Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08
CONFERENCES 0F THE SIX CHURCHES
 Dr. A. Krom, of Providence -Interesting Addresses.

!! benedietion was pronounced by the Rev. T. B. Davies of Lisbon Dinner was served by the ladies of the church in the vestry.
 Afternecn Service.
 In the afternoon the services were opened by a praise service led by W. e. Park of Hanover. Prayer was of of the Baltic Methodist church.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read by the scribe.
 Missionary Agencies.
 The choir rendered an anthem, after which the conference listened to an interesting address on Missionary Agencies by Harry c. York. Ph. D., of college, Ceylon, India
 The question is often asked what is the result of missionary work; what IS education doing to evangelize them 2 l will try to answer these by present lEs some of the methods or agencies used by the missionaries.
 The American Board missions in India are three, Bombay. Madura, Cey- Ion. In India there are 147 distinct languages. The most of them are spoken by small number I have worked among the Tamils.
 The Ceylon mission is comparative ly snrall touching 200. 900. In spite of the small numbers, it's strategic place can hardly be. overestimated- It is an intensive rather than extensively 90 per cent. of the men and 50 per cent. of the girls could read Most of them have learned to read in mission schools. If the schools were more nu- merous the percentage would be high CT. These people are Aryian descent like ourselves. They have no mean intellect and are on the whole keen. Many of them are thrifty, show enter prise and have self respect There is large emigration and many of the young men are found elsewhere.
 The missionary agencies are evan geiical organizations. There are 20 real churches. In the 20 there are 2.O00 members. They give $6,900 for support of the work This is 10 ru- pees per person. A rupee cost them Sunday school is weak. There is a c. E. society and a Y. M. c. A.
 Then there is the agency of the hos pital. Its help lies in the fact that those who work in it have a character so superior that to meet them has an the Christian is so different
 Then there is the missionary press Two or three million pages are printed yearly by the Ceylon mission. Period icals and text books are printed, but the most effective is the Morning Star printed half in English and half the native language. It is read by five or six thousand persons. It is a powerful of public opinion.
 The agency of education. It consists of a little reading. writing, arithmetic for most. but many go on to nigh school and college. In the higher schools the most effective work Is done. It changes the things they think about and so are led to compare be- liefs of their fathers and Christianity. In the lower schools they drift back into their old life, but the effect is not all lost.
 All over India there is evidence that the land is under the influence of Jesus of Nazareth It means that In- dia is slowly but surely coming to Jesus.
 The Six Churches.
 After a hymn and prayer, the Rev. F. S. Child spoke on the topic The Six Churches. How may we work to- gether to promote closer fellowship and a larger efficiency for the king dom? Ps. 133.
 He said we dwell in unity, but col we can accomplish much more The modern church should be wide awake today. The opportunities for practical service are evident and call for courage and consecration. Soul must be done, perhaps not in the old way, nor by leaving it to the pastor, but by the win one more meth od.
 There ought to be an exchange of pastors for special services or special tasks.
 The missionary tent has been a great agency in many places. and then we can purge the community of all evil, the pool room the low dance, the saloon, and substitute clean amuse- ments.
 And there should be community building and improvement in all ways. Get together and lend mutual service and welfare of all
 After hymn was sung, the confer ,r,ca rrn O disrnisaad