New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-30
INASS MEETING FOR MEN.
A STRIKING REMARK ATTRIBUTED To
EX-PRESIDENT HARRISON.

In Carnegie Han yesterday afternoon there was
a meeting for men under the auspices OF the
West Side Branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association. The entire main floor was given up
to the men. and the women found seats in the
galleries Three hundred chairs arranged on
the platform in ascending rows for the three hun
dred young men and women of the West End. the
Ocean Grove and the Hoboken choral unions who
furnished the music for tine occasion They were
under the direction of Tall Esen Morgan.
number of the Conference delegates and con-
verts from various foreign lands, in their native
dress. also occupied seats on the platforms
T. NJ. Kingsley, of the West Side Branch. intro
duced Robert e. speer who acted chairman.
and the opening prayer offered by John Willis
Baer, of Boston Mr.. Powlison, of the West Side
Branch, then announced that collection would
be taken for the benef. of the Young Mems
Christian Association branch recently started In
Rio Janero
The Rev DR.. John c. Patton, of the New-Hebri
des, the first speaker.
Mr.. Patton said that never since the beginning of
mission work had the outlook been so promising as
it is to-day, adding:
In the South Sea Islands everything is in state
converts, 5000 church members and 300 native
to those who are Still in darknesS of whom there
are still more than 10000 in those islands
C. F. Hartford Battersby, the next speaker said
IN part:
When Stanley was in Africa in lS75 ne wrote to
Uganda. This finally done, and though those
at the stake they We're SO happy in the love Of
God that they sang hymns of praise as they died,
themselves and have founded a mission church in
a neighboring State: and that church also is now
God has blessed His word in Africa.
The Rev Harry Guinness, of the Congo said IN
part:
When was on the Upper Congo once, as we were
were anxious to find fishing village where
ad 6efre We f sighted the village
fire suddenly extinsushed, and a voice from
h@d I in ou TO and brn 5ed
the village. We landed however and found that
OF little boy which had been mutated by the
When IN ne St by OF oa it.
As we listened that night we could hear the drums
Sleep only With great at d d forests ana we could
Net Net =, morning 4I We found numerous mutated
many as fifty headiess bodies floating in the
o"nd it. chief e oeTed to to e our as s
sonaries the products Of his land and. to ratify
ang b0ne IN b IN poor slave and broke every
Fi9s Would be nD0esbrc NOW thank God such
Miss Lilivah Singh, professor of Lucknow Col
lege, was the next on the programme. She said.
in part:
india wonG require the tongue Of an angel. We
It is no nc 9 nce to be OF 0R ra f5nff Sn
tb cnnno NIX I Jna Ion mas dendeher love for
little and they need Him more. Some of you think
that 1t is not worth while 10 send the Gospel 10
us because you say God win hold us responsible
If we have never heard of the true God I can
only say that to know Him is life everlasting, and
not to know Him is death everlasting. We beseeCh
you to send US that life, abundant life
Mr.. Osada. of Japan said that thirty years ago
there law prohibiting Christianity IN Japan.
but now there over fifty thousand servants of
the true God in that country.
Fang f. MIung Of Canton; Miss Norrie. Of Bur-
nah; Miss Manor Ramabi Of India. and Miss Tun-
gabi child widow, also from India gave short
talks testifyinS as to what the religion OF Christ
had done for them and doing for their respec-
tive countries
j. r. Mott then spoke of the burden of response
bility which was on the Church to send the Gospel
to these people. He said that there was a man in
the hall who had promised II give s. 900 to the
cause of missions. and he hoped that there would
be many others who would be equally liberal