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of the benne and that fact accounts for the
tmaller numbers there. It the meeting wns
not the largest It was nt least the most
enthusiastic that nan yet been held. The en
thusiasm of the evening before was somewhat
ccattcrcd nnd jumped clear over many ol
the innlo delegates , but the enthusiasm ol
last evening wan general , The cause ol
missions struck deep root In the souls ol
II , men women and children there. That
Is n broad statement , but It Is Justified by
the scenes that marked the close of the
meeting. Ilarcly , If ever , has there been
ecn In Omaha an exhibition of giving It
any religious fund like that which \MU >
witnessed last evening. After the Inspiring
talks of the missionaries and an llnpas-
eloncd appeal for nld to the mission work
the pockctbooks , as well as the hearts , o
the delegates opened and a most gcncroiif
offering poured forth
The singing of several of the most beau
tltully arranged psalms marked the opening
of the ovcnlng'.i services. After a brlc
service of song Miss Dlckoy conducted a re
sponslvc reading and there followed thli
reading a doren , or moro sentence pra > er (
from all parts of the house. President Qua * ,
then Introduced John It Alexander , I ) . I )
who has had long years of exjjorlcnce Ir
mission work In Egypt.
1,01111. '
IVftrlc r Ediii-iilloii In Hie Inml Aliiiiu
III.Mlo. .
llov John U , Alexander , D. n. , of Egyp
addressed the convention briefly , but sue
clnctly on "Tho Educational Work Ir
Egypt. " Ho said ;
When Egypt wns one of the Influcntln
nations of antiquity , nnd her people , prom
nnd iMMveiful. wore worshipping Idols , bow
ing down to sticks nnd stones the propho
of the Lord declared Hint "the iiyjitl.i.n
Blmll know the Lord " ( Isalnh xlx 21. ) I
was n wondrous prophecy n glorious piom
Isc. Ono thousand jenrH Inter I
seemed tlint the prophecy was nliout to b <
fulfilled , for the gospel of Jesim n
preached iiloiiK the biuks of the Mlo Hut
nlnsl the temples nnd worship of Idolntrj
only became the temples and worship o
Mnrlolutrv Tlien came the Arnlilnn Icono
clast , dcihiring the sublime truth , "then
Is no god but Ciod , " and the blasphomou
llctlon , "and Mohammed Is the iipoitlc o
God. " Firtten liiindnd years more passed
when , as wo believe , the hold choie on
church to bo HlH ngont In bringing to pas
Isalnh'M wondrous prophecy Again th
gospel Is being preached in Egjpt. inn
the people- lira turning from the superstl
tlons and empty forms of it corinpt Chris
tlanlty , and from the horrois nnd hopelv.'s
ness of fatalistic Islam Among the inns
BiicciBsful agencies that Gods' spirit hit
cmpto > ed to help the Ktoptlans to know
the Lord IB that of education Hut we de
not educate merely to give secular Instruc
tlon Our object Is far hlghei Our whole
nystein Is based on Christian truth am
Christian motallty and Hod's word Is dallv
used The gioat purpose of our touching I
thnt our pupils may learn the vvny of llfi
nn < l enter the kingdom of Jesus.
Our lower and pilmary schools arc Vhor
otighly I'rotestant and evangelical On
higher schools are under the Immcdiau
personal control of the mission and an
used as direct , positive agencies for leachIng
Ing the gospel for training teachers am
priMohors Oroatcr prominence Is glvei
In our seYiools lo religions Instruction thai
would bo tolerated In any common schoo
or HUrti school or college In this country
Our educational work Is the pioneer tint
promoter of Protestant Christian edue-a
llonal and religious work In Egypt. Where
over n school Is established , a rollgloiu
meeting Is soon held ami a chinch Is the
rapid outgrowth the teacher Is also <
preacher Conversions among the pnpllp
nro sought and are continually Declining
Twenty-seven students at the tr.ilnlng college
lego and twenty girls at the Girls' Hlgl
Befool (1 ( > M. I. ) at Asyut were asking for
admission to the church nt the close of the
last session
STATISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS.
During 1893 thorn weiu In operation In
connection with our work 101 schools , wltl
about 10,000 (10.S71) ( ) pupils enrolled. The
schools are found as light centers In ill
parts of Egypt ; forty-live are In Cairo , am
the Delta , eighty In Middle Ejsypt nnd
thirty-live In Upper Egypt. Our schools are
largely self-supporting ever 100 ot thorn
nro entirely self-supnoi ting. Our entire
educational work. Including the theologlca
school , coat last year about J3I.OOO ; of this
Bum the natives of Egypt paid about $21 OCX
a little over CO per coin
The schools are mostly ( HI ) under native
control , and direction , and are a Hplondli
moans for developing ability In the natives
to manage and direct their own affairs
without which they can never stand alone
foi developing self-government and self-
control , without which they can never bo
free. They nro forming and training a
community which l destined to hnvo a
great Inilucncc on the thought nnd llfo of
the country
Thu schools are for both boys nnd girls
When our work was begun , forty > eais
ngo , scarcely a woman In all Egypt couli !
read or write. Now there are J.fiuO (2,671 ( !
girls In our schools , and thousands of wo
men are being tauuht In the churches and
In the bonus. Over ( Iffy female teachers
have been trained , and scores and hundreds
of wives and mothers , who are examples
to all In the cam and cleanliness of their
poisons and their homos , In the training
of their children , and In their moral , ear
nest lives. "The he'ints of their husbands
do Mtfely trust In them. "
About onc-llfth of our pupils (22" ( ) ) arc
Mohammedan children children of the fol
lowing or the false prophets. They read In
the Old Testament , In the Now Testament ,
In Scripture Headers , learn the catechism ,
scripture texts , etc They are present at
chapel exercises In the morning , Join In
Blnglng the Psalms , hear the reading of
God'H word nnd Christian prayer. Homo at
tend prayer me > ctlngs. Sabbath school am !
the church services Prejudice and bigotry
aio being slowly broken down , friendliness
and coiiildenoo are being established , scrlp-
tmo knowledge and Christian tiuths are
being linparltd , "faith cometh by hearing
and hearing by the word of God "
The superior moral work and moral char
acter of our schools will appear fiotn the
fact thnt the beads of the Postolllco and
Telegraph departments of the Egyptian gov
ernment have offered to give positions
with salaries to pupils trained In our
schools , bearing our certificates , while all
other applicants must servo ono or two
fears' apprenticeship. The he'tul of the
telegraph department offered to furnish the.
