New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-10
TO reunions, and social receptions were hcid ID
the headquarters Of the various dcicgauohS
DIR. STRONG ON HOME MISSIONS.

DIR. STRONG Or HOME MISSIONS.
The address. Of Dr. Strong was In part as follows ;
10 there is n discouraged Christian In New.York CITY
who fears tina, Of evil are destined 10 triumph
any one who believes that they TINT be with thc are o
than they with would ike 10 'ahe MIN w ~
hu,tonhole and lead him in here And u NJ "''c '''
lifted up and made jubant bv tn" sight Of these 'hou'u
then would pray his might be opened 10 see "c
900 600 Christian EndnNor"rs whom YOU rFp'cs'"''
army Of tho living cod which, Invisible 10 u.s. Is c'a"''
round about through all the land IL nool'r' more NF
ninccnt audience than this eyer met % not h"O"
vhcr. In the pces history look for the record OF IT,
will try to show you Christian work means more
in North America than anywhere else IN Oil inc WIN"
And secondly. will try to show how Christian fA'uoNO
societies can most effectively aid this work.
/ Tho Importance Christian work In North America
r 20 BE- measured by place which North America anu
her civilization are hold in the worlas iutf'' INC
committee has given broad subject 'hrl'"ah f
dcavor and Home Missions. When We talk ABOUT ho'o
,.s,o,s ou, subject 900 miles broad. and when you
aad OOopcO Christian EndpavorcrS IL gives our suoc
900 600 heads It IS impossible 10 do justice 70 Suoh
subject IN a .nge address can touch Only inc hc' Vi
It's garment. . ..
! North America Is twice rs large all Europe snd
fully capable Of sustaining 100000 600 soulS-the pre- INV
populaton Of the globe Surely this majestic continent
10 be- The home this majestic race. and from ts i"nu
IL viii mould the futurc OF mankind This ocihs N"''
tho thorough Characterization this country Is imprht
beyond exaggerpton. The importance ~ cNahf''iA"t
nation IL question OF numbets IL WAS ""r' Al"
| Martin Luther shoulu DH WIZ"
thousand other German monks should see the hphI w
no. imagine that white any more bauthil IN th'
eyes Of than black ~ yellow one ~! cry j. noe
save America for Americas sake, but saw !" io' wy
worlds sake II it Is important TO save the word IL
important 70 for here both good ana evil
have a larger leverage than anywhere else on cafth
.. How then we most ehccuvrIF help 10 wv
,ro,c. Cor CHRIST, This question concerns every
Christian in tho Innu there is peculiar propcty ana
Significance In 100000 young peoples putting That qu'S
ton to themselves Young people are capable OF
enthusiasm Men In middle life ana past nave "'f' eo"
PEELED by experience TO modify so many OF theh cnfI"r
opnfons on thousand subjects that they oitch acqu"
habit doubt and hold with feeble n"rNres' grasp
cvcn those things which absolutely sure Nov, young
men and women capable OF mighty cohV'cuohs' anu
therefore a mighty enthusiasm Tor enthusiasm - '"'
viction FIRE. .-.-4
There IS no country IN the worli whore people are
| In such eager earnest as Whether we are
seeking money OF Office pleasure as people, "hn''
soover our hand Andcth TO do do with our might
\ lsess pcrfuncorv Christianity can never win su'h
n paople We must have enthusiasm for Christ and
an enthusiasm for II We are TO win them 20 h'u''
Now IL our churches are 70 be fred with enthusiasm
for humanity, believe 1t Is tie young people VINO must
kinde The blessed ccnnocration
Another reason why Is peculiar and precious Sig
nhcancc Christian Endavcrers asking this question
is that young people friendly t. ne" Ideas ana
capable Of ad,7,nr methods. Age is naturoiis con-
sentative H. only because the race has new He that
IL makes new growth. IL Is aid that the growth OF
tree is marked by the conccnrc rings which We ma IN
jts sttmp Successive generations the conccntrc
r!ngs which growing larger and larger mark the growth
Of humanlty's tree. Death IS great reiorncr or a
least the John the raIust OF all trAt reforms ii i
the new that In With new blood which carry
the forward In the progress OF successive fehc''
oton. All through Chrstcndom and prominently IN
America the church Is Surrounded ty changed con-
dtons which coll for change OF methods; and thc ne"
methods with the new blood OF the young
people.
