The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08

missions, where regular services are
held. or one place of worship for about
every 1900 Of our population. according
/ to the last official census. These
churches are denominationally divided
as follows: Congregational, 16; Meth
odist, 19; Episcopal, IL; Baptist, TO-;
Catholic, s; Lutheran, A; Presbyterian,
Universalist, Swedenborgian, Second
Advent, Scientists, one each. To meet
the needs of our diverse population,
services are held in the German, Swed-
ish, Italian, Norwegian and French
languages, as well as in English. It
should also be gratefully recorded that
our four Jewish congregations are doing
a large amount of excellent benevolent
work under their own names, while
many of our honored Jewish citizens are
connected with the boards of manage
ment of various local charities. Our
churches are more or less thoroughly
organized for UNCONVENTIONAL extension
and the occupation of neglected neigh
borhoods. 1t is sufficient to say that,
through their unions and City Mission
and Church Extension societies, they
are constantly reaching out to plant
Sunday schools and churches.
He then spoke of the principal work.
ers in Christian charities in the city
and especially complimented Dr. New
man Smyth for his work in connection
with the Law and Order league and
then proceeded to speak of the work
of the Christian Endeavor societies and
the Epworth league, the Kings Daugh-
ters, the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation, both in the city and in the
university; the Young Women's Chris
'tian association, and the Woman's
Christian Temperance union, work
which is closely allied to that of the
churches. and in which we engage in
common with other cities
Turning then to the work that is more
distinctive and local, he paid a warm
compliment to the successful efforts Of
| DR.. Newman Smyth in connection with
the Law and Order league. He then re-
4 ferred in turn to the Organized Chart
ties association and United Workers
| the Home for the Friendless, the Free
Kindergarten association, the Ladies'
| Seamen's Friend society, the Bethesda
Home for Fallen Women, the Beulah
mission, the Calvary Industrial Home,
the City missionary association, and the
| Welcome Hall mission of the Church
of theRedeemer.
After the singing of hymns and sever
al prayers the afternoon meeting ad-
journed.
/ EVENING SESSION.
The body of the church and the gal
leries were we'll filled at the evening
session of the convention.
The service opened at 80 o'clock with
singing by the convention of the hymn,
STAND Up, Stand Up for Jesus" Mr..
Lamb leading in the singing.
The Rev. David Allen Reed of Spring
field, Mass, conducted a short devotion
al service consisting of scripture read
ing from Luke Ia, and short scripture
fluctuations, exhortations and prayers
by members of the convention.
Following the hymn, Come Thou
Fount of Every Blessing" was sung.
The president then announced that the
program would be varied at this point
in order that DR.. Gregg might have
time to catch the train for New York.
ADDRESS BY DIR. GREGG
He then introduced Rev. David Gregg,
| D. D., pastor Of Lafayette Place Presby-
terrain church. Brooklyn, N. Y, who de-
| livered the convention sermon, his topic
being '"The Testimony of the Land to
the Book, or the Evidential Value of
Palestine" DR.. Gregg was listened to
with close interest by the large au-
dience. DR.. Gregg spoke in part as fol-
lows:
There is deep interest always at
taching to the Holy Land, and halo
| which surrounds it. We have no such
example of patriotism displayed any
| where else in the world as that by Jo-
seph in his desire that his ashes might
be carried back to rest there, or of
Moses seeking for many years to re-
turn to the promised land, of Paul will
4 ing to be accused for his country, and
John filing his apocalypse with descrip-
ton of the new Jerusalem.
| The book is the fulfilment of the
promise to Abraham, and to the Jews
it was interesting on that account To
us it is interesting because it is the
scene of the life and work of Jesus
4 Christ. We goto Palestine to prove the
history Of the Bible, when we have
proved it's history We have proved its
/ revelation. The fascination of the land
Is itself is no mean argument in favor of
the revelation of the book But aside
from this there are two arguments for
it's revelation, the inside argument and
the outside 1t is upon the outside ar
gument that I am going to speak. al
lthough believe that the inside argu-
ment for the revelation and truth of
the Bible are conclusively convincing.
The outside arguments may be divided
into those which 1 call the voices above
ground, that is the geography, geology
and the like, and those below ground, or
from the excavations.
There is remarkable correspondence
in the physical features of the land
| with the history of the book. They are
both universal in their nature. 1t took
a universal land to produce universal
book. Palestine is a small country 140
miles long by 40 miles wide, yet in this
small space are packed the flora, the
| fauna of all the climates and zones.
| From the tepid waters of the salt sea
to the snowy heights of Mt. Hermon
one passes through all the climates of
the worI5. Palestine is the world in q
nutshell Formerly is was the center
| of tha ciyi1iZed wOr1d-a land wonder