Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
MISSIONS THE THEME
Work in Foreign and Domestic
Fields Discussed
By THE N. P. CONFERENCE
Addresses by Leading Members of the
Denomination.
OUTLOOK AMONG JAPANESE
Plan for the Erection Of Church in
Northeast Washington-Su-
perannuated List.
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perannuated List.
Foreign and home missions were taken
| up and thoroughly discussed at the session
| OF the fourth day Of the Maryland annual
| conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Church, which began this morning at 8
| O'Clock in the Rhode Island Avenue Church
| of the denomination named. Rev. 8. J.
Ogburn, corresponding secretary Of the
board OF foreign missions of the church, was
| the principal speaker. and during his
| marks he said: THE church is doing great
| work in Japan. In this remarkable island
empire the features Of the work are each
day developing more remarkably than would
be supposed. You must know" he said,
that during the past year the children Of
the Methodist Protestant churches at their
annual children's day exercises raised the
| sum of $1,000 for the work in Japan"
! Some time ago it was stated that the
board Of missions of the Methodist Prot
estant Church received q bequest from
Seattle, Wash, of $35 600, out this was in
| stead 800 only.
when this money came in," the speaker
| state I'VE at once appropriated $1,000 for a
| lot in Toxic, Japan. upon which we hope
to soon erect a church. Thus you will see
that the board of foreign missions Of your
church has faith in the effort being done
| in Japan-I declare to you, my friends.
that this is the missionary age. Today
| there is demand for news from the for
eign field, and one great newspaper has
sent representative to the foreign field
to gather the news as he sees it. He will
send back reports relative to our mission
aries that are much better than some globe
trotters have brought back from time to
time.
Church Must Wake Up.
1.-THE Methodist Protestant Church must
wake up and come to the front, and the
| members Of the Maryland annual confer
ence must do all they can to help the work.
China is waking up. A mandarin Of the
Chinese empire recently said that the rea-
son America and England and other ma
lions lead in progress is that they support
the gospel Of Jesus. Christ. Later he in
schools for study. Thus today China has
10000 young men in Japan studying Eng
fish, and Japan has 100000 young men
studying under English teachers The rea-
Is bringing His all-powerful influence for
the salvation Of these peoples.
At the conclusion Of Rev. DR.. Ogburn's
remarks, Rev. DR.. ]. H. Lucas. secretary
of the board of home missions Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, made an address.
Brethren" he said, do you know that
there are 60,O00.0O0 people of this nation
who have never embraced the gospel of
Jesus Christ? Such a great number as
that, representing three-quarters of our
population, who have never known of the
real beauty of the Prince Of Peace. who
sends to all the message Come unto Me, all
we that are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest Think for moment Of SO many
of your brethren and sisters who are not
know nothing of this saving grace. Look
to the red men of the plains suffering from
the Influences Of the frewater of the pale
face, and who know nothing of the good
he yiror ~ tnCly
Christ can do him. The question comes up
again: Shall we not work for home mis-
sions? We must do something. The need
of the work is apparent each day in the
beautiful sunny southland; also among the
negroes"
Rev. Dr. Sheridan. president of the con-
ference, presided over the meeting the
greater part of the morning and when he
vacated the chair at II o'clock Rev. DR..
Little, former president of the conference,
took his place. The devotional exercises
of the morning were led by Rev. F. II.
Holland, pastor of Salem Church at West
over, Md.
Reception at White House.
At the conclusion of the service it was
stated that President Roosevelt would re-
ceive the members of the conference at
2:3O o'clock Monday afternoon, and upon
motion of Dr. T. H. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, 1t was ordered
that 500 tickets to the reception be dis
tributed to the members of the conference
at once.
The question Of having Rev. DR.. Munhall
Of Philadelphia to speak each day to the
conference at o'clock came up, and 1t was
decided that the minister should address
the conference from II to O'Clock Monday.
Upon motion Rev. G. F. Norris was placed
upon the unstationed list, and the name Of
Rev. Thomas H. Wheeler was taken from
that list.
In reference to the proposed Methodist
-, Z, ac% yo~l,tr
ton, it was stated by George Speidel, jr.,
president of the Church Extension Society
of the District of Columbia, that several
meetings of the board OF managers have
been held to consider sites for the proposed
church, and also that a joint meeting of the
local society and representatives Of the
board of managers Of the Conference So
ciety has been held.
Certain conditions, it was stated, have
arisen that have made the appropriation of
81 coo by the board Of home missions of the
Methodist Protestant Church, on condition
that $1,000 be appropriated by the Mary
land conference and 81 900 by the Church
Extension Society of the District of Column
bia not obtanable. 1t was further stated
that the local extension society has under
observation several sites, upon one of which
such church organization would probably
be self-supporting from the start. In con-
clusion the report was submitted with the
hope that the conference may devise a way
whereby the appropriation of the board Of
home missions may become available.
Superannuated Relation.
Mr.. Daniel Baker of. Baltimore at this
time introduced resolution relative to SUI
perannuates, which was adopted. The reso-
luton recited that every minister of the
Maryland annual conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church who has been in
actual service for more than forty years
and who receives the superannuated rela-
ton shall be entitled to receive from the
otpvnn nrro tod md >~~y~.
same amount as is the average annual sal
airy Of the minister who sustains active rela-
ton to the conference for the corresponding
year.
Rev. W. r. Graham read the report on
the committee on Sabbath schools, and IL |
was adopted by the conference.
The conference took recess shortly after
I o'clock for luncheon, and reassembled at |
o'clock. when Rev. DIR. MunhaIl Of Phila- |
deiphia began an address.
Home and Foreign Missions.
The conference.-the the session held last |
evening listened to appeals for home and |
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