Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-09

Following the usual opening services
last evening the Rev. j. &. FLOYD called
the attention Of the audience 10 the
great night made BY DR. McLsin and the
American sabbath union Of Chicago
against Sunday opening Ok the worlds
fair aud introduced the Rev. +. w.
Ware. secretary Of the Michigan State
sabbath union. who gave brief history
u the work. The speaker said DIR. Me
Lain and the Chicago American Sabbath
union had incurred heavy debt in the
fight They had spent 5000 and al
but 900 u that amount has
been paid He made an appeal
Ia the audience for a contribution
toward liquidafing the remaining 200
and collection Was taken for that pur-
pose. DIR. Mcf4ain was present. but did
not speak on the subject
After the collecticn had been taken,
the Rev. A. j. Eldred OF Iona. one OF
the oldest members 81 the conference.
gave brief talk on his fifty years ser
vice in the ministry. tie said in the
early ministry exhortation always fol
lowed a sermon, but in recent years
these methods have been discarded for
the plainest. briefest and smoothest
This mild way al presenting the
awfulness Of the punishment Of sin be-
gets a GOODNESS in the cause OF righteous
ness Old things have passed away, and
all things have become new. and new
men are preaching the gospel Mr..
Eldred is chaplain OF the lonia prison.
and while referring 10 his congregation,
a
thirds ot them say the saloon was the
cause OF their downfall. Mr.. Eldred ex-
horts the prisoners 20 forsake their sins.
and many OF them leave the prison re-
deemed and happy. Their conversion
In many cases islasting. andsi becomes
hateful in their sight IN il wers not
for the powers OF the christian reli-
gion, such gigantic wickedness "a
Yields power against the
world could not be overcome,
drunkards cannot be saved outside Of
the christian religion and when refor
nation il perfected il Is so firmly rooted
In the human heart that II cannot be
obiiterated The only thing that can
combat with impending dangers in gov
eminent Ia more religion. What the
government wants il more religion to
carry il safely through. All methods in
spreading religion. II stamped with
Code blessing. should have the support
81 all % Gods children. lie warmly
supported the efforts % women who
work among their abandoned fellow
creatures To bring them TO Christ.
and said they should be cncour-
aged to 60 upon the street and
gather in their fallen sisters. lie
Recommended an altar service at the
close ~ each sermon in the church. as
that will produce more enthusiasm than
the presence IL the highest eccsesIast in
the church At the close Of his address,
upon invitation. the ministers gathered
around the altar while the venerable
Bishop William Taylor OF Africa made
feryent prayer for the presentation OF
lines for the cause % Christ and visi-
tatson % the holy ghost.
The meeting wac dismissed with the
tenediction, pronounced by Bishop
Taylor.
The program for today will open with
sermon by Bishop Taylor at 6
a. m. The regular business
in the for enoon. At 30 p. NJ. the
vopen's foreign missionary society will
hold its anniversary. with MIRA Clinton
b Fisk of New Jersey a. speaker. The
corner stone for the Aldrich Memorial
Deaconess' houle. at the corner % An
tisdel court and Lyon street. will be laid
at o'clock. with Bishop Bowman IN
charge. The anniversary % the Freed.
uen's Aid sociefy will be held at I'D
addressed by the Rev. J. y Hamilton