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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
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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.
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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.
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