The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-04-14
DR.. DWIGHT SPEAKS
AT M ALL Meeting
Tells Of Work Accomplished
by French Mission.

The Aforristown McAll auxiliary
held It's twenty y-ninth annual meeting,
POSTPONED from March 3rd because
of the 4blizard) on Tuesday, April 7th,
dn the parlor of the South Street
church, at three-thirty p. m.
Election resulted in a reelection of
mnst of the officers and managers.
Mrs. H. B. Hoffman was elected to
the board of managers in place of
Mrs. William r. Sillirn'an, deceased
Mrs. Ralph b. Urmy's place as vice
president, from the Methodist church
i'has not yet been filled. The officers,
with that exception are as follows =
president, Mrs. Franklin B. Dwight;
vice-presidents, Miss E. F. r. Camp
bell, Miss Meta H. Lord, Mrs James
F. Maury, Mrs. l. R. Piersn; honorary
vice-president, Miss F. st. j. Bald
win; secretary, Mrs. l.. o. Stiles,
treasurer, Frederick w. Owen, MD;
A board of managers represents five
Morristown churches.
The Rev Franklin B. Dwight gave
most interesting and instructive re-
sumo of periods in history when Great
Britain, and later, the United States
were brought into special and definite
relations with France; from the time
of the invasion of England, many
centuries ago, when she was ruled by
kings of French descent, down to
the Revolutionary war in our own
land, when Lafayette met General
Washington here in Morristowp, and
an alliance was formed that probably
secured our success. DR.. Dwight then
mentioned another very different and
peaceful invasion" in 1872, of
France by representative of England
Rev. R. w. McAll, and told of his
obedience to the manifest will of God
and how he and his successors had
for more than forty years been work
ing in France for the building up of
Christian character, both through
the proclamation of the gospel in all
its simplicity, and through institu-
tional work. 1t is impossible to con-
dense DR.. Dwight's helpful address
within the limits of this article.
Those who We're fortunate enough to
hear it felt that many new members
| would have been secured for the aux
diary if the audience had been large.
The annual reports of the secretary
and treasurer were read, the latter
showing disburseme nts for the year
ending March 3rd, to have been
$764.08, with balance on hand OF
$2425.
The American McAll association
was founded in 1883 for the purpose
of assisting in this work of evangeliz-
ing France, and it now numbers six
ty-two auXiliaries and contributes
! probably two-thirds of the support
Our own auxiliary was organized in
J 1885 with membership of eighty
and has steadily sustained an impor-
tant and growing work in Nantes,
France, having contributed in all,
nearly $4,000 to it, and about $500
to the American McAll association
for it's administrative expenses.
Our present evangelist, E. Chastaud
has been i'm charge of the work since
October, 1907, and we ARE fortunate
in having one so wise and so success
full. Under his splendid leadership,
the attendance upon the schools,
adult meetings, workmen's clubs, Y.
M. G. A., temperance bands, boys
clubs, corresponding to our Scouts,
and every activity embraced in the
"fraternite," (as the habitues love to
call these McAll Stations,) has twice
OutgrOwn their quarters, and last year
the American association undertook
the special task of raising $2,500 for
enlargement. Toward this amount,
$276 was contributed by the Morris
+. town auxiliary, and the extension is
now complete.
The Nantes station is regarded as
leading all the rest in efficiency. IL
is situated in quarter of the city
formerly regarded as exceptionally
rough and lawless. Now it is the
testimony of the police that it has
become orderly and law-abidimg to a
surprising degree, and the change is
attributed to the influence of the
''fraternite."
Besides the fourteen mission halls
in Paris, there are twenty4nine scat
tered through the provinces, two Cos
pei boats, that visit towns and hamlets
along the rivers and canals, five por-
table halls, and Gospel automobile.
Through these instrumentalities thouS-
ands of homes Haye been Christian
lied and frightened.
In 1912, the fortieth anniversary of
the McAll mission was commemorated
in Paris i'm the opening of it's hand
some new Central building. Since
the opening of bare little room in
one of Paris worst quarters in 1872
by Rev. r. w. McAll and his wife,
through love of souls, what hath God
wrought
Mission workers and other close
observers of conditions in France,
feel that the work was never more
needed and never SO hopeful as now.
at is a privilege to have a share in
1t. The Morristown auxiliary would
welcome new members