Instruments and the teacher If wo would
but inako telegiaphy a department of our
work. He said that they were obliged to
fllsmlss a largo number of their clerks
who were trained In other schools , during
the first five years of their work , for 1m-
Gladness Comes
With n bolter mulcrstntulhiB1 of the
tnuiMiMit nut mo of thu many phys
ical ills , which vanish before proper ef
forts ffcntlouirorts pU'iiMint eflorth
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge , that ho many forms of
slclcnubs uru not tluu to liny iictuul dis
ease , butbimply to iv coiibtipated condi
tion of thu Bystom , which the plcnsunt
family luxutivc , Syrup of Figs , prompt
ly removes. Thnt is why it IR the only
remedy with millioiiHof fumilies , nnd is
everywhere ebteeined BO highly by nil
who value good health. I to beneficial
effects are due to the fact , that it is the
ono remedy which promotes interim !
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
nil important , in order to get its bene
ficial .effects , to note when you pur
chase , that you have the genuine arti
cle , which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and told by
all reputable diuggisU.
If in the enjoyment of good health ,
and thobystem is regular , laxative * or
other remedies nro then not needed. If
anilcted with any act'ial disease , ono
may bo commended to thu mobt skillful
physicians , but if in need of iv laxative ,
ono should have the best , and with the
well-informed everywhere , Syrup of
cigsbtunds highest nnd is most largely
i r
moral practices , but that they seldom had
to dlxrnlxs young men trained In our
schools for such causes.
It Is no exaggeration to sny thnt our edu-
rational work renters In our training col
lege. It Is the model for all our school , for
thp teachers nre nearly nil trained there.
It furnishes the Idenl of Chrlsilnn educa
tion and of educational work for all Egvpt ,
U nnd Its work stand for the highest In
to rest of the nnllve church and of the
country It Is the great representative nnd
cncciurnger of evangelical learning nnd
cvungdfcnl scholarship In Egvpt Already a
good beginning has ( teen made to provide
the Egvjillnns with a learning that is bet
ter than the wisdom of the undent Egyp
tians we have trained twentv-two nntlvc
pn tor , nineteen licentiates nnd eleven theo-
i logics , I e , fifty-two chosen trained men ,
l lenders In religious education nnd In Chris-
I tlan thought men honored by their coun-
to men , admired nnd misled by nil. More
than HO of our school teachers our teacher-
. prenchers-hnve been taught In the training
< college. The college has already furnished
i 2(10 ( workers for Christ In the valley of the
I Nile , nnd , more still , hundreds of the most
I active nnd energetic , the most upright and
rule rpilslng ami progressive young men of
the country hnve received Ibelr education ,
th < Ir stimulus and Impetus In our training
college
\\V hnve nt the present n fneully , consistIng -
Ing of eight bright , nble young mm fully
nwnko to the needs of tlulr people and In
earnest , sincere sympathy with our work
and with our workers Lojal to the- native
church nnd to our Protestant work , they
are able to teach others also.
C11VINO RELIGIOUS TRAINING.
Lnst session ( ending May 27) ) , there were
427 students In attendance from eleven of
the fourteen provinces nnd from over 100
towns and villages In those provinces. Ten
ye tin ngo we1 had bill 240 students , over
luu village schools , with 5,000 pupils have
been the outgrowth of the work at the col
lege. The pupils me being trained
In church life and chinch work.
Regular preaching services nnd a.
Sabbnth school nre held In th" chapel each
Sibhalh day for the pupils of the training
college and of the Girls' Hoarding school
( P M I ) , and 500 boys and gills are In
dill.v attendance ,
I Miring the past yo.-ir the young men
foimed a Young People's Christian union
It has now forty-five members. Only Pro-
IcHlnnl i/nurch members nre active mem
bers of the union. In their pledge they
piomlso to engage In no business or work ,
which will oblige them to violate the Sab
bath day , but on the contrary , that they
will. If the Lord opens the way , cn > , age In
some form of religious woik
There Is no Sabbath day In Egvpt It
I" Ignored , violated , desecrated The gov
ernment being Mohammedan , nnd at the
time liio largest cmplovei In the coun
try , persistently refu-.es lo recognize God's
day and , therefore , deehrlstlaiilzeM
tliuuMinds of Chrlsilan cmplojes A gov
ernment position Is the gieat aim in life
for the average joung Eguitltn Wo
feel thai Ihe keeping of the Sabbath day
lies nt the basis of our work , and of the
growth of Christ's kingdom In Egvpt. It
Is absolutely necessary to the glow In and
culture In Ihe life of Christ am ing our
people. Wo rejoice when we see oil
young men coming up to the help of the
Lord agilnst t'ne mighty
The Influence of the union Is becoming
more and more poweiful In developing bible
study nnd the splrltu.il llfo among the stu
dents.
