Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-04
|uETHODETS PLEAD
| FOR CHECK ON RUSH
OF MOHAMMEDISM
.rd Of Foreign Missions Tells
Conference Millions Will
Re Won Unless Church
Acts
WAR INCREASES PERIL

,rocA SPRINGS, N. Y, May A.
sAeAA AC,bristianity takes immediate
nless cbecS the rapid extension of Mo-
|ieps sstsr, II, Africa, through the medium
In,se missionaries and money to carry
moie m ,,orl, millions will be won for the
tne nv, IN few years time. This was
ropaoiient point of the report of the
., of Foreign Missions, read before
y Methodist Episcopal General CONFER
ne Me'',' . todav's session. The report also
nce outline of the activities of mis-
ave a IL, EUROPE, South America, China,
oila % pbilinpines. India and Mexico.
-. hoard said that the Dark Continent
@ lno nroat BATTLE-GROUND of Christianity
s'S s'SS,ehomn,edanism. The followers of
NJ ~. 30 very active and as n result, the
slail I, declared, every third person in
~ 10 n Mohammedan. The Moham-
usons are not confined to the northern
"a ~ Africa. Four million OF them are
Nh of the equator, and they are rapidly
ccnnylng the best strategic centres.
eoNE WORN. SUSPENDED.
,r,. reriI of islam has been increased
NV resiIt of the European war, the re-
81 saws. because the Churches in war
a. nations have been compelled to cur
III and In some instances suspend, the
,orl, Of their missionary enterprises In
pe,hodist church in Africa has been se-
ia,siv retarded by inadequate appropria-
10 bishops being forced to attempt to
vi, on n contnent.wide scale with an
nnronriation of less than $4,000 n year,
,y,ded between six centres.
The Congo section, the report said, has
|ocused the attcntio,i, enterprise and greed
n venturesome commercial pioneers, and
|he church must strongly intrench itself
|hsre 10 offset the activities of these ex-
biolters.
REPORT ON PHILIPPINES.
M the Philippines, the board said:
'sThe spirit of natonalsm is growing.
national consciousness is developing,
Rational ideals and national habits of
hought and action are in the process. and
is the task and the privileges of the
christian Church, to see that clear reli-
tious principles be given to these people
koincident with the development of their
bolitical. social and economic life. In the
interests of the Filipnos, in the interest
II their ultimate self-government in the
largest measure, it is the duty of the
lJnited States to retain its relations of
|epfulness to these islands"
In closing the report asks for an appro-
Iration of at least 100000 for use by
he Board of Missions IN Europe. 1t adds
hat upon the conclusion of the war the
|hurch will face such commanding oppor-
unities as will startle even those "accus-
Dmed to the swift panorama of n changing
Forld."
Members of the conference today voiced
heir opposition to star chamber proceed
ngs by the Episcopal Committee They
demanded an amendment permitting
members of the committee to discuss with
|nan1harg nf their rAgnprtiVa 1n1pnntiO
matters concerning Episcopal supervision
n the areas which include the conference.
A standing vote of appreciation was
yiven to Bishop NJ. +. Harris of Korea
Ind Japan, who retires from active work
It this conference,