The Detroit times., 1916-03-11
Conference
FINDINGS
1|RERADICAL
Panama Delegates
Urge Many Import
ant Changes
SESSIONS ARE
BUSINESS LIKE
Merger of Church
Press Among the
Suggestions
~ THE RELIGIOUS RAMsLER

~ The RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
= Unusually good summaries OF tn
snndingD" OF the recent Panam;
Doooerence ON Christian work ii
y 1Axin America were provided b,
4 ~ press associations and published
q the newspspers: and now tina
livery steamer from the CarribeaI
X ~ bringing home the delegates, in
toroeting details are available con
ooening the work of the conference
Y zDpareatly. the meetings even ex
Ioo1ed the high expectations raised
4 (H9oughout the churches of North
AGnesica By two years OF prepare
y ~. FOR months 10 come the dele
n1eg will be. basy reporting their
i esiepces 20 ecHyeAtiops ana con;
& 1xGoafions, white the religious press
Z rim discuss the great gathering in
4 ~ Vasied aspects.
n 1here were $50 delegates present
49, n countries. The Latin-Amer-
(. I'm countries and the United States
~ alout equally divided in their
(pssntstion. ~ events proved. All
(. - groat denominations of North
\; Anorsca had delegates present. The
Y cu1ttes which were anticipated,
XV1ng 70 the serious division which
\ - conference had caused in the
toteotant Episcopal church, did not
nnar. Nor Was there the slightest
nep Of hostility from the local
D&he3lc population Neither were
~ attacks made upon that church
IN the speakers. The minister OF
pattou q the Republic OF Pan
Il 4 hlmsen = devout Cathoiic
V 49, > notable address Of welcome
yu1nOferB Of Lattn-Amerfcan good
D1lo1e, including the canal author
~ oelSed upon the presence OF
~ strong company Of leading
Il 0EeA workerS TO arouse their in
1eet = The whole general case Of
\ Ge1nrAmerica. In consequence. the
nt1ce company have come home 10
jootf the cause OF Pan-America.
Z &1megcially and politically. as well
~ roaioiously.
7h4 entire delegation was taken
roGoh the canal, AZ guests of the
Nofument. They report. by the
ynD. that the celebrated slide is
- fAS removed that ordinary yes
49, nay nov 20 through. as did the
( G41D that carried them. but the ca
~ haS not been opened to traffic.
Gettwo hills which cause the diff
\ lily are now being sluiced into the
y l4na1 By heavy hydraulic pressure,
~ thence emptied out into the
\ ooohboring lagoons. where thou
Qqnoe Of acres OF arabic land are
Ming made by the finest kind OF
oo0. The sanitary achievements OF
~ canal omcials were especially
Gtfeoeed By John B. Pepper, Of Mem
4 ~, Tenn. the noted leader in
wosld-vide Sunday school work, who
Hss the hrst delegate interviewed
TIE business-like way in which
the conference was handled by Rob
ort =. Speer. Of New York. the gen
efal chairman, Is q subject OF gen
eenA remark. He bad the help oil
John r. Mott, chairman Of the Edin
tergh Missionary conference. >All
the speakers throughout the discus
otons we're limited to seven minutes
4 each.
& This meant that at every session
there were from i5 to rs speeches.
an4 the sessions numbered three a
Y 6ay for 10 days. There wefe some
stated. formal addresses of greater
\ loneth.
\ Great maps Of all the South
american countries. with all the
ulssion stations marked. were be-
fere the delegates during the dis
cpssions. The mass Of Information
toat had been gathered was really
astounding A complete religious