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THE -OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1907. OFFICIAL STO'M OF SESSION Ifinatei Ent'r of Fote en Misvlcn oartc tion of Pr-b ai Men. PREPARED ti?:Q. .uf FOR THI BEE Written Indrr pirecllnn t Secretary for the Paper at Reqaent of the Gircatlrt Committee of i Ike Meeting. 'l.,s Presbyterian Intersynodlcal foreign mission convention for men met at the Auditorium In the city of Omaha, Neb., Tueaday, February 19, 1W7, at : p. m. One thousand and twentjr-five registered delegates were present, representing ' the fifteen synodits of the Central district and tha Cumberland synodits within the aame territory. One hundred of these delegate wera apeclal representatives from other aynodlta and from the foreign flelds. Th object of the convention waa to con sider1 the distinct missionary responsibility of the men of the Presbyterian church. The convention waa called to order by Rev. Ira Landrlth, D, P.,. LL. D.. last moderator of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. The scripture was read by Rev. A. D. Marshall, D. D., of Minneapolis, and prayer was offered by Rev. T. K. Hunter, D l., chairman of the Omaha local com mittee. The topic for Tuesday evening was "Opportunity" "Behold, I act before thee n open door." A fraternal greeting was delivered by ReV. E. H. Jenks, D. D., In which he Showed 'how the problems of God have revealed to the church ite missionary op portunity. Dr. Landrlth respopded and aid: .'"The men of the church shall take their places on the firing line In the gTeat earrtpalgn for the world's evangelisation." Dr. A. W. Halsey, secretary of the Board f Foreign Missions, spoke on "Foreign Missions, a Great World Force." "It In vests, he said, $21,000,000 annually, has 1S.50Q, picked men and woman In the field, with M,00 native helpers occupying 6fi,70O stra tegic positions, and haa 29,100 colleges and schools permeated with the spirit of Jesus Christ. It la a world force Because of the great moral reforms which It haa accom plished, and because of the great aim of the work, the evangelisation of the whole world. The men of the Presbyterian church can. take up this work If they will. Jeaus la looking to aee If they will do It." Mr. Oell of Doyleatown, Pa., spoke on "Cannibals, Before and After." He apent Ave years In heathen landa in comparative study of native racea. In the once cannibal FIJI islands there are 1,200 native Christian churches, and cannibal banquets have given place to the Lord's table. Bible Basis of Missions. Wednesday morning topic, "Obligation." "We are His witnesses of these things." J. I. McClelland presided. Rev. Harry V. Jenness of Klrkwood, Mo., spoke on "The .Bible Basla of Foreign Missions." Tha Bible la a missionary book from be ginning to end. Twenty-five psalms ex hibit distinct missionary purposes. The book of Acta la a commentary upon tha great commission. Dr. Corbett, moderator of the general as sembly, and for forty-three years a mission ary In China, spoke on "A Vlaion of China.' Ha said: "In 1M0 there waa only one Christian professor In th empire. In 1863 perhaps 1,000 Protestant Christians. Now 160,000, with an equal numbejr of Roman Catholics. Since the Boxer uprising, six years ago, 50,000 new converta have been added.. Before another fifty years the em pire may be won for Christ." Are we doing What we canT" ReV. S. A. Moffltt, for seventeen years a, missionary In Cores, apoke on "A Vision Of Cores," "The message from Cores Is a piritqal measage," he said. "The area of Corns, Is that of Kansas; Ita population 12,000.000. It la a little nation, but will be come a. great spiritual power. In Byeng Tang the first church has a prayer meeting very week, with' an attendance of l.J O persona. , There are many men's Bible lssses; one of them numbers 1,100. Native Christians r doing the work of gather ing the cor. ts. Laat year they brought In 80,000. They contribute preaching days; 1.J00 daya of Christian preaching were sub scribed last year. Eleven hundred and sixty-four men and women were baptised In on year .by one man.' Rev. 8. M. Jordan, D. D., of 'Teheran, Persia, spoke on "A Vision of Persli." Religion of Persia la "Mohammedanism," the only religion which competes' wit!' Christianity as a world religion.. It num bers 230,000,000 adherents. Persia is the cap ton of the arch of the Mohammedan world. It played a great part In the his tory of the chosen people, and la destined to play an important part In the history at modern Christianity. We are responsible for 7,000,000 Persians and have only fifteen ministers there, while here In America we are responsible for (.000,000 people .and have T.tOO ministers. "Our church Is engaged In calling men," aald the Mohammedan priest to the missionary, "won't you pleas? all me." This Is the message of Persia to the men of the Presbyterian church. Address of Robert' Speer. Robert B. 8 peer, senior secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, spoke on The Distinct Foreign Missionary Rcspon Slblllty of the Presbyterian Church." 'in denning our responsibility certain questions confront us: "L What are we undertaking to dot Our peciflo aim Is to take the. Lord Jeus Christ, who Is life to us, snd offer Him to very other soul In the world. "X To gather together men, women and children throughout the world Jn a con gregation of believers and develop them Int self-supporting, self-governing and self propagating churches. "S. Co-operate with them In evangelising the people all about them. "4. Carry on all those secondary Chris tlan, agencies, without which you cannot teach men what Christianity la. "Our church Is responsible for U,OM).orc people for whom Jesus died, and wlion Ood lovea. Each of our 1,000,000 church members Is responsible for 100 souls, and anust give account of them In the day of judgment. We need a force of t.000 men and 1, 000 women. 