New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-02
srtST FIELD FOR MISSION YORK.

PAPERS READ BEFORE THE CONGREGATIONAL
MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
co-a,oco " w. June (>pecal).-fhc American
ConUregalionii Home Missionary Society, OF when
General q. o. Howard Is president, tonight ehdna
rs sixtyscventh anniversary Next year 1t VIII meet
either in saratoga or Chicago, the selection 10 De
made by the Executive Committee. This morning
the claim, OF the Congregational Church building
sodey we're presented In an address by secretary
T. n cobb. lie said that the work l. changing
The demand for larger and more expensive houses
arovs wear by year. With the utmost economy thls
work cannot he done on the same scale 40 forty of
even twenty i've years ago The work must ~
where The people are. Church building mua' 30
70 the city, though not TO the neglect Of the country
that wonld 10 suicidal. for no small part oil 'he
CITY increase Is from the rural districts. To keep
the sources city population Christian Is one OF the
host means OF making The city Christian. The sum
recclyed from aided churches Will soon b SiOoooo,
a sum equal 10 the erection oi 90 church's "'
,he same average amount OF aid hitherto granted.
secretary Washington Choatc read II paper on 1.-The
Foreigner lie said that study Of the foreigner
as one OF the phases Of the great missionary pfooeh
~ the church, is altogether distinct from the question
OF free or restricted prohibited immigration ii c
movement OF foreign tfc to American shores should be
absolutely stopped tomorrow. the duty OF tn" Church
toward tn. great volume already here would III no
degree be csscncd. II immigration goes forward III
the rate with which foreign HE poured In upon us
Twelve months sincc, when In Il hall year n'''
million came when, In the month OF june lo'-'
3I2o crossed the ganglanhs of our oc'nn steamers
II immigration thus go forward, the task o the church
Is hourly charging and Is becoming increasingly
urgent and calling Christian patriotism to It's most
earnest efforts, said the speaker
General Howard expressed his hearty accord win
MIR Choatc's paper. and said that changing 'o'"''
ticns must be met by improved methods. lie Ne
u,y,d IN the universally OF the world III" so'Pel
~ Christ must be preached 10 all.
The Rev. Or. JLdson Ellsworth. OF Nli""uhe''
spok. enthusiastically Of the foreign element IN inc
Norhves, which Is composed OF races thn combined
will advance the caus OF Christ and civilization Inc
sa>ons and the Nurthmcn had made the BRUSH r
r,c., nation. ana they would do the same for
America.
I'll. Rev G. : Amazon. Of Boston, spoke oil the
french Canadlan masses pouring over the border INTO
, Nov rnchnd and urged Iedoublcd zeal In that di-
rccton
The Rev W Montgomery. Of Chicago defined
foreigners n, not those born on other shores b.,
that class whose teachings are not III a''"r" WIN
hristnn America. , ..,.,
IAc claims of tlc congregational sunday school
aud Publishing society were any "Sn,n a and
W /. Iarion. Of Boston. and W. T. McMillen' Oh
columbus ohio Encouraging reports from tlir mission
r.,d, we're made by the Rev. r. -. curtis, or IN
81 Washington: T.. A. brown. Of Black HIS j, h.
Harrison. ~ california, and W = lIawNs, "i van
The anniversary closed With a public meeting 70
night. Addresses being mad" hN General ii"wtf"; tne
Tuttlc Of Massachusetts,: Ncwman Of Washington
and others.