.Arthur S. Lloyd, D. D.,
secretary OF the American Church Mis-
sionary Society.
Bishop Gibson introduced as the
first speaker the Rev. Hudson Stuck,
| u. D., Archdeacon of Alaska, who told
In graphic phrase of the work OF til e
church inSthat ,far-off land. DR.. Stuck
paid a notabL 10 tribute to the Diocese
OF Virginia as the mother8of mission
aries.Fand told of The work OF Bishop
Rowe. who alone in a great area up-
holds, the name of tho church. Divid-
| ing the territory OF Alaska into three
natural geographical divisions. the
iarchdeacon took up each In turn and
outlined what had been done and what
Twas planned for8the Immediate future.
"A distinction was made In, the work
needed for the natives and that for the
white men, the miners and 5prospectors
and people of the growing towns. The
lthreefolc work, q med ical. educational
and spiritual. was outlined, a tribute
being paid to tho American women
swllo have gone forth as nurses in the
Hospitals and .dispensaries Of the frozen
North, The arcfdeacon closed with al
/ app cal form THE bishop has Sneve,
Iapp ea1eS;, 4, but some women offered
land were It not for the devoted Womer
4 the whole Alaskan mission would have
Ito shut up shop he declared.
Nj Vhat we need now Is mcn--rner
\ treadyisto& fnco the conditions where thu
,Nclimate is no, health resort. It Is M
place for the weakling. Tho work
calls for men 3 n every sense of II tina
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