The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
GREW. SPENCER S. sULLIGER, D. d.

striking characters Of the conference
no one stands out more conspicuous
than DR.. Julins Richter of Germany,
With other distinguished men (Hon.
Seth Low, Gen. James a. Beaver and
John Il. Mott being from the United
States) Dr. Richter was honored with
the degree of LI,. ID. by the University
of Edinburgh In no way could bet
ter illustrate the practical trend OF the
conference than to hear from him. as
he spoke on the occasion Of the degree
services at the university.
Dr. Richter, who was cordially re-
ceived, thanked the university, in his
own name and In the name OF his Ger
man friends, for the honor which had
been conferred upon them that after
noon. In connection with the mis-
sonary movement which had brought
them together, he might be permitted to
direct attention to one of tho chief
problems which Mt present weighed
heavily on them in Germany-the read
lusting of the relations Of Christianity
TO the non Christian world. 1t was
well known fact that their judgment or
the non-Christian religions had changed
to great extent during the last CEN
tury. A hundred years ago they were
inclined to look down with contempt
than a mass Of superstition. About the
middle Of the last century, with more
knowledge of the great Asiatlc litera-
lures, contempt was changed into ad-
miratlon, and many people were IN
clined to put these religions almost on
the same plane as the Christiah religion
itself. That super -eIaggeration for
those Asiatic religions passed away;
still it left Christian missions IN rela-
tion to them in widely different po-
sition from what they were before, and
it was for them to show to those people
that Christianity was capable of sup
plying higher ideals of life than the
old faiths. and that the Christ was in
very truth the Life and the Light OF
the World.
Meetings in Synod Hall.
The meetings in Synod hall opened
on Wednesday night, June Is. These
meetings arc the result OF the early
knowledge that Assembly hall could
not possibly contain half of the people
who desired to attend the conference
The Synod hall meetings are IN no
sense simply overflow meetings, but
parallel meetings, the same subjects,
substantially, being considered as in
the regular conference. The subjects
are considered from n somewhat DIFF
ferent viewpoint, i. e., that of the
homo workers view.
The romantic, historical and pic
turcsque city of Edinburgh makes an
ideal spot to hold world missionary
conference. The Castelc of Edinburgh.
the lIolyrood palace and Chapel Royal,
Calton Hill and ST. Giles church arc
only few of the many places of in
terest, while such names as John
Knox, whose burial spot in the church
yard of st. Giles is visited by all;
Robert Louis Stevenson. who was born
here; Mary, Queen of Scots and Oliver
Cromwell figure in the history of the
city. The accompanying cut of the
city, taken from Cation hill, affords Il
view of almost all the places L havo
mentioned. Assembly hall and Synod
hall are ideal convention halls. Not
only are the churches of the city open
to the visitors, but over one thousand
of them are being entertained in the
elegant homes Of the city. The writer
is at the spacious home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lennie, Rose Park, which rs over one
hundred and fifty years old. Charming
ly beautiful it is. and with all the ro-
nance of the past increasing its attrac-
tiveness.