New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-07
CONGREGATIONAL HOME MISSIONS,
WORK OF THE YEAR SET FORTH At DETROIT
ANNUAL MEETING-wHAT TIDE OF
IMMIGRATION REQUIRES

Detroit June 6-The first days business sessions
Of the seventy-fourth annual meeting of the
Congregational Home Missionary Society opened
with the reRding OF a paper in which the Rev DR.
Washington Choate, secretary Of the society. pre-
scented OF the salient of the socety's
work lie said in part:
The work now devolvtng on this society is pre-
eminentty that OF sustaining, upbutlding develop
Ieg. our TASK Is Gonstruct!ye' maintaining me
points occupied, Whhe growth ana strength ana
power come; still planting new churches, however
spaces that IL part Of the land filing up
with our growing population through constant rail-
and going forth the newly found gold land Of the
far Mort Invest, whittier the magnet of quickly and
easily gained riches is drawing men.
IN every State and Territory west OF the Missis-
ana also in the south and Southwest our CongTe-
gationalism IS still predominanuy home missionary,
dependent on the beneyolent hand OF the older
parts or the country: With so steady growth
the older West moved, even in the recent years of
trying financial conditions, that the twelve months
Just now closed have been marked by the realiZa-
for the needy ieIds within her own bounds and by
The assuming Of self-support on the part OF Kan
sas. second only OF the twenty-three States and
Territories west Of the Mississippi TO take this
step
ing IN upon as which IN recent years had some
what lessened, a1fording opportunity for assimila
threat Of an Invasion Three hundred and eleven
1899. Many estimates put it at a round half million
for the twelve months TO close. And not alone
IS the volume alarming The character Of those
coming is Of that quality which created a double
peril 10 US. From the eastern and southern Euro
and degraded at home, lawless in the free atmos-
phere Of our democratic institutions, is pouring In
upon rs with every ships arrival.
The most recent statistics reveal the fact that
immigration was ~ per cent; Of Polish, % per
GENT Croatian, IS per cent; the expected flow from
Italy is certain 70 break all records This vast pre-
ponderance Of South Europe immigration is the
able to DO to check the tide thai is coming the
putting forth or every Christian force TO transform
Jnese degraded and oenighted peoples into safe
elements Of our society, into worthy citizens Of
our Natlon, INTO humble and obedient disciples Of
the Master. National safety demands this Of the
ecRgrc2es preservation urges it upon us.
llrlslan duty lnpeIs US toward IL One thing
alone is acking-the means TO multiply the message
superstition and oppression and ignorance and
To Cuba, where spiritual oppression had for
centuries relgned where was people hungering
living, personal Christ, this society. by direct
It's missionaries planted The church of the Pilgrim
faith. ana found most cordial and grateful vel
come. The Ia Jest word that comes 10 US from
that island is This: Cuba, that held out imporing
names 10 me AIasrlGan Natlon over two years ago
20 come aLG nelp aer 10 national freedom cries
come and give spiritual freedom"
General 0. 0. Howard, president OF the society
followed with 4 brief, energetic address
Later the eighteenth annual meeting Of the wo-
mans Department Of the Home Mission Society
held Miss lydia Hartig, Of Vermont told
How We Solve the Problem Of Rura! New-EEg-
on our Boys and the Future Of Home Missions,
and the Rev. =. G. Rich, OF North Dakota, related
some OF his Frontier Experiences"
The annual report, made public by the CORE
missionary laborers IN the service Of the society
in its seventy-thiro year was 1852. The total
year 1892 1886; total expenditures S520835 The
receipts snow an increase for the year Of $4,000.
Iwenty-slx hundred congregations and missionary
districts have been supplied with preachers TWO
aGnqrea ana Ten new sunday schools organized
houses Of worship completed.