New-York tribune., 1896-11-16
found the peace sought. and became Christian in
AN AGE OF PRACTICAL WORK.

AN AGE OF PRACTICAL WORK.
But. again, ours Is age OF work-practical
work Not for selfish ends bu; for puolic good: not
10 ouild cathedral. a pyramid colosseum. by
the sacrifice OF men, bur the age OF missions. social
settlements institutional churches, slum work BE-
hold Professor Graham TIA yor and his social settle
ment IN Chicago. with TWO hundred or more tneo-
logical students. lea rnng theology in the poorhouse
the JAN and rescue mission, wei as IN the CLASS
room. Behold President Seth Lew OF Columbia Uni
Versity. New-fork and his practical investigations
in the tenement districts, Bishop Potter OF the
Episcopal Church taking up his abode in the sums.
ana utterng words like these: The growth OF wealth
and OF luxury wicked wasieful and wanton as. be-
| fore God, | declare that luxury 10 be- has been
ma;cned. step by step, by deepening and deadenng
poverty which mas left whole neighborhoods OF people
practically without hope and without aspiration. Al
such time FOR the Church Of God 20 Sit sill and
De content .ih theories of its duty. outawed by
| time and long ago demonstrated to be grotesquely
inadequate TO the demands OF living situation this
Is TO deserve the OF and the OF God.
Take my word for 1t. men and brethren unless you
and and IL those who have any gift or steward
snip OF talents, or means Of whatever sori are will
| ing 10 get up Of sloth and and selfish
dlletianieism Of service and get down among the
| peopie VINO die Dattng anna tne.r poverty ana
gnorance-young girs for their chastity. young men
ioi tner better ideal of righteousness od and young
alike. for clear ray the immortal courage and
the immortal hope-then. verify, the Church, In rs
stately spiendor. its apostolic orders its venerable
ritual us decorous and dignhed conventions Is
revealed as simply a INDUSTRIOUS and insolent I'M
This is also the age OF Intelligence: the age OF
caholicty and the age Of woman. The New Woman
| nsman, is but tho old woman developed by the
ReGesees Of the time, she mas conn " WIZ dsns nss
ana defence more powerful than dynamite Will soon
it was her brthrght from time mmemoria. II she
cannot make better use OF 1t than men do sometimes
| previously closed TO her are nov occupied Bni
Few universities bar their doors against her. as did
h.fl, ar \a.n han
striking! proves woman's advance than her actual
| participation in government.
The peoples os the world largely for peac" be
growing sense Of the responsibility Of race for race
words Of iiczekah King of judah Who has come
sh,l find leaders and whai shall he their
oc.asionaIv W. NAV ay nave we canon wlberforce or
Lady Henry Somerset. bur generally the leaders
for the times in wnom ne people res, tn1mse.vcs I've,
Will he from ine people says hrownns: Ine man ma,
most man. wth !, ,enieres, human hands. works best
The father OF Demosthen, was blacksmith, o.
Cromwell. a brewer. Franklin was printer. In
coin raaper Cnrii ar,n Csrnrnsr pon., ns Is rds
| Hicks John BUNS Clara Barton. Susan r. Anthony
and others our hearts recall are o, me PEOPLE ana ,
| leaders In the greatest Of reforms. what are me
characers,ics needed in sncn times as have iust ,,
7csi in He1ekah. King Of Israel? The cha rae.
seroni ha dignity of man tnrd the Vision Of God
We need 10 overcome our irciiies and failures
need to be anoniei for tac nome' IN wniea We We
an exal;ed service Chris, Is our leader lie i. ne
IDEAL leader. Only as We emoody tnat arist ,n ann III,
| high calling as laborers together with God 49,,
| The pulpi,s OF sixty-eight churches IN TINS civ
| wer. occupied to-day by delegates 70 the conven-
tion. In some OF them noth nor'irg h''o N,'''- ,r
| services were conducted by the women A full az
| tendanc. brought out and deep Interest mani
| Christians the leading topics discussed Inc
regular programme OF the Gay n!ah q, ~ n. IN III
| dlctcd by Miss Frances +. Willard At j. O'Clock
in Exposition Music Hall devotional exercises ~er"
wsrlS v0ngg.'se sscrc,a2T sf M''S " Ns"s T.
A. 2 p m the Armenian relief mas'-ne"'ing as
se,nbsd Miss Willard presiding In presenting iae
condition ~ Armenian Christians. and ne dcmani
! fo- immediate and generous relis' Mss "Narh
became dramatically eloqlsni ana ne audehce re- ~
Rebecca Krikorlan. native Armenian missionary:
dressed In ~ costume o, her country. whose reeta
oprressors ot Armenian Christians was grapnic
pic lre o. Kurlish f"roe.,f. Adir"~-"- ""re aiso
Arreriar Re % Committee New-York. Miss Mar
garet Hitch. C.ylon and the Rev " ~ falmore.
s., Louis The exercises were !n"rspers 81 by appro
pirate vocal anl rs'rImertal music The o"s' re-
sn, o, the meeting aas ne formation o.
Local re.'t committee 30 snpp'.neni ne "orH OF
the General Committee A. N~s-fork
| The subcommittee of the Executive Committee o.
| he National Woman Christian Temperance Union
having The Frances q the Union in charge reported
| II IL requesting ~ oNer ng o, s. wear rom each
society IN addition 20 the regular iue- Nothing ~a'
done in regarL 70 the financial ag-n'. hui T. - pre-
sum.d that sh~ wi. continue her work 'o- tim" a.
| least \ regulation has been made however - m"
effect that no solicitor from IN" Nationa, commtTr
can 20 into any state 20 ask money from unions
wi.hou, consent o' the general officers oi tha, State
The following Commute" on Appropriations was ap-
| Mr.. White kinney o' oregon. and Mr.. VI Dun
ham Of Iowa The appointment Of organizer, and
erangell-is was lef, 10 he general Officers