The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08
THE CONVENTION OPENED
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great sympathy with the efforts Of the
Christian people Of New Haven to make
the convention success had been
evinced by the business men of the
city,
The delegates were welcomed In be-
half of Cavalry Baptist church by Rev.
e. M. Poteat the pastor.
Rev. r. A. Torrey of Chicago, ILL.,,
president of the International associa-
ton, made a short address, lie spoke
in substance as follows:
"I have attended many conventions,
and at each one the fact is impressed
more and more on my mind that to re-
ceive the full value of the convention
one must attend all the meetings posi-
bile In the position of chairman at
some of these meetings I have neces-
sarily been at meetings that would not
otherwise have been attended. And 1
find that speakers whom l thought
were not worth hearing were the very
ones who did me the most good In
a convention of this kind we meet for
inspiration. 1t is wonderful sometimes
how God accomplishes His work, Some
of the beings that He uses for intsru-
ments to that end we think are in
deed poor. But if He can use such
men we should say, If that man or wo-
man can do work for Him why cannot
L? We earnestly hope in our hearts
that the people in this city will be led
to say, L will do something.
eve also hope that the emptiness Of
society life will be thought about and
the people will have their eyes opened
to the truth that there is Christ to
live for
In closing, he said: Expect to get
some good from every speaker. Attend
every meeting, and specially all devo-
tional exercises. Pray for the speakers.
First of all, we are working for Christ
and not for our own churches We
have the same God and undoubtedly
there will come a common power that
we hope will move not only New Haven,
but all the world"
Rev. John C.. Collins, secretary of the
Christian Workers, followed with an adj
dress and spoke of the ways in which
the greatest good might be derived from
the convention, and spoke of what had
been accomplished by the organization
during the past few years and those in
timately concerned in this work.
Mrs. Clark, superintendent of the City
Garden Mission in Chicago, in brief
address told Of missionary work in the
northwest.
After prayer the morning session
closed
During the noon recess lunch was
served in the church parlors under the
supervision of the local executive COM
mittee
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened at
2:15 with devotional services led by Rev.
II. w. Pope, associate secretary of the
association, after which brief addresses
were made by a number of the leading
members.
The first speaker was FL. B. Gibbud,
superintendent of the Rescue Mission,
Syracuse, N. Y. His address was very
short, simply thanking the convention
for the honor of addressing them and
expressing the pleasure he felt in being
able to be with them in this great meet
ing.
The Rev. G. W. Hinckley of Good
Will Home for Boys, East Fairfield,
Me, was down on the program for an
address, but was not present.
Mrs. George r. Clarke of City Gar
den Mission, Chicago, I'LL, was also to
speak, but as she addressed the meet
ing at the morning session she was NOT
present in the afternoon
Mrs. E. NJ Keith of Worcester Mass,
gave a very interesting account of the
work of the Women's Christian Tenn
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in that city. She said that she had
been engaged in the work for six years,
during which time she had accomplish
ed great good, and she hoped that the
convention would pray for her that the
work might continue with great re-
suits.
Rev. Thomas Bone of st. Catharnes,
Canada, a noted and venerable Chris
tian worker, was the next speaker, and
he spoke in part as follows: 81 am glad
to be here to-day and to meet so fine
a representation Of the Christian people
of the United States and Canada. I
have been engaged in missionary work
on the Welland Canal, between Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario, for the past
twenty seven and one-half years and |
am not tired yet. I made 634 visits last
year and distributed a large number
of religious tracts" He was a very
interesting speaker and will be heard
later during the convention.
Mrs Kimball of Kimdonia, N. z,
gave a short talk on her work in the
prisons, including that at Auburn, N.
Y. Her work includes nine states
prisons in seven states.
Mrs. Fairbanks of Vermont also spoke
on the Christian work in that state.
Rev. John G. Collins then delivered
an exceedingly interesting paper and
report, which was as follows:
SECRETARY COLLINS PAPER AND
REPORT.
The International Christian Workers
association was incorporated under the
laws of the state of Connecticut at the
time of the Hartford convention, No
yember, 1890. It's purposes, methods of
work and plan of organization were the
result of the conventions of Christian
Workers in the United States and Can
ada which had been held from year to
year, beginning with the convention
held in Chicago in 1885, Only a brief
reference is necessary to the association
and to statistics connected with it. It's
nurnoSes and work present and future