At Iho beginning of each session Ihe pu
pils of Ihcse college Sahhalh school pledge
taemselves to give to the Ixiid n certain
sum each Sabbath day , most of them are
poor boys They agree lo give each S ib-
bith n coin equal lo about one-eighth of a
cent , others one-fourth of a cent , oticis
one-half of a pent others n cent , others
two cents , a few live cents , and a very
few ten cents , and last jonr they gave
about J200 , and the Sabbath schools of
Egjpt tauphl largely by the pupils of tinln-
Ing college gave $ "CO. the result of caieful ,
systematic , definite giving
Several years ngo they undeitook to pro
vide a U'H on le.if for their Sabbath school
soon as Ihe benefits of Us help ap
pealed Ihov furnished It for all t'he Sabbith
schools until now o,800 copies of It are dls-
Irlbuled oncli week and Iho Sabbalh schools
of Egypt p ly the entire expense.
Among t'he most hopeful and encouraging
features of our school and college work Is
tlie fact th it during the pist session over
HOO ( .11(1) ( ) of our pupils at the training college
were the children of Protestant parents
the children of our own people. It Is from
this clement that we must expect our work
ers lu come , for those pupils nre natui.illy
predisposed to Christian truth and to
Christian work Their presence makes
hopeful the outlook for Christian teachers ,
preachers and leaders , In the church. In
soclely. In business and In all ihe ncllvillcs
of life. Is It not with tneso pupils we
should woik for them we should pray tlf.it
God would form their hearts for his .seiv-
Ice ? Give us nn earnest , pious , consecrated
crated ministry and soon the Egyptians
shall know the Lord. The college Is doIng -
Ing all It can to guide and diuvv these young
men to Jesus and to service In His king
dom Hy preaching on the Lord's day , by
Sabbath school , by prayer meeting , in the
class room , and by personal work by pro
fessor and fellow sludent , the truths and
claims of Jesus lire urged on our pupils
lo win them to the llfo In Chi 1st.
WORK OF THE COLLEGE.
It Is In the college that their hearts nre
given to Jesus , their purposes of scivices
aie former and their lives devoted to His
work. II Is thus that through our hun
dreds of trained workers , the ihousands of
pupils and others whom they leach , and
influence , lhat we are gradually making
a new Egypt , and Egypt thnt shall know
Iho Lord. The college. In our work , l.s Iho
light bearer In the valley of the Nile. It
Is the living fountain vivifying wllh Us
streams all the land. It Is the pioneer and
the exemplar of Christian education ; it
forms and shapes the character and life of
the Christian workers and through them
of Christian society ; It Is the model for the
future type of Christian learning and Chris
tian life and effort In Egjpt ; the great
forming and reforming agency of the coun
try. It Is the hope of the native c'liurch
which Is the hope of Egypt. Its work Is
formallve , creative , fonndatlonal. It molds
the thought the purpose , the llfo of Its
pupils , who will be Ihe Christian , the
Christian workers nnd educators of Egypt.
It Is Irnlnlng the brain , the heart of the
men , who shall mold and form the
thought , the life , the character of the
thinkers and the learning of the coming
Egypt. The young men trained In the
college nre t'ho most representative , capa
ble and hopeful In the country. They
nro 'from ' all parts of Iho land and they
go out into all parts of the land. They teach
as they have been taught. Their Ideas
will form and shape Iho Ide-ns of Iheir
connlrvmen It Is our work is lo leach
Ihcm Iho way of llfo In Jesus , lo fill them
with the splrll of Christianity , and by the
power of God's holy spirit , they will
teach the Epjptlans to know the Lord-
through them the Lord will gainer his
"people Egvpt " Through our educational
work. Can you not then work with moro
hope , pray with more faith , give with
more liberality , ns you know that through
you Isaiah's blessed prophecy Is being ful
filled , and that through > ou "the Egypllans
Hhnll know Iho Lord ? "
I1.1.WV OK A MJW C1VIM7.ATIOV.
Cull of ClirUt to ( In- World IlIuH-
trnlvil li > riiarjii'li'r of I'uiil.
Ilcv. James Itankln , D. D. , of thu I'lrst
United I'reshjtcrlan church of Denver , ad
dressed the convention on "Paul , the Mis
sionary. " Ills paper teemed with quota
lions lo enforce his points ; his pictures
glowed with warm eloquence , and his con
clusions shone wllh brilliant logic , Dr.
Itankln said :
It was .1 day of triumph In Home , n day
of triumph and rejoicing. Her armies had
in turned from ivonqiiest nnd the sennto had
domed a "Triumphal Entry" to Its bravo
oi.mmander. It was thu purpose to display
therein the Htrength of Iho empire , threat
ened by the barbarians Within the into
a veteran soldier stood.
I < "lrsl came companies of old men , bearing
banners , on which was written , "Wo wcro
brave " A perplexed look clouded the old
man's face "Wo iwcro brave' , " tells only
of past slrenglh , " ho said. "It Is for the
future I am concerned , " Next the legions
cnme bearing banners Inscribed : "Wo are
lirave " Their forms creel ; their slep , the
liiimp of power ; prlda Unshed their faces.
When the populace saw these whose nrms
nid Ju.it brought now glory to the Roman
mine they hhonted till the Tiber trembled
within Its banks and the "Seven Hills"
shook wllh thunders of npplauxe Hut on
; ho old veteran's brow the cloud deepened ,
and ho muttered : "Wo nro bravo tells
only of present security It Is for the
future I am concerned" The le-glons
i.issed , The boys marched In On their
tanners were the words ; "Wo will be
irave. " At this the face of the old man
Ighted with Joy , nnd ho shouted : "Homo
TV 111 llvo forever. Kor this vow , "Wo will
bo brave. Insures Ihe future- . "
When In Iho old homes and churches > wo
reel thu aged our souls rise up before
hem , liy thi'lr wisdom and consecration
hey made the church n glory and the state
i power. To thos.li In the prime of life wo
ook with unfaltering confluence. They are
rue lo Inn trusl commuted to them , Hul
wo turn anxiously toward Iho futiuc , The
coming > i.irs lire richer In promise. larger
u possibilities and greater In perils than
my that have gone before.
