The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-14
THE MALL WORKERS MEET
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 Some among us say that they will not give cent for foreign missions as long as there is so much work to be done at home but he is not a complete Christian until he has a consciousness or a sub-consciousness of the whole world as the sphere of Christian ac- tiYity.
 ''I suppose the apostles were anxious to do the work at Jerusalem thoroughly, as far as they went, but had they con- tinued there they would not have reach- ed our fathers.
 Our Anglo-Saxon fathers were very, very much heathens. If the Christians who lived in Rome had not had high CT idea of Christianity than some Chris tions to-day we would stll be lying out of doors and lowing to gods Of the Gothic mythology.
 "The greatest gospel hero was a for eign missionary, and it is conclusive proof of Gods idea of foreign missions that he took the biggest and best man he had and made him a foreign mis- sionary.
 AS I interpret Christ and the early Christian church it is the duty of the church and of individual Christianity to feel the worlds need of Christ,
 You can work for your neighbor and for your community, and your idea will be nothing more than that of a local Christ. We can so work that Christ will be only New York or New Eng land or Connecticut or New Haven Christ. He will be no larger for us than the work which we have done.
 CT lxpnu mar, IxrhOcn inf n Chris tianity extends only one-half or one quarter the way around the world They have nothing more than an Am erican Christ, not a universal Christ Such a belief as that of this McAll as- sociation is a confession of faith in an international, not merely a national Christ.
 "The width of your faith widens your work and the width of your work turns around and widens your faith.
 "The exclusion from your work of de- nominational spirit Is another evidence of the width of your belief in Christ I know of men who believe in Christ as a Presbyterian, as an Episcopalian, but the McAll association is like Christ in that it attempts to save men into heav- en and not into a sect. There is only one step to Christianity and that is to unite.
 There ought never to have been more than one church and there never, would have been had early Christians not been twisted and turned from their work.
 You of the McAll association work not for an institution or philosophy or theology, but for the saving of souls into heaven. The blessing of God rest upon the work of McAll and his success sors and may the hearts of Americans be opened to help their work and may the close of this century find Christian hearts more closely compact in the ser vice until the kingdom of this world shall become the kingdom of our God and saviour, Jesus Christ.
 Tt has had a great progress through darkness into the light. France reject ed the reformation and in so doing lay workers. The McAll missions intro duced lay workers the right of lay dis cussion and the right of people to act for the people.
 Don't give up your work, friends; don't think it don't France and Paris need your help more now than ever be- 1OitJ anu you IlllS lOSC lil lllaL yOtt have done if you close your aid now"
 Following pr. Parkhurst's address was music by the Yale university choir and an organ selection as an offertory by Professor H. B. Jepson. Both were very acceptably rendered.
 A collection was also taken at this point to accommodate those who were anxious to return home
 Rev. W. M. M Paden, D. D., of Phila- delphia was next introduced and said in part: If there is one thing at the head of the McAll work it is the love for souls, and to antagonize no man. The France of to-day is a different France from that of 1871"
 MORNING SESSION.
 The morning session opened at 10 o'clock with about 150 delegates In attendance, rep resenting many auxiliaries in the country.
 The devotional exercises were led by Mrs. Heman Allen, and prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. J. F. Loba of Evanston, III.
 The address of welcome was made by Mrs. Francis G. Wayland, who was the first president of the New Haven auxiliary and one of the auxiliarys most active workers. Mrs. Wayland said:
 Mrs. President and delegates of the aux diaries of the McAll assoclation-Our New Haven auxiliary is just now without pres ident, so 1t falls to me to express to you the welcome which we cordially feel. It was New Havens good fortune to be among the first, If not the first, to be called to the work in France by our dear Miss Beach. Through these long years we have grateful ly watched the increasing number of aux diaries, and the pleasure we take In receiy- ing you to-day has this touch of sefishness, If you can call it so, that we expect to de- rive new life and enthusiasm from your presence. see some faces here well known to me, but not members of our auxiliary. May I not say Welcome to them also, and express the hope that what they learn of this blessed work will induce them to come over and help us?"
 The president, Mrs. Charles H. Parkhurst of New York responded:
 ''While this is annual meeting and naturally should chronicle the events of the past year, it possesses an additional interest in that 1t is the silver anniversary of the foundation of the beloved McAll mission. It may not be possible for us here to fol- low the story of these twenty-five years, but each individual may most protitaby make such a little history for herself writing the events so deeply in her heart that it shall become a part of herself and thus of her life
 You have given us a royal welcome, and while we partake of your hospitality may we able to inspire such enthusiasm In your midst as shall help and carry you and us into the new quarter-century with possibili- ties of larger and grander work In the future. -...
 eve thank the ladies of the New Haven auxiliary heartily for q warm and graceful hospitality. May the note of thankfulness be struck in all our hearts while we are to- rether and so weld us into one purpose,