MISSIONARY WORK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 845, 17 June 1910, Page 5

MISSIONARY WORK.

THE KING ON CO-OPERATION AND PEACE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Juno 15. King George, in a message lo the World Missionary Conference, expressed gratification at the fraternal cooperation of churches and religious societies in the United States, on the Continent, und throughout the British Empire. His Afajesty staled tliut ltd appreciates the supremo importance of this work of cementing international friendship in tho cause of peace and the well-being of mankind. The 5200 delegates present cheered and sang the National Anthem after the'reading of the message. FIELDS OF EFFORT. COMMUNITIES OR INDIVIDUALS? (lioc. J.une 16, 9.50 p.m.) London, June 16. The Missionary Conference lias discussed the following questions:— (1) Whether the Church should go to practically unoccupied fields, or first enlarge its activities where it is already working. (2) The relative importance of the conversion of individuals us compared with tho bringing of communities under Christian influence. (3) The desirability of educating native evangelists. (4) The desirability of the co-operation of different missionary organisations. CO-OPERATION AND UNITY. Reporting on behalf of the Commission set up by the promoters of the Conference to consider the question of " Cooperation and the Promotion of Unity," Sir Andrew Fraser, K.C.S.I. (the chairman) writes:— "The impression which all our inquiries and deliberations have made on our mind is that there i.s a much greatet tendency in the mission field to co-operation, and to a manifestation of the spirit of unity, than most of us had believed. It is, indeed, natural that men going among nonChristian people with the one Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ should feel strongly druwn together, and all that we have ascertained shows that this feeling has been widely experienced. At the same time, there is a practically universal longing for closer co-operation and more manifested unity. There is also on the part- of our correspondents on tho mission field' a pathetic appeal to the churches and societies at home to draw closer together'nnd to assist them in their elVorts to sccure fuller co-operation in the work of the Gospel. There is a strong sense of the waste of resources which anything approaching to friction must involve, nnd of the absolute necessity for co-operation if work is to ho efficient, Tlio universality of that feeling on tho mission field, m/d the response* which it seems to be calling forth on the part of those .interested nt the. home base in mission work, have been among the most inspiring and hopeful aspects of tho work of our commission."