Show vast throng cheers speaker of baening Bv ening ambash bryce chattanooga april 21 the first session of the lammens lay mens conference of the methodist episcopal church of the south was held in the auditorium tonight the vast hill was crowded to its utmost capacity fully ten thousand persons being present when ambassador james bryce of great britain entered the auditorium the vast throng arose as one and cheered him from the time he entered the doors continuing long after he took his seat on the rostrum ambassador bas bryce repeatedly bowed his acknowledgements acknowledge ments he said in bis As a traveler I 1 have had frequent opportunities of seeing the results of mission work no missionaries have done more good than those from your own country especially in asia minor syria and egypt but the traveler Is often forced to ask himself why in spite of these noble efforts have the results kojl been greater why has christianity not conquered the world missions are not the only form which the contact 0 advanced christian races with backward races has taken when the spaniards began to conquer the new world there was much preaching and the desire to make the cross reign over all american lands was a genuine desire but unhappily the conquerors did many other things besides preach they were greedy tor wealth they forced the natives to till the soil and labor in the mines they did this so harshly that in some thirty or forty years all the native indians in Hispan lola now haftl are said to have perished and this happened before long in cuba and jamaica also everywhere the same thing has gone on happening more or less wherever the strong races of men with firearms and horses have come in contact with the races weaker in intelligence telli gence and organization traders haap often robbed the savage of his lands they have often cheated him they sell him liquor the vilest sort andias indias vast native populations are ruled with perfect justice but the action 0 o private citizens who have dealings with the natives often als graces the christian name such mens conduct constantly hinders or regards retards the good work which enlightened governments want to do the continued work of bearing the white mans burden has too often taken the form of filling the walto mails pocket Is it any wonder that the behavior of men who are nominally christiana in profession if not in practice has checked the spread of christianity the missionary comes preaching a gospel of justice and love and peace but when the natives see how men aho profess the religion which the missionary preaches the preach ings lose their value it is not too much to say that the lives of men nominally christians have been the great CHt of all hindrances to tha spread of the gospel HARRY THAW ASKS FOR HIS FREEDOM N Y april 22 A writ alf habeas corpus was granted at white plains today by justice mor on application of harry K thaw the application tor the writ wag presented by james G graham arid tho papers bear the signature of harry K thaw s the writ Is made returnable at on saturday may ath at which time district attorney jc of now york will be given opportunity port unity to oppose the proceedings for thaws release congressmen INJURED washington april 22 representative tawney of minnesota was injured in the back representative john chanoy of indiana was painfully injured on the hip and a score of other suffered slight injuries ab the of a rear end collision on tho avenue line of the capital traction company at four and a half street and the avenue today SETTLED WITH STRIKERS cheater pa april 21 president of the traction company tonight agreed to tako the striking mo and conductors back at tho wages they were cut to at the amo of alio strike tho pay later to be increased SNOW IN ITALY rome april 21 unseasonable weather prevails throughout italy snow having fallen in towns chero tho climate usually is very mild such as milan and perugia |