The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-06-14
BRYAN AT MISSION CON-
GRESS IN SCOTLAND.

GRESS IN SCOTLAND
Edinhprg, Scotland, June 14.-With
a large American delegation, headed
by William Jennings Bryan, in attend
ance, phs most Important in.ernatioH-
al missionary congress in the worlds
history was opened in Edinburg to-
day. The initial session was devoted
to addresses of welcome, the speakers
including the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and distinguished clargymen of
all P'otestant denominations.
Nearly a thousand Americans are
here for the convention. although less
than half are official delegates. The
latter are meeting in the assembly
hail IF the United Free Church of
Scotland, n the supplementary del
egates are gathered in synod hall,
whic.I will accommodate about 1000
people.
The Rev. DIR. Arthur j. Brown is
Chairman of the American committee,
and DIR. Henry X. Carroll, OF the
Methodist Foreign Board. is the Sec
rotary. The committee includes twelve
foreign mission officers. representing
a dozen leading denominations. The
Duke of Argyll is the general CT air
nan.
Soon after converting the confer
ence will resolve itself into a commit
tee of the whole to consider the re
ports and practically all it's work will
be dom in this organization. john r..
Mott. general secretary of the Worlds
Student Christian Federation. will. ac-
cordins to the plans be selected as
chairman.
The sessions will continue ten days.
The morning and afternoon sessions
of the conference will be given to the
reports Of the eight commissions and
the discussions thereon. These re-
ports. each of which will make a large
volume when printed, deal with ques-
tons of the adminisir ration and pros
ecution of missionary work among
nor-Christian peoples.
The evening greetings are to be of
a more popular character and men of
high place in church and profession
| al and in public life and of recogniz-
I'd power on the platform. are to
| speak. Representative s from England
and Scotland, several countries Of
Europe, India, China and Japan, and
the United States are OH the list,
many of whom are of worldwide rep
utation.
The topics are as follows:
This evening-The Missionary En-
terprise Central in the Life of the
Church: Christ the Leader of the Mis-.
sionarv Enterprise.
Wednesday evening, June l5-Chris-
tianity the Final and Universal Re-
ligion.
Thursday evening, June 16--The
Missions of the Early Church in their
Bearing on the Modern Missionary
Enterprise; Medieval Missions in their
Bearing on Modern Missionary Enter
prise.
Friday evening. June 1.-THE Elk
tent and characteristics of German
Missions; The Contribution of Hol.
and and Scandinavia to the Mission,
rry Enterprise
Saturday evening, June 1S-Changes
In the Character of the Missionary
Problem in Recent Years; .(al in the
Far East; OBJ in India; (c) among
P~uritsnical and Backward Peoples.
Sunday evening. June 19-The Duty
of Christian Nations: The Contribution
of Non-CAristian Races to the body
of Christ.
Monday evening, June z0-Tne Prob
Len of Cooperation between Foreign
and Native Workers. Two of the three
speakers on this subject will proba-
My be native Christians from Asiatic
6elds.
Tuesday evening, June 22-rhe
S~ufficiency of God.
Thursday evening, June 23-Closing
Injecting.