The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-13
PRAYERS FOR POLICEMEN
TESTERD4F'S DoINGS OF CHRIS.
TEAM WORKERS. CONTENTION.

Christian Work Among United States SOL
diers, Sailors and Policemen Discussed in
all Its Phases-AIiss Macdonald's Inter
esting Address-Isev. Mr.. Bones Efforts
for Canal Men--The Japanese Institute in
Brooklyn-Rev. Mr.. Hector's Humorous
Remarks-one Christian Policeman In
Hartford-Two Thousand Attended the
Evening session-An Overflow Meeting.
| Rev. Mr.. Poteat's Addressed thsr Ser
vices -TO-daS's Program.
The number of delegates attending
the Christian Workers convention is
increasing every day and yesterday the
church was literally packed, especially
at the afternoon meeting, while the
night before Secretary Collins says fully
5000 persons were present at the main
meeting and the overflow meeting to-
gether. Many, probably several hun
dred, were unable to get seats yester-
day, while those who were willing to
stand up filed the aisles and all avail
able standing room. Each day also
seems to mark increased enthusiasm in
! the delegates, if such thing were pos
s1ple The devotional services, with
Whlcn yesterday mornings session be-
gan, was led by Rev M. Merriam of
Lowell, Mass, while Rev. J. c. Collins
prayed that the work of the convention
might be done fearlessly, unselfishly,
and with the spirit Of Christ.
Special prayers were called for and
especially for students of Yale and for
the good effects of the work of Rev. 3.
Fay Mills, who will soon begin a series
OF meetings in Dwight hall for the stu
dents After singing by the director OF
the singing of the convention, Rev. Mr..
Lamb, H. B. Gibbud Of Syracuse CON
tinued his talk on the training classes.
In which he especially called atten-
tion to the necessity of looking after
those who fall from grace. After the
training class, George w. Swan of Nor
wich, Conn, spoke of ''Evangelistic
Work and Rescue Work of the United
Workers" and gave a report of the
rescue work conducted by the United
Workers home in Norwich He also
spoke of the rescue and evangelistic
work among the New London county
prisoners. Tracy McGregor superin-
tendent of the Helping Hand Mission
In Detroit, Mich, spoke Of the Chris
tian work in that institution and the
great progress made. Mrs. George p.
Clarke spoke further on the Pacific
Garden Mission in Chicago. Rev. A. C..
Dixon Of Brooklyn gave a short ad-
dress on his work among the Japanese
of Brooklyn. He said that Brooklyn of
the present day resembled in its cos
moplitan character resembled Jerusalem
on the Day of Pentecost. The first
mission and institute east of Seattle
for the Japanese was recently opened
In Brooklyn. The Japanese converts
are men of strong spirituality and may
be of great influence in preaching the
gospel in Japan.
AT noon the open air services were
continued on Center church steps by
Rev. Mr.. Bone.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened by
the regular devotional service, led by
Rev. Mr.. Merriam. The first speaker
was John B. Ketcham of New York.
city, who spoke on Work Among Unit
ed States Soldiers" and gave a report
of the progress of. the United States
Army association. Among other things
he stated that there are thirty post
chaplains and four regimental chap
lains, only two Of them being Roman
Catholics. About one-quarter, however,
of the army is composed Of Catholics.
The association publishes two papers,
"The Army Visitor and 1.-THE Battle
Flag"
Rev. Andrew Gillison Of ST. Albans,
VT, spoke on "Some Forms Of Chris
tian Work in Edinburgh, Scotland"
He spoke in part as follows: II am
very glad to be with you to-day and
have greatly enjoyed these meetings.
Scotland has always been called the
land of liberty and Edinburgh the city
, of churches, education and culture. Of
course there is great deal Of drunken
ness and vice as in other cities and
there are the slums as in other cities.
The work is carried on similarly to the
work in this country.
In some of the rookeries in the slums
in Edinburgh there are five families. In
, one small block there are 150 families,
, composed of 500 to $50 people. There are
many missions in the city for the rail-
, road men, police, boys and women. Al
large mission has been established in
one part of the city where breakfast
is served to about 1000 people each day.
The children are served in separate
rooms. A very large mission building
has been erected costing $4,000. Speak
ing of mission work in London, Mr.. Gill
lison stated that there are estimated to
be 100000 people added to the popula-
! ton of London each year.
/ REV. MIR. BONES ADDRESS.
' At $3.50 o'clock Miss W. J. Macdonald
was to have spoken, but as she was un-
able to be present at that time the per-
l iod was allowed to Rev. Thomas Bone
: of st. GATHERINGS, Canada, who spoke
: on Work Among Sailors of Welland
a Canal" Mr.. Bone said that he had
) worked in the missions of Glasgow for
l ty-seven years ago, and that he was
t glad at this convention to represent not
4 only the caral mission. but also the
/ Upper Canada Religious Book and Tract
D society, a society as fresh and fair as
: himself. Twenty-seven years ago he
launched his little mission bark on Well
:, land canal the main artery of commerce.