Wider grows the break between capital
and lubor , J'rom Hyde Park and Trafal
gar Square , ns well as the great tiulusirlnl
enter * , wo hear ihe whispers of dincon-
cnt , and at tlmex , the tramp of the sur-
: lng miiHHC's , where avarice has crutdcd
lonest litbor , and red-handed anarchy Is
rushing through the breach. Thu strain
of economic and financial questions Is now
iilcnse.
Deny it as wo may. the church and the
ntiHsuH are drifting far apart ; iwhlle the
wry foundation ot Ui hvathen. .world la
IkA _
being broken up nnd Infidelity dispute *
with Chrlsllnnlty for possession.
In church nnd state , profound student"
nrc turning faces white with anxiety , t
oee what Is written on the "banners of the
boys , " for not what the. condition Is. bill
whnt the young nre , will determine the re >
suit of the great questions that demand the
thought of the church ,
AGItnn OX KI11ST PniNX'IPLES.
By vour committee's request we nre t
discuss the principle , spirit nnd motive
that underlie the problem of missions ,
Trancls Brtcoti said"It Is u oless tc
nrguo with n person unle you can agree
upon first principles. " To secure sucli
I deem it best to take you back Into the
llfo nnd thought of a mnn whom Chrlnl
Imbued with the divine Idea of mission ;
more fully thnn nny other of our race. We
nrc to live for nn hour with him in the
obligation thnt secured the principle thnl
ruled nnd the motive thnt prompted hlf
service
The musician , by his tuning fork , bring"
his Instrument up to concert pitch : a great
artist kept on his easel brilliant penis to
tone up his ejcs. Insensibly weakened by
the dull pigments In which he worked. We
use Paul to Inspire us with the true con
ception of missionary obllgallon and ef
fort.
fort.We ein scarce overestimate the list
which Christ made of his personality He
was the missionary of the npes. and wa °
led by the holy spirit to spe-nk fully of the
principle , motive and spirit that ruled hi"
whole career Neither his obligation not
response cprnng from his npostleshlp , but
from his dlsclpleslilp And hence cnrrlep
Its lesson to us who nre liol nposlles , but
disciples Tlie duty of evnngellzlng the
world wns not laid upon n chosen few , but
every disciple wns lo mnke It the supreme
business of his life.
Out of his own experience Pnul uncon
sciously struck n formula which expresses
Christ's missionary Idea for His followers-
"I nm n debter both to the Greek nnd to
the barbarians ; both to the wise nnd Iho
unwise. So , ns much ns In me Is , I nm
lendy lo preach the gospel to > ou Hint nrr
nl Home also Tor I am not ashamed ot
the gospel of Christ for It Is the power ot
God unto salvation " "I am a debtor. "
"I am rendy. " "I nm not nshamed. "
"I AM A DEirrOH. "
It rests upon n natural obligation , "They
that nre strong enough to bear the Infirm
ities ot the weak , and not to please th n-
selves , for oven Christ pleased nl
Himself. " Heforc that Imoei ulvo "ougl.i"
even Christ bowed. "Ought not Christ te
have Buffered these * things ? " In the 8 > nn-
gogue at Capeinaum men v\niched to see II
He would heal on the Sabbath , thai they
might neclisp him. Hut , selling the man
before nil , He asked : "Is It lawful to do
good on the Sabbath , or to do evil ? " He
having the power lo heal thnt man , It wns ,
under the clrcumstnnce-n , nn obllgallon The
polnl In Ihe Parable of the Good Samailtaii
Is that the priest nnd Lev lie neglected tu
do a good they could nnd should have
done
Meroz's sympathies were with Deborah
and llarak , but because the help that
could and should have been given wii *
withheld , Bhe wna vvltheied by God's-
curse- .
When off the co.ist of New England , the
steamer Ologon wns pounding on the rockv
and a llious.md souls weie in peril , an
other ship sailed by without rendeilng us-
slslnnce. Had those persons been lost ihe
world would have held lhat captain lespon-
slide He who measures by the hcnit does
so hold him.
This "ought" does not meet us until
we reach the necessities of man , but there :
It Is vested with primal nnd absolute au
thority. Thu naturalist may discover n
now law , the e\ploie-r u new land , without
being morally bound to make It known
This Is not so with truth that nffects men's
necessities. Suppose this city weie plague-
stricken , thousands were dying , ami I
alone had n remedy , yet stood day after
day by the suffering and djlng , without
making It known. With what words could
I answer to my fellows , with what atone
ment to God ? So Paul felt , so every Chris
tian should feel. The world Is djlng for
the gospol. The heathen nations are cryIng -
Ing for help. IJ.iro wo be silent ? Their
claims upon us demand and humanity
requires the gospel at our hands This we
would owe them had not the great com
mission been given , nor Christ's purpose
been declared.
God's command furnishes a third ground
of obligation. Saul was on his wny to
Damascus , breathing out threatening ! ) nnd
slaughter against ihe disciples of J < sus ,
when from heaven there flashed a light
that shamed the Syilan sun and a voice
that "shattered Iho hush of noon" called :
"Saul , Saul , why perseculesl them Mo ? "
"Who nrt thou , Lord ? " "Jesus whom
thou persoculest " And he , trembling
and astonished , cried : "Lord , what wilt
Thou have me do ? " "I have appeared unto
theo lo make Ihec n wllness and a
minister , delivering thce from Ihe
people nnd the Gentiles , unto whom now
I send Ihee. " From Ihnt day Ihls was the
most unalterable convlcllon of his life. He
said that if an angel from heaven were
to de'clnre otherwise , it would be false.