1100 more than we now have. We need $6,000,000 annually, five times as much as we 'now have. We need $5 from each member at home. There are great prob lems involved which do not appear In tht estimate, for example, there Is a deficit o( 1100,000 for which we are responsible; It I also, manifestly unjust to our ft) ml' si n arlea already on the ft old to aend out Loot more before they have been suitably housed and further, the greater part pt the work would be done by native workers on thr field. There sre further things to be taker. Into consideration. "riret. we must recognise what th church exists for. Ita proper work U.th, evangelisation of the whole world. ''Second, we must tactically adapt, our operations to this sphere of our work requiring that each church and Iocs agency shall aesume Its definite meaaurr of responsibility. ' , 'Third, the apportionment of the amoun necessary for the evangellsstlon of the world among sinners, churches snd Iridl vlduala, Other churches are doing It, wh Should not we? We need a campaign of missions education, fifty or a hundred men to visit auid examine the missionary Balds snd report and an effort made to co operate with all other societies In evangells tax the world la this generation. It can be done, will ws do our part? Will we do It hn?" Prayer was offered by Campbell White, Dr. Coyle and Mr. Bpcer. After remarks by the chairman and benediction by Dr. F.. W. Work the convention took a recess and assembled In front of the building to have Its photograph taken for the Mission ary Review of the World. Christ's Apnea! to Men. t p. m. Topic, "Motive." "For the love of Christ constralncth us." Rev. F. F. Hubbard. D. D presided. He said all worthy motives are conjoined In the mis- alunary motive, but the two Supreme mo tives are loyalty to Christ and love to one's brethren. Robert E. Speer spoke on Christ's appeal to men for the world, saying: "He appeala to His men for world-wide vision. Lift up your eyes and look upon the fields, the field Is the world, His horlxon Is the world; burs should be no narrower thna His. It Is for a vision that shall penetrate into real need of the world, that need is Christianity; other religions cannot supply It. They were all here when He came but Mohammedanism. He appeals for sympathy and love, which includes all the suffering children of our Father. The appeal of Christ Is for action, the truth Is the sword of the spirit, let us use It and subdue the world with the truth. "He appeala for action Under personal leadership of Himself. We are called to be personal followers of living Lord. It Is our business to get a crown for Him. None but Jeaua deserves the crown of the world. nd He shall have It. If we get the grasp of His conquering hand we can do Impossi ble things. "He appeals for Intense and earnest service. His appeal la to men who will see His work through or die In trying to see It through, whose meat and drink is to do the will of Ood. Christ Is calling for sacrificial obedience. this more than anything else. He .demands 100 per cent of our time, money and lives. If He cannot be Lord of ell He has no particular Interest In being Lord at alk What answer will you make to Him as He stands In our midst and asks, 'Why all ye ma Master and Lord and do not the thlnga which I command your " Address of Dr. Sailer. Dr. Bradt led In. prayer. T. H, P. Sailer. Ph. P., spoke on the need of systematic education: There are four great obstacles to sys tematic atudy. First, postponement; sec ond, it la apt to be desultory; third, results are apt to be transitory on account of lack f expression; fourth, want of enthusiasm on account of isolation devise a regular system and carry It out. We can do four things: First, organise small classes for training the leaders we need, furnish them with helps; wucond. when they are trained put them Into harness to train others; third, begin to have mission study In the Sabbath, school), fourth, extend it Into other churches In your district. At 4 p. m. con ferences were held as follows: Conference with theological students, Omaha Theological seminary, 1 wenty second and Lnthrop. Leader, Secretary A. W. Halsey, D. u. Chairman, troi. ui. a. Lowrey, V. D., Omaha Theological semi nary. Conference wltn , missionaries: iiun, First Presbyterian church, corner Seven- eenth and lxxige. fasior. nev. towin Hart Jenks, D. . D. missionaries, Kev. Hunter Corbett, P. v., Kev. J. Asniey Fitch; chalrmnn. President D. R.' Kerr, Ph. D., D. V., Westminster college, Fulton, Mo. -. - Corea. Knox Presbyterian church, Nine teenth and Ohio. Pastor, Rev. M. V. Hlg bee; missionary, Rev. 8. A. Moffett. D. D.; ch&lrman. Rev. Carey F. Moore, Fulton, 111. Japan, Clifton Hill tresoytenan cnurcn. Grant and Forty-aecond. Pastor, Rv. Richard L. Purdy; missionary, Rev. James It. Ayres; chairman. Rev. J. M. Leonard, Ossawatomle, Kan. India. Westminster Presbyterian church. Twenty-ninth and . Mason. . Missionary. Rev. K. M. Wherry, D. D. ; subject, "What Should Immediately Be Done for India?" Chairman, Rev. . Osorge H. ,Simonson, Pueblo. Colo. Persia. Castellar Presbyterian church, Sixteenth and Castellar. Pastor, Rev. Walter K. Reynolds, P. D. : missionary. Rev.- 8. M. Jordan, EK D.l chairman. Rev. S. 8. Hilscher, P. D. Africa. Dundee Presbyterian church. Dundee. Pastor, Rev. Thomas E. Hunter. P. D.: missionaries, Rev.. W. 8. . Cunning- am, H. Weber, .M. D. :. chairman. Rev. Oeorre M. Colvlll-. Rnclne. Wla. Philippines. Second Presbyterian church. Twentv-Fourth and Izard. Pastor, Rev. N. H. Burdlck: mlr ionnry." Dr. J. A. Hall; halrman. Rev. P. Q. Monfort. Pueblo. Colo. South America and Mexico. Benson Pres byterian church, Benson. Pastor, Rv. Jesse C wjison; chairman, Rev. George C. ennmnon. Ob'nese and Japanese In America. Church f the Covenant. Twentv-elrhth and Prutt Pastor. Rev. Rlchird T. Bell: chairman. Rev. J. H. Laughlln. P. P., Oakland. Cal Jordan on Mohammedanism. 