The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-09

converted natives behind In the village
where he was stationed. AT the conclu-
sion of his brief but interesting address
various questions relating to missionary
] life and work in Africa We're put to
him and all We're answered to the point,
The audience sang ''Throw Out the Life
Line" and as the time was a little
ahead of the scheduled time the interval
was occupied by the singing of duet
by Mr., and Mrs. George d. Elderkln.
These two well known singers put a
wonderful feeling and pathos into their
singing and recalled to hearers the days
of T, p, Bliss and wife, by their
splendid melodies,
President Torrey spoke for a few min
utes concerning the work of the Colpor-
tage association of the Bible Institute,
and C. II. Sturgeon. Mr.. Torrey then
in this line. Mr. Moody has raised a
sum of money with which to supply jails
with good spiritual reading, and this lit
erature may be obtained by addressing
A. P Pitt, Northfeld, Mass. Among the
literature are writings by d. w. White
and C, II. Sprugeon. Mr.. Torrey then
introduced Rev. K. Tsunashima of To-
lio, Japan, who spoke on Special
Phazes of Christian Work in, Japan"
He said that during the past forty years
no nation has made more progress than
Japan. Her ports We're opened in 1854
by Commodore Perry, and the first mis-
sionaries landed in 1852 There are now
many missionaries in the coun-
try, representing thirty-five different
missionary societies of Europe, and
America. There are 100000 Christians
scattered over Japan, with population
of 1000, 900, or one Christian to every
500 unbelievers. Japan is not yet by any
means Christian country, and various
native religious sects are doing al lthey
can to oppose the Christians The coun-
try is, however, more Christian in spirit
than is generally believed. Christians
are gaining more and more every years.
The Japs do not like sectarianism in the
church, and the native Christians have
already attempted to unite in one de-
nomination, but have thus far failed in
this respect. Japs are even now send
ing missionaries into Corea, and, said
the speaker, 1--WE may some day send
them to China One reason for Jap
ans rapid progress is the loyalty and
patriotism of it's people. When Jap
believes in Christianity he believes with
all the earnestness with which he for
merly believed in the doctrines of
Buddhism, and when he begins to work
for religion he will do 1t with the same
energy with which he works for the
emperor. The Japanese are particular
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public has done for them. They are a
people of one race, one language and
one purpose
At the conclusion of this address a
recess was taken until 7:30 O'Clock in the
evening.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Tn spite of the stormy and disagree
able weather the interest in the conven-
tion was sustained last evening.
At 7:30 the session was opened with a
devotional exercise led by the Rev.
Thomas Bone of st. GATHERINGS, Cam
ada.
The audience sang ''Come Ye Sin
,ners,' and Rev. Mr.. Bone read a selec-
ton from Hebrews, fourth chapter.
DR.. Bone, who is a pleasant faced old
gentleman with an agreeable Scotch &C
cent, spoke briefly of the Importance of
prayer and the value of the Bible.
He said: 1--WE are like an old Scotch
woman I used to know in Scotland, who
came to me complaining of her helpless
condition" 'tHave you no relatives, y
I asked her. yes" she said, 81 have a
dear son away off in India, and he
writes me nice letters and encloses a
lot of pictures in them, but that is not
money" On my request to see these
pictures she brought them out and they
proved to be f5 notes.
So it is with us. We have the Bible
and do not appreciate it. We are mil
1ionaires and do not know it,"
After brief prayer the audience sang
"Arise MY Soul, Arise"
The singing was followed by Christ
ian Workers training class, conducted
by H. B. Gibbud of Syracuse, N. Y. Mr.
GIbbud spoke in breezy and thorough
1y interesting manner. He said Among
the Christians I meet there are three
classes; the workers, who are always
ready for service; the shirkers who al
ways shirk, and the jerkers who work
and rest by fits and jerks.
1t is to the class of the workers that
I wish to speak in order that I may
help them in their work.
4 MIR. Gibbud Illustrated the method OF
reaching the various classes by means
of scripturaA quotations. He also en-
phasized the Importance of tract dishri-
button, says We load our workers with
tracts, and this work is important
but l am tired of the old methods of
distributing tracts, and of the old tracts
We need in the work some other kind
of tracts than those used by the gener-
alton at the time of the flood" He then
illustrated his method of Disgusting his
character as a tract distributor, and
of his way of working at fairs, cfrcuses
and race tracks.
The audience could have but little
doubt but that Mr.. GiIbbud is an up-to-
date nineteenth century tract distribu-
ter.
After the singing of priceless Love-
by the audience the Rev. A. NJ Boul-
gourjoo of Marash, Vilicia, Turkey. The
address was very interesting and in
structive. He said in part:
Dear Fellow Christians: I will say a
few words for the work in Turkey for
Armenia is a part of Turkey. 1t lis, a
part of the old Bible land. In it the
first church was established, and some
of the earliest missionaries wera sent