Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-12
THE CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
city Missions Further Diseussed-facts ana
Tract Distribution.

nv telegraph to the Dispatch.)
ATLANTA. Ga. November 11.-Owing to
the absence of several prominent workers
who were expected, to-day's programme
of the Christian Workers Convention was
materially changed. and was made mp
chiefly of impromp,uaddresses. Rev. Ut.
Torrey. president of the association. con-
ducted the exercises. and the subject OF
Mission Work." taken up the preceding
dhv. was resumed.
PIP. Greenwood. of Boston's Sesmen'ss
Bethel. described the work done there ana
the measure OF "fioating Christian en-
deavor" as an auxiliary.
w G. Beal. OF the Springfield school tor
Christian Workers. spoke OF the expensive
character OF the work carried on IN that
Institution, and stated among other things
that il has now the largest corps OF lh'
structors in the United states.
Mrs. Whitmore, weli-known Iauy
evangelist of New York, also addressed
the Convention and gave long and de-
tailed description of the rescue WORK zone
at the Door OF Hope Mission, IN Mulberry
Bend. New York city. -
Grant g. TODD. of the Union Mission,
Washington, ID. g., told OF the early strsg-
giles of that institution, and gave an enter;
ta1nfnu
there and at the numerous auxiliary MS
s;ons which have been since established as
branches.
Other well-known mission workers made
brief addresses. all telling of personal ex-
perienoes. Ct.
Rev. Thomas Bone. q venerable Scotch
mar. conducted the devotional exercises
this afternoon. After this Mr.. Torrey
stepped TO the front.
II have" said the chairman, "a request
for prayer. Night before last man well
known in this city. was prevailed upon 10y
his wife to attend the convention. Yes
tercay morning she was stricken with
paralysis and day she died."
Tract Distribution was treated oy
Rev. II. W. Pope, of New Hampshire.
There is great deal of prejudice in the
worId.n said the speaker, against tracts.
, This is due to the fact that formerly they
were very serious and very, solemn docu-
ments, but now they are bright and en-
tertaining publications:
Many have been led to salvation by
these little leaves. Such men as Moody,
Mr.. 1orrey and Mr.. u. P. Hammond use
the tracts with splendid results. These
tracts are rapidly growing in popularity
and fast becoming potential factors IN the
wide spread of the Gospel. A number OF
ministers uss them to supplement thelr
sermons, and scatter them about IN then
pastoral visits through the nelghborhood
Thoughts and ideas can be circulated II
this way which might otherwise never be
disseminated. II is also. comparatively
speaking, q cheap method Of spreading the
Gospel and scattering tne seeu OF relislous
truth.
Rev. J. C. Collins. who spoke .on this
same line. stated that he was strong adj
yocate of tract publishing. Miss Debro
of Paris. stated that she could never have
made much headway In France unless she
had been provided with q number OF little
tracts IN the French language. AT the
funerals of Gambstta and Victor Hugo
thousands of Christian tracts were dis,
tributed among the people, and the good
results were not slow IN making them
selves apparent.
Mr.. Bone gave bis testimony as 20 the
efficiency Of tract distribution. He had
found 1t of great service to him IN ms
Christian work. He stated that he had
distributed tracts for over fifty years, and
when he was young and wore beaver be
carried them IN the crkwn of his hat. He
advised the ministers of Atlanta to organ.
ize tract society.
PRAYER for wisdom on tract distribution
! was then offered.
Rev. William Coulston, Of Evansville,
Ind, discussed the subject OF Printed
Helps IN Mission Work" His address waS
full of yigor. OF thought, and valuable sug.
gestion. and was the special feature of the
afternoon session.
The evening session. which consisted
largely of devotional exercises. was con-
Quoted by Rev. X. A. Torrey, the chairman
of the convention.
A large attendance was present, and q
number of short talks, IN addition. to
songs and prayers. were made on practical
topics. The convention Will resume its
work Monday morning.