New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-20
NITY0YAL CHRISTIAN CONTENTION

WORK. AND UNIVERSAL EVANGELl%Aii0N
TuROUGHOUT THE WORLD
The last days session OF the Natiohal OIils-
.,.1 coventon opened auspiciOusy yesterday morning
80 :, ,,as fine and the house was well hned' Al inc
.lson Of the morning prayer meetln"
~ convention was called to order, at 10
s'olock with Dr. Crosby IN inc enar'
The tonic How to Make the Weekday Meetings OF the
1nurcbes Effective for Spiritual Purposes" was dis
eussed by the Rev Henry Ward Beecher He said that
many VINO think prayers cannot say prayers lne
best prayers in his congregation were %omens Pray @
They have more sentiment ana thOrouRh plSlJ anu wy
more shame he said. that our churches DO NOT avan
themselves of women. The churches gnaw the bOhes
while they throw away the fat In regard 10 slhgng nc
remarked that there such liturgy IN the wOrd as
the hymn book and here he read several hymns rO 'nS
beauty. Three OF these began; Other refuge nave
R RSes and 1--we of this T waT within" If PEG
pie at praycrmeeting cannot say prayers let C HT
tian devotion and experience, aud Iying
wen be carried by training the members 10 & r.
If topic started by any one, the pastor sno %
giving AZ impulse and sometimes bring w W. rst
apOn 1t he knows of one approPfate the nest and
speakers in the world. he said, were Oie tuS hut
the best the This might appear nnipe feel
II was fact that when men sianSSu were far more
valuable than polished Oratory a anu saw
periods. New BEGINNERS must csGnof get out
of the ground without lifting dirt The power OF ouIT w
Il in It's lay members PS should not
meetings to please themselves alone oy az sotbers
sociabilty is necessary element Of prayer m - sc
@ a. he hrotherhood should teach. Taste in speak
@ ,ood bnt sincerity and feryOr are better SrSln-
good but 6 Se{ 1Ra iI Rc fae and say
mistakes of ohid's prattle are en' cIrrcb
brother Prayer meetings should DC eohu npevsr
conversational way, anu , sno ttep round Inc
stove after the regular prayer meeting breaks up -
Church family and should De Tcet 1 bopd
i've i'm small rooms n the assenbage - small scattereu
Sndjence Il not receptive and there is great power N
Thpvg =
he began his first meetings with hut very low ItIos'
eS pESs The first ve years very attended
Mr. BeecLer did believe in congreg atoms that never
fnl faculty to ana not permit hun to nso II "a
bad lest very reprehensDie thhg DuI IL ne N"se
aulk pan Is spilled on side II Is very easy TO spl
nnSactne eX6ortations The same prayers descend
from minister 10 church member from class leader 10
TOO little IN specifics Ike verdure in Winter-many trees
IN general, very few leaves in particular. .., - !,
frequently the audience broke into storms OF laughter
and applause after remarks by the Rev Ut JONI IAN
The Convention was called 10 order ut o'clock Tne
Summary Committee then reported the topics dis
cussed during the day previous, substantially IN con
tpeakcrs The first topic OF the afternoon How shall
uncouyerted person be approached was theh aAon
The Grst speaker said that man was nearer Heaven and
AL the angels with hm when he vas engaged ~ he wOrS
important than the salvation OF human being Yet inc
love STILL under God there is heart so cold but that
81 can be warmed No ever met with success through
ones own experience mightier than the most weigiy
argument The intellect must be reached ana the Iea
as - ,,,, 80, ,n., :, -. ,r,no,,.,,
for Christians 10 work straight forward and openly fo
there was nothing about religion that one need b'
Mr. Prime Of New-York said that though direct ap
proach 10 be commended yet would not always az
Ingenuity must be used even as the savior approached
Mr. Smith Of n Y, said though surrounded by Chris
tan people during his youth, he never was directly ap
mat preached nowadays not calculated TO con
vert person There is great deal OF sowing Wih t
Winter 70 pass away, that they may reap ~nen we
only would look about them they would see the Held
The Summary Committee then read a letter Of con
graduation New York Convention TO the Con
vention soon to be held in London The Committee ais
agreeably with the spirit Of the discussion alluded TO-
The Business Committee read a resolution on motor
venon to Gen. Grant the President elect Of the United
Tie second topic 1.-THE Possibility OF EyanReliling tho
whole World withln the Present Century, was opened
by A. q. Clark. D. d. He said he glad that such q
question presented 10 Convention IN America. lie
had been amazed at the immense amount OF work
already done by the Convention, but stu more at the
greater work before the Christian Conventions OF
the world The signs OF the times are theAep r
opening Of the heather nations to the Influences Of
come for work There was no use IN praying FOR more
work but should rather pray for help TO carry out
OIL battlefield Of the Lord The Scriptures had been
translated into all the known languages Of the world,
and 1900 native Christians pn al work among their Eel
lows while $1,000 gathered into churches.
The method OF eVangeng the world during the present
S sIdialy Is 10 'p' 'n' DuO' 81 ,'D0'''' 4''' " vac
lay in the results pshed since the 70 disciples
started out from Jerusalem 10 evangeize the world.
DR.. Cora said that the subject under discussion was
sne OF great moment-the salvation OF tho world.
MT Martin OF Nevada said that three-fourths Of the
whole world had It's eyes fixed the people Of America
and on their movements. flood OF human life Is
ing in from the Old World Should the Church Of God
stand Idle while multtgdes are going down to desnc-
Chinese ia California He had never seen one Of them
Dr. Han said that was very important that the work
be entered with vgor There should DC more prepar-
AtoIy work done before we lea labor eeagea I'D Un-
mud the escutchons of the churches All Christians
should support each other and not expect so much from
abroad III the people look to New England as well as
20 Old England Applause a light shines the bright
est near the blaze and IT would he unwse 10 leave the
light the darkness without unless certain that
II will shine while we are gone
The last topic Of the session. "The Organiza-
ton and Work OF City Mission" then opened by the
Rev Geo j. Mingins. He sald that unOrRanized mis-.
son work was ike having an army OF undscipned men
in battle The design Of the City Mission was 10 co.
operate with the Church. and not TO work IN opposition
M brei hi stdry Of the origin Of Mission. in the Old
World; He was glad that there was no established
organized independent Of any particular Church
They found IN their work that women better than
ninetenths Of the the city there different
LANGUAGES spokeD and rishnen than Belfast
Germans than an Hamburg and more Jews than ia the
whole OF Palestine Such is the material contained ia the
she people OF Fftave More than 1000 people were
whom had Joined a church-what church l-the church
Of Christ The speaker presented many most astonishing
dillon and they were received with loud applause
Dr. Blair said that he did not take any man TO be a
Chrstian unless ne missionary In certain degree
Mr. Mood said that he much interested in this sub
iee for most of the missions had proved failures for
when The converted came TO organize aey split to pieces
han Tho nj IS AZ M He