The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-13
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Edinburgh, Scotland, June 13.-An
Protestant Christendom will be repre-
sented at the Worlds Missionary con-
gress which will begin it's sessions in
this city tomorrow and continue until
June "a. Delegates to the number of
200 hailing from every section of the
globe where the Protestant religion
hourishes will be present including the
most prominent religious workers in
the world.
In addition to the delegates, several
thousand Christians from Europe and
America will attend the sessions and it
is expected to be the largest and most
successful congress ever held since the
movement was inaugurated in 1883,
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 representa-
ton was not as worldwide as the forth
coming 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 Amer
lean and English brothers, and fully
$50 societies will send Official dele
gates.
~A3 of <ha &c,
ence are: ...-.a.
President, The Right Hon. Lord Bal
four, of Burleigh, X. T.
Vice presidents, The Right Hon.
| Lord Reay, G. C. S. l.; The Right Hon.
Sir John Kenneway, Bart, G. B.. M. p;
| Cir Andrew III. L. Fraser, X. G.. S. l.,
LII. d.
The United States has over 1000
representatives present, and more than
half the number are social delegates.
Theodore Roosevelt was expected to
be present, but he was compelled to
cancel the engagement and is now on
his way to America. Among the promi-
nent Americans who are in the city
and will attend the convention are:
| William Jennings Bryan, John r.
Mott, secretary of the World Chris
tian Federation: 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. James M. Buckley, president
of the Methodist Foreign board.
! A. large number of the delegates
have planned a trip to Oberammergau
to witness the Passion Play at the
close of the convention.
The conference will be opened to-
morrow morning in the assembly hall
of the United Free Church OF Scotland,
Eby the Archbishop Of Canterbury.
The main work of the convention
will consist in the discussion of reports
to be submitted by eight commissions
consisting of twenty persons each,
who have been investigating the var
ious phases Of missionary work. Their
reports have been compiled In book
form and will be circulated among the
delegates.
The work Of the eight commissioners
may be briefly outlined as follows:
1. On carrying the Gospel to all the
world. The number and distribution
of missionary forces, both foreign and
native: the number of churches, sta
lions, Sunday school, and other agen-
cies: the circulation of the Bible and
other literature, including a knowl-
edge OF the unoccupied fields.
2. On the native churches and its
workers. The line of inquiry in this
case will bring out the present situa-
various hindrances to the develop,
ment Of the native churches and how
these may be removed.
| 8. On education in reference to the
Christianization Of national life. The
urgent educational demands Of China
and many other countries constitute
| in themselves sufficient occasion for
| calling q world conference
f. On the missionary message in re-
lation to non-Christian religions. The
aim here has been to translate the
Gospel into forms OF thought familiar
to the various peoples. and to fiid those
elements of Christianity which in all
ports of the world have proved most
convincing to non-Christians.
s. On the preparation of missionar-
les. The course Of study in most theo-
logical seminaries should undergo i'm.
portant changes in order that the ex-
lpecting missionary may receive proper
equipment. Their commission will sug
gest such notifications as. are adapt
cd to meet this demand.