The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-13
All Protestant Christendonl
Will Be Represented In
international Meeting
MANY DELEGATES FROM
UNITED STATES ATTEND
of Chief Figures--Eight COmmis-
sao1s VIII Report on I'M
portant Subjects

Protestant Christendom will be repre-
sented at the Worlds Missionary con-
gress, which will begin its sessions in
!, this city tomorrow and continue until
June "a. Delegates to the number of 1900,
hailng from every section of the globe
where the Protestant religion flourfshes.
Twill be present, including the most prom
inent religious workers in the world.
In addition to the delegates several
thousand Christians from Europe and
America will attend the sessions and +.
is expected to be the largest and mos.
successful congress ever held since the
: movement was inaugurated in 1885, when
the first congress was held in London.
The next meeting was held in New
= York in 1900, and while the sessions were
largely attended the representation was
not as worldwide as the forthcoming
i one will be. At that time the missionary
societies of the continent held aloof and
showed no disposition to take an active
part in the work Now, however, they
are working with the same enthusiasm
as their American and English brothers,
and fully $50 societies will send official
delegates.
The officers of the present conference
are:
President-The Right Hon. Lord Bal
four, of Burleigh, K T.
Vice President-The Right Hon. Lord
Reay, G. C. S. L.; the Right Hon. Sir
John Kennaway Bart, C. B., M. P;
Sir Andrew H. L. Fraser, X. C. S. l.,
Ill. D.
Delegates From United States
The United States has over 1000 repre-
sentatives present, and more than half
of the number are official delegates
Theodore Roosevelt was expected to be
present, but he was compelled to cancel
the engagement and is now on his way
t. America. Among the prominent Amer
icans who are ips.the city and will attend
4 the convention are: ss~s ~
William Jennings Bryan, John r. Moot
secretary of the World Christian FEEDER
alton; Samuel B. Capen president of the
American Board of Commissioners for
\ Foreign Missions; Rev. T. S. Barbour.
foreign secretary of the Baptist Missions
OF America and the Rev. Dr. James NJ.
Buckley, president of the Methodist For
eign board.
A large number of the delegates have
planned a trip to Oberammergau TO wit
ness the Passion Play at the close of the
convention.
The conference will be opened tomorrow
morning in the assembly hall of the
United Free church of Scotland by the
archbishop of Canterbury.
! The main work of the convention will
consist in the discussion of reports to be
submitted by eight commissions consist
Ing of 20 persons each. who have been
investigating the various phases of mis-
sionary work. Their reports have been
compiled in book form and will be Cir
The Eight Commissions
The work of the eight commissions may
be briefly outlined IS follows
l. On carrying the gospel to all the
world. The number and distribution of
missionary forces both foreign and
native: the number of churches stations
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circ,,latioI Fof the. Rib,e ard otber iter.
ature incht.ling a irnovledge of Inc IN
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.a,,,ss ssf;otent nooas;o,' ee -, .neiii-
-,or,d oonfarsncs 'o' Gaining
a. On the Missionary Message in Rela-
tion to Non-Christian Religions-The aim
here has been to translate the gospel into
FORMS of thought familiar to the various
peoples. and to find those elements of
y, Christianity which in all parts of the
world have proved most convincing to
nom Christians.
5. On the Preparation of Missionaries
The course of study in most theological
seninaries should undergo important
changes in order that the expecting mis-
sionary may receive proper equipment
This commission will suggest such modifi-
cations as are adapted to meet this de-
mand.
g. On the Home Base of Mssions-This
II perhaps the most important commission
Of all noble beginning has been made
u by such agencies as the Young Peoples
Missionary Movement, the Laylnen's Mis-
sionary Movement, and the Students Vol
unteer Movement. This commission has
studied how to spread missionary intel
lgence promote intercession. enlist per-