The evening times., 1895-10-17
PURIFYING THE NAILS
Gospel Workers Urge the I'm
portance Of the Step.
THE SECOND CLAss-MATTER
They Declare That Rates should BE In
creased, So That Indecent Publica.
tions Could Not he So Freely Dis
semimted-Interest Address on
Mission Work In Many Cities.

The third and Ia st days session of the Ma
tional Gospel Mission Union this morning
opened with devotional exercises, conducted
byS. H. fIadley. The attendance waslarger
than on either of the preceding days.
Mrs. McCleiiand spoke for the Open Door
Mission OF Chicago, and Harry Taylor for
the Front Street Rescue Mission OF Phila-
delphia.
Hugh Jones, ofthe Ralph Mead. Jr., Memo
rial Rescue Mission Home, New York, told
of tent work in that city and Brooklyn
during the summer and how the Lord had
provided su table quarters for winter
services.
Yates Hickey, of the American Railway
Literary Union, Philadelphia. was intro
duced by Mai. Hilton in few rorsing
remarks, saying that every train leaving
Chicago carried newsboys who quietly
sold obscene literature under the injunc-
ton of secrecy.
Mr.. Hickey said that obscene publications
We're like the vermin of Egypt. They would
go where whisky could not reach.
MR.. BICKEY's MISSION.
The object of his visit here, he said, is
to see Postmaster General Wilson in re-
gard TO increasing the rate OF postage on
second-ciass matter. He declared it TO
be a fact OF his own personal knowledge
that Postmaster General Bissell resigned
from the Cabinet because Congress would
take no action on his Recommendation re-
garding secondclass matter, the handling
of which involved 4 loss of 100000 900 to
the Government.
Mr.. Hickey said the managers of all the
trunk line railways were aiding him and
had given stringent prohibitory orders
against the sale of disreputable mat
ter on trains. The chief avenue of distri-
button now left open is through the mails
and the crusade will hereafter mainly be
directed against that means of communi-
cation.
Prophet Clark, the grizzled and weather
beaten colored man, who devoted four
months to walking fr''m North Carolina
to Washington for the purpose OF warning
the President and citizens generally that
the end of all things is at hand, was
to-day present and listened TO the prn-
ceedings. He believes the walls of wrath
are soon tn be poured out, and that cyclones.
storms, and disasters will visit the in
habitants OF this city, and that hailstones
weighing seventy pounds each will be
upon them.
II. q. Fithiap, of the Broadway Mission,
sang Sing, N Y, said that all those
incarcerated there were not thieves, but
some had as tender hearts as those found
on the streets of Washington. Some come
from that prison la enter society and
occupy positinns OF honor, while others
prached the gospel.
Mr.. Fithian began mission work in
Sing Sing eight years ago and has con-
tinued without interruptIuu. With but
O population OF about 5000. there mas been
an average nightly attendance OF 40 at the
services.
OTHER WORK. DONE.
The first soul saving station established
under the auspices OF the National Asso-
ciation was in Alexandria, Va, and r.
E. Reddng, OF the Union Mission, told
of the work being accomplished in that
city. He referred to his Owl experience,
when, as q driver OF an ice-wagon in this
city four years ago, he drank liquor and
neglected his family He was converted
by attending gospel wagon meeting.
Last fall he gave up his business TO be-
come a minister and went 10 Alexandria.
He reviewed the great work that had
been accomplished In that city.
Mrs Jennie Fowler Willing, superin-
tendent of Baracho mission. New York
city, told of her ork in the slums of that
city. She is sister OF Bishop Fowler OF
the NJ. E. Church.
At 1890 O'Clock the delegates and Wis
itors to the convention were photographed
in body.
There will be no election of officers at
this meeting, as the terms of those now
serving will not expire until January next.
The selection OF a time and place for
holding the next annual convention viii
be left to the executive committee and de-
termined at some future time.
DR.. o. A. Brown, pastor of Foundry
Church, has arranged for a grand Jubilee
meeting tomorrow evening, which will
be in charge of Mai. Hilton. assisted by
number of prominent workers who are at
tending the convention.