Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-26
WORK OF THE MALLS.
pr. l.. 1T. Chamberlain of Brooklyn Talks ts the New Haven Auxiliary in Cemt0r Oh ureh Chanel.

pr. l.. IT. Chamberlain of Brooklyn
 Talks e the New Haven Auxiliary In
 Center Church Chapel.
 Center church chapel was well filled with ladies who belong to the New Haven auxiliary of the McAll mission at three o'clock yester- day afternoon. Rev. Dr. N. B. Chapman of the First N. E. church presided. The secretary reported that the yearly receipts amounted to $S66. .66 and the expenditures to $30.50, leaving balance of $856.1S. The officers elected for the ensuing year were President, Miss E. O. Bradley; secretary, Miss N. A. Hart; treasurer, Miss A. A. Mc- of Center church, Mrs. Frank Benedict of the United church, Mrs. John Nichols of College street church, Mrs. P. B. Buckingham of Dwight Place church, Mrs. G. F. Burgess of Davenport church, Mrs. William Beckley of Church of the Redeemcr; Mrs. M. A. Hart of First church, Fair Haven, Miss Grace Davis and Mrs P.S. Evans of First Baptist church, Mrs. N. K. Hammond of Humphrey street church. Mrs. Robert Brown of the college church, Mrs. D. N. James of the Second Congregational church, Fair Haven.
 Dr. l.. T. Chamberlain of Brooklyn ad- dressed the ladies upon the work of the mis- sion in France. In thinking of the McAll mission, said he, my thoughts go to the low ly side of 1t. In the moral and spiritual world, believe, there Is swiftness and broad. ness and an unerring directness which proph. esies the end. Tho membership of the Evan gelical church is represented by one in every six persons upon American soil. The su- preme illustration of our times Is the very mission which forms our topic to-day. Paris, itself, is an empire. It is tho very house of art and science, the source of social and inc tellectuai power. On the other side 1t ia brilliant with the brightest records of the world, on the other 1t h black with the breath of hell. It is not twenty years since scenss of horror which you cannot conceive filled it's streets. It sets our fashions and dominates our literature. It's influence Is worldwide. To convert this great sphere were worth ages of labor. You might ask for mighty spiritual influence to accom- plish this great undertaking. You might even ask for chariots of fire and the day of Pentecost again. But in August of 1871 plain divine, Robert NcAll, with his wife, terrors or tho Commune were raging at their height. MT. and Mrs. McAll entered the midst of 100, 900 infuriAted men who cursed both God and man, who loved bloodshed. who knew and were disgusted with the licen
 tiousnsss of the priesthood. They were warned that their lives were not safe, but they bravsly held to their work. Mrs. Mo. | prayers of every lover of Christ's cause in France and tho world. Mir. McAll is more than three score years and ten. He has had severe illnesses, but he has arisen with delight to undertake new labors. The worh of this man would appal an ordinary man
 He has the organizing power of Carnot or { Woltke. He is dozen men in one. ., He,is as much Frenchman as any one In tht French provinces. He can invent more things to please . Frenchman's heart in five minutes than ten Frenchmen in Paris can ir week. Every place he opens is open every day in the year. The attendants in the las
 twelve months number million and half Prosecutions have followed prosecutions ir France, and they have been followed by ter rible reigns of infidelity. If you desire tt know what the NcAll mission means te France, review all this. France with he
 mercurial temperament is marvelously awak
 ened toward spiritual things. There i
 an eagerness for better things But the conquest for good car not easily be achieved. Papal organs ar, active and declare Protestantism is not in crsasing in France. am glad and surprised to see what you have done. It puts Brook lyn to shame, comparatively. I am SOFT, there are not moro men present. This is no | . woman's work. It is the most generic worl
 which can be done flor Christ. All French
 men are by no means Protestants. Wha few there are cannot possibly carry on tn | work alone. s.