Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-10-23
Letting of the Worlds Fair Yeas Viii 10
to st. Louis.
RIEF SPEECHES BY HOME MISSIONARIES
ALI Report Satisfactory Progress Of Work
for the Church.
REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Afternoon and Evening Session De-
voted 10 Presenting Claims of
the Home BenevoIences
OF the Church.

With the conservation meeting tonight at
the Coliseum, which is to be conducted by
Rev. w. T. Hilton Of the North Side Chris
tian church, Omaha, the international con- .
vention Of the Christian churches will
close, and with its closing will pass into
history the greatest convention in point OF
prolonged numerical strength at least. the
greatest gathering the Gate City has ever
known-a gathering which has at no ses-
sion had an attendance of less than Z, 900 and
which Sunday afternoon more than hlled
the mammoth Coliseum with it's capacity
OF $4,000. This closing session is to begin
at o'clock and receive its final benedic-
tion at o'clock, to enable the remainder
Of the 5000 delegates from abroad to de-
part on night trains II they so desire.
When the great body again assemblies
next October as constitutionally provided
Detroit will be the host, as that is the city
selected at yesterday mornings session.
with nO close contest. The action OF vot-
ing such selection and the passing of
the full conventions resolutions were prac-
tically the only important general business
transactions of the day. The other hours
were given over TO reports OF home mis-
\ sionaries and number Of addresses that
were by no means the least entertaining
and instructive of the meeting.
pleasing feature of the afternoon ses-
sion was the formal presentation and ac-
| ceptance of the Christian conquest flag,
a mammoth banner of blue with a red cross
| in white corner and bearing the admoni
tion "By this sign, conquer" There was
adopted the report of the special flag recep-
tion committee. Rev. f. G. Tyrrell, chair
man, recommending the acceptance Of this
flag and a general allegiance to 1t as the
official ensign Of Christianity's warriors.
Speaks for Flag.
Rev. s. M. Johnson Of Chicago, designer
of the flag and promoter of the movement.
who gave up a Presbyterian pastorate to
devote his time to the work. spoke briefly.
saying that the flag Is a bond OF Christian
unity. without regard to denominationai-
lam. unfurled at this convention. with par
ticular appropriateness and already adopted
by the Rock River conference of Method
lists in Chicago.
The first speaker Of the Afternoon was
Rev. j. T. Boone Of Jacksonville, Fla, who
told of the efforts of the Disciples there
to build anew the church that was lost in
the great Are and who asked aid in con-
tinuing the work. Secretary Benjamin L.
Smith of the Home Missionary society sup
plemented these remarks with a statement
that 1856 had already been given, but that
the effort was deserving Of more. This ap-
peal bore it's first fruit In the resolutions
OF the general convention, which were
passed later with some debate as chroni-
cled fully elsewhere In these columns.
Speaks for BenevOIenceE.
Corresponding Secretary George l. sniv-
ely of the National Benevolent society
spoke in behalf OF that organization, say
ing:
The three imperial powers committed TO
the church for world redemption were faith,
is love This pre-eminent love is not pa
triotism, domestic affection or self-interest,
but uneslcuating love fn, tor thhUse hnv wn1m ana
cold and sin and death. which finds its best
r expression in going, about as Jesus did,
foundation, and hope the frescoed dome,
but love is the light of the church. In Us
oary oar sakes lH~ became e poor, is seen telling
young croesus II he would be perfect ne
must sell what he had and give the poor poor
had come to his house till Zacchaeus said
this day ! give the half Of my goods to
. ing His life blood int the chalice on hu.
man need and suffering till He had hllec
to its oyerfiowing brim the last tuli measure
. ! whom He came to succor and TO save. H'
regretted the church had forfeited th'
by committing TO lodges and other seculal
z fraternities the administration OF bountie'
T Of which the Lord intended the church Z
be the almoner. and that the only way tC
II win back this love was through the practic'
of the gospel of the helping hand He spok
of the church at East Aurora, N. " anC
Jacksonville. Ill, and of the orphanages a
Cleveland, ST. Louis and Loveland, Colo. HI
maintsined that the church never could b.
B. rightly an apostolic church TIL II repro
y duced the philanthropic ministers Of tn
n early church. He also maintained thet tn
q church could not successfully compete witt
l. the lodges TIL it practiced more generou
n philanthropy than the lodge knew
u Companion of schools.
Universities and colleges furnished
@ theme for Scot Butler, president Of Butle
. college. Indianapolis. He spoke OF tn
school as the type OF the university, an
Of the denominational school as the college
The state school has unlimited funds 10
the support OF its teachers and to provid
equipment Very often the small oolleg
q, has a small stan OF teachers and a YER
A. meager equipment. It is this that make
IL so diHcult for the college to compel
o- with the great state school.
President Butler gave II as his opinto
that there is about much religion In IN
university as in the college, which is SUP
2. posed to belong TO the church. There ha
m been a great change for the better in th
u; respect in the last thirty years. In tn
OF state schools there are numerous voluntar
w agencies and these are active and efheien
The speaker gave much consideration
I'M the question II the schools OF our time az
IA doing the work needed. Many OF thei
make It their business to impart informs
Ia tion. others think IL is the FIRST duty Of
IN, school 10 prepare its pupils for the businei
of life. With them utility Is the mai
I'M thing President Butler thinks that Chrii
IN, tian culture is the thing TO be sought. n
school that does not turn out men az
I'M women with lofty ideals and aspirations
iiSw not doing that which the age needs ar
demands
an Another speaker Of the afternoon wi
10 Rev 7. N. Kinkaid Of Hot Springs. Arl
"a who asked assistance for the chrisil
'or Home there which is TO be an asylum q
tn INDECENT and afiicted and a hotel Q