The Portland daily press., 1895-03-21
M'cALL AUXILIARY.
Interesting Public Meeting AT State Street
Chapel.

Yesterday morning an interesting pub
lie meeting in behalf of the McAll Aux
Hilary was held at State St. chapel. The
room was well filed by the members OF
the Society and their friends.
Rev. DR.. Jenkins, pastor of the church,
presided, and after the singing of the
I'D hymn, reading of Scriptures by Rev.
Mir. Ssmson, prayer by DR.. Fem, and the
singing of the $3.50 hymn, Rev. MIR. Hack,
of the Second Parish, made few brief
remarks.
In the course of these remarks MIR.
Hack said there were two things that
impressed him in regard to the Mission
while he was in France. One was that
the money contributes was wisely and
jud1ciously expended, ana that the audi
ences came as a rule from the hum bier
walks of life-men and women who
needed help desperatelv-and the other
was that the simple direct Gospel was
preached to help the people in their daily
lives. He was glad to say that the oh
Jects for which money was contributed
to the mission were attained.
Mrs. Goudy then sang most effectively
Comfort Me Forever more" and then
DR.. Jenkins said after Mr.. Gulick's adj
dress an opportunity would be afforded
ladies' to join the association.
Mr.. Gnliok then came forward and
spoke in reference to the Mission. Mr..
f'ul1ck's methods and tone of voice re-
mindE one strongly of Rev. DR.. Blanchard
of Congress Square church. For several
years he was missionary in the Sand
witch Islands, where ne has relatives at
the present time. He has been for nine
years missionary in Spain, and lately
was appointed to the McAll Mission in
Paris. Mr.. Guliok gave an account of the
oundation of the Mission. How DR.. Nc
All. an English Congregational clergy
man, Oh visit to Paris after the COM
mune. was stopped in the street by
workman, asked if he was clergyman.
and if he was, that if he had religion
free from superstition to come to preach
it to them. The Paris clergy, his own
friends even, tried to dissuade the doctor
from the undertaking. They asked him
what could he do alone, hardly familiar
with the French language, and without
hackers. And yet from the first little
station started in room that had been
wine shop, had grown 3S ststions in
Paris, and in the various cities and
towns of France 119 others. Moody, the
evangelist, calls it the union mission of
the world. Rev. DR.. Storr calls it the
most interesting and picturesque mission
in the world. The people of France are
SO per cent. Catholics, and yet the people
rejoice and delight in these missions.
The Project of Paris says where a McA Ii
station exists less police are needed.
The government of France has been SO
delighted with the success of the Mission
that they have bestowed on DR.. McAll
the Legion of Honor. The Mission
breaches the simple Gospel. 1t does not
attempt to controvert other beliefs. It
only seeks to be helpful. Its hymns are
bright, hopeful and tuneful. They have
had an extraordinary sale. From nothing
the Mission has its numerous Sunday
schools, it's Christian Endeavor societies,
all the branches that are known in Prot
estant lands now. Priests in France have
congratulated DR.. McAll on his work.
! he latest plans have been to send out
Gospel boats like canal boats throughout
the rivers to places that canuot be
reached in the ordinary way, and now
the society is organizing Gospel wagons
that convey tents to sleep in, and all the
things necessary to hold Gospel meet
ing and these are sent all along the
country roads to the little villages Priests
have said that they wondered the Prot
estants had not taken Advantage of the
opportunity the Mission now affords be-
fore. Why, say they, do you suppose if
we had the same opportunity to biblican-
ize the United States and England that
you have in France we should neglect it?
Why the poor children in Paris have be-
come so>much attached to the mission
that many of them use their THURSDAY
afternoon holiday given by the public
schools to attend the Mission and learn
Sunday school lessons, instead of using
it for other purposes. The only way to
France and Spain is by these missions.
The common people W no have no use for
religion are british and ferocious. Even
the literature, the drama, of France is
unhealthy and corrupt from the fact
that the people take no interest in relig-
ion. But if the awakening that is now
going on continues to increase in like
proportion all may yet be changed. Then
Mr.. Quick spoke of his nine years work
in Spain, and he punctuated his address
with SO many forcible and interesting in
cident that the hour he spoke was all
too short. After the address collection
WAS taken up, and Rev. Mr.. Pratt pro-
nounced the benediction.