El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
COMMITTEE OF 20 CARRIES
OUT CONFERENCE PLANS

The Panama congress, attended by
215 leaders in Protestant church work
from North American and almost all
Latin America, being now over, the
future work is placed in hands OF
committee of cooperation. which is to
have two divisions. one of these di-
visions, already organized, is that of
North America, the other of churches
i'm England, Scotland and Holland. The
North American section has been or
into five departments.
It is stated that the work Of the
entire committee, so members in all,
is to stimulate work OF existing
agencies. not to duplicate them II
is, i'm short. a cooperative and eff
cheney board. The finance committee
has already adopted p budget of s12.-
600 a year, and is said to have secured
IL in part. u is to support the secre-
tary. Revf :. g. Inman. who comes
from one of the Disciples of Christ
mission boards. and pay the expenses
Of the work of the various depart
ments.
Concerning complications brought I'm
by the Episcopal church missionary
society. in advance of the meeting Of
the congress, il is stated that nothing
done at Panama changes the situation
in the slightest respect. The commit
tee on cooperation. appointed by the
congress, is prohibited from taking any
steps save as such steps are ordered
by the respective mission boards. This
action throws the matters IN dispute
back into the Episcopal society, in so
far as that church is concerned Be
lief is expressed that the way has
been paved for Episcopal church CO.
operation. without further friction i'm
the missionary councils OF that church
Propositions endorsed by the con-
gress. and now to come before the
various Protestant missionary boards
in this country. include the founding
OF lectureships, and also the founding
of three Christian universities. the
last named a plan long advocated by
former secretary Of state William !.
Bryan The congress thought that one
OF these universities ought to be in
Rio. concession to the Portuguese.
a second I'm Spanish South America, and
the third in Spanish North America,
either Havana or the City Of Mexico
Tine congress expressed the hope that
the American and the British and for
eign Bible societies viii divide Latin
America and serve all of it. 1t favored
the higher education Of women, the
founding Of central publishing plants
for Christian literature, and the
evangehLatiOn Of students in existing
Latin American universities.
Returned delegates are Of the opIn-
ion that the character OF the con gress.
and of the men who attended il from
North America, were such as favorably
TO impress the Panamans. The presl-
dent of Panama attended some ses-
sions. but did not give the address Of
welcome. as had been arranged When
ever the Roman Catholic church was
mentioned in reports or referred to in
debates the reference was invariably
courteous Some Of the delegates from
The fields i'm South America regretted
such attitude. but deferred to the
judgment of the leaders from the sup
porting missionary societies
Thirty leading members Of the con-
gress. under the craftsmanship Of Rev.
DR.. A. Woodruff Halsey Of the Presby-
terrain foreign board. are conducting
during March regional conferences
throughout South America. These are
held i'm Lima. Peru; Santiago. Chile;
Rio. Brazil; Havana Cuba, and San
Juan. Porto Rico, and next fall. when
conditions are expected TO be more
settled than now. in the City OF Mexico.
Under the leadership Of the Mission
airy Education movement. the mission
study classes i'm Protestant churches,
beginning next September. win take
up studies Of Latin America history
and conditions. and the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement convention in Wash
ington in April will change its pro-
gram in some measure and present in
part the findings Of the Panama con-
gress and the recommendation Of the
committee on cooperation. Fear is eN-
pressed that the European section of
the committee may not be able to or
ganize until after the war. although
it is known that existing missionary
work supported from England and Hol-
land has not been allowed TO suffer
from lack Of support.