Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-13

Christian saiutations, and join in earnest
prayer for the blessing of the great head OF
the church to accompany the work their
Baptist brethren are doing in this state
philippians. chapter 1, verses 8, 10 and
II. HARLAN w. PAGE,
Moderator.
The Rev. Mr.. Dana then announced the
following programme for the day (Fri.
days. proceedings:
$50 Devotional Service.
900 Anniversary of the Minnesota Wonans'
Home Missionary society.
i0OO. New West Commission and Work in
Utah, Mrs. Tichenor Bailey, Wau.
kegon, Ill.
lo:oO Anniversary of the Minnesota Home
Missionary society. Report of Su-
perintendent, Rev. NJ W. Moatgomery
Discussion.
AFTERNOON.
200. Paper-Marriage and Divorce, Rev
Austin Wiley, Mortified.
Discussion.
Comlty-Reception of delegates from.
and reports Of delegates to other
Christian bodies.
400. Business.
500. Adjournment.
The annual meeting Of the Minnesota Branch
OF W. B. NJ. l. will BE- held Friday afternoon
at o'clock in the chapel lin the rear Of the
church,.
In the evening there will be social
gathering in the chapel of the church.
Prayer was then offered by the Rev. Mr..
Williams, when Rev. L. FL. Cobb, secretary
of the American Congregational Union,
was introduced, and he used the half-hour
OF time allotted to each speaker in making
stirring address upon the needs for
more houses of worship. In order to build
them money was needed. We can go
through any city on the continent and find
gilded palaces devoted to sin, and the infer
nal traffic in rum and other vices, but how
few are the houses of God. We have ap-
plications enough for the building of
churches and parsonages but We lack the
money to bniId them. Thirty-fve appli-
cations are now on file for parsonages
alone. The reverend gentleman made a
most eloquent plea for Minnesota to come
forward and of her abundance aid the
cause of Christ.
The Rev. M. w. Montgomery. secretary
of the Minnesota Home Missionary society
said he could pledge Minnesota already
for $1,000 to the cause. (Applause).
The Rev. Walter M. Barrows, secretary
of the American Home Missionary society
was next introduced. He commenced his
address by paying glowing tribute to the
Mississippi valley, which he said had been
justly characterized as tho grandest habi-
tation for man on the globe. It is soon to
be the home of countless millions. The
eloquent speaker then rapidly gave de-
scription OF the vast empire stretching to
the north and the west, all of which will be
peopled. Emigration is pouring in by the
thousands and hundreds or thousands, and
the church must keep pace with this i'm
mense tide of humanity whichiis sweeping
westward and already is beating against
the rugged sides of the Rockies. There
was also missionary field east of the Mis-
sissipppi river that needed the care of the
church. He alluded to the work being
done in the south, where he said the Con-
gregational church was best adapted to unite
all factions, and it was being done. He then
referred to the rapid progress of our rail-
roads opening up the vast empires, all of
which are calling for aid. Capitalists have
faith in pushing forward great works at
immense cost, and shall we as a
Christian people have less faith in the sue
cess of our work. He concluded with an
eloquent plea for the millions yet to come
who would occupy this immense country,
SO large portion of which is yet wilder
ness.
The Rev. A. Fuller, who has recently re-
turned from Aintab, Turkey, where he has
been engaged in missionary work for
some years past, was next introduced, and
gave most interesting address upon the
habits, manners, customs, vices, bigotry,
etc., of the Turks. He described the diff
culties under which missionary work was
carried on there owing in no small degree
to the hayward courses and mistakes
of the old churches. The Christian acts OF
Florence Nightingale had been one agency
to work change in the mind of the big
oted Turk, showing him that there was
some good in Christian. Other agencies
are at work and old prejudices are dying
out. He said that while the Turks would
lie, steal, cheat and deceive you, yst they
had many traits of loveable character
Mr.. Fuller said he would not advise send
ing over any more men or women from
this country to Turkey. They we're train
ing native missionaries who could anG
would do more effective good. He con
cluded by asking all to give abundantly Of
their prayers to aid those already there.
The Rev. DR.. Humphrey of Chicago
| western secretary of the American BoarG
of Missions made the closing address o.
the evening. He gave very interesting
account of the late national gathering Of
the church at Portland, Me-, and at some
length recited NE great need of mor'
workers not only in this country but il
Europe, Asia and Africa.
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