Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-12
MISSIONARY RALLY
AUGUSTA DISTRICT
BISHOPS Who SPEAK

The ministers and laity of the Au-
gusta District of Methodist churches
will hold ON Wednesday in the Green
Street Church of this city, a great
Missionary Rally under the auspices
of Bishop VIM. f. Anderson, of the
Boston Area, and Bishop Fred Fisher
of Calcutta, India, Bishop Anderson
in making the call wishes it under
stood that he hopes to meet all the
ministers and as many Of the raymen
as possible of the Augusta District.
Preparations are being made for one
of the most distinctive gatherings
of religious character ever held in
this historic church.
Bishop Anderson is the presiding
Bishop of Methodist churches in the
five New England States, known as
the Boston Area. He will be re-
membered by numbers of citizens
and churchmen as having a most
distinguished personality together
with a profound grasp of social and
religious problems of our American
life. He has held high stations in the
church in various executive positions,
and as Bishop for many years, knows
America and the world, and will
bring a great message.
Bishop friedrich Fisher, resident
bishop Of the Calcutta Area Of
Methodist Episcopal churches in
India, ranks as one Of the outstand-
ing leaders of American protestant
ism in foreign lands. Not only is
he listened to with eagerness by
large audiences in his native America
but in India, he has the attention OF
the, British government leaders and
of Indians of all castles and religions.
He has been in conference on nu-
merous occasions with the famous
Gandhi, Tagore and other leaders or
religious thought. Recently he re-
turned from a visit to Australia
and South Africa; in the latter coun-
try he made an intensive study OF
the anti-Indian legislation and racial
discrimination, and has presented
his findings to official bodies IN
Europe, India and America.
He is of old American stock with
the finest possible intellectual attain
ments. Has served in India as
missionary and in some of the great
churches in America. He promoted
great lay missionary movements that
called attention to his organizing
ability. and world vision, was field
secretary and then associate secretary
Of the Board of Foreign Missions OF
his church and was one of the young
est bishops ever elected to this great
office. BY reason of his wide travels
and keen observations upon the
varied races of the earth with which
he has to do, he was several years
ago made a Fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society Of the British
Empire. a most distinguished honor
for an ecclesiastic. He speaks on
Wednesday afternoon and also in the
evening. when his subject VIII be
THE Needs of The Orient"
Another Of the speakers Is Dr.
Chas. F. Lipp with one Of the most
. unusual missionary jobs In the world.
He is the superintendent of what is
known as the Criminal Tribes Set
Element" in Gokak Falls. India. He
has under his care thousands of In
dams, who under the caste system
are considered to be born criminals.
The British Government used the
sternest efforts to wipe out their
tendencies, and failing turned the
whole work over to the Methodist
Episcopal Church under the superln-
tendency of Mr. Lipp.