The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-07
REY. MIR, .PNPE
Called by Moody, the Evangelist 'o
 Labor With Him.


 Rev. Howard w. Pope of this city' who for the past year and half mas been the state missionary of the Con- eregational churches of Connecticut has received a call from Dwight L' Moody of Northfield to engage in Chris tian work with him. MT. Moody IS nlanning for a wide extension of his work. It is claimed that there are TOT ty million people in this country Wno do not attend church. Some of them cannot go, and more of them Will not. If they do not go to the church after the gospel then the gospel must be car ried to them in their homes, for the | command is "Preach the gospel to every creature"
 The aim is to reach these millions Of unchurched people by Christian ltera- ture through the cooperation or Chris- tian laymen and women. The Colpor- tage library will be the basis. rms IS an association organized to publish ana sell choice religious books at actual cost It is already on sound hnanhai basis Its sales now average two thou- sand copies day, but there IS no req son why it may not sell ten thousand a day. The books are printed in several languages already, and may be put into any language where the demand is suf- ficient. This is, therefore, most fea- sible way of reaching our foreign popu- lation.
 In India, where there are five millions of English speaking people, there IS large demand for them. Shipments or 0 ton at time have already been maae to India. The same methods Whlch succeed in this country can easily pc extended to all foreign countries, and there is really no limit to the possibill- ties of the work
 An important phase of the plan is that it affords employment for many Chris tian people and enables them to do re- ligious work and at the same time re- ceiye good compensation. Pastors will welcome it because it will lead to a religious canvass of their parishes and thus supplement their own efforts ana that without any expense
 It is MT. Moody's wish that MT Pope should take charge of this department of Christian literature and devote ms life to it's extension. It will involve [ much puDllc SpeHkliiS tiiA1 P' . and a good deal of executive work. lit will go as MT Moodys representative to meet the many call to which he him self cannot respond. Union meetings and conventions will be held in the cit ies and larger towns, and much can DC accomplished through the mails. Wml' this will be Mr. Pope's special Wofk still. he will not be unmindful or th' other interests for which Mr. Moody |
 personally responsible, namely the Mt Hermon school, where four hundret bovs are receiving a Christian educa 'tion; the Northfeld seminary, wher ' four hundred young women are belnt educated: the Northfield training school ] where women are taught dressmakln and scientific cookery and also thor oughly trained in the use of the B1ble [ and the Bible Institute Of Chlcage 5 where about one hundred and fifty me and women are being trained for nom |. and foreign missionary work
 This call comes to MT. Pope as an en = tire surprise, and he has decided, l t view nf the largely increased opportu s nity for usefulness, to accept It. Ii , has already tendered his resignation l state missionary and will begin his ne' = duties about October 15. It is not hl e intention to remove from this city q ', present, and not at all unless it prove
 to be necessary.