The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-14
IMMENSE THRONGS ATTEND
THE CLOSING MEETINGS or CHRIS
TIAN WORKERS.

10 flnu hOom-Nttrfihs AuureSses-Ihe
Lumbermen of the Northwest Colport-
age and Tract Work-Open Air Meeting at
Welcome HalI-Meeting Held for Police
men in the Police neutrality-suspicious.
Torrey Rcsigns-Rev. Russell II. Conweu
of Philadelphia Elected Presidential
Fund of 100000 to be Raised-S1 900
IN Subscribed Yesterday.
Calvary Baptist church was packed
to the doors at the afternoon meeting.
n Many people stood up in the aisles and
near the doors and deep interest was
u manifested The devotional services
"a were led by Rev. E. P. Hammond of
IA Hartford, The first paper was that of
Rev. A. H. Scottof Perth, ontario, who
gave very interesting details of evan
gelical work done in Canada.
Mrs, Ella M. Keith of Worcester,
n Mass, read a very interesting paper
81 on work Among Railroad Men" She
told of her work and the system of
"a endeavor that she carries on in Worces-
" ter and also gave many interesting in
cidents where she had rescued the
fallen. Her paper was listened to with
a the closest attention and very liberal
collection was given her for her work
n after she closed.
Rev. Fl. W. Wharton, D. D., of Balti-
more, Md, did not speak. He was to
speak later in the session. Mrs Kim
ball, who does great deal of work in
prisons, read a. report of her work,
which was deeply interesting and APP
pealed strongly to the hearts and SYM
pathies of the large audience.
During the afternoon colored quar-
"a tet sang several selections, which were
rendered capitally, delighting the big
audience.
Mr.. Hickey gave description of. his
gospel wagon and the great work he
had done with it in the New England
states
Professor F. K. Sanders of Yale spoke
on "The Work of the Young Mems
Christian Association" He spoke in
part as follows: "In the past fifty
Il years there has been more progress in
& Christian work in behalf of young men
& than in all the ages before. One great
good of the Y. M. c. A. organizations
is that there is always spirit of broth
erhood among them.
THE first aim of the society is to
bring all men into fellowship with
Christ. Another special aim is ito bring
men who have not the home advan-
tages into one big organiza ton and to
4 bring in those who are not Christians
and show them the right way" His
paper was very interesting and very
instructive.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The meetings of the Christian Work
ers' convention seem to have about
reached the high water mark at the
meeting of last night.
Fully $500 gained admittance to the
services, and besides these many were
turned away from the crowded halls
where the general and overflow meet
ings were held.
The music was unusually fine and
the speakers were brief and to the
point in their statement of facts and
eloquent in their appeals for the support
of Christian people in their work.
The chief features of the devotional
service were the singing of the solo,
"Only Believe" by Mr.. Lamb; scripture
reading from jeremiah first chapter,
and short prayers.
After the audience had sung praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
the Rev Harland Page Beach of Spring
field spoke on the subject of the STU
dent Volunteer Movement"
He said: ''The student volunteer
;c MI
looking toward the evangelization of the
world
"The movement originated nine years
ago at Mt. Hemon at the first student
convention instituted by Mr.. Moody at
that place.
'"The phases of it's development have
been for the first two years period
of enthusiasm, and this has been fol-
lowed successfully by the periods of or
ganization and education.
'"The last and present stage is the
sitting one and as result the interest
in the movement is less than it was
six or eight years ago.
"The aims of the movement are to
present to the 100000 students in our
country the claims of the foreign mis-
sion field to take those who are moved
to enter the work, and organize them in
an aggressive work.
"Another aim is to enlist sufficient
number of young men and women to
win the world for Christ, and lastly to
create home guard, for Carey's words
still hold true that while we need men
to go down into the mines, We need
many more to remain outside and hold
the ropes.
"Our methods are as follows: We
have an office in Chicago with a gen.
eral secretary, corresponding secretary
and travelling secretaries.
''The travelling secretaries visit the
various institutions, secure pledges for
the movement and organize local vol
unteer bands.
1--WE also seek to foster the spiritual
life in these volunteers; and to give
them an adequate knowledge of the
Bible, and not only of their own mis-
sion field, but of the mission field of all
the world.
"In addition we publish monthly
paper called the Volunteer and estab-
lish libraries in many institutions.
We have extended this work into
England, Germany, Scandinavia and
other parts of the world.