7: p. m.-Topic. "Might." "All power Is Iven unto Me." , Pavld McConaughy presided. Rev.' Arthur F. Rlehop of Austin, Tex., led In prayer. T. Jordan spoke on the "Night of This 'nd and the Power of the Gospel of Christ. " a follows: This lmd Is stronr In numbers and In fluence, but weak because it falls to supply he reeds of men, because of Its low Ideas and because the road of Islam dors not ead one to peaco of conscience and to heaven at laat. Mohammedans consider themselves modern, up-to-date Christians bv.t it is the power of the gospel alone which is the power of God. Last year In the school at Teheran there were 128 fohammedana, a hundred of them belong ing to noble families. They called Dr. Jordan a manufacturer of men out of the -aw material of boys. The shah-nf Persln opening the gates of religious llbertv 'oday. even as Cyrus of old sent back the iptives of the children of Isreal to rebuild he temple. The key unto the situation In Persia la, 'I am corns that they might have Ight. and that they might have It more ibundantly." At this point a messnge of greeting from the Omaha Christian Endeavor union was read. J. Campbell White of .Vleheny, Fa. 1eld secretary of the 1'nlted Presbyterian hurch. spoke on "What the Men of One r"hurch Are Doing," saying: ine neerwst neeos or tne world ore lplr'tuat needs. One man Invested 1100,000 'n India. It resulted In the conversion cf v.ouo idolaters In that district One soul for every 12 invested. This was better han to have founded Chicago university -r to have given S3Z.0Q0.o00 to the general durational ' fund. Christ's standard of greatness .was service. On the Congo a man's va'ue la estimated In cattle, on 4he Hudson In social standing, but by the Iver of life by what he Is and the stsnd rd is helpfulness. The India missionaries iave aked for 180 more missionaries, and 'he missionaries in Egypt for 280 more, 'or T) )rt all. The church averages II per Tiembrr to furetgn mission work. We are ow asking for t per member. American Vhriatlans spend t50.0o0.0ii0 on church work t home every year, snd send abroad only S.COr.OTQ. American Christians must svan :ul!se 600,ooo.ouo of people If they are vanseltsed at all. ' To do thia will coat "X'.OOO.OOO per year for the next twenty-five .ears." : ' Dr. Coyle Gives Aasress. Rev. R. F. Coyle. P. P.. of Denver, spoke n "Men of Might In Missions:" "The ability to do la the main thing. .Ye are as strong aa the person or thing ,n which we put our trust. When ws put jur trust In-Christ we are aa strong as He la, to whom all authority haa been com .nitted In heaven and In earth. In Chris tlan martyrs sre the dynamic of the heart of Ood. They felt thai power and fore of S great emotion; they were men of feeling, In whom divine realties lived. Such men were Paul, tha greatest among them, of whom Outsot says: 'CtvlllsaUoa cams Into Europe UX the boat tnat carried, Paul ever thw Aegean.' and wtm wiM of hlmaeir 'I lean do all thing through Christ, who strengthens me.' j "William Cary was a contemporary of ; Paul In nplrlt. He undertook great things for Ood and expected great things from ' Ood. He went down Into the pit of heath- j enlsm while his friends In England held the rope. The monument of his forty years In India consists In the churches and In stitutions of Christianity In that land. "David Livingston said: 'Paradise will more than make amends for all suffering here.' "We msy not be able to measure up to men like these; even God's power Is limited In Its expression by the instruments through which It works. But even two-talent men attaching themselves to Ood may become clothed with might and Invested with power to astonish the world and make angels sing." After singing the doxology, the benedic tion was pronounced by Dr. Hawley. Thursday Mornlnsr'a Session. Topic: "Methods." "Make ye them to eat." "Make them sit down by fifties In a company. Rev. F. W. Halsey, D. D., presided. Dr. HsJsey spoke on educational methods literature. He recommended the following books: "Passing of Corea," "Re-shaping of the Far Eaat." "The New Era in the Philippines," "Dawn In the Dark Con tinent," "A Yankee in Pigmy Land," "The Life of Griffith- John." "On the Threshold of Central Africa," "Blalkle s Life of David Livingston,"' "Speer's Missions and Modern History." "Dennis's Christian Missions and Social Progress," "Smith's Life of William Cary," "The Romance of Missionary Hero Ism." He called attention to the bulletin literature. Illustrating with No. 13, on China. Dr. Sailor recommended four missionary books. From the standpoint of Interest. 'The Vanguard;" from the home stand point, "Brown's New Forces In Old China;" from a soclaloglcal standpoint, "Evolution of the Japanese," and for missionary meth ods, "Gibson's Missionary Methods and Problems In South China." ' Prof. Edgar P. Hill, D. D.. spoke on "Educational Methoda, the Pulpit," saying: "What can the paator do to arouse Inter est In foreign missions among the men of the church? A method Is an Instru ment, a more important consideration Is the man back fit the Instrument who Is to use It. The pastor Is the key to the situa tion, and must, like the leaders of the early church, be entirely under the leader ship of the holy spirit. This granted, three things are necessary. '.. "He must lead the men of the church Into the Inner ssnctuftrv of truth and Christian experience, to be sure that Christ Is their own Savior and humanity's only help. "He must unfold the missionary program: