Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-11
CHRISTIANS AT WORK.
Work Done in tho Lumber Camps In Wis
consin.


wsAr MISSIONARIES HAVE ACCOMPANIED ruy.,
AND WIFE THE MryrRs-voMES's GOOD woEl
N MANY crrrFs-AS INSTANCE OF HOW Tn,
POLICE WE'RE DEcEIvED-cLosISe PROGRAM
The final day OF the convention of Christian
1t Work began this morning at 9 o'clock will
sreligious service. This convention has beer
In session at Congregational Church, morning
afternoon and evening, and all these sessions
more especially those in the evening, have beer
attended by large crowds and the greatest in
terest has been evinced in the deliberations Of
these men and women, who have devoted their
lives to the cause of Christianity.
On the platform this morning stood black
board, on which was drawn in colored chalks q
map of part of Wisconsin. This wss used by
Mr.. L. L. ellison. young man from Hurley,
Wis. in his essay on mission work among the
lumberrnen of that section. Mr.. ellison spoke
of the immensity of the field to be covered in
this evangelical work and safd that there would
be this winter fully 100000 men engaged
in the numbering business, representing all
grades Of civilization. from the most abandoned
classes up to the highest form OF Christian
character.
MISSIONARY WORK AMONG LuMBERMES.
Mr.. ellison described q typical lumber camp
and the work that is being done In missions
among them and said that despite the fact that
it would be hard TO imagine tougher place or
a harder lot Of men it was a most unusual thing
for him to meet with rebuff IN his attempts to
preach to them. These men represent all ma
tionali.ies except the Italians. These would be
there in all probability were 1t not for the fact
that they cannot endure the severity Of the
climate and confne themselves to work among
the mines
Speaking Of these mining towns, the speaker
said the vast jority of them have no religious
training. bu: mission workers are received
kindly and are given the privilege of using the
school house on condition only that they act
the janitors of the building. OF Hurley, Mr..
Gibson said that notwithstanding what it had
been in the past such a change had been
brought about by the efforts of missionaries
and through the lsbors of the King
Daughters and the Kings Sons that now
n lady NAV 60 about the streets at 8
O'Clock at night without being moested- A
handsome now Y. VI. c. A. building is to be
opened on Thanksgiving day. In spite of all
that has been done in all these towns and camps
there are still more than 100 towns where no
regular Christian work is being done and a
tremendous harvest is ready for the harvester.
In response to questions Mr.. ellison said that
he himself was regularly employed as mis-
sionary to the mines and the lumber
camps. He Is paid a salary and all expenses by
the Kings Daughters and the King Sons from
all over the country. Reading matter. he said,
for distribution among the people with whom
Any Of his hearers who might have reading
matter which could bh used among the camps
should first communicate with Mr.. Gibson
at Hurley before sendingit. The lumbermen do
not work on the Sabbath but use that day for
rest and recreation, and reading matter. either
religious or secular, Is appreciated and enjoyed
by them. Hurley formerly one of the
towns where great atrocities were committed,
great stockades being maintained for the con-
hnement of women for immoral purposes, and
II any OF them ever escaped they were hunted
down with bloodhounds. With such q begin
ming the change that has come over the place is
all the more and reflects the greatest credit
upon the Christian workers who have brought
it about
woMxNs GOOD WORK.
At the close Of Mr.. Giison's remarks prayers
were offered for a blessing upon his work and
Rev. T. NJ Lamb led in singing hymn. Mr..
Gillet of Atlanta showed a bag. in shape like
paper -four sack which was used by the Kings
Daughters of that city. They were sent out to
the grocers Of the city and usually came back
filed with provisions for the Thanksgiving and
Christmas feasts for the poor and for the use
of the inmates of the hospital that is kept up
by the Society of the Kings Daughters.
Miss NJ E Remington, the Lady missionary
Of the Welcome Hall Mission, New Haven,
Conn, spoke interestingly of her personal
work in home visitation among the foreign
population in that city Beginning with moth.
II but rebuffs and setbacks in her work things
had now come to such pass that she was a
welcome visitor s in many many places where
water or rolling pin A part of her work
consisted in visiting the police station to see
whether any of her people were locked up.
Frequently she got the Judge to let them go on
q suspension of judgment and in not one
instance had they gone back on her. The work
is largely of an individual nature, personal
work with the drunkard and the fallen. and
consists largely in getting the people to feel
that she was a friend of theirs
Miss Remington told of a number Of cases
and what there was to do in each. One anec-
dote was interesting and rather amusing. In
her rounds after small children for her Sunday
school one day she found Grape on the door Of
q house where she had visited the day before
and knew that no one was sick. She left her
children outside the door and went in to in
quire. Something was said about a woman up
stairs being dead but she soon found this was
not So The woman of the house finally ad-
mitted the truth. She was anxious to
make a little money and decided she
could do it easiest by selling beer
on Sunday. She had hung the Grape on the
door a blind for the police. for when they
saw the crowds entering the house the police
thought they were going in to see the corpse.
Forty or fifty people were inside drinking
beer. but at Miss Remingtons solicitation the
woman poured all her beer into the sink. The
speaker said that that had been her success
throughout First make the persons you want
to reach realize that you their friend and
they will do almost anything for you in return.
This was but one Of a number Of incidents that
Miss Remington described in a racy and inter-
esting style that marked her not only as a hard
worker, but as earnest speaker as well
prayer was offered asking a blessing upon
Miss Remington and her work in New Haven.
Rev. Mr. Torrey, the presiding officer, read
letter from Rev. Dr. Mckim, pastor of the
Church Of the Epiphany. regretting his ina
biity TO be present at the sessions Of the con-
vention, being prevented ty having to leave
town. Mr.. Torrey said he was glad to
read the letter, since ministers had been
sometimes criticised for not attending these
conventions when they did not really deserve
the criticism. Then Rev. F. NJ Lamb. the
young minister who has added So much to the
interest Of the convention by his delightful
Voice, sang another Of his hymns
oPESIsd TIE QUESTION BOZ.
At II o'clock Mr.. Torrey announced the time
had arrived for the discussion o. the questions
that had been placed in the question box All
the delegates were invited to ask questions on
any subject upon which they wished to be en-
hghtensd These questions covered q great
deal o: the ground occupied by the mission
work As rule they were answered by the
presiding officer, but sometimes the request
was written that some one delegate who was
particularly familiar with the subject inquired
about would answer, and sometimes Mr. Torrey
would call upon some one in the audience TO
answer. The questions were for the most part
intensely practical and calls for in orpoa.