The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

NEW YORK. April 2S-The first fun
week Of business sessions OF the EcumenI-
cal Conference was completed tonight with
public interest still ar a high pitch Today
was young peoples day. aud the work OF
young people and the possibilities Of evan
gelist work by them were discussed at
meetings in the morning afternoon. and
evening. Il was also day Of appeal TO
young people and old TO volunteer for
service in the missionary field
The devotional service al Carnegie Hall
this morning was led by Bishop Hendricks.
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Others who took part In this service were
the Rev Dr. r. NJ MateCr. OF China; the
Rev Dr Puryes. lately Of Princeton. now
pastor Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church. and Robert Z. Speer. During the
progress Of this service the hall filled
rapidly. at its conclusion there was one
CT the largest audiences Of the conference
in the great hall
Dr. Hall said, Our Lord saw all human
life clearly. No mists of optimism de-
ceiyed him-no wells Of pessimism blinded
him With this clear vision our Lord
Joined deep feelings Of appreciation and
divine NOlUhdHSihn- I IiNl MS Nhfl Al'At
soul he bore the griefs and carried the
sorrows Of humanity. And 90 this clear
vision OF the world and this deep feeling
toward the world our Lord added actual
effort for the world. His sorrow was not
the imnotent lament Of one who fain would
do yet cannot His burden was not the
crushing burden of pessimists. II was the
weight Of the sacrihcial cross
we are attempting TO answer this
question, How can We so fire the young
men Of the future ministry with the mis-
slonary passion? How make them leaders
OF missionary churches The problem Of
the divinity school is not how TO train
an occasional man for the foreign field.
but how to kindle the missionary passion
in every man that passes through the
sehosI As to the man Who may possibly
have E.lts for services abroad. ii is his
neei as weU as il is his r' ght TO have
atnlasrhara about him that promotes the
deer self-diaoorerv which may lead him
to volunteer. Cr that shall establish,
strer gthen. and settle the purpose formed
in college days i1 lo his work upon the
foreign feld
.-rhe missionary idea must conquer the
life ~ every man who rr1F FCses TO enter
the ministry Of the churches. whether
abroad or a. home IN tha last analysis i
individual student in the l.vinity school
has volunteered for service abroad. Tie
primary sad essautial thing is that there
shall be- syithan De school acred altar Cf
mi. scnarg asz.ol. whgr1at the torch Of
every men shsil be Eindlel ana the ip OF
every man shall be touched 18th the living
coal
ss foE the man who shall enter the
pag-orste at home le cannot be an able
minister Unit his torch ha been kindlej
ar his altar his lips touched with this
living e8sL DENY BIN this access in the
days o. his nj uisser.ai training. fail 80 pro-
vide bin cita uarli-nide interests neglect
10 iesch hh1 how ta litt ul his eyes ami
look upou tha.ll tc reasi fields of the
world ON o CIuqgcr him with the mis-
siolars idea and be- goes forth into IN
world lagEing behind the eager spirit of
his tine shackied with dvautage. con-
iemned ia an aee Of cathl city 10 lead d
life Of provincialisn he requires it for
himself Jhst be NAV become a man Of Wis !
ion a Tan Of large ana powerful concep-
lion a mar OF capacity 10 Ilspire others.
ie requires this missionary passi-u N /
not 50 much fCr himself alone bur iu the !
mans 81 Lhe church he seeks to serve. u 1
is his o. overcome the resi- tanCe Of uure-
st-ic-ed gre judice It is his TO awaken .
.AF aAAtl.A AiDl VI dNuAuFNIE Minus. VI ID.
content with the form. rather than rte
life Of Christianity. are blinded by local.
religious interests TO the larger questions 4
1f the worlds evangeliZatiCn. II is his /
10 educate the church S intelligence. !
Is the true and subs =tautial basis /
lt an interest in missions II is his to raise .
81 hcme supplies for the church abroad
20 ind the means that shall maintain the /
work OF God. The far-oh workers 10 the .
rout depend upon him to cooperate with /
hem by maintaining their supplie-
Prof. j. Ross Stevenson. who had pre- 4
eded DR. Hall in his speech traced the /
lrigin and develooment Of the student
-olunteer movement saying that 6, had
'een Org8nizd as an outcome of prayer al I
i0uut Vernon. in 1856 when lee young
nen, volunteered for service In the foreign /
Ieid, thence it had spread over the whole /
'hrisIiau world, with far-reaChiug effect /
nd greater promise. IL served this JIM 4
iortaut purpose. ne said. that it hrough. 1