must not appeal to secondary rftotlvcs. He Is not to urge men to subscribe a dollar or two to a list, but to sit down before the great cause and plan to carry It through and fling themselves Into the task. He must keep them Informed as to what la going on, for example. In China nd the Philippines. "We need to get a new vision t Christ and keep that before us until It Is Im printed on our souls and go back to our flelds and get men to see Christ as we see Him, and give the world a vision of that glorious sight." How to Finance Field. Rev. Charles E. Bradt, D. D., spoke upon financial methods, "How to Finance the Field," as follows: The subject seems unsplrltual, but It Is closely related to the things of the holy spirit. The church's financial problem, like all Gaul. Is divided Into three parts, the local field, the home mission field and the foreign mission field. The church has not faced the entire field. Some things are necessary. There must be a new standard of giving. We must not send the multitudes away, hut give them to eat. They cannot provide for themaelves. One-sixteenth of 1 per cent Is not enough to finance tha field. Wa must give them the gospel. We must have' a' method ln harmony with this standing, make the multitude alt down In companies, get the multitude In order and see what proportion Is ours to feed. The Presbyterian church Is re sponsible for 100,000,000 souls; each of our 1,000,000 church members are responsible for 100 souls, to give them tha gospel before we die. Ws need to give $s per member to finance the foreign mission field. Bet aside a month or two whan foreign missions shall be presented, and the neces sary funds provided. When men besoms producers in the kingdom of God, they will be. Interested In the progress of the king dom. It is not a question for long dis cussion, but for prompt action." t A telegram from Dwlght Potter of Oak land, Cal., to the convention was read, aa follows: "Set the pace and we wilt follow. Kir a, x:4. Arise, for the matter belongeth unto Thee and we are with Thee; be of good, courage and do It," The Pariah Abroad. David McConaughy, the eastern district secretary, spoke on organisation methods "The Parish Abroad."" "Our Lord said, 'I am the light of fhe world.' We arc the light of thev world; ws are talking about an organlam, not an organisation. "The first thing Is to get In touch my self afresh and more fully than ever with the Light of the World. "Get a sense of proportion; look at the circles of responsibility, the house, the local field, the city, the horns field, the world, the foreign field. The field abroad la twenty-five times as great aa the field at home; while at home ws have 7,750 ministers one to every 6tt of our church members. abroad we have one minister to 177,000. At that rata we would have only fourteen ministers In the' Presbyterian church In tha I'nlted States. Last year ws apent (14,000,000 In local church work and $4,500,000 In home mission work, 118,600,000 In all. Ws gave one-eighteenth as much for the foreign field, which is twenty-five times aa large. "Distribute . responsibility. You need SS per member. Our one million members do not take up the responsibility. Begin the other end. snd deal with the Individual confidence and intelligence of our members, Go back to the first principles. These are "First, recognise the fundamental dls tlnctlon between gifts and dues. "Second, get Into contact with work ws have to do.". Work for the Men. Rev. W. 8. Marqula, D. P.. spoke on "Missionary Methods for Men In the Local Church," aaylng: "Men have a work which women cannot do. Men alone can alng bass, men alone can bear men's testimony to Jesus Christ, men alone can contribute Inherited and developed business ability and men alone have ecclesiastical and civil offices. "Still, women have been a pudding stick to keep the men stirred up. Ws may paraphrase the words of Solomon, Oo to thy aupt thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise.' Ws have not done our duty women have been doing for years Just what we are doing now in this convention. Men must use tha power for which they are responsible. As to methods, certain princi ples should guide ua They should be scriptural, universally applicable, practical. prominent. Tbea principles will cast out purely gastronomic, methods, which depend upon the oyster patty and chicken pic Men have been working hard at these methods, but have not capacity to support the cause In this way. These methoda are right for social purposes, but not a de pendable method for ralalng money. Rule out also the overworked snniial ouUectiua method.- It r snould le h morably retlreu. I-et us remember: '1. The key to the situation Is the ses sion; let tha mba Imbued with the spirit of foreign missions. "i Adopt as) a congregation the great commission as a missionary platform of the church. Let them do It by a vote. "3. Organise a missionary committee with a member from the see ion, the deacon, trustees, the ladles' society, young peo ple's society, etc. Select a definite work for the Individ ual church. Bet apart a definite sum for the church to raise. Money can be raised. I have t.red a gold coin, worth lioO, con tributed by a poor widow. In ralalng tl.OOJ. We can raise the money, we ought to do It now, " Tomorrow Is a myth. "Get busy forthwith.. "Today Is a fact. "Act, man. act.' " 2 p. ni. Missionary congress. "And the apostles and the elders were gathered to gether to consider this mstter." Dr.. Charles Bradt presided. Prof. Charles Her ron, D. D., conducted a scripture reading, illustrating the topic, "The Holy Spirit and Missions." After a season of earnest prayer the committee appointed to formu late resolutions upon the distinct foreign missionary responsibility of the