The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-14
BIG CROWD IN AFTERNOON.
One of the Largest Crowds of Session
at the Conclusion.

One of the Largest Crowds OF Session
at the Conclusion.
One of the largest crowds of the con-
Vention attended the Thursday after
noon session at the Auditorium. The
main floor of the building was comfor-
tably crowded and fully half of the bal
cony was occupied.
Chairman E W. Bowman, of Chicago
placed in nomination the following set
of officers for the Foreign Christian
Missionary society for the ensuing year
President. A. Mclean. Cincinnati; vice
drick, Georgetown, KY, and w. =
Dickinson and NJ. Y. Cooper, Cincin-
natl, O., and c. H. Winders. Indianapo-
lis, Ind; treasurer, c. w. Plopper; sec
retaries, M. Raines and S. j. Corey
Indianapolis, Ind, and E. w. Allen
Kansas City, Mo-; recorder, j. M; Green
Cincinnati, O.; auditor. Stanley
Spragens, Cincinnati, O.; medical exam
iners, DR.. P. T. Kilgour and DR.. Allen
c. Poole, of Cincinnati, o. The report
was unanimously adopted and the Off
GERS declared elected.
When President Mclean arose to ac-
knowledge his election, he remarked, Il
wish all those ladies would applauGe
by taking off those big monstrsities, and
leave them off until the convention IS
over
The musical program for the after
noon was composed of some new feat
ures. Mrs. Charles r. Scoville of Chi
cago sang a solo, which she had COM
piled from standard church hymns.
The crowd clamored for Mrs. Scovilie's
return, but President Mclean was too
busy with the days program to notice
the commotion.
Groups of missionaries to foreign
fields sang stanzas of Jesus Loves Me,
This l Know in foreign tongues; and
the audience furnished the chorus in
English.
Dr.. r. T. Kigore. of Cincinnati. who
has worked for years in the interest of
the society, never receiving compensa-
ton, was given a warm reception when
introduced to the convention.
William Bobbitt, of Emporia, Kan,
was introduced by President Mclean.
This man." said Mclean, has given
away all his property for the Lords
work and he is now poor man." The
crowd applauded Bobbitt's generosity
DIR. w. E. Macklin, a missionary to
China. told the convention about his
friends in China. "Thev are very gen
erous and good" he says, but it is very
hard to convert them over to our re-
ligion. Several friendships with Chi
nese have been very cordial and when
we built our hospital, the Chinese help
ed out by giving comparatively large
sums. Now, we need assistance from
America in order to go ahead with
our work.
Several missionaries present made
five minute speeches in which they is
sued appeals for the various causes
they represented. Mrs. Royal ]. Dye,
of the Congo missions said in part:
"Our church holds the lead over all
other churches in the Congo country.
In our territory are ten million people
who need and seek this gospel. We
have not the money to carry it to
them: and if we do not rally in this
he
have worked so hard to gain
In a review of the various mission
airy books, an agent mentioned that If
a minister was working on a salary of
less than $1,000 year and would
write to r. A. Long, the Kansas City
millionaire, he would receive a copy
free. Mr.. Long, who occupied a seat
on the first floor of the Auditorium
arose to correct the statement. Nov,
Mr.. President, let's please get this
idea out of the peoples mind before
it goes further. That's just a good
joke, that's ALL