The Portland daily press., 1894-12-18


Will Home, and III. b. Gibbud Tells
About the Work in the New York Hop
Fields-something About the Salem
Mission.
Rev. David Allen Reed presided over
the morning session of the convention OF
Christian Workers yesterday. and the
session was devoted largely to the reports
of the delegates regarding the meetings
they addressed Sunday, and more es-
pecially to the remarkable meetings held
in the vestry of the Second Parish
church, that at the hall of the Y. M. g.
A. and at the Gospel Mission.
MIR. Reed called for testimonies, and a
lady from the body of the hall said that
there was time when as Congrega-
tionalist she remem bered that women
should keep silence in the churches, ana
so she went to halls and jails where she
tried to labor for Christ. That is all
changed now, and she is sent to the
churches, and at times longs to be back
in her old work.
A delegate said it was easy going down
hill, but hard to go upward to heaven.
He believed that the manifest results of
the meetings yesterday were much less
than the hidden things. God is about
to do great work in Portland.
C.N. Crittenton spoke of some of the
meetings he attended. "Tears came
to eyes unused to weeping, and some
started heavenward,'
lady spoke of the conversion OF
young man, fearful sweare..
Mrs. Mary c. Perkins related scenes that
occurred at the children's meeting at
the Second Parish church.
Rev John G. Collins said that his talk
Sunday was mostly to Christians. In
the afternoon, in company with Mr..
Lamb, he went TO the Reform School,
and talked to the boys there. Then he
went to the children's meeting, and de-
scribed the remarkable revival service
whensboys and girls of from!7 to 13.stood
up, acknowledged themselves TO be sin
rlers and started in the new life. Then
there was a revival scene at the Gospel
Mission that cheered them all. "Breth
rem, we want to warm up the cold stor-
age churches" he said.
An aged lady said she was converted
at the age of three years, and has been
a Christian ever since. Mr.. Lamb then
led in singing GAS Comes the Eight at
Dawning." Miss Pearson acting as or
ganist.
Rev. F. ". Sanford reported "hours of
work and several souls saved every hour"
He spoke of the meeting at the Gospel
Mission Sunday evening, where 81 were
converted, and asked Rev. ST. Pearson
to complete his report, but Mr.. Pearson
was not present.
ave thank God for Sunday,,n said de-
legate. u
BIN Wentworth reported from the Y.
M. c.. A. meeting. There was a strong
force Of young men present, and some
were converted.
RIB. Crook, reported a grand meeting
at the Free street. church, followed by
special revival service in the Sunday
school, when 20 young people started in
the new life.
Rev. MIR. lien spoke feeliugly of the
service held by Mr.. Crook and other
workers in his church.
Rev. Edward Payson Hammond said
he was at six different services. during
the day, and was at the remarak Bile
meeting at the Second Parish church
in the evening. "You, who were there
know what it was, and have been
thanking God for it ever since"
Mr.. Hatch, OF the Hatch family of
singers, spoke briefly, and the family
sang 81, Love to Tell the Story"
Rev. David Allen Reed reported good
attendance at the business mems meet
ing at the State street church; he regret
ted that no invitation was given to those
who desire to. find God to indicate that
desire by standing up.
Rev. Thomas S. Sampson acknowledged
that he had been at first disposed to
call in question the wisdom of the re-
marks of Mr.. Hammond and others at
the chldren's meeting, but the results
showed their wisdom, ending as it did
in most thorough Christian work in
the souls Of 100 boys and girls, many of
lu6uu 10 VI l0s lIS AlluoCll w d. COAt OIbCO
when but boy.
Rev. H. H. Pope, said that Mr.. Gibbud.
who spoke at the Jail was more fortunate
than the ministers, his audience was
largely under conviction. He spoke in a
bright way of the meetings he attended.
Rev. A. H. Wright said that the
labors of Mr.. Moore of Boston with his
people would, he believed, be greatly
blessed. Loyalty to conviction is what is
needed.
Mrs. Hatch, mother of the Hatch
children, and Mrs. Hatch, the mother of
MIR. Hatch, spoke, the testimony of the
aged woman of 7S being very impressive.
Miss Florence E. Ben-Oiiel returned
thanks for her reception, and for the aid
given to the work at Jerusalem.
S. p Thrash er, of New Haven, made an
interesting report on the work Of the
Law and Order League in his State. The
league was organized because vice was
everywhere, and alI!the vicious interests
were organized, and, it seemed to be