Presbyter Ian church In the United States of America, made ita report, and after full discussion It was adopted and Is as follows: Topic, Emergreney. "Go now ye that are men and serve the lord." Nolan Rice Beet, editor of the "Interior," presided and conducted the devotional ex ercises. Rev. Arthur F. Bishop, secretsry of the convention, read the report for ths conven tion. Rev. B. N. Brown reported for the ex ecutive committee on the expenses of the convention. Dr. C. E. Bradt. who originated the con vention and by his untiring labors carried It out successfully, gave a short farewell message, In which he gave thanks to God for the convention, and gave grateful rec ognition of the services of the many whose co-operation, had secured its success. Dr. F. E. Hosklns of Beirut spoke of Syria. In fifty or sixty years Mohamme danism has grown from 70.000.000 to 250,- 000,000. Mohammedanism Is the most dan gerous of all enemies to ths progress of Christianity. Inside of our schools there meet students of every race and tongue mentioned In the New Testament. They live together Ih peacs in our schools, homes and colleges. They can never be as hateful and antagon istic to one another as were their parents and grandparents. The graduates of our glrla' schools often marry Mohammedan men. They fill the need of a wife and Moslem husbands do not take other wives into their homes. There Is no sadder land In the world than parts of Mahommedan countries, where tens of thousands of Christian churches have been destroyed, and other thousands converted into Mohommedan mosques. The figure of the waiting Christ comes creeping through the paint In the mosque of St. Sophia, with hands outstretched and pierced. The waiting Savior will never see of the travail of his soul and be sat isfied," until we do ten times as much aa we have done In the past to evangelise the Mohdhimedan world. At this point a spontaneous offering was mads to raise a deficit Incurred In the ex penses pf the convention. Forelg-a Mission Enterprise. Rev. George Alexander, D. D. L. L. D., president of the Board of Foreign missions, spoke on "The Foreign Mission .Enterprise." He said, membership in the foreign board s'a liberal "education In geography, history, sociology, finanoe, diplomacy, philanthropy and religion. As an explorer went Into the darkness of the Klondike and. brought back reports of gold gound there, so every missionary Is a prospector going out into the darkness of heathenism and finding the souls of men. The missionaries are the pioneers of com merce; the business men of America could support all the missions out of the profits which have accrued from the efforts of the missionaries. The samples of the board are the missionaries. What do you think of them? . Ths rulers of heathen landa appreciate tha value of missions and encourage the missionaries. The empress of China gave 17,000 for a Christian college In Peking. In one province the New Testament Is to be put on a level with the Chinese classics and taught In every school In the province. In Introducing Dr. Corbett, Mr. Rice said: "We sorrow most of all for the words which he has spoken, that we shall see his face no more." The congregation rose and sang "Ye Christian Heralds, Go! Proclaim!" and re-1 malned standing while Dr. Corbett de livered "A parting measage to the men of America." Dr. Corbett leaves Immediately after the convention for China, where he Is called to attend the great Morrislon missionary centennial convention, and complete, If God will, hla own fifth decade of mission ary labors In that Wonderful empire. Dr. Corbett has traveled around the world three tlmea and crossed the Pacific seven times, and has never seen an un happy missionary. No joy In all ths world compares with ths joy of winning souls, especially In mission lands, where one builds on no man's foundation. He said: . "I go back to China with a great Icy. More than forty years spent in China has quickened my faith in ths power of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. When Jesus saw the multitudes He was moved with compassion. Every Christian must have a share in that compassion. Are we heeding ths Macedonian crj'T May an en nobling and uplifting vision of ths glory of Christ enlarge and enrich our souls and Inspire every Christian to mors Christ like living and mors liberal giving and conse crated effort to speed the coming of our Lord and His Christ. Shall we not all share in a great revival that shall sweep over the whole world and units us all In a universal brotherhood of God's people. Farewell." The congregation remained standing and sang "Ood Bs With You Till Ws Meet Asaln." The benediction was pronounced by Dr. Corbett, and Chairman Best de clared that ths Presbyterian lntersynodlcat foreign mission, convention for men stood adjourned. The convention has passed Into history. Long will ita memory linger In the hearts of those who have been privileged to be present. Planned In prayer and carried through by consecrated effort. It has real Ised tha hopes of Its fondest advocates. It has been richly Informational, sublimely Inspirational and Intensely practice", and as ws separate ws will go to our flelds of labor to carry the Inspiration and Infor mation gathered here and to put Into ef fect ths practical plans hero adopted, to ths snd that the heathen may become Christ's foreign Inheritance and ths utter most parts of ths earth for Hla possession. ARTHUR F. BISHOP. Secretary of the Convention. Resolutions adopted by the convention: Ws, men of ths Presbyterian church, In the United Statea of America, gathered In interavnudlcal convention of more than l.OuO delegate profoundly Impressed with the foodness of God In the gift of Jesus Chrtat o be the saviour of the world, filled