The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-09
CONVENTIONS SECOND DAY
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city mission work no one help proved
more effectual than the training receiv-
ed through the Society of First Aid to
the Injured, and hospital work 1t was
her privilege to superintend thirty
classes composed of the poor from the
tenements, especially mothers, and
their invariaible testimony has been that
they could not be too thankful for the
knowledge they gained through these
illustrated lectures, The classes met in
mission chapels, or in some available
room in tenement house, The classes
for women in the chapels were conduct
ed by a lady physician with an assist
ant, generally a Christian Worker who
had taken a course in First Aid, The
tenement classes We're mainly to teach
the women how to nurse the sick and
prepare suitable diet for them. This
trained Christian Worker can do.
Sympathy and religious conversation
are excellent at the proper time, but
when an accident orr serious Illness oc-
ours then we want trained hand and
skillful nursing.
Following Mrs Paddock Rev. John G.
Collins spoke on the great value of the
work and spoke of the experience of
himself and President Torrey of the
association while they were in Yale di-
vinity school together Mr.. Bassett of
Providence also took part in the discus
sion.
DR.. George A. Richards of New York
was down on the program to speak on
the same subject, but he was not pres
ent.
The discussion of the topic open Air
Work in England and the United
States" was led by Rev. E. Fl. Byington
of Brooklyn, N. Y, who also reported
on the work of the Open Air Workers
association of America. He told of the
work done by the association at race
tracks, in front of saloons and in other
like places where work may be carried
on to advantage '"The question IS,
said Mr. Byington, ''do these open air
meetings do any good? They reach two
classes. The singing attracts the be-
ginners in sin, the boys and young men
who are just taking their first drink,
or their first step in sin, and the bal
ance is turned in favor of a godly life.
They go home and renounce their evil
ways. Then as to practical work. A
man who has been winning money at
the races is no person to approach.
It's the persons who have dropped their
last dollar who need comforting. They
are the people who will listen to open
air services. But many people will new
er be won to Christ till they see the
person abused who brings them the
news of the gospel. Christ would new
er have been a success had He not
fought His way over a thorny road
and we Christians can do no different
ly to-day. Our open air work must be
done in the very strongholds of the enc
my"
AT the conclusion of the address many
questions were asked and answered.
The open air work was discussed In
its various phazes by President Tor
rev. Rev. Mr.. Newman of Lowell, Mass,
Rev. Mr.. Shorter, Rev. Thomas Bone
of st. Catharines, Canada; G. D. FL
derkin of Chicago, Rev. b. M. Poteat
Of this city and Rev. J. G. Collins, who
called attention to the local gospel
wagon and the services to be held In
it tomorrow and invited the delegates
to inspect it. Rev. F. A. M. Brown pro-
nounced the benediction and a recess
for lunch was taken.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened by
devotional services, led by George K.
Swan of Norwich. Conn. The first
speaker was Rev. A. P. Foster. D. D.,
Of Boston, who addressed the conven-
ton on the subject, New Phases of
Work in the American Sunday School
Union He said that there We're 1900
Sunday schools organized last year and
10000 souls saved by the union, The
work of the union is similar to that
of the primitive church. $50 tons Of
clothing were sent from Boston last
year and 81 500 passed through the Bos-
ton agency The union has been es-
tablished seventy-one years. Inc WORK
is steadily going on and has proved
most successful. Within the past year
great progress has been made in the
work. In old New England mill towns
there have been organized 156 schools
within two and one-half years and over
1000 pupils have been enrolled.
Rev. w. H. Waggoner of this city
next gave a most interesting address
ON "Foreign Missionary Work" and IL
Illustrated his talk with maps and charts
in colors, showing religious stations
of the world, number of missionaries
and converts. and the work of various
societies in the world.
Rev. Mr. Waggoner said that OF the
1,4OO, 900, 600 people in. the world third
are converted and the remaining BILL
lion are being led to feel the activity
of the missionary movement into foreign
lands. He stated that the greatest
number of missionaries at present were
TO be found in Africa, India and Japan,
where in all about 5000 were located.
He then sketched the need of foreign
missionary spirit for Christian Work
ers and stated that no true Christian
Worker could afford to overlook it. By
the aid of the map, Mr.. Waggoner show
ed at lust what points missionary work
could now be performed with the best
effects. 10000 people were beheaded
last wear in the world because they
were Christians. In South America
there are sixteen different missionary
societies. with 400 missionaries.
In China there are 1,917 missionaries.
India is the great missionary center OF
the world. There are 45 different mis-
sionary societies in China. There are
400 Catholic missionaries in India, and
80 in Corea There are 5000 Protestant
missionaries in the world, of whom 5000