The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-12
MISSIONARY RALLY HELD YESTERDAY Dr. Mclean of Cincinnati
 Opens Session M'GAVERN LECTURES Was Missionary in India and Tells of His Experiences-Dr. Mclean
 Tells of Missionary
 Hardships

Under the shadow of great cloth plG- ture of the face of Confucius, surrounded by large maps and charts showing the Christian mission stations in China and Japan, and facing banners and flags from these empires, pr. A. Mclean of Cin- cinnati and president of the Foreign Mis- sionary society of the Christian church, opened an all day foreign missionary rally at the First Christian church yes terday morning at 10 o'clock The il lustrated lecture of the evening delivered by w. H. Erskine. returned missionary from Japan. closed the missionary insti- tutes which were we'll attended by men and woman and children who were un- daunted by the rain.
 Dr. Mclean spoke Of the hardships of gave a synopsis of the mission efforts in the fields in which Christian stations are located. His references to geographical points were made plainer by the maps and each article of the foreign display, placed on the walls of the church auditorium were duly pointed out. His theme, which was introduced by a scripture reading was ''The Glorifcation of Christ" tend ing to show that the work of the past and present in the mission paths at home and over the seas was an complication of Jesus Christ, the preacher.
 McGOvern Lectures
 In the afternoon J. c. McGavern, who has spent 20 years among the natives of India and is at home for his second visit during that period, lectured upon the fea- ture and particular phase of mission en- deavor, that each station has emphasized. He made word pictures of the various stations, how this one is more noted for it's educational advantages, that one makes a speciality of orphanage and re- fuse homes another has earnestly striven to have the greatest number of village churches to their credit and another is widely known throughout the adjacent territory as a medical station for women and children. Each mission embodics each of these phases but there are cer-
 
 and that are identified with the name of each just as institutions of this country" stated Mir McGavern. He also said that India was the country of swift justice, under the jurisdiction of the British, and that within a few days or two weeks at the most, a man charged with murder would either be convicted or released, ac- to hi or. inn The mode of punishment for murder is hang ing and there are scarcely any murders there for causes other than jealousy, which is aroused mainly through domes- tic strife.
 Missionary Life
 He told how the missionaries in India, taking their children. COW and chickens, go about the country like gyp- sies for three or four months of the year to scatter the gospel of Christ among the heather. They live in tents and gain the friendship of the people by first teaching them improvements in their ag- ricultural pursuits and other practical helps.
 The men of the church and the visitors were seated at dinner laid in the Sunday school room at 6:15 o'clock and were served by the ladies. The central table. which was beautifully appointed, occupied the primary room and the other guests were served in buffet fashion.
 The motion views shown in the evening were taken while on missionary tour of the world by W. H. Erskine, who lived in Japan for seven years, and in teresting anecdotes were related by him during the exhibition of the film.
 Dr. Mclean, the Rev. MT. McGaVern and Mr. Erskine will leave this morning for Atlanta, where they will conduct an- other of their series of rallies being giv- en throughout the south