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Show "DARKEST AFRICA" IS DARKJiOJLOMGER Dr. Moody Gives Glowing Account Ac-count of March of Christianity Christian-ity in Stanley's Land. MOHAMMEDANS STRUGGLING IN FIGHT FOR SUPREMACY India, Korea and China Touched Upon by Speakers at Fore-io Fore-io on Session. At the forenoon session of tho Laymen's Lay-men's Missionary movornont convention in tho First Methodist, church, missionary mission-ary work in Africa was discussed. This was tho first time tho African situation has been touched, although it is conceded con-ceded to bo an imnicuso held of opportunity. oppor-tunity. , Tho Rev. Thomas Moody talked on the missionary work in Airicii. Ho be-can be-can bv describing the immense area of the country and said that no fewer than 500 laniiacs and dialects wove spoken. Dr. Moody roviewed briefly tho well known and eternally thrilling story of tho expedition led by Ilenry M. Stanley, Stan-ley, whose object was tho roscuo of Dr, Livingstone, one of tho world's most rcnownod missionaries. lie described the difficulties that besot that expedition and its final triumph. Moans of transportation trans-portation and travel are much improved now, said Dr. Mood.y. and it is easior to reach a larger number of pooplc. "The significant fact now concerning Africa," said Mr. Moody, "is that European Eu-ropean countries aro opening up the dark continent. Where wo formerly had greatest difficulty in reaching the poo pie, railroads arc being built, giving us communication with tho pcoplo. Wo can convert thousands now whero wo formerly for-merly converted hundrods. " Dr. Moody said tho Mohammedans wcro proselyting in Africa, and that the' woro struggling desperately to gain tho suprcinacj'. Situation in India. Dr. Eockwell Clnnc-, a missionary long in the Indian servico, also spoko at the forenoon session. ".Every fifth babo born in the world is born in India," said Dr. Clancy. "Wo have 300,000.000 pcoplo ovor there. 1 lovo them. It is my homo, llore and now, I invite 3ou one and all to visit me in India. "When we first -svent thorc wo did not like them. They wore black and had many characteristics wc could not admire. Thon wo asked God to bring us nearer to them, and Ho did. "If 3'ou want to. study thoosophy come to India and learn' the theory from the fountain head of tho cult. India In-dia is tho repository of tho far-famed wisdom of the east. "On tho west sido of tho Ganges river," riv-er," added Dr. Clancy, "whero twenty cars ago there were not 100 Christians, there arc many thousands. Docs not this prove that Christ's prediction of the evangelization of the entire world will soon come true? I am sure it doe9. "Christianity has kept on growing despite many difficulties, and now that wc have better facilities and resources we shall spread tho gospel to all peoples peo-ples long before this century ends." Korea and China. The other speakers at tho forenoon session were Dr. George Ileber Jones, whose especial field of endoavor is Korea, Ko-rea, a field in which ho has labored with almost inconceivable success, and Dr. M. D. Eubank, who has made, a notablo bo-ginning bo-ginning in tho conversion of China. Dr. Jones also spoke at tho evening session, ses-sion, giving in greater detail the work that is being accomplished in Korea. Dr. Eubank expanded his address delivered at the banquet on Monday evening in tho First Presbyterian church, adding much in way of detail that was intensely interesting. |