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literature was needed and the
missionaries not only printed and
circulated the literature, but in
several parts of Africa they had to
create a written language.
Rev. A. A. w. Martin of the
North China mission was introduce
ed to the audience and said he
would be glad to make engage
ments to speak, in the churches
throughout this area while on his
furlough.
The last speaker of the morn
ing session was Bishop H. Lester
Smith of India. He said his own
area in southern India was as
large as that part of the United
States east of the Mississippi md
north of the Carolinas; that 1t
comprised about 80,000,000 people
who spoke three great languages
of the Orient. DR.. Smith then
spoke of the by products of the
missionary work in this great
country where there are 100000
villages and towns. Of these
$4,000 have no schools, no news
papers, no books nor any contact
with the outside world. The four
great by-products of Christianity
in India were the abolition Of
caste; the abolition of child mar
rage; the abolition of the prohi-
bition Of the remalTiage of widows
Of which there are 25,000,000 in
India, and the elimination of the
opposition to the education of
women.
He said these had not yet
been accomplished but that great
progress was being made along all
four lines. He predicted that
eventually these movements would
break through the superstition
and prejudice Of the people and
that there would be tremendous
religious revival.
Following his address luncheon
was served to the delegates and
visitors.
Rev. DR.. G.. w. Hylton conduct
ed the devotional exercises at the
afternoon session where the first
speaker was Bishop Edgar Blake
of the Paris area who spoke OF
conditions in the Latin countries
and Albania. A native of Maine
and folaaer member of the New
Hampshire conference, Dr. Blake
began with several humorous re-
ferences to his promotion and
greetings to his former associates
in the home field. He said his area
included France, Italy, Spain,
northern Africa and the Balkan
states where there were three
great civilizations, the Latin, Slav
and Arab, and three great religl-
Gus, the Roman Catholic, the
Greek Orthodox and the Moham-
medan. His work was done among
people speaking II different laug-
uagcs. In an address scintillatlng
with wit and rising at times to
real cloquence he gave a compre-
henSivc review of the present
conditions of the work in the three
Latin countries. France, Spain and
Italy. In Paris the people had
responded TO the message and
hundreds were now attending
Methodist services. He said the
success in Spain, which was even
more marked than in France, was
due to the influence upon the
young people. Incidentally he de-
clared that the success of the 18th
amendment was due to the inf1u-
ence upon the present generation
of the evils of intemperance which
they learned through the text
books in the public schools, intro
duced by the women of the W. {.
T. U. in our schools some 80
years ago. DR.. Blake said the
educational work was particularly
successful, citing many examples
in the larger cities of Spain OF
large day schools and big Sunday
schools. The parents pay US TO
educate their children as the Span
ISn SUNci llllclIC lihCS lIO iiie'AN8
in the education of the young and
has never done anything adequate
for the benefit of the masses.
Coming to Italy DR.. Blake told
of the purchase of 40 acres of land
on the most slightly spot in Rome
for a big educational institution
and how in a few years this would
be completed and doing a great
work. In conclusion he gave
stirring account of the appeal from
the new country of Albania to
come over and start an educational
system and intensive farm work
that the people might become edu--
Gated and prosper. He announced
that he had just raised $4,000 IN