The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-27

volunteer lsborers, have beyond dispute
been unparalleled in the history of the
church since the day that Peter preached
in JudeA and Paul in Macedonia.
But as in the case of individual, so with
the cause oruusn. Asvep rOrwsrd, an evil
overcome, or q conquest achieved, Is SO
much gained for. eternity. This develop
ment must go on; this activity cannot
Thus it comes TO pass that convention
meets in this city to dsy to consider the
propriety of organizing national society
for evsugeliz4iion a Christian Com
missien for the masses. We can see many
spheres in which such q society may be
eminently useful Space will allow Us to
sllude to but 8 few, and those perhaps not
the most important.
In the first pl4ce, it is well known by
every one who has at all studied the sub
ject or attempted any such work, that all
measures tor the benefit Of the masses grow
out of local necessities, and are consequently
insugursted by local residents, who have
usually no experience in such work IS
prosecuted elsewhere. The result is that
almost all such work is for years conducted
by way of experiment rather than other
wise, and hence is but very partially and
imperfectly performed. This is true
of reform schools, industrial homes,
orphan ssylums, homes for the friendless
or sged, Msgdslen ssylums, city mission
societies, Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions, &C., Sc. What is needed is that
some organic Ition or society shall gather
statistics and ether information bearing on
these sad other like subjects, thoroughly
sift and digest plans of operation, and thus
be ready to give to every one that asks that
which will ssve thousands of dollars, years
of fruitless toll and many bitter and dis
hesrtening dissppolntments.
Again we greatly need, for all spheIes
indicated above, trained lsborers. The
Germans are endeavoring to educate as
Christian men even the iurn-keys of their
prisons; and most of the nurses in all their
large hospitals have passed 8 thorough
course of religious training. It is stand
ing reproach to US that ss people our
charities have never been turned TO this
highly important and Influential sphere
And then IS city missionaries, tract dis
tributers. bible-readers, parish visitors, &c.
fhara is n 1raaf Iapnard For
ers. A society that would do something by
way of Euperintendence, suggestion and
instruction in this line would confer an
untold favor upon every working church
or Christian society ----
Another thing very greatly demanded
is that accurate and complete information
be gathered in regard to the moral and re-
ligious condition of all our large cities.
Before churches or existing societies can
meet the demand, iSey must know just
what the demand is, and must fully com
prsbend its magnitude. Then such facts IS
are ascertained can be laid before churches
and societies, and thus the first and most
important step is taken toward meeting
the WS-t. -,- 3d.. .si s.r .5r
/, And if thvnesns furnished and applied
be thoroughly sys4ematiz ID and superin-
tended, SO that there be no unnecessary
friction, collision or overlapping, a vas.
work must be accomplished toward THE
EvAEeELIzETIoN CT THE MAssEs.
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Tne CamPaiSa in Pennsy IVania -
Union Mass meetings al meadViIIe
1a' and CORY. til- .l-- -l..'.-
The political canvass in our sister State,
Pennsylvanis, commenced late, and has not.
been particularly spirited. The reason for
this is to be found rather in the unimpor.
tant character of The offices to be filled,
which are merely those of Auditor and
Surveyor General, than in any want of hAr-
mony or spirit among the gallant and here--
tofore triumphant Unionists of the Key.
stone State. We are glad to note thst as,
the election sPproaches the campaign be-
comes more spirited. It is ammo cunced that
meetings viii be held at Cory and Mead
vile during the present week,-the former
on Thursday, the latter on Saturday,
which will be addressed by the eloquent
Judge William d. Kelley, of Philadel-
phia, and by Senator Henry Wilson, of
Massachusetts,, who for ten years has been
q stsuneh defender of the cause of Uuion
and Freedom in the Senate of the United
States. Il is hoped that Senator Sumner
will also be present ct MeadvilIe The
names Of such orators and statesmen as
these ought to draw together the Union
masses from the whole "region round
about" Como together, Union men of
Pennsylvanis, and listen to words of |
and counsel from tried |
and true leaders.
The s'ReheIIiOn RecOrd'' of lhe DEM