with wonder over the triumphs of the gospeL In non-ChrlstLan landa during the last 100 years, touched by the appeals which come to us for the ligrit of life from lands with out Christ, and conscious of the solemn resBOuaibiUUcs) 'laid uwa us Uv tb itch blessings of Ood. temporal and spiritual, which we enjoy, do hereby adopt the fol lowing aa the delllMrate expression of our privliese and duty In the extenalon or the kingdom of our Lord: 1. it Is the Judgment of this convention for men that the num ber of human beings In non-t hrls tlnn landa, for which ths Presbyterian church. United Statee of America, Is di rectly responsible In the work of evsngell satlon In this generation. Is approximately jno.ono.OoO souls, being distributed aa fol lows: Mexico, I.W0,10; Central America, S.O.I1H0; South Amerl.ii, 10.00,o00; Japan, 4.000; Corea, e.ono.OW; China, 40,000.000; Slam, Laos, 8,000.000; India, 1,pOU,000; Persia, .IOO.OOO; Turkey, 1,000,000; Africa, a.OOO.OU); Philippines, J.rt.000. . 2. It is the Judgment of this convention that the force of Presbyterian American foreign missionaries, native pastors, Bible women and teachers, ought to be Increased In ths Immediate future until It reaches the num ber of one American foreign missionary and five trained native workers (or their equivalent! for each 26.000 unevamgellsed people now In nonChristian lands, provi dentially allotted to the Presbyterian church for evangelisation. This would mean for the Preebyterian church. United States of America, 4.000 American missionaries, or about five times as many as we now have. a. It Is the judgment of this convention for men that It will cost not leas than $fi.ono.00O a year to fully meet the great re sponsibility outlined above, and we there fore set ourselves resolutely to the work of bringing the foreign missionary offer ings of our church up to this mark. 4. In the Judgment of this convention It will be necessary. In order to raise the funds required for the discharge of our mission ary obligations, for every church to adopt a missionary policy embodying the follow ing principles and methods: OUR MISSIONARY POLICY. 1. It la the mission of the whole church to give the gospel to the whole world. 1 This entire church being a missionary society, each member of the body Is under Covenant to help fulfill the will of the Head to give the gospel to every creature. 5. Every Christian la commanded to "go." If not In person, then potentially, having a share by gift and prayer In supporting a parish abroad, as well ss tha parish at home. 4. Our giving should be an act of worship (Proverbs 111, ), cheerful (II Corinthians Ix, 7) and according to the rule of three (I Corinthians xvl, 2). Individually, syste matically and proportionately, "Let every one of you lay by him In store on the first day of the week as God hath prospered him." OUR MISSIONARY METHODS. 1. Let synods and presbyteries, through their foreign missionary committees, labor to have every church adopt this missionary policy. 2. Let the Board of Foreign Missions, In consultation with the synodical foreign mis sion chalrmnn, and such laymen aa the board may aelect, annually lay before the general assembly a statement of the amount needed for the ensuing year and a sug gested apportionment of said amount among the various synods and presbyteries, not as an assessment, but as a definite share of the responsibility. i. Let every church prayerfully assume Its share of this responsibility, which may be represented by a sum of money which ade quately represents the church's financial ability; or by. "A Parish Abroad," which represents aa much money as ths church can contribute to thia work; or by the salary of one or more foreign missionaries. . 4. let the subscription method be set In operation by the session of the church, by which every member shall ba reached and given opportunity to express his love for souls and loyalty to Christ by a weekly, monthly, quarterly or annual offering to this cause. 5. While we recognise that the ability of churches and individuals varies, It is the judgment of this convention that each of our churches should strive to sttaln an average of $5 per member for foreign mis sions (10 cents a week), snd we hereby urge the foreign missionary committee of our synods and presbyteries and sessions to seek to secure that result and pledge our own best efforts to raise that average In our own churches. . 6. Recognizing that tha successful accom plishment of this project Involves not only the expenditure of wealth, but also of lives, we set ourselves to pray that the Holy Spirit of God may choose and send consecrated men and women Into this work of foreign missions in sufficient numbers to secure the evangelisation of the world In this generation. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Weather . Conditions . Favorable or Business and TrafHo la Most Sections. NEW YORK. Feb. 2J.