Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-20
v. M. @. A. CONVENTION.

". M. G. A. CONVENTIONS.
All Along the Line-YesteFday's Meet
INSTRUMENTATION Meeting
mon by DR.. Chapman-The YIN. O.
as True Mission and Work-Dr.
rIarshaII,s Talk to Young Men at
Proctor,s Opera House-A Large At.
tendance-The Women,s Meetings-
other Meetings-The Farewell Ser
vice.
There were 1879 delegates present at the
meeting held in the Associa-
ton rooms in the morning. The meeting
washed by Secretary Yale Of Middletown.
Other speakers to address the meeting
were J. L. Gordon, general secretary of
Boston, and State Secretary w. E. Colley
of Connecticut. The general drift of the
meeting was discussion of the need OF
more united Christian effort to reach
young men personally. To bond together
more as unit in carrying on the work.
REV. DR.. CHAPMAN AT THE FIRST M. e.
CHURCH.
There was very large attendance at the
First M. E. church yesterday morning not
withstanding the rainy weather. The
pastor, DR.. NJ B. Chapman, preached a
very able and eloquent discourse upon the
subject, the "Message and the Man, Setting
forth the true mission and method of
Christian association work
Dr. Chapman preached upon Andrew
finding Peter and bringing him to Jesus
and the substance of his discourse was as
follows:
Here is an instance of the simple and
natural method in the evangelization of
men. Andrew does not organize society
with constitution and code of bylaws,
which is our modern way of doing by
proxy what we are too mean or too indlf-
ferent to undertake ourselves. He does
not undertake to organize men into good
ness or legislate them into virtue by act OF
congress. He begins with his family friends
and neighbors He puts himself into per-
sonal relations with the nearest people
and 80 along the familiar channels of fam
ily and social life the divine stream OF
healing and of help began to flow and SO
as it rolls on 10 the evangelization of the
world Christianity never gets beyond
Christians. 1t goes where they carry it
and no farther. Andrew finding Peter
friend finding friend-is the ordained
method of Christian propagation on the
Jordan or on the Ganges. The method of
Jesus is not the popular method in the
church to-day. We prefer to preach by
proxy, to listen to the gospel instead
of carrying it, to debate as to how we
can reach the masses instead of
going after them, in a word to glory
in the cross as a theme of admiration or
means to heaven, instead of personal
call to personal service. The need of the
! I. H.
is concentration of Christian friendship.
If every Christian in this town would take
one friend into his thought and care for
one year and by the simple outlay of him
self, by the stress of friendship, by the
urgency of o generous and constant love
them unto better life; if each
one would uage one friend we should soon
see a reformation unparalleled in modern
Christianity.
A Large Audience
LISTENS TO DIR. MUNHULL AT PRocToR's-
WHISKY AND ITS POISONOUS ADULTER-
AT1oN-FRENzY, SUICIDE AND MURDER
FOLLOWS IN ITS TRAIN.
In spite of the heavy storm that arose
so suddenly yesterday afternoon large
audience filed Proctor's opera house at the
meeting held for men, which was addressed
by DR.. L. w. Munhull of Philadelphia.
The speaker spoke to his audience
plainly and made a deep impression. 1t
is in brief as follows:
Young men, the Y. M. G. A. was formed
to help young men, and the best thing you
can do is to call at the association rooms
across the way and acquaint yourselves
with the advantage it has to offer you.
want to ask how many of You went to
church this morning. A good many of
you did not I know; now what are you
afraid of. The man in this age who does
not attend church should be watched, he
is an object of suspicion. God does not
compel man to do right or wrong, but
allows him in choosing to go ahead to do as
he pleases. But remember he is going to
judge him not only in this earth but here
after for what choice he makes. A man is
going to heaven or hell that's certain.
Many of you have formed the ambition
to become rich men. Well, that's all right
if carried out honestly and hope you may
be worth a million dollars, but if you are
led into dishonest practices hope you may
end in the poorhouse, and I'm your friend
in wishing that, because money dishonesty
earned will prove in the end q curse. This
is feverish age with its fabulous stories
of fortunes being made at turn. 1t makes
the young man anxious and excited and he
must under the circumstances be extreme
ly careful
Now, young man, what idea of pleasure
have you set your heart on? Some call it
having good time to fill themselves up
with tarantula juice, as they call it out in
Arizona, and go about the town on a tear
and break their mothers heart. l know
what this is, for I've tried it myself.
Much of the increase of crime in this
country is due to an adulteration of whisky
with strychnine, which fills his heart with
frenzy and Madness and sometimes he
goes home and kills his mother-in-law.
Hog cholera is caused largely by the traces
of this poison in the refuse from the dis
tillery which is fed them. Now, young
men, if yor are foolish enough to put this
the cholera, well, don't admire your
choice. Beer drinking, also, is prevailing
failing in the country. Why is it that We see
so many who deal in this traffic suddenly
growing rich on beer retailed for five cents
glass, which, if made pure, could not be
sold at that price with proitl
1t is nothing but slops, and do you want
to make slop-pail of your stomachs
The devil has ten thousand agencies a
work to attract the eye of young mer
upon something of an obscene character
See how that is illustrated in such period
Gals as the Police Gazette, ETC., which ar
bought simply for the indecen
pictures. 1t is the same way in the ma
jority of modern plays on the stage.
know that nine-tenths of the plays on thu
stage are of an indecent character.
Anthony Comstock should be supported
for the noble work that he is carrying OF
to suppress vice. This appealing to pas
sion by means of the eye is one of tn
gravest dangers that surrounds younl
ing wild OATS" for God says, "Whatsoeve
We Sow, So Shall Ye Reap" and the will,
oats sown will almost always come to
fearful harvest.
The great sin of the age is Righteousness
That is the monstrous evil which must b
remedied. 1t brought about the fall o
Rome and tends to destroy France as on
of the nations of Europe.
Young man, see that you have a goo
name. It is better to have clear con
science during the short time on, earth
with rich eternity awaiting, than lif
of every luxury gained by rascality.
Young man, keep your conscience clea1
your good name untainted and live with
spirit of reverence for the life that is t
come.
The music by the Y. M. G. A. doubl
quartette, led by D. "A. Jones, was very fine
as was solo sung by Mr.. Towner.
The boys meeting, held at O'Clock i
the associations rooms, was addressed b
N. D. Prindle, general secretary of Biz
mingham, @. M. Bryant of Ansonia an
81. L. Hammond of New Britain. It wa
nall o%fordo1