Evening star., 1925-02-02

tton about the conference leaders
so much, in fact that he could write
a Who's Who in Missions" without
referring to any notes.
More than 1916 different religion.
organizations have been represented
at the conference. In this big group
nave been represented both extreme
In religious thought-fundament alists
and mode ernists-yet there hasn't been
the slightest jar in any of the ses-
s1ons during the whole convention.
Ihey insist that so far as missions
and missionary methods are concerned
they are in perfect accord.
DIR. William Douglas Mackenzie,
president of Hartford Seminary
Foundation for more than 20 years,
Is one of the most prolific writer's at
tending the mission session. Among
other books he produced The Final
faitn' Christian Ethics In the
word war and John Mackenzie,
South African Missionary Statesman.
He is chairman of the committee on
the preparation Of missionaries
The American Bible Society is well
represented at the convention The
delegation is headed by Dr. James
wood president emeritus; Rev. Henry
Iucker OF Brazil, Rev. Arthur Ryan
or Constantinople,. Rev George Heath
of Nicaragua, Rev. Herbert smith
Rev. william Haven and Rev. e. Fl
Richards. Rev. William Cooper of The
Canadian Society also Is present.
Bishop Michael Bolton Furso ~
England 10 one of the largest dele
sa,es present He is over six feet
tai' very oroad-shouldered and his
va "lsL measure is in proportion. 1T
- cIaimed that the delegation from
.he British Empire is a bit heavv !,
ne sa1d. but l can't help it." The
aumlsslon caused hearty laughter
John X. Mott says he bitterly r..
sehts the claim that rich men are mot
generous You prove to wealth.
man that there is real need of as.
ISSUANCE Tor the cause you represent
and that funds Will be used in a def.
mite, businessIike way. and he vii
almost always be most generous And
might add that the idea also &.
raise that most rich men are outside
OF the church. The greater propor.
ton of wealth is held by people who
are connected with some religious
faith"
Hon. Newton w. Rowell of Canada
Is one or the most brilliant lawyers
attending the sessions During the
World War he was president OF the
Canadian war cabinet He is a mem.
Der OF the international Missionary
Council
me speakers at the International
Missionary convention are receiving
vigorous applause. in spite of a re.
quest made early in the sessions that
there be no demonstrations of that
nature. At times the great conven-
ton hall has almost shaken when
some noted speaker has hit some
popular chord in his immense au-
dience, and many of the speakers
have been obliged to arise and bow
once, and even twice, after taking
their seats.
Tremendous applause greeted the
statement made yesterday by DR.
Daniel NJ. Couve. a director of the
Paris Evangelical Missionary Society
that France will pay her debt to the
United States" While not speaking
for the French government. yet he
used such emphasis in making the
assertion that the response from the
audience was deafening. He added
that there Will be everlasting graft
tude to the United States that cannot
be expressed in money.
Earlier in the convention similar
applause greeted the assertion by Dr.
T. Kagawa that Japan Will never
make war against the United States
Il don't like your exclusion act" he
said, but Japan will never go tc
war over IT, The Pacific Is an ocear
of peace. 1t will remain blue and
never become red with blood. The
responsibility of preventing war rests
with us in Japan and you in America .