The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-15
THE CONVENTION CLOSED
MRS. PoTEAT'S REMARKS CONCERN
 ING YALE UNIVERSITY

ciareu to De an Unusually Clean and
 Moral City After All-Mr. Torrey Speaks
 in Honor of Yale--Indus,rial Institutes
 Discussed by Prominent Workers in That
 Line-Question Box and Businsss-Many
 Pastors Spoke Last Evsning-Wanted
 Prayers for His Pastor-Closing Remarks.
 The devotional services were opened yesterday afternoon by G. M. Gibbud. c. F. Cutler, president of the Fulton street prayer meeting, New York, spoke in part as follows: "So many ask why we have our prayer meetings at midday, the busiest time of the day. I answer you that at midday Christ was hung upon the cross; at midday Paul was on the house top. The first Prot estant service was conducted in 1914 by a member of a Dutch church at noon. For thiry-eight years noon-day meet-s ing has been held at the corner of Fulton and Ann streets, New York city"
 J. R. Paddock of Cheshire spoke on Christian Work in a Country Town and Outlying Districts" He said that Cheshire people were hungry for the word of God and during some of their meetings the most depraved drunkards were the first converts. The population in Cheshire is much scattered and there are twelve school districts, covering an area of fifty square miles. Invitations to hold meetings come from farther away than we can accept them. Meet- ings are held in the school houses. Con- cluding he said: 'tThis convention has done much to bring about the present existing law in Cheshire" Rev. R. A. Torrey spoke on Baptism of the Holy Ghost His speech was listened to with the closest attention.
 THE EVENING SESSION.
 Last evening despite the rain Calvary Baptist church was well filled with people witnessing the closing services of the ninth annual convention of Chriss tian Workers, and all were anxious to tell of the great benefits which they had received from the work of the great gathering The first half hour of the evenings service was devoted to devotional execises led by MT. Torrey. who had just come from addressing a students meeting in Dwight.hall. Rev. MT. Lamb sang "The Bell" MT. Tor rey then called from scriptural quota- tions from the delegates and large number responded with passages ex- tremely appropriate for the occasion, after which MT. Lamb sang the verses of Happy Day That Fixed My Choice" in the chorus of which the audience joined. Requests for special prayers were called for, MT. Torrey asking Tor prayers for Yale university, where, ne said, he last evening addressed one on the most attentive audiences that ne has spoken to in New Haven. Rev. MT. Scoville of Grace M. F. church, this city. asked for the progress of the cons vention for the evangelistic services to be held in his church next week. One gentleman asked for prayers for Presl- dent Cleveland and other national of1l- cers. Special prayers were also asked for the Howard avenue Baptist church and Epworth M. F. church
 ssRoll on the Gospel Chariot was them sung, and MT. Torrey prayed for the government officers, state officers ana city officers. Mrs. Ellen T. Proctor on Beverly, Mass, was introduced anu made brief remarks on systematic giv- ing, speaking especially of tithes, anH saving that Christ commanded the Jews to give tithes, but when they repudiated Him to command. passed over to us, who were adapted in their place. She also quoted scripture to show the sanc- oJ Jxyir, fOylnd there Il Fl. Mansfield spoke further on the sub- iect and said that his hobby was to lay by store for giving to Christ as God has prospered him.
 Various pastors were then asked to speak a few words. Rev. MT. Gr1ffin said that of all conventions he has ever attended, this one has done him the most good and Miss Macdonald's ad- dress in his church last Sunday was especially fruitful of good results Rev. MT Poteat said that he means to formu- late what the convention has done for him and speak it in his sermon next Sunday morning. The convention has given to the community a practical ex- ample of consecration. In concluding, he said: q thank you for bringing into this question the type of Christian liv- ing. and we can never repay the obli- gation for the lessons we have learned.
 Rev. MT Scoville said he had secured great blessing from every session he had attended, and rejoiced that it was a convention of emphatically Christian people, who have given themselves to the Lord.
 Rev. Dr. Twitchell said that no ses- sion had been without spiritual profit. The young people of his church have received from the convention a new love and devotion to Christ. The impression has been renewed and impressed upon them that man or woman who wishes to work for Christ must work with the power of the Holy Ghost. This is a principle that ministers and churches must learn. Other pastors who spoke were Rev. MT. Merriman of Spjring- field, Mass; the pastor of the Hamden Plains church, Rev. Thomas Bone of St. Catherines, Canada; Rev. MT. Meyer of the German Baptist church of this city. and Rev. John Ford of the Howard avenue M E. church. pr. Street of this city said that he was a member of Center church, and while his pastor deserves great credit for his work for municiple reform, yet he feared he need ed the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and
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