The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-18
SUMMARY OF ADDRESS
GIVEN BY DON o. SHELTON, AS-
 SoCIATE SECRETARY

Of the Congregational II ome Missionary
 Society of New Yerk, at the Untied
 church, Yes,erday Forenoon, in Con-
 nection win the Missionary Field
 Day in the congregational Churches
 of New Raven.
 Don o. Shelton, associate secretary scss the Congregational Home Mission ary society, made the address on Con gregational Home Missionary Activi- ties'' at the United church yesterday morning. He showed the necessity of the work of each of the five home mis- sionary organizations, saying in sub stance: The work represented by each of the home societies is absolutely es- sential in order that the church may be an effective evangelistic and educa- tional force in America. Each society occupies distinct and necessary place, and the supreme end of the work Of each is to build sterling Christian man. hood and womanhood.
 "The Congregational Home Mission ary society has for its chief aim the founding of Christian churhes in new towns and communities nuder the super vision Of ordained ministers. At the present time 1907 home missionaries are employed and are at work in 46 states and territories. They supply 2,74l churches and stations. Within the scope of theuir ministery are 1883 Sun day schools, with a membership of nearly 15OO0O. Of these 300 home mis- sionaries 230 preach the gospel regular ly to foreign speaking people in 13 diff ferent languages, including German, Scandinavian, Bohemian, Finnish, Dan- ish, Armenian, French, Italian. Span ish, Greek and Welsh. Of the $500 Congregational churches more than 4,500, or over four-ffths are of home missionary origin or nurture. By es- tablishing vigorous churches this soci- ety enters directly into the life of the people and continuously carries for ward work that uplifts towns, com munities and states, and transforms human character into the likeness of our Divine Lord
 The Sunday school and Publishing society employs over 40 superintendents and missionaries in it's work of estab- fishing and sustaining Congregational Sunday schools. This society organizes about 800 new schools annually and it's representatives visit about 1000 other schools for reorganiza tion and for the encouragement of the workers. An average of nearly 50 churches grow out of these schools every year. This so- ciety also conducts a publishing busi- ness, printing Sunday school helps, books for Sunday school libraries, and other publications, devoting the profit of this business to its specific mission ary work.
 Through the Education society pro- vision is made for the intellectual needs society helps in the support of common and secondary schools among the Nor mons in Utah and Spanish-American in New Mexico. It aids theological sem inaries; helps about 160 men each year in their preparation for the ministery; founds and supports colleges in home mission states. Four colleges and 23 academies are at present under it's di-
 
 rect supervision.
 At work chiefly among the neglected classes-the Negroes, the Italians, the the American Missionary association. Within the scope of it's are S.0O0,000 ne- groes ii the southern states, 1000 North American Indians, 100000 moun- tain whites in the south and the peo- pie of the new territory, Porto Rico Over 100 schools. 43 of which are for the preparation of teachers and six of which are institutions for higher edu- cation are supported and aided Some of the pupils are given industrial train ing. Five schools prepare young men for the ministery. Over TOO teachers and missionaries are engaged in the work of the association. It carries for ward an inportant work in the 22S churches Of the south, IA for negroes and 54 for the highlanders.
 "A large number of the churches that are founded and developed through the agency of these four societies require aid in the building of churches, and for this purpose the Congregational Church Building Society was organized. Through the grants and loans which it made nearly 100 churches and 40 par sonages were built in 1903 Within the period covered by the history of this society, which was formed in 1853. it has helped over 3,40O churches to erect church buildings. It has also aided in the building of $40 parsonages.
 These five Congregational Home Missionary societies received for their work in 1903 over $1, 100000"
 In closing his address MT. Shelton de- fined the relation between the home and foreign work He said that while there is not organic unity there is a unity of purpose and most sympathet- | ic feeling on the part of officers and workers. The vigorous prosecution of home missions is absolutely necessary that America may do it's part in the evagelization of the world.
 VISITING CARNEGIE'S ISLAND.