Evening star., 1925-01-28


'avorsaa and have much wherewith to
aid those less richly endowed. A be-
coming modesty, discriminating
sense of our real opportunities and re-
sponsibilities. are altogether to be
desired as helps in the great work We
wish to do. The missionary effort of
the Nation cannot rise higher than
its source. IL we expect 1t to be sue
cessful in this field, we must provide
the correct influence for 1t at home.
Thousands Of delegates from the
United States and Canada, here to
receive reports from the outposts in
missionary fields. were gathering at
the Washington Auditorium this af-~
ternoon and greeted by President
Coolidge and TO open convention,
sponsored by more than 100 denomi-
nations of Professionalism, the like of
which has not been seen in the United
States in 20 years.
Back from the foreign fields, from
that younger corps of mission work
ers who have taken up the burden
OF pushing forward Christianity's
frontiers into alien lands will come *
story of world changed conditions
reacting from world-swerving events
of the last two decades and pictures
thinning the future on the canvas Of
the past
present, will exceed in Importance
and scope any of three similar con-
ventions held since 1883. There was
a convention of this kind in that
year, and from this grew the great
gathering in 1900 at New York City.
Ten years later Edinburgh, Scotland,
was the scene of a world missionary
conference and one was planned for
1920, only to be broken up by the
he
Education First Aim.
This supplants the 1920 convention.
It's primary purpose is one of edura-
tion and reinspirstion not only for
those at home out also for those in
the field. The troubles encountered
in the field will be brought to the
ears of those at home and the latter
will let the foreign workers under
stand, in their turn, the difficulties
and problems besetting the work at
the home base.
The convention is not being held
to deal with questions and problems
of admin stration on the mission field.
Its messages are being centered upon
enlarging the interest and deepening
the conviction Of the Christian peo-
pie at the home base as to their
foreign mission responsibilities and
obligations.
There will be many sectional meet
ings. Literature, medicine, evangel-
ism, education, even agriculture So
cial service, industry and recruiting
work will enter into a tangent rela-
tionship with the main convention in
simultaneous conferences by small
groups.
China, India, Siam and Malaysia,
Africa and the Philippines, all hooks
and crannies of the world will pre
sent subject matter for discussion
Program Is Brief.
This afternoons program was brief.
Tonight's program will treat of
THE Present World Situation" Bfshop
Herbert Welch. D. D., of Korea, and
Bishop Charles H. Brent, D. D., of
Buffalo, n. Y, will speak. Benediction
Will be pronounced by Rev. S. H. Ches-
ter, d. D., of Nashville. Rev. Charles
Wood, d. D., will open tonight's ses-
sion with prayer.
Sectional Conferences.
Messages from India and from Lon
don on the topic, Christ, the SoIu-
tion of the Problems of the World"
will come at tomorrow mornings ses-
sion, while during the early after
noon, starting at $3.50 o'clock, no less
than nine simultaneous conferences
will be held, at which the following
subjects will be discussed: Direct
evsngelistic work, medical work, edu-
cstional work, agricultural and in
dustrial work, social service, Chris
tian literature, work among Moham-
medans, church education in foreign
mission work and recruiting ana
training for missionary servicA