The Washington bee., 1911-07-08

that company Of Russians who had |
been put in prison for the preaching
Of the Gospel, but secured a release, |
under heavy bond, to come to the
World meeting TO tell OF the awaken
ing in Russia. and of the opportunity
OF the denomination to go IN and
possess the land.
One IS also impressed with the
personnel of the convention. Dr.
Clifford, of London, one OF Gods
greatest gifts to the Christian church,
IS the president of the Alliance. He.
IS ea siiv tts foremost cilrchman of
our times. His deep piety, his schol-
arship, his youthfulnes5 and activity,
though he is approaching eighty, IS
an evidence of the fulfllment OF
Gods promise to renew the strength
of his beloved that they may mount
up as with wings as eagles, that we
may run and never tire, that we may
walk and never faint. Dr. Clifford's
clear voice could be heard to the
! farthest corner Of the great hall. His
address was the most impressive de
/ livered to the Christian church since
! the Sermon on the Mount.
/ One Of the most interesting fea-
lures of the World meeting was the
roll call of Nations to which more
than sixty races responded. Many
could not speak a word Of English,
but their interpreters were with them,
and while they spoke in different
tongues, we were all talking about
! Jesus, the mighty to save Think OF
men coming eighteen and twenty
thousand miles to deliver three
minute address on the triumphs Of
/ the cross i'll their land. We were thus
4 convinced that Christ has so filled
linen with love for Him that distance
lis annihilated and time Is no cOns1d-
Grafton.
, Another rich and rare treat was the
sermon to the Alliance by that sanity,
scholarly divine, Thomas Phillips, OF
. England, who talked to us for more
, than an hour on the subject OF
; Grace" Oh, it was good to be there
Had we heard nothing more than the
annual address by DR.. Clifford, the
p responses to the rofl call from dele
! gates from all quarters of the earth
p and the sermon by DR.. Phillips, We
y would have been fully repaid, no
- | only for having come the long dis
n tance, but for having labOred a life
- time for the Christ who had beer
T. carrying on His work of grace IN tn
. hearts Of these rlen. But this was
lbv no means. the end to the gOO'
n things that we were to have liner
# were addresses upon every phase O
! work and a look upon every tel
upon which we are operating, to en-
n large our vision and strengthen on
determination to never lay the al
q lmOr down until these fields that ar
st ripe have been harvested.
lt The National Baptist Conventio
e was ably represented by its preslden
,vIDr. Z. c. Morris. who spoke upon tn
Negro Work for the Negro" HI
Ct address is in pamphlet form, an
la should be read by Christians every
" where. regardless of race or color
+ DR.. Booker T. Washington wa
7eIone of the speakers before the A
7s lliance. 1t was not our privilege
e hear his address for the reason tn;
At we had been invited to address a ma:
Sc Injecting for women at another churc
IN 1t Is pleasing TO observe that II
ne women of the world had lars
rs share in the Alliance meeting. II
-lwork and worth OF women IN Chr1
tianizing the world were consider(
he a power that must be reckoned wit
2n The great World Woman.s Ma
I'd | Meeting was one ct the most inspirir
AT features of the Convention. Woman
ia committee was formed, and VIII
81 the means of bringing all women
as touch with the world movement. "
,cti were on the program to represent Il
,e- colored women, and we tried TO DO
Ito the best of our ability Foilowl
mt ! our address, the quintette sang agai
me- hut this time not before, Nortne
ret Baptists only, but before the baptis