-R. 3. Dun t Co.'l review of trade February 23 will say: Weather conditions have been favorable tor trade and transportation In most sec tions, but a few adverse reports are still received snd total transactions again felt the curtailing Influence of a holiday. Industrial returns sre uniformly encour aging, mills and factories having so much buslnesa In sight that no machinery la Idle except In caaea where fuel deliveries are unsatisfactory or the labor aupply In adequate. Farm staples are fairly steady. New contracta for steel products are con stantly pending, much foreign business competing wltn domestic orders and the mills retain a position of independence. Abnormally severe weather nas maaa deliveries so erratic that much complaint is heard and stocks or luel at mills ana furnaces are often so low that full activity Is impossible, but these Influences only tend to promise more business latsr, as delayed contracts are seldom lost. . Of most interest in tne texuie maraei is the Increased attendance of outside buy ers In the Jobbing centers and there is also definite Improvement In demand at first hands. Larger oraers nave Deen piacea for cotton goods and quotations ahow more strength. In woolens there is complaint from mens wear agents oecauso oi m Indifference of clothiers, who delay opera tions to an unuaual degree. Duplicate or ders tor light weights are not delivered satisfactorily and greater tardiness will fol low In the heavy weight division unless business Is placed more promptly. New Emrl&nd manufacturers oi rooiwesr reiuirt a fair volume of supplementary or ders for late spring and aummer delivery. Quotations are fully maintained and there la no immediate prospect or. alterations. Leather encounters a good demand at full prlcea, with Increased Inquiry for upper stock, which had been somewhat less active than sole. One eastern shoe manufacturer la credited with the purchase ot upper leather to the extent of $X,0u0. the largest business In this department for many weeks. . BRADSTREETS REVIEW OF TRADB Industrial Developments for Weak Are ttnlte Generally FaTorable. NEW YORK, Feb. 2L BradstreeU' on February 23, will say: Aetna trajle and Industrial developments are - unite senerally favorable, better weather conditions and the eaalng of ths pa t !rrit hino-kiirfea belns larsely Instru mental In this direction. Jobbing trade In the spring and aummer fabrics has ex panded at the east, at leading south western centers and at prominent southern markets. Better reports also come from the northwest, where the railroads are winning out of the snow blockades. There Is also a better tone to advices from ths Atlantic states which suffered a reduction of crop yields laat fall, r-nilentlnns era still Irregular as retail trade In winter goods Is largely over and spring business has hardly begun. Retail stocks of winter goods have been well re duced, however. The numerous published announcements by leading railroads of ths curtailment or postponement or extensive improvemvnu owing to ths high cost of labor and ma terials or to the high rates demanded on lsttues of notes exert some effect on senti ment aa regards future committment In materials likely to be used In railway ex tension. Bused on these views also, there la a. dlsnosluon to believe that that crest of the present prosperity movement has been seen. It is worn recalling mat pre ddctlons somewhat similar to the above were made at this date a year ago, but the events of 1904 as a whole certainly did not bear them out. Trade In eastern dry goods markets is active in all lines, but cotton goods still display most strength. At first hands print cloths have again been advanced. Cotton virni are varv firm. Silks, woolen dn goods, knit fabrics and to a lesser degree woolen men s wear goons are an in gono demand. Ths linen trada Is reported well sold up. a I .v. m vt, a im n 1 1 1 a, m n A m m m 1i , , i a iiin, , , .... w. v ... ' . Soma low phosphorous pig has been sold to an lnportant Interest at prices somewhat under those recently ruling. Quotations In ha Rrltlsh markets have also receded. Coke is somewhat easier, recent favorable weather havlna permitted of Increased out puts and the better supply of cars has facilitated oenvenes. Tha leather trade Is only fairly active as regards new sales, but shipments on onlara u ntlll larae. i Wheat Including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the five days snding February 30 aggregated z.mz,wi on , against tfcoO.Ltt bu. last week and l,267.0tit hu. In the corresponding week last year. For the last thirty-four weeks of the Asrml rear the exports are lU.Ui.UC bu., against 12.I71U bu. in UNB-oe, MRS. A. M. HAGERMANN Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made from simple native root andjierbs. For more than thirty years it haa been helplnr women to be strong-, reg-nlatlnfr the function per fectly and overcoming1 pain. It hu also proved itself invaluable in pre paring for child birth and the Change of Life. Mrs. A. M. Bagermann, of Bay Shore, L. I., writes : Dear Mrs. Pink ham: "I suffered from a displacement, exoeealve and painful functions so that I had to lie down or sit still most of the time. Lydla B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has made me a well woman so that I am able to attend to Uf dutiea. I wish ever anrTerinr would try Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and see what relief B it will give them." Mr. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Wcinen Womea suffering from any form of female illness are invited to write Mrs. Plnkham. at Lynn, Mass. for adrioa She is the Mrs. Pinkham who haa been advising' siok women free of charge for more than twenty years, and before that she assisted her mother-in-law Lydia E. Pink ham in advising. Therefore she is especially well qualified to guide sick women back to health. STEAMBOATCOMPANY ELECTS Zsard of Directors of tht Omaba and Mil oari itr Navigation Company. LINE TO PLY ON UPPER STRETCHES Partnership Formed to Bring Farm Prod acts from Country Above Omaha to the laical Market oat River. Articles of Incorporation were adopted and a board of directors elected at a meet ing Wednesday afternoon of the Omaha A Missouri River Navigation company. These directors will meet soon to select officers and an executive committee of five to as sume active management. These are the directors: B. P. Peck, Fdward A. Cudahy, Henry T. Clarke. O. W. Wattles, Charles Met a, A. J, Vlerllng, B. B. Bruce, A. D. Drandels, John A. McShane, Manlel Baum, Jr., F. W. Judson. Arthur C. Smith, r . f. KirKendall, O. H. Kelley, L. T. Sunderland. C. H. Pickens, W. af. Ulass. " For the I'pper River. Charles Bchnauber, . a North Sixteenth street grocer, and T. H. Parks, a restaurant man of North Sixteenth street, are- organ ising a company to build and operate boats to bring fruit, vegetables, poultry and produce to the Omaha market. They say the machinery has been bought and the boats are to be built In Omaha this sum mer. They are to be put on the river late In the summer. One power boat and two barges will be built. The power boat or tug,' will push one boat-and pull the other. . 