/ cannot discuss these changed conditions here
| tlsn mi
To Que which j. cmonG the mort important and isr-
reaching OF the centuries. I>fcr government by
public opinion. When kings and arstocracies ruled r.
forms might begin at the top and work down NOW u'''
must begin at the bottom and work rr u our rulers
are not what they should he II We wish IT, accomplish
municipal reform. for which Dr. Parkhur-t has 40 nobN
| stood In this city. We must eiutat" pubic oWh'oh'
his is true Of all reforms. II wi'h {" have the
law executed or laws must educnte public
OPINION.
system cooer1tion personal cont1ctwhcn tie Church
lratns these thing, Will conquer America Tor
Christ Here the furnishing multitude. Don't say
"Send them away. find food FOR thcmselvc-
"Csi,e We them eat" You can do IT, Tie Christian
Fnde,yorrr. and Epworth League Of Greenwich Conn.,
ate doing IT, and nnd It easy. They have divided up
territory Of seventy or .cyentynve squac miles 50 as to
Give Zach visitor from fifteen families, and once
month thew hadozcn Villages with carefully selected
temperance ite AZURE. 1hey have begun campaign "f
education against The saloon, TO b. fought to hnsh al
the ballot box next Octobe..
They u,e reaching the Indifferent they creating
light public sentiment. The method Is equally apfcao'
to any othc: reform and to the work Of cvong1-"ton
and anyb dy in IL who knows how TO Walk ana
ring cooibcll. You don't need TO have tongue J"
| feet and one hand vii d. The business
And what II 100000 Christian Fndcayorers should
engage IN .he Ttey could reach i2oooO co fH"'
u,,s 20 OCO 900 pople a dozen times yea: liz"
th,v could SOW the cnsth and breadth OF this and WIN
tho seed Of Chr.tion tust! Way, 1 vision Of Tho
millennium!
II You VIII engage in such work 1 will TOmise two
| n nkui
gco1 and, Second that you viii get ~ m"ch soou " 20"
will do
Won Endeayornrs hayo done amount Of good ser
vice but hasn't most q your WORK been sPrtna' ur,'
T,., is ,u,rnt but the comp exists not FOR 10 ell but
g., tho Ocj O, action Isn't the work which have Do"
.cred precisely the forwtrd movement witch THIS mag
nOrcnt Christian needs to naAc' IL VIII cost s"h'
work some sacrifice but It wouldn't he worth doing II
didn't And wat = more worthy 'i Saer"c' "a" ''''H
America 70 Christi
It Is said that Napoleon stood before his u'ld' 'd
,sled for a hundred 70 lead fororn hope He ck'
paInd that every man would doubtless be Killed the mnnt"
tho enemy oened fire Now who would DE for the En-
| r.,,,7 a., hundred men, forward step out Of IN"
rnks :" And hundred men, but III. whole regiment
their fnu-kctS at ms
| feet.
And shall Christ and country and humanity fail 10 com
| mand on enthusiasm which Napoleon inspired is 1'cf'
| nothing worthy Of supreme socrhcc to-dayl There arc
many In CHS audience who would die for Christ II nTN
were hut IN these lie calls for Tcn and women
willing 10 Ne for Him. Human Hatur' can Summon
itself with high resolve aud IN supreme act 10y lic
,,.e On The altar Thank God the hero-n Of marty rGUn
has not been rare history Of His church. but What
IS needed to-day Is higher herot'm nolcr 'uAryrdop
even that Of the living sacrifice the sustlincd resolve
the renewed self.ryine, the daily conservation.
Only q living society Ike Paul. Idle daily Tho
Contain OF our salvation III, church militant to-
cav not N foron hope but 20 certain and glorious
victory Oh that every soldier Ct Ills might spring
forward to offer living ecrnce until country ard
| the world arc wholly to His dominion
Mr.. SPEER on MISSION WORK.
Mr. Spccr who is attending the College Con-
ference at Northlicd where he leads a Bible
class every morning, brought q greeting from
| that conference 10 the Christian EndravOr So