The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-24
ADDRESSED BY GEN. HOWARD
GRAND PATRIOTIC SERVICE UNDER
Y. NJ. @. A. AUSPICES,

General Howard Gave a Stirring Adj
dress Last Evening on "Chxistian
Work at the Front"-The Other Ex-
ercises-The Y. M. G. A. Work at Nj
antic.
Pierce N. WEIGH, president of the Y.
M. c.. A., presided at the patriotic
meeting held in Center church last
night. 1t was largely attended After
the invocation by Rev. e. M. Poteat
General Hadley read the scriptures and
Rev. B. M. Triple led in prayer.
e. T. Bates, state secretary of the
Connecticut Y. M. c. A, spoke on
t'Work at Niantic.' He said that at
the association tent there are daily pa
pers, weeklies and magazines, also a
library of over four hundred volumes.
Fifteen thousand letters had been writ
ten and sent out by the soldiers, writ
ing material being furnished. by the
association. There were also games
and entertainments. Evening prayers
and Sunday services were conducted at
the tent. There are eight hundred men
In camp and the association work is to
continue as long as the men will remain
there.
Mr.. WEIGH then introduced General
%. o. Howard, who spoke in brief as
follows:
During the civil war two organiza-
lions contributed to the comfort of the
soldiers-the Christian commission
headquarters at Philadelphia and the
sanitary commission from st. Louis
who did all the work that the govern
ment did not do.
"In this war this work was also done
4 by two organizations. The first is the
Red Cross society with Miss Barton at
The front, trying to help the starving
Cubans. 1t is estimated that 100000
have persisted from starvation. This
society is taking charge of the hospital
work, there being one in connection
!, with each camp. The other organization
lis the Army and Navy Christian COM
mission, directed by the international
committee Of the Young Mems Chris
tion association, with General ]. J. Nc
Cook Of New York as president, w. G.
Lougee business secretary and w. b.
Millar managing secretary"
General Howard spoke Of the loyalty
of Yale men in volunteering and help
ing the government in every way since
war was declared, while Harvard show
ed a disposition to criticise. The gen
eral then gave a graphic description OF
the work done by the association at
Tampa. There are $4,000 soldiers at
Camp Alger. Eleven tents are supplied
by the association. Eight hundred mer
are often seen at one tent, thirds
Of them writing letters home, the 9TH
ers reading, playing games or engaged
in conversation. On his recent visit
there the general told of the many
young men deciding for Christ. He
showed how necessary it was that the
young men should be Christians in or
der that they might return and become
good citizens. He told of his visit tc
Mobile, where an evangelistic meeting
was attended by thousands, the Seconc
Alabama regiment giving hearty cheers
for the flag in striking contrast to the
time when he Travelled through thai
country with Sherman. The flag is rev.
erenced throughout the south anc
waves from nearly every house.
The audience chered for the flag and
President Mckinley.
w 81. Lougee told Of the organization
of the commission, of the Bible classes
reading rooms, entertainments, the dis
tribution of $1,000 Testaments at Tampa
among the soldiers Over 100000 letter
heads had been furnished the soldiers
for letters.
The audience responded to the invita-.
tion to contribute, giving over $75 tt
prosecute the work
The meeting closed with benedictior
by Rev. E. M. Poteat.