The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-14


both alike responsible to their FOUNDER
and leader. About six hundred persons
are now connected with cEsurcn anu in,I
sion., The funds supporting ele W Trnr,
are obGalne0 mostly by sollolae,to" -
besevolent citizens. s g. The pas. yoai,
VI, ooo worth of clothing, contri ~. LUZ t ~
the Mission. has been given 10 .ne uos en,.
tute' ana $3.50 expended IN nnUn have
signed. the pledge.
One OF the most important asent tso
for temperance work in our CITY Is Cne
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
when is carrying forward sys'eila .n
educational temperance work AZ .ne
city, as well as throughout the ssate.
1t supports free kindergarten ou's ~
of those districts which patronlze Sne
public kindereartens. 1t has day
nursery for working women caring ior
their children during the ,oay Wills 10
they are absent from their MONIES at
work. 1t has, in the same pullolng,
temporary lodgings for women coming
toaour city strangers, without !riehu OF
home. 1t is waging war aga.nse1 ' he
deadly cigarette, SO largely used by
school children. It has introduced scien..
tific text book into the curriculum OF
our public school, and is active In many
good works for the moral welfare OF the
city.
Under the caption OF aindividuai
effort" Mr.. Wright said that the CITY naa
had for may years two at least lnoepeno-
ent Christian workers who by 5helr en-
thusiasm, perseverance and ndellty In
their chosen fields have gained general
respect and appreciation. Mr.. Wrlght
said he referred to Miss A bby Il. Leavltt
and her work in behalf OF the prisoners
and the sailors Of our city, and to Mr.
Edward L. Pickett, who may be rightly
called the seaman's evangelist OF Fort
land. Mr.. Wright gave an interesting ac-
count of their work.
EVENING SESSION
Rev. H. ". Pope, assistant secretary. led
the devotional service at the evening ses-
sion, and Rev. John C.Collins delivered
an address on the subject of the Inter-
national Christian Workers. Association.
Whensit was proposed to hold the first
convention at Chicago, people said:
But Mr.. Moody can't lead the meeting
this year. But to that the reply was
made that Rev. r. A. Torrey would pre-
side. Then a prominent minister wrote
to Mr.. Collins that under the circum-
stances it would be impossible to count
pie of Chicago, to which he replied there
was nothing in the call about the coop
GRAFTON of the Christian people of Chica-
go. The first convention was held, and
eight other annual conventions followed.
Now the annual conventions have been
given up, and the district conventions
substituted.
Mr.. Collins announced that Rev. Dav-
id Allen Reed, of Springfield, Mass.
would preside during the rest ofsthe con-
venti on. He then called for ten minute
speeches. ss
George Graft, of New York city. told
how he lived the life of drunkard until
at last, a." poor, reckless. drunken out
cast, without friend in the world ex-
cept faithful wife" he was converted.
His first impulse for good was when
lady said to him, "God bless you, there's
the making of man in you." MI. Graft
is a good talker, and at times is elo-
quent. AS one man said after the meet
ing was over, "There's good deal o,
Cough about him."
RIB. Crook, who said that as a young
man he iran to game ROSTERS, bull dogs
and cards." told.how he was converted.
BIN. Wentworth. travelling man,
told in very impressive way the story
of his fight with himself, some portions
of his story recalling Bunyan's desorip-
tion of the siege of the city of Mansoul.
He was very much in earnest, and was
listened to with the closest attention.
He suggested that the churches ought
to advertise their prayer meetings.
Rev. E. M. Sandford of ..Somersworth, N.
H., preached tensminutes' sermon from
the words "The streams whereof make
glad the city of God, and prayers for a
revival in Portland were offered by Rev.
f. M. Sanford, Rev. A. Il. Wright, Rev.
David Allen Reed, Rev. M. Pratt, and
Rev. John,C. Collins. The congregation
was then led by Rev. F. M. Lamb in sing
ing 81 Live for Him. -"