Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-21
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
Encouraged By the Remarkable
Gathering in Boston.
EARNEST WORDS FROM DIVINES
The Presbyterians of This Section Very
Busy During the Week.
RELIGIOUSKHWsO OF GEEERALNTEREST

fremont Temple, Boston, recently was
the scene Of a remarkable gathering, inhu-
ences for good from which cannot help being
felt far beyond the precincts of that his
tOrie hall. The motto Of this Evangelical
Alliance. Unun1 corpus sun,us in Christie, ="
was well chosen, as Baptists, Presbyterians,
1Iethodists, Episcopalians, Congregational
lists and others mixed as a happy family Of
Christian workers. The addresses read were
all filled with the widest Christian sym
pathv, which was well ushered in by the
opening address of W. 3. Dodge, president
Of the Alliance, in which be said; We are
not living in the world OF two centuries or
even 80 years ago. We cannot aHoru 10
not affect our vital belief or our loyal service
for Christ and our brothers about
us who are in suffering and ignorance.
We hope soon to be IN our father
presence, where everything that divides us now
will seem unworthy of a thought why should
we not agree to reduce these differences TO the
smallest point now, while we are oolng the
Fathers work on earth? We shall never nave
the respect or confidence OF the godleSs world
about us till we do this"
IS said to have been one of the most strlklng;
a,Civilization" /" he said "is the sum total OF
human progress. The test of . nations clvlllza-
fon is the intelligence and character Of the
individual Christians. 1t becomes the more
manifest that Christian elements must be at
the foundation. Our civilization is still IN the
formation period. There are imminent perlls
such as immigration, materialiSm, intellectual
pride antaconlsm Of classes and interests, the
controlling power of cities, llliteracy and un-
iustifable divorce. The remedial saving power
3s TO be found in the spirit and teaching Of the
living, reigning Christ, to whom has peen gwen
The earnest words of the Rev. Moses D. Hoge,
of Richmond, Va. were heartily applauded, as
in speaking of the importance of Christian CO.
operation in awakening the moral sentiment OF
the community, he said: Il 40 not Deheve the
world is getting worse. / have too much con-
fdence in God and too much respect for the
Bible for that. But some parts OF II are. 90
not believe the pulpit is getting weaker; but
some who try to fill it are. l do not belleVe
inIunitv is roing to triumph: but never was it
so open-faced as now. We see u IN tne great
trusts, the schemes to cheat widows and or
phans in the attempt to defrand men OF
honestly gained means-ln these ways we see the
Dublic conscience debauched. The rectlncatlon
of the morals of trade. the purlbcatlon OF poll
tics the harmOnizing of sectional dlnerenees,
the reconciliation of denominations, the arrest
of Sabbath desecrarion, the settlement OF In
tenational questions by arbitration instead OF
by the sword, the unfortunate relations OF iaDor
and capital-these are problems that deman9
our attention and which require time TO work
out. The people must be educated to the loeal
of q country having moral relations between
the people and the government, and between
the people themselves"
AT the closing meeting DR.. Phillips Brooks,
of Boston, and Dr. c. H. Parkhurst, of New
York CITY, filled the Temple with people, and
the people with facts, arguments, ILLUSTRATIONS.
Rppeais and epigrams.
What might be done if men were wisel
What glorious deeds, my suherings brother,
Would they unite in love and right
And cease their scorn of one another.
Cnpression, s heart might be imbued
With kindling drops OF loving kindness,
And knowledge pour from shore to shore
Light on the eyes of mental blindness.
What might be done? This might be done
And more than this, my suffering brother
More than the tongue e'er said or sung
IL men were wise and loved each other.