Krom that moment the command ruled his
life. Continually from his lips burst the
cry : "Woe Is me if 1 preach not the gospel
of Christ. "
Not to him only , but to all Christians ,
that command l.s given. Committing the
church to the guidance of the Holy Spirit ,
Christ did not leave many directions but
n few duties Ho mndo Imperative , nnd this
wns one. His Insl commission is as bind
ing ns bapllsm , ns binding ns the Lord's
Supper , us binding ns Ihe law given on
Sinai no binding that ho who falls places
himself without thu pale of dlsclpleslilp.
There Is no release from this duty , save
In repudiating Christ's claim as Creator
nnd His benefits ns Ilcdecmer.
Commanded to attack n certain point , nn
English otllcer exclaimed : "It Is Impos
sible ; wo will lose every man. " Turning
upon him savagely , Wellington said : "I did
not nsk your opinion I gave you nn order
nnd expecl It obeyed. "
Young friends , how nre we treating the
Lord Jesus with reference to Ihls command ?
We nre moro than willing to be taken to
heaven. Are we willing to serve ? Shall
we drop the title "Lord" and call Him
Savior only ? Are v\c obeying only such of
His commands ns we choose and BO far ns
we wish ? He Is either Lord of nil or not
Lord at nil Whnt nre we doing with the
great commission ?
The obligation Is Intensified by the social
condition. An Intellectual rcvolnllon Is
sweeping over Ihe Orient. Science under
mines false religions. Westein Inventions
revolutionize old civilizations. Weslern
discoveries are tearing the veil of supersti
tion from the face of the East. The gospel
has permeated all systems. Thought is
busy. The old is shaken nnd sifted. The
new crowds to the front Historic faiths
nro losing their hold Foundations are
crumbling. Whnt now ? Pendulums swing
to extremes. Infidelity is Ihe exlreme of
superstition. Show a nan thnt lifn religion
Is false and he so regards all. The greatest
of modern Hindoos , Kcohiih Chunder , said :
"My countrymen me In danger of sinking
from the hell of heathenism into the deeper
hell of skepticism , " lr. Strong B.IVS : "The
heathen world will prob.iblv HOOII be either
Christian of ngnoslto. " The scholais of
China nro skeptics. The press of Japan Is
controlled by them. In Mexico fi.000.000 hnvo
gene from Itomanlsm lo Inlldelily. nnd
the road H still crowded. In our own land ,
fiom where the Atlantic thunders on Its
stormy const to where "the haunted waves
of Asia illu on the strnnd of the world-wide
sen. " there Is the sound of censeless moral
stilfo ,
"I AM READY"
"I nm n debtor , " quickly gives wny to a
declaration of personal commitment ; "I
am ready. " the figure Is thnt of n racer ,
body forward , muscles tense , nerves quiv
ering , eye on the goal , rendy to leap at the
signal. Obedience too seldom follows obli
gation. "Wo know our duty , but wo do
It not. " Wo hcsltnlc , doubt , fall.
"Thcio Is n tide In the affairs of men
Which , taken at the flood , leads on lo for
tune1.
Omitted , all the voyage of their llfo
Is bound In shallow H nnd In miseries. "
Paul was.ready for whole-hearted service ,
"As much as In me Is , " "I nm ready. " His
first question on the Damascus road was :
"Lord , what wilt Thou have mo to do ? "
Ficm that hour , lie had but ono thought by
day , ono dr'am by night thnt Chi 1st bo
glorified In his body by llfo or death , 'Tor
I nm determined not lo know anything
among you save Jesus Christ and Him
crucified.
'Tor m to live Is Chi 1st nnd to dlo Is
? aln. " Twenty-live years have passed.
Ho Is an old mnn , battered nnd scarred
by persecutions , such as no other of the
race has endured , Ho Is on his wny to
Jerusalem In every elly Iho Spirit wit
nesses that bonds nnd imprisonment await
him. At Caesnren , u prophet bound him
with n girdle and testified by the Holy
Spirit that thus would the Jews bind anil
deliver him to the Itomnus. With tears
ill besought him not to go up to Jerusalem
Listen to Jils answer. U Ihrllls me when
I read It , "What mean yo to ween and
jreak mine heart ? for I nm rendy , not to
.ie bound only , but also to dlo at Jerusalem
for the unmet of the Lord Jesus. " The
obligation of Paul was not exceptional ,
n Ilko measure It restn ujwn every dis
ciple. As we hnvo received n whole Savior ,
wo lire to plvo a whole dlgclpleshlp , "As
the Father hath sent Me even no send I
you" "So , therefore , whosoever there beef
of you thai forsakoth not nil that He hath
cannot bo my disciple. "
As the organ nnswers the touch of the
player nnd the ohlp the hand of the pilot ,
nust our souls respond to Christ "do ye
nto all the world , " should be answered
by "I delight to do Thy will O Goel "
To the temple of Uu-lr God a heathen
fnlhcr led hlx llltlo son , mid placing n
sword In one hand mudo film lay the other
on the altar and its bloody victim and
swear elcrnnl haired to Home The mis
tress of natloiiH would have Inughed had
she heard It. Hut Hint oath wan not to bet
Jtorncd It became ihe molding force
af the boy's being. To humble Konio wati
lenceforth thw object of his life. The fer-
lllly of hit ) mind ; the energy of his nature ;
the enthusiasm of his soul were concen-
ruted thereto. He spent years Jn disci
pline , turned bis back upon ease and pleas
ure , studied the art of tvnr , trained armies
At last Home felt the po eof the oath
Hrr armies were pcnttcrl'ji. An hundnd
thousand veterans lav dnad-on the field nnd
* she was crushed nnd Ulfedlng under the
, fct of Hannibal of Cnr.Umfee.
