This large and important gathering of the friends of Christian
missions throughout the world, held its session in Exeter Hall,
London, June 9-19.

This is the fourth great Missionary Conference. The first was in
Liverpool in 1860, the last was in London, held ten years ago. This
Conference far surpassed its predecessors in the numbers present, in
the completeness of the previous arrangements, and in the range and
importance of the topics discussed. The members numbered over 1,200,
gathered from all parts of the world. Nearly forty American Societies
were represented, six Canadian, fifteen Continental, and
fifty-four English, Scotch and Irish Societies.

One topic that received deserved attention was the curse of deluging
Africa with liquor by Christian nations, and the continued curse of
the opium traffic which England inflicts upon China.

From the brief reports which have reached us, we judge this
Conference to have been a very able and enthusiastic one, and that
it will probably give a new impulse to Christian missions throughout
the world.

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Secretary Beard represented the American Missionary Association in
the London Missionary Conference, agreeably to appointment by the
American Committee of the Conference. His paper was entitled,
"Christian Missions among the North American Indians." He also read
a paper which Secretary Strieby had prepared, by appointment of the