The Washington herald., 1907-11-25

More than one hundred earnest workers
OF the ThiTty-sixth International Conven-
ton Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
cilrion went literally out into the city
Of Washington yesterday and sought out
men, women and boys 10 whom they
could deliver that message which they
feel should be delivered 10 all men-ths
message % brotherhood IN Jesus Christ.
one hundred thousasd people listened
TO those hundred or more speakers; lis
tened. and in a thousand Instances found
something in those remarks that made
them better. Listened in a hundred in
stances, and resolved to live better lives
in the future a few who heard have
no doubt resolved that hereafter their
yves. too, sha1 be given 20 the ANA
work that the men who converted them
are doing.
This days work marked the great
climax Of the evangelical campaign under
taken during the convention IN this city.
and the high tide Of the whole convsn-
ton. It seems 10 many. rose and swelled
over tie thousands in Convention Hall,
when the Y. II. c. 4. evangelist. Fred 3.
Smith, OF New York. brought hundreds
20 the platform 10 grasp his hand. Tho
work began early ir the morning and
lasted au through the dreary day. The
rain and the cold seemed not 10 interfere,
Tor the crowds turned out and filed every
structure in which services were held.
so that by night the thousands reached
by the voices Of the speakers were many
and the influence for good enormous.
Force in Word and Thought.
The men who spoke for the most part
were the best OF al those many good
men who have come TO Washington TO
bear testimony by their presence Of their
belief in the Christian religion, whatever
their sect may be. Young they were,
/ fun Of force; fun Of red blood; not speak
ing in mystifying theological terms, but
placing plainly before plain men and
women those great fundamental truths
which they consider lie at the basis OF
all Christianity as well as all true living.
Churches and chapels. halls and meet
ing places, jails and workhouses. bar
racks and other halls in which men and
boys. women ana girls might obtain L
place to sit and listen 10. these speakers
were utilized. And the crowds. without
which all such effort would be vain and
empty. turned out 10 listen. and by their
very turning out. as one Of the speakers
said. bore witness that they possessed at
least an interest in the work
Yesterday morning this work was car
ried on in almost ninety churches Of the
city. In each a large and interested au-
dience faced the speaker. and in many
expressions OF conversion were heard
after the service was done. In the after
noon the services We're conducted in the
big Convention Hall. where many thou
sands OF, men listened 70 one evangelist.
and at the same time in the BeIascO
Theater more than 15O0 boys listened 20
another. Both spoke on practically the
same theme. The same undercurrent, OF
conviction-that true living means but
Christian lviug-was found in the
speeches Of all Greed and sect. dogma
and belief in petty things of religion
seemed 10 have been forgotten. and the
sreat campaign was placed on the broad
and lasting basis OF service to others"
Many Evening Meetings.
In the evening, in addition to the serv-
ices for delegates in d \. r Hal, meet
/ ings for men in ten prominent churches
of the city were conducted, while in nine
others services for women were held by
men interested in this work. Al this
work Of reaching the people Of Wash
ington was Sd arranged that the church
came 10 the man or TO the woman, and
the latter did not have far to so to listen
to these words of revelation. Churches
near those in which these evangelistic
services were held were asked not 10
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