Not In the temple of n. Heathen god , but
'of the cternnl ; not on n olaln beast , but
, over the emblems of the broken body nnd
shed blood of our Ilddfomcr we hnve
pledged ourselves lo missions Shnll our
. onth menu less thnn th t of Hnnnllml ?
As strenms flowing logelher form Ihe re-
1 slstlcss Hweep of a river , dq these motives
unite nnd press us lo the evangelization of
Hcllef In the gods nnd gonn out of fashion ;
religion was n byword nlldlhe new faith n
i hl slng when Pnul wrote "I nm not
I ashamed of the gospel ' Almost universal
dominion passed to Alexander nt the Issns ;
. nnd to the Caesnrs nt Aellum , but under
them were Imperial legions , Invincible In
l nrms. Paul had neither w'elllh nor power ,
yet he believed Ihe go pel would regenernto
mankind , break the shackleM of every slave ,
make the world change from.
The clvlllzntlon of Home nnd all thnt hml
preceded It had this defect Ihey could not
change character. The gospel supplied
this It had nt Its he-nrt a leceneratlng
force. It wns the power of Oed unto sal
vation to every one thnt bellcveth U
would change social conditions by chnng-
Ing men. Until men nru rlgvit the slnle
cannot be right.
Yet the function of the gospel u not lim
ited to the regeneration of the Individual
It works through the Individual upon the
organic life of the rncc.
H completes the whole by perfecting the
parts Ills tiust wns not misplaced The
tramp of the Homnn legions was hushed
long ngo. The empires of that tlmo ale
burled centuries under the dust of their
stlcctssors. Hut the gospel Is e-apturlng the
nations Is drawing the world to God as the
moon lifts the ocean In tidal vvnvcs
Along the pathway of the race stands
many colossal figures , but none are men
tioned In the same breath with Paul's Mas
ter. Time veils nil others , but unveils Him.
He Is Us dividing line , Hnck of Him is
"H C. " This side Is "A D. "
The years dnte from Him Newspapers ,
legal documents , the skeptics' puny nitacks ,
write Anne Domini nl their head Whnt lie
commnnds Is duty , what He foiblds Is sin
Neil from Ihe places of Ihe world's power ,
nor Ihe seats of her learning , nor the
shrines of her religions has come nny such
power. I'lique-stlonnbly the gospel Is Ihe
slrongcsl force In Ihe woild H lias pro
duced the best In human history It has
penetrnle'd civil soclcly. Infused Into govern
ment the Idea of Justice re'dressed social
wrongs and lifted the people lo n higher
plane of thought and hope
"Chilstlanltj " said Wendell Phillips , "Is
the determining foree of our present civ Ill-
gallon Jesus has Riven His peculiar form
to the moduli world " You cannot nib out
hlstoiy The gaspd is the power that Iris
cm rled the world forward. Asia and Africa
refused It. Amerlcn and Europe received
It That which has lifted Europe and Amer
ica to their present glory Is the only foieo
that can do It for Asia and Africa
In a recent nrt collection Is the statue
of n beau 1 1 fill woman , wllh hand lo her
ear , In llslenlng atllti de U Is named
"What Does ihe Wesllnd Say' " It lep-
resenls ihe nwnkened Oilent hearing the
stoiy of western civilisation The figure
should now bo r placed by one stretehing
Imploring hands for this civilization Never
was call so Imperative. lint It Is vain
to give her our civilization nnd withhold the
gospel which produced It. Itcmove the lin
ing foreo and the weight falls The tele
graph , the telephone , the Chicago Limited ,
the "greyhounds. " of the Atlantic , cannot
regenerate the Orient nor save the Occi
dent , rocked In the cradle of unie-Ht. All
the time Tuba ! Cain was hammering out
his new Inventions , the world was racing
towaid Ihe deluge Unless ruled by the
spliltunl these will lend lo evil. Theio hnve
been seven golden nges of hlsloiy nnd
every one of these wns n. time of shameless
profligacy. Three examples explain my
meaning and verify the statement. The art
of distillation seems Indispensable In the
mechanical arts , but has produced Intein-
peiance , the overshadowing curse of clvlll-
7 itlon. Gunpowder has been n blessing , bill
Is chiefly used lo destroy human life The
press gives the bible | ln eveiy spoken
tongue , yet floods all Iiuidn with Immoral
and Infidel literature A gieat question
presses upon ns. Is our civilization chaiged
with good or evil to the luiathen ? Hy ihe
gift of religion we immt pu-paro them for
the gift of science Unless Iheio be n re
ligious lusls upon which lo build their new
civilization It will Injnro ayd not elevate
If we g\e an unsanetllled science It will
curse nnd not bless The forces that bring
Christ's kingdom nre moral , not material
The millennium awaits ilhe established nnd
recognised sovereignty of Christ and His
truth. Never did God call with such Impe
rial voice for the world's evangelization.
aivivct SIIM ! > To iu
Ill Spite nf Hiiril TlmcH'dnColleelloii
l \e Ml l < -l liikt' Yriir'N.
A hymn had been sung hnd the delegates
were preparing to leaveas soon as the
benediction was pronounced when there
nroso a delegate In an upper box on the
left hand. He made an address that ar
rested the nttenllon of the delegates , forced
home to ihclr minds the need for aid to the
cause of missions and resulted in starling
a list of contributions that was ended only
because of the lateness of Hie hour. J. P.
