Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-10

His hearers might ponder over the problem Of
how to improve the condition Of the colored
| race and they might work over il until they
| were blacker in the face than he was. but
| they could never accomplish any thing
| so long as the saloons of the land are permitted
to pour out their deadly poison Liquor is the
| curse Of his race aud the colored people of the
land. would be a drag anda menace unless this
greatest Of all evils is attacked at the very root
| THE ALBANY TRACT SOCIETY.
The longest essay Of the morning session was
made by Rev. John DOoly Of Albany, N. Y, on
the work of the Albany City Tract and Mission
Society. The society carries on a number of
different kinds of evangelistic work in addition
TO the usual distribution of tracts. The society
| requires an expenditure Of $4,000 a year,
| and this is obtained from a personal
visit to the various churches Of the city
| asking for regular contributions An inter-
esting branch Of the work consists Of holding
| tent meetings on the three hills on which Al
bany stands When this was first entered upon
the meetings had the customary reception Of
bricks. stones and clubs to back up the threats
OF violence that had been made This had all
been outived now and these tent meetings are
| frequently conducted by people whose lives
have been changed as q result of their attend
ance upon the meetings.
Mr.. Dooly had beer connected with other
branches Of mission work in New York city be-
! fore going to Albany, and as one Of the older
mission workers he was asked q number Of
questions at the conclusion of his address as
| to his impressions Of the work He stated en-
phatlcally that the work of missions to the
poorest and most depraved classes of human
ity is an encouraging success The chief
causes OF the abject and discouraging poverty
to be seen in the present day are rum and i'm
providence.
Mrs. A. L. Prindle, the sweet and motherly
looking matron of the famous Florence Night
mission in New York city, made brief report
of progress As to the question that had been
| raised SO often whether fallen women can be
saved. she could say, after fifteen years of ex-
perience, that they could. Their salvation is a
blessed work and never in all her life
had she become discouraged. She
touched upon q number OF interesting cases OF
young women who had come to the Florence
mission. typical case was that OF woman
who two years ago was confirmed drunkard and
is today a missionary to the slums of New York
a ''slum girl" who lives and works day and
night in the slums of the great city, laboring
for the cause Of fallen manhood and woman
hood.
WORK OF coLoRED MEN HERE.
Rev. Mr.. E. G. Moore, a colored minister of
this city, was the last speaker of the morning,
being given three minutes to tell of the efforts
that are being made to close the saloons in
Hells Bottom in this city. He also spoke of
the colored Y. NJ c. A. that has been organized
and that occupies as a home a building that
used to be one of the most notorious saloons
in that section Of the city.
The meeting this morning closed at noon
with benediction pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Zabriskie.
THE AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Tho afternoon session began at 2 clock with
religious service, followed by Miss C. E. Cof-
fin of Brooklyn, superintendent prison, Jail
and aims house work, N ". C. 7. T., in an adj
dress on Responsibilities and Perils of Mission
Superintendent" The remainder of the pro-
gram was as follows:
8, The Church for the People, Rev. John C.
Collins, New Haven, Conn. 3:45, Christian En-
deavor; Its Origin, Methods and Aims, J. W.
Baer, secretary United Society Christian En-
deavor, Boston, Mass. 4:30. childrens eyangelis-
tic service, conducted by Rev. Z. Payson Ham
mond
Evening session-790, devotional service.
7A5, equipment for service; Bible reading, Mrs.
j. H. Barney, Providence, RI. $685. the Ma
tioEal Capital Mission and Christian Work
building, Central Union Mission. conducted by
Rev. E. ID. Bailey. Double time is assigned this
subject.
TO BE RECEIVED By THE PRESIDENT.
The delegates to the convention of Christians
at Work are to be received by the President at
the White House tomorrow afternoon at LIS
o'clock
Temporary Industrial Home of Boston, one of
the Oldest and most influential mission homes
in the country, made his report this morning.
Ii Was interesting, but the length of time
allotted to him was not sufficient 20 treat the
subject very fully. At the conclusion of the
morning session of the convention today Mr..
Roberts, speaking OF the work of the home
said to STAR reporter that in the year ending
September 80 last ~. 1863 beds were furnished
and 81. SS9 meals supplied. About 800 yards of
oil Il
made up into garments for the children of the
community. The sum of S452.67 was paid
out for sending the sick and destitute
to their homes in different parts Of the country.
The amount paid to the unemployed in cash
was "A, Os7.67. In all about 5000 people have
shared the benefits OF the homes during the
past year. Twelve thousand days work have
been supplied to men of all nationalities and
walks in life. He said great number Of men,
redeemed through the instrumentality Of the
homes, were now credit to society and filed
situations of trust and influence.