The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-14

Inc auulenCe sang cast -FOUR bl eau
Upon the Waters" while the collection
was being taken,
The collections amounted to about
$40.
The last speaker OF the evening was
the Rev. A. C. Gaebeline of New York,
who spoke on Christian Work Among
the Jews"
He said; 81 desire to call your atten-
ton to the fact that the divine COM
mand was to the Jew first, but the
church has forgotten this command.
Some say that it is a hopeless task
to try and save the Jews, but the scrip
for the Jewish nation.
AT present there is wonderful stir
going on among the Jewish people and
it seems as though the barren fig tree
was about to bear fruit and the dry
bones to return to life,
1--WE commenced our mission work
among the $4,000 Jews on the East Side
of New York three years ago, and to-
day they are fiocking into our hall by
thousands
1--WE work in nearly all the great cit
les of the country and we publish Test
aments in Hebrew and also a monthly
paper.
1.-THE prophecy is nearly fulfilled that
the Jews shall be trodden under the feet
of the Gentiles until the time of the
Gentiles has been fulfilled"
The meeting closed with prayer for
the Jews and the benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Scott
OVERFLOW MEETING.
The overflow meeting was in charge
of the Rev. Mr.. Pope, Mr. Higgins and
Rough" The colored quartet also
sang.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Gibbud
and by Rev. Mr.. Gaebeline.
THE MORNING SESSION.
| Another very interesting session of
the Christian Workers convention was
that of yesterday morning, when vari-
Gus phases of Christian work were dealt
| with in an earnest and helpful way
The preliminary devotional service was
| led by Rev. R. A Torrey of Chicago,
president of the association. Prayers
were freely requested by the delegates,
of whom several hundred were present.
The requests include a wide variety,
perhaps a majority being for uncon-
verified or Indifferent relatives, children
or parents.
| A special prayer was offered for the
Young Mems Christian association in
Yale university, and particularly w. H.
| Salmon, the general secretary. Rev.
| Mr. rTOrrav ct ot 10 q 10.
| done was very commendable and his
prayer invoked a great blessing for the
university for the week to come. Pray
ers were requested for a delegate who
was to preach among a large colony of
unconverted near Norwich, and also for
six young men who are members of
Yale, who spend their Sundays in card
playing.
| The daily talk Of H. B. Gibbud of
| Syracuse, N Y, on Bible training
methods was in his customary bright,
anecdotal style.
| He advocated strongly judicious use
of the Bible in seeking to impress the
hearts of the unconverted, and urged
strongly the Benefit and helpfulness of
self-denial for Gods cause. We can
|
of Christ and do much more for God.
| Then also the best plans fail unless
backed up by the power of the Holy
Spirit The speaker instanced the cases
| of young ladies who went without Eas-
| ter bonnets in order to help Christ's
| cause. Give freely of your strength
| and resources in the work Of saving
| souls.
| Rev. Mr.. Shorter of Sault Ste Marie,
Mich, one of the notable figures of the
| convention, gave a spirited and very
| interesting talk on the good work done
among the lumbermen of the northwest.
He has a stalwart, sturdy appearance,
| and his powerful recital was affecting
and telling.
| Mr.. Shorter said that he had gradu-
ated from machine shop, having been
| called by God to do Christian work. He
! said that the wild section of Michigan
| in which he labored was ruled by whis-
| key; but in spite of this evil influence
| the Christian Workers had established
and maintained several missions, with
which are connected rescue houses,
lodging houses, reading rooms, dining
rooms, etc, for destitute persons Mr.
| Shorter painted graphic picture of the
poverty, wretchedness and sufferinge
| that prevail among the miners and lum-
| bermen. The speaker said that the
| Christian Workers received no aid from
their neighbors. He said that two years
| ago a law and order league was formed
| in Ashland, Mich. six houses of i'll fame
were raided and many girls, ranging
| from fourteen years old to twenty, were
| rescued from a life of sin. Soon after
| the Christian Workers Rescue Home
| was blown up by dynamite and COM
| pletely wrecked. File also asserted that
| business men of the section dare not
| give encouragement to the Christians
| because they feared the i'll will of the
rum interest, and would be boycotted
| and driven from the country. Even
| the members of the Christian churches,
| the speaker said, were afraid to identi-
| fy themselves with the Christian Work
ers.
He said that there were over rs, 00O
lumbermen in the district shut away
| from church influences the year around.
In answer to a question from the audi
| ence Mr. Shorter said that many young
| girls were enticed from the east to his
section.
| Speaking of work among the children
of the region, he said that many chill
| dren were rescued from the evil inf1u-