Tracy of Chicago was the man that threw
down upon the sea of delegates the words
thaf. started the waves of enthusiasm , gentle
nt flrst and then Increasing in force , till
they swept the enllrc convention. He said
that this had been the grandest and the
most magnificent instllulo ho had ever at
tended , rbr one he was unwilling to
leave that meeting until he had expressed
his gratitude to God and shown his de
termination to have a part in the great
mission work. He said that the talks of
the missionaries had searched his heart
and that he could not lie down to sleep
without contributing to the aid of their
work. Ho begged that substnnllal as
sistance might be sent to the foreign fields
along wllh Miss Dickey , who was soon lo
eail. For bis part ho would subscribe { 10
to the fund.
That was a signal for delegates In every
part of Iho house to C3ll out that Ihey would
give $5 , $10 and $25 for Iho work. Secretary
Duff of Englewood , 111. , read a letler from
Miss Kale Corbelt , who started a similar
movement at the Columbus meeting a year
ago. She Is now in India engaged In the
mission work. She nnd Miss Campbell , an
other missionary , sent their greetings to the
Omaha meeting , and each enclosed ? 10. Hev.
H. H. licll made a vigorous talk and an
nounced a liberal donation. Delegates were
springing up so fast all over the house to
announce subscriptions for their respective
societies that President Quay had great dif
ficulty in recognizing them all. The names
and amounts came In bo thick and fast lhat
Mrs. Kyle , the genial and efllclent secretary ,
had to work hard to keep up with them.
For fifteen minutes these voluntary subscrip
tions continued to pour In. A pastor arose
lo talk nbout the division of the money be
tween homo and foreign missions. A dele
gate called out , " Let's get the money first , "
nnd the great audience endorsed the senti
ment by hearty applause. The pastor was
silenced.
GIVING WAS CONTAGIOUS.
After a largo number of subscriptions
had been received from Junior and senior
societies nnd from churches all over the
land , Itev. T , A. McMIchnel of Cleveland
suggested that the delegates announce the
amounts of money they would conlrlbuto
personally. He said Ihe soclclles and Iho
2hurche.ii would subscribe anyway. What
ho desired to know was the sums the dele
gates themselves were going to give for the
cause of missions. Tills , stale-meat was
cordially received , and | from then on the
tlmo was given up to i collecting personal
donations and pledges. ' Giving seemed to
IH contagious. If a dtlcjhito In the gal
lery or on the stage announced that ho
would give $5 or $10 H was not long bu-
'oro the delegate silling next to him also
'ell Into lino. The movement swept the con-
ventlon like wildfire , Vhen the fire ap
peared to die out the flame would be re
vived by the singing ofono or two stanzas
of a favorite psalm. Then the fire would
lireak out afresh , AfUr a large number
of Eiibbcrlpllons were received , aml while
[ hey wcro sllll continuing. , to come In , It
was suggested that a store of ablebodled
men collect the dollars mud the small
clmngo of the delegates who could not af
ford to give larger amdunti. This sugges
tion was readily acted pn , and for the
next tun minutes the biggest liats In the
convention were used to carry the coin of
ho delegates to the treasurer's desk It
ookod as though each hat contained more
than JIG
It was the work of several hours to count
.he money , and It was then found that
(3CSS ( had been raised , Last 5ear at the
Jolumbus meetliiK the amount raised was
13(507.OS. ( Tlie amount of last evening
shovsed an Increase of 420,92. Of the. amount
raised , $ C70 was In cash and (5,018 was In
: he form of pledges. Considering the finan
cial depression existing throughout the
country , the olilcers ot the convention feel
well satisfied nltli what was accomplished ,
Minn Emma D. Andertou of Pennsylvania ,
a former missionary , made a few remarks
on the work and offered a prayer of thanks-
glvlug lo God for the meeting and Us re-
by bait dozen
brief prayers throughout the convention
Then the delegates , having Accomplished a
good work , arose and cftng a penlm , "And
when they had sung a h > mn they went
out. "
ur.viv.u , or coi.t.r.r.r. MIMOHHS. :
Portlier Student * ofVe * > iultimter Meet
nt ( heMllliird. .
Ono of the most enjoyable features of the
mectlnB of the Young People's Christian
union In this city took place last evening at
the Mlllard hotel. It consisted of n re
union ot about 100 ot the Alumni of West
minster college , New Wilmington , Pa. As
soon ns the members had collected In a body
In the parlors of the hotel they marched to
the banquet room In the upper portion ot the
building nnd over nn hour was passed In re
counting , and living over again the old
college das The first address was. de
livered by Dr John Williamson , formerly of
this city , though now living in northern
lown. He took for the theme of his ad
dress "The Early History of Westminster
College. ' He wns followed by Dr. J. K. Me-
Clurkln. who formerly occupied the Greek
professorship of the college Dr McClurklu
discussed the "Work of the Pncully" and
gave a very Interesting description of tlls )
portion of college mnnnqement Hev J. A
Duff confined his discourses to "The Prenciit
Needs of Westminster. " The coiiclwTliiK
address of the meeting was delivered bv
Dr. W. S. Owens. Ho spoke of the "Work
Performed by the Alumni In Church and
State. "
The exercises concluded with a general
social , which was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present , many ot whom had not seen their
old college chums for a number of > eara
Among thnso In attendance were Dr. J. K.
McClurkln of Plttsburg , Pa ; Dr. J. C Tag-
gcrl , East Liverpool , O ; Dr. John Wllliiun-
son , formerly of Oinnlm ; Hev. J. A. Alex
ander ot Washington , Pa. ; Hev. J. A. Duff ,
Englewood , 111 ; 1'tof J. C. Adnlr of Talklo
college , Dr J. 1) llnnkln , Denver , Cole ,
Dr. J. H. Vance of Omaha , and Hev. J. M
Wilson ot Omnhn.