'We can see big profits In the project. both for the steamboat company and for the farmers along ths river," . said Mr. Bchnauber. "We believe ws can get mer chandise to Omaha much cheaper than the railroads are hauling It, and we can make Omaha a larger and better market. We expect to carry fruit, poultry, butter, eggs, potatoes, vegetables and other things. How far up ths river we will go Is not de termined, but It Is navigable as far up as Yankton for the boats we propose to build." Faaeral of Mrs. Ellea C. Borden. Funeral services over the body of Mrs. Ellen C. Boyden, who was a teacher at the Vinton street school snd who died Tuesday night at her home, 811 North Nineteenth street, were held at 4 p. m. Thursday at the undertaking rooms of A. J. Jackson, 1706 Leavenworth street, snd was attended by many .teachers and pupils of the public schools, to whom Mrs. Boyden had en deared herself. Phe was 67 years of ge and had taught In ths Omaha schools for the laat twenty-five years. Rev. J. W. Conley, pastor of ths First Baptist church, had charge of the simple services and de livered the funeral address. Many floral tributes were contributed by friends aid To Hear F rem Cooper We wish to call the attention of the public to a series of. "short talks" by L T, Cooper that are to be published in this paper. The Cooper medicines have made a remarkable rec-rd in the leading cities of the United States during the past two years and young Mr. Cooper has been the subject of much newspaper comment Mr. Cooper has met and talked with thousands of sick people in his visits to almost every large city in the country. He is noted as a man of very few words and tells briefly in these articles what his preparations are doing for sick people and why they have been successful wherever introduced. Mr. Cooper's theory is that one'half of all human ills is caused by stomach trouble, and the wonderful success of his preparations in the treatment of stomach disorder kidney and liver complaints, rheumatism, etc., seems to have proven this claim. Some time ago we secured the agency for these celebrated medicines. We have been gratified by the extreme satisfaction of those who have purchased them from us and advise every one to read these "short talks", as they are full of terse, common sense. Beaton Drug Co. 15th arid Fftrn&m St. t- i-i OMAHA. NEB ALL WOMEN SUFFER from the same physical disturbances, and the nature of their duties, in many cases, quickly drift them into the horrors of all kinds of female eotnplainU, organic troubles, ulcera tion, falling- and displacements, or perhapj-lirrejrularity or suppression causing! backache, nervousness, Ir ritability, and sleeplessness. Women everywhere should re member that the medieiue that holds the record for the largest number of actual cures of female ills is scholars. The body was taken to Pt. Paul for Interment by her son, Arthur N. Hoy den. who arrived in Omaha Wednesday morning from St. Paul. "SIS HOPKINS" AT "THE KRUG Rose Melville Gives the Famowe Comedy In Her Best Style to l.arge Aodlence. "Sis Hopkins" may not be a classic, but It Is surviving where many more preten tious plays have gone the way of all things earthly and Is making new friends each time It comes to town as well aa holding; Its old ones. The present season Miss Mellvilie Is doing her work In the sr.n-.e old painstaking way, the work that -brought Sis up from the condition of a quaint bit of comedy to the position of center , of a well written drama. The story of the play is aa old as the hills, probably, but It Is one that never grows tlreaome, being the story of how honest goodness triumphs over scheming villainy. The development of Sis from an uncouth country girl Into a well trained and educated maiden ia most welcome, too. The audience that saw the play at the Krug last night was larger by a third than that which witnessed the opening performance last season. Miss Mellvtlle has a good 'company with her and the piece Is splendidly performed. It will remain the rest of the week, with the customary matinee on Saturday. PETITION F0RT0M MUNGER Movement In Omaha to Land Lincoln i Mam la the Kew Jada-eahlp. A petition Is In circulation In Omaha for signatures asking the appointment of Thomas C. Munger of Lincoln to the Judge ship Just created by the new federal Judi cial bill creating an additional. United States district Judge for Nebraska. Elmer B. Stephenson, collector of Internal revenue, la said to have charge of the petition. The petition Is being circulated chiefly among Omaha attorneys. It la not known to just what extent the response for signatures Is being: greeted. Announcements sf the Theaters. At the Orpheum a special Washington's birthday matinee will be given this after noon. With the Orpheum Road show as an attraction and the observance of the holiday by schools, banrfs and other insti tutions there has been a big demand for seats and a very large attendance Is ex pected. After thia one there remain only three more performances of the Orpheum Road show to be given, tonight and Satur day matinee and night. If you have anything to trade advertise It In the For Exchange column of The Bee Want Ad page. t T. COOPER. r" . ' 1 ' 1 ' " - - . . I