Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-03-07
He IS 4 CHURCI4MAN
Cleveland Presided at Meeting
in Carnegie Hall,
FOR HOME MISS ONkRY WORk
Efforts OF PsesbyteTians ana otneT
Creeds in 1his Direction OF
Vast Importance,

New York, March 3.-One Of the most
important meetings held in recent years
III favor of the home mission move
ment Of the Presbyterian chuch took
place in Carnegie Music hall tonight.
Ihe Importance OF the occasion was EN-
ph3slzed by the appearance, as presid-
ing officer of the meeting. OF President
Cleveland. Every available seat in the
han was taken, and an overflow meet
ing was held i'll the lower hail. When
President Cleveland appeared at 5
clock, accompanied by Rev. Dr.. John
Hall, oI the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, he was received with tHmult-
Gus applause, the whole audience lis-
ing and waving handkercniefs. when
the applause subsided Dr. Hall intro
dueed President Cleveland as chair
man OF the meeting, Whereupon the ap-
piause was renewed again and again
When The cheering had subsidized, Mr.
Cleveland said:
Il desire to express my appreciation
Of the privilege Of participating in this
conference and If the opportunity tiu8
y
and usefulness Of the work undertaken
bJ the board of home missions OF the
Presbyterian church.
Ally interest in this subject ana my
familiarity with home missionary effort
are not newly acquired. Thsy early
came 10 me in the sur,oundln5s o9 8
Christian Presbyterian home and wore
stimulated by d fathers faithful lab
OrS in the cause.
My carly Impressions are NOT, how
ever the only basis of testimony 1 give
tonight III favor Of home MISSIONS. Az
you fellow citizen, Interested / hope, in
all things that deepen the religious
sentiment of our people and enlargea
Christian influence, [ fully realize the
transeendeut Importance Of this agency
in it's operation upon the hearts of men
for the salvation Of men. But it is as
the chief executive of your government
that / desire to speak. for / am entirely
certain that | serve Well Our entire peo-
pie, whose servant I am. when I here
testify to the benefits our country has
received through home missionary eff
fort, and when join you III an attempt
to extend and strengthen that effort.
No one charged with the duties and
spGnsibilities which necessarily weigh
upon your chief executive can fail to
appreciate the Importance Of Teli@iGuS
teachings and Christian endeavor in
the newly settled portions Of our vast
domain. It is there where hot and stub
born Varfare between the forces at
55ed s,.li Vii is con. tst5.,Iy- iIEi,ei1, In
these days the vanguard Of occupation
IN II ir-
its vicious and criminal element. Gamb-
ling houses and dram shops ore fire.
llently among the first establishments
in new community.
It must also be confessed that reuo}-
al from old homes and associa tions 10
new and more primitive homes has a
tendency among honest and raspecta-
be settlers to smother scruples and
breed evil Indifference to Chrstiantz-
ing ard eleEating agencies. These con
ditions, if unchecked and uncorre2tcd,
fix upon the new community by their
growth and expansion 4 character and
which, while dangerous 20
peace and order IN the early stages Of
develop into badly regu-
lated rnunicipa lities, corrupt and un-
safe territories and undesirable states.
These churches and this religious
teaching We're never more needed than
now on our distant frontiers, where the
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After Dr.. Jackson came Rev. 7. De
witt Talmage, who said. Our glof-
ious PTesbEteriarism IS in full bloom
tonight. This Will oe an historical meet
ing ana far down the years it win be
told that in the commercial metropolis
Of this nation the man who has on him
and twice having received these honors
mass 17aeting for COD and righteous
ness ont down the zsrandeyrs Of his Of
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