Monmoulh college held an Informal but
none the less delightful reunion at 5 o'clock
In KountzeMemorial church. T. H. ( Jnult
of Chicago was made presiding otncer , and
H. II. Wallace of Omaha secretary. Short
speeches were made by quite a number of
those present , * being led off by n sllrrlng
talk from Dr. McMlclmel , president of the
Institution. Ho was followed by Hov. M
Morrison , one ot the flrsl professors In the
college , coming llicre In 1S3C , ami he by
others of the alumni , The. . college yell was
given by sonic of the moro rcccnl gradu
ates , much to the cdlflcnllon ot some who
had never heard of such n thing "In tholr
day. "
At Monmoutb college headquarters on
Fifteenth , opposite the theater , 123 nlumnl
have been enrolled They are as follows
Cjnthln K Wilson , ' 73 , Morning Sun. In ;
Hev J A. Thompson , ' 82. Tarklo , Mo. ; H. H.
Wallace , ' 81 , Omaha , Neb ; Hev. C. C. Pot
ter , 'Sr > , Ireton , la ; Mrs. Ella Uro Koss ,
' 84 , Pltshnrg , Pa ; Hev. John M Hess , ' 84 ,
Plttsburg , Pa ; Mrs. Sarah Uro Johnson ,
81 Chicago , 111. ; Hev. J. M. Hamilton , ' 70 ,
Helnbcck , In. ; Hov J. A. Montclth , ' 77 , Cedar
Hapids , la. ; Martha L. Mitchell , ' 02 , Orllln ,
In ; Mary H. McCnlloch , ' 85 , Omaha , Neb ;
Emma Ilojd , ' 85 Monmotith , 111. ; Cora Mc-
Clanahan , 'S4 , Monmoulh. 111. ; Hev. O. G.
lirookclt , ' 7B , Tarklo , Mo ; Hev. H. A. Evans ,
' 90 , Pltzer , In ; Mrs Nettle Jnmclson Evans ,
'DO Pltzer , la ; Hev. J. n. Jamison , ' 85 ,
Unffalo , Pa. ; Thomas H. Gault , ' 70 , Chicago ,
111 ; Hev J. G. Kennedy , " 80 , Denver , Colo. ;
"Hov. C. H Mitchell , * C9 , Summerflcld , Kan ;
William W. Woodburn , ' 94 Port Byron , III ;
Miss Margaret Oliver , " 85 , Toulon , 111. ; Hev.
A. C. Douglas , ' 90 , St. Louis , Mo ; Hev.
David McCaw. ' 82 , Hanover , 111. ; Hev. S. M.
McConnell , ' 83 , Wvomlng , In. ; Jeannetta
McConnell , ' 90 , Lo Clatre. In ; Gertrude
Harvey , ' 87 , Monmouth , 111. ; Hev. Albert
Gordon , 'SO , nnrllngton , la. ; George F. Gil-
more. ' 86 , Omaha , Neb ; Annls M. Elliott
Gllmore , ' 87 , Omnhn , Neb. ; Jennie Har
per ' 91 , Smlthvllle , 111. ; Llllle
Mary Hobcrtson , " 02. Tacoma , Wash ;
John S. Pollock , ' 92 , Xenla. 0. ; Hev. T. II.
McMlchacl. ' 86 , Cleveland , 0. ; Mrs. Mlnnlo
McDIll McMlchacl , 'SC , Cleveland. O. ; Mary
R. Ledfnrd , ' 91. Mount Ayr , la. ; W. T Gra
ham. ' 85 , Omnhn ; Mrs. W. T. Graham , ' 85 ,
Omaha ; Mrs. Cora Thompson McCain. ' 84 ,
Lacona. In. ; Hev. S. V. Kyle. ' 92 , Southfteld ,
Mich. ; Mrs. Mary Porter Kyle , ' 88 , South-
flcld , Mich. ; Rev. H. H. Achlson , ' 88 , Gar-
nett , Kan. ; Hev. S. R. Jamleson , ' 91 , Sum-
mcrsot , la. ; Lillian Miller. ' 91 , Monmouth ,
111.IJelle McCulloch. ' 84 , Omaha ; Ell/abcth
Scott Clcland , ' 77 , Pcotonl , 111. ; Mnrlhn M.
Held , ' 92 , Monmoulh , 111. ; R. W. Durnslde ,
' 94 , Monmoulh , III. ; Mrs. Carrie Todd Mc-
Laugblln , ' 84 , Rock \palley. la. ; Rev. H. H.
Dell , 'SO , evangelist ; Hev. Pressly Thompson ,
' 91 , Colorado Springs , Colo. ; Ida Me. Mc-
Knlght , ' 85 , Monmouth , 111. ; Alice Wlnblgler ,
' 77 , Monmouth , 111. ; Rev. French O. Ross , ' 90 ,
RIchland , Kan. ; Rev. J. T. Meloy , ' 87 , Daven
port la. ; S. Willis McKelvey , ' 94 , Sparta ,
111. ; Laura Holllday , ' 92. CadU , O. ; W. G.
Ardrey , ' 91 , Oakdale , 111. ; Dr. John H.
Brown , ' 62 , Monmouth , 111. : Rev. J. P. Jnm-
elson. 'SC , Monmouth , 111 ; Bessie R. Liggett ,
' 94 , Mount Ayr , la. ; Hev. D. Nicoll , ' 07. Ida
Grove , la. ; Rev. M. M. Gllchrlst , ' 73 , Kear
ney. Neb. ; Emma J. Urc , ' 79 , Omaha ; J. H.
McCnlloch , ' 70 , Omaha ; Rev. J. M. Hoss84 ,
Omaha ; L. Mary Hess , ' 90 , South Omaha ;
Jennie M. Ross. 'S3 , South Omaha ; Mary P.
Gllchrlst , ' 71 , Omaha ; William Balrd , ' 72 ,
Omaha ; Jennie Park , ' 94 , Chicