Evening star., 1895-10-17
Intense Interest at the National
Christian Mission Union.
WORK OF RESCUE m MANY CITIES
Reformed Men Tell of the Influence
of Missions.
F U T RE PROG r A M S

The third and last day of the convention
Of the National Gospel Mission Union be-
gan at o'clock this morning at Foundry
NJ. E. Church. The work of the day was
inaugurated by a religious service, which
was conducted by Mr.. S. H. Hadley. who
Is actively connected with rescue mission
work in New York. There were earnest
aid heart-moving prayers and some enthu-
siastic singing. Under the influence Of one
hymn, which had the true revival swing
to it. aumbers of those in the audience be-
came worked up to high pitch, and from
all over the church came such cries as
"Allelujah!' "It cleanseth me-" 1.-The
| stream Of Gods love makes me pure in
deed.'
The meetings of the day began at high
degree of enthusiasm, but this was kept
| forms of mission from all parts of the
| country were Of the most encouraging
character.
Last Evenings Session.
The meeting last evening was made
| bright with good music. The scene was a
| repetition of the one the evening before.
The church was packed to the doors, and
| it was necessary to place a number of
| chairs around the platform in order to ac
commodate the overflow. The exercises
were of the most interesting nature. and
the audience entered fully into the spirit
of the meeting.
President Hilton occupied the chair, and
Mr.. Percy S. Foster conducted song SER
vice, leading the Moody choir of 200 voices,
the mission choir and Silver Lake quartet.
After short service of prayer. Mr.. A. W.
Milbury was introduced to talk about the
| lance in New York. He first told of some
of his experiences with men who had been
rescued. He said mission workers had
much to be grateful for because they were
f,1r for cir in G
fcrm and had seen human beings raised
from the lowest depths by grand trans
formation through the spirit of Christ.
There are no pessimists among mission
workers" said Mr. Milbury. when It was
proposed to form the Industrial Alliance
some one said tc me, You can't reform
these people; they all turn out bad again
Only yesterday I pointed out to this man
My large corps of assistants, laden with
responsible duties, and 1 said. These are
all rescued men, and l thank GOD Tor tha
services they have done In resculns other
men,"
Mr.. s. H. Hadley of New York also talk
ed Interestingly of mission work IN the
metropolis. At the conclusion or the meet
ing at Foundry Church a number OF the
delegates adjourned to the Open Door
Mission in the Division, where an enthu-
siastic religious service was held.
The morning meeting today was oevo.eu
for the most part TO Quafter-houi iepoi :"
of mission work.
The Open Door Mission.
The first speaker was Mrs. McLiilan OF
Chicago, who told the history of the open
Door Mission in the windy city. This
mission had its origin in the conversion
of a notorious woman named Minnie
Brooks. Her house was well-known
place in the worst part Of Chicago. About
fourteen years ago she became ashamed
of her evil life and, being taken SICK she
called in Mrs. McLillan, who was engaged
0rlr at ha
Quoted a saloon in connection with ner
house, but it was not long oeIore tne oas
was taken out and in its stead were placed
benches and a table for the Bible. Inc
door is kept open all the time, so that SIN
ners might enter at any hour and hnd a
warm welcome. The work Is not connned
solely to the reformation OF falieh Momem' mel
More than 275 men have expressed con-
version within that "Open Door.
The Worst Street In the World.
Mr.. Harry Taylor told of the work that
ia being done at the Trout Street Mission,
PHILADELPHIA He said that, in his opinion,
the slums of Philadelphia are the worst in
the United States, for they are contracted
into a small space, where every known
form of vice flourishes like a weed. The
mission is at the very center Of this plague
spot.
worst street in the worst neighborhood in
the worst city in the worst world" Mr..
Taylor Is one of the most enthusiastic
workers in the convention, and one of the
most popular personally. He said this
morning that he was born in a mission,
had lived in a mission, and hoped that he
might die in a mission.
When the work was first started in Trout
street, said Mr.. Taylor, the house across
the street was the most notorious dive In
that section. 1t was kept by tough old
hag, known as "Mommy" Little, who called
her place the Green Onion" The mission
people prayer that they might have that
place as a home for their work. There was
apparently no chance that they could get
it. for the Green Onion" was valuable
piece of property, yet within four days the
police raided the place, and the Little wo-
man was arrested for harboring minor.
She saw years of Imprisonment in front
of her and at once sent for Mr.. Taylor to
come to see her at the jail. He had strug-
gled in prayer with her before and she
knew of the work that he and his fellow
workers were trying to do. She told him