The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-13
THE THE CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE
STATE CONVENTION HELD IN THIS
CITY YESTERDAY

AT Humphrey street congregational
Church--Addressed by Rev. DR.. Wilson,
Rev. Mr. Simpson and Others-The
porary Local Branch Formed.
The state convention of the Christian
and Missionary alliance was concluded
at the Humphrey street Congregational
church yesterday, one hundred dele
gates being present from various parts
of the state.
Rev. w. G. Searles of Madison was
the presiding officer, and opened the
morning session with prayer. Those
delegates who desired gave addresses
for the first forty minutes upon vari-
Gus lines of spiritual life and faith.
In the forenoon Rev. DR.. H. Wilson of
New York spoke on "Sanctification"
Among other things DR.. Wilson said:
"Over $4,000 a month is being col
lected for the society toward the sup
port of it's work. In Old Orchard Me,
few weeks ago, the sum of $4,000
was raised by contributions, and at the
New York meeting, held at Carnegie
hall over 1922 900 was. raised by popu-
lar subscriptions.
missionaries have been established
in China, Japan, Africa and in India
The work is carried to places where
other missionaries have not, travelled,
and does not interfere with the work
of our churches"
Rev Mr. Wilson was followed by Miss
Louise Shepard of New York, who is
the assistant editor of the foreign mis-
sionary weekly, christian Alliance"
She spoke along the lines of the holy
spirit and gave very interesting adj
dress
In discussing the work of the asso-
citation Miss Shepard told of the meth
cd Of preparing instructors for the for
eign field She said: "There is a train
ing institute for instructing teachers in
the movement in New York city at
Eighth avenue and Forty-fourth
street, where 200 students are at work
now. An orphanage is connected with
the work and the society has done
splendid worw in sending out tracts,
papers and other publications"
A recess was taken at IL O'Clock and
lunch was served, prepared by the la
u1pS I'll SlIGCI tllui Ill
Rev A. B. Simpson of New York,
leader of the alliance movement in
America arrived in the afternoon and
made a short address to the delegates.
Mr.. Simpson is the clergyman who
raised 100000 for the missionary cause
at Old Orchard, Me-, last summer.
Among the delegates present from
out of town We're Rev. and Mrs. A. B.
Simpson, Miss Louise Shepard, assist
ant editor of the Christian Alliance;
Rev. H. Wilson, d. D., Mrs. A G. Nor
row of New York city, Rev. D. w Lee
lacheur, missionary from China; Rev.
w. G. Searles of Madison, Rev. D. B.
Remington, Mrs. Wilmont of Bridge
port, Rev S. r., Wa1dron of Hartford,
Rev. W. Delzell of Moosup, Mrs Mar
tina Moran of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The session last evening was well at
tended and was addressed by Rev. Mr..
Simpson and by Rev. Mr. Lelacheur,
who has charge of the alliance mission
airy work in China. Mr.. Lelacheur
came to this country in June last and
will return to China next month. Mr..
Simpson described the object and work
of the Christian alliance, telling what
is its mission and what it is accom-
plishing. He said that the alliance has
some forty evangelistic workers in gos-
pei Immediately in the present genera
ton to the unevangelized nations. In
connection with this a spirit of gener-
Gus, self-sacrificing liberality, which
gives all for Christ and holds all as a
sacred trust for Him. We believe that
God is wanting to teach His people the
grandeur and magnificence of Christian
liberality, which has never been real
lied before, and that in some humble
way He is permitting our dear people
to stimulate the spirit Of larger giving
on the part of all His people. God help
us to be true to this high calling!
1t aims to promote the highest well
fare of every church where its meet
ings are held, and to strengthen the
hands of every true pastor, and to unite
the earnest elements in all branches of
the church of Christ in deeper, truer
fellowship than can be known in mere
formal union or outward organization
lone in the Holy Ghost one in Him,
one in a common life which flows from
our living Head.
Through all these lines of testimony,
. life and service to hasten the Masters
coming, not only believing it as
theory. but living under its power and
4 laboring to bring it near.