The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-12
CONVENTIONS BIGGEST DAY
FULLY 1900 PERSONS ATTENDED
YESTERDAY,S MEETINGS.

esdng Discussions at the Morning Ses-
sions-Rev. Russell IL. Conwell of PhilaS
delphia Describes His Institutional
Church - Its Great Advantages DIR.
Smyth's Address-Stirring words by the
"Blacl1 Knight" Rev. Mr.. Hector-An
Overflow Meeting In the Basement of
Calvary Baptist Church Last Evening.
Rev. r. A. Torrey of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Christian Workers associa-
ton, assisted by Rev. F. M. Lamb of
K Me-, conducted the
Christian Workers convention at Cal
vary Baptist church yesterday morning
with well filled house. The first Of
the session was devoted to very brief
reports of the meetings held Sunday in
various city churches. and these reports
were all favorable. At the conclusion
of these reports the series Of talks on
training class work was continued by
H. B. Gibbud of Syracuse, N. Y. His
topic was "Bible Study" and he said
there was no excuse for people not read
ing the Bible daily. '"The ladies'" said
Mr.. Gibbud, mo longer have the excuse
that they have no pockets and SO cannot
carry the Bible around with them, but
this excuse don't go now; they can car
ry Bibles in their big sleeves"
Shortly after the convention had BEEN
called together Rev. Mr.. Torrey said
aloud to Mr.. Collins: 'FDid you hear me
say at yesterdays Grand opera house
meeting that New Haven was the wick-
eldest city in the world?" MIR. Collins re-
piled that he did not, as did also sever
al others when asked. The cause of this
question by MIR. Torrey was the state
ment in a morning paper that such an
assertion had occurred in the course Of
Mr.. Torrey's Sunday address. Mr.. Col
Inns explained to Mr.. Torrey that if a
mistake had been made in reporting
HIM it was not intentional, as the news
papers of New Haven are fair and do
not make deliberate m1sstatements. Mr..
Torrey replied that he would not call
New Haven the wickedest city in the
world, as he lived in Chicago.
On this topic of Bible study Miss Sara.
Wray of New York was to have given
a talk on her own personal experience,
but as she failed to appear Mr.. Gibbud
continued his talk fifteen minutes long
er than his scheduled time.
AT the conclusion of his talk Mr.. and
Mrs. Elderkin sang 1--WE Are Building
Every Day"
A paper was to have been read next
by Rev. Graham Taylor of Chicago the
illogical seminary, but he was absent
and his place on the program was taken
by Miss F. E. Beach of Cleveland, who
spoke concerning the Mems and Boys
Home of that city. Miss Beach said:
1--WE find many men who are down
and discouraged and who are watching
for a chance to get honest work. We
shed the influence of Gods work over
them and we do all that we can to cheer
them up. We rest on the promise,
Gods word shall not return to HinT
void A helping word goes a great
ways and we fined that the opportuni-
ties are abundant for speaking the right
word. Most of the inmates are young
men, and most Of them were brought
there by drink. The world calls many
of these men tramps, but their moth
ers don't call them tramps, and don't
believe that Cad calls them tramps.
Just as long as there are such unfortu-
nate men in the world want to help
Them
Mrs. Whittemore Of New York them
told of her personal experience on the
streets of the metropolis and with the.
reporters of New York, many of whom
had been converted at her Door of Hope
meetings. She also said that she had
been requested to start Door of Hope
in New Haven to reach the street girls.
Rev. F. M. Lamb next sang "As
Breaks the Light in Dawning" and was
followed by A. w. Milbufy of New
York, who read paper on Christian
Industrial Temporary Homes" and
gave report of the Industrial Chris
tian Alliance Mr.. Milbury said that
rescue work is called by some people
hard work, but it is joyful to witness
the Transformation of the discourage
ment into the blessed light of the Chris
tian gospel.
He then said: 1.-TWO years ago we or
ganized ten peoples restaurants and
groceries in New York, which were a
feature of the hard winter of that time.
We gave 1000, 900 meals, which were
partaken ofiby the nobilities of several
countries and by the nobility of our own
country We expect to meet great
many discourag gements and rebuffs, and
we have not been disappointed. But
the prodigals, we find, want to get
home. When I was a young boy read
of the English bishop who heard a noise
in hedge and who found stick so
crooked that it couldn't keep still. That
is the case with good many who come
to us-they are so crooked that they
can't keep still. We have thirty depart
ments in our work and last year over
500 men passed through our hands. We
have big mailing department, a broom
factory that will this year manufacture
$4,000 worth of brooms. We have a
tailoring, a shoe repairing, furniture
and a cheap restaurant department.
We fined that a rescued man is lively
factor in the church"
Mr.. Milbury's address concluded with
graphic account of his own CONVEX
sion from despair, pessimism and inf
deity by the agency of the Bleeeker
street mission.
The meeting of the delegates to take
action on the proposed Door of Hope in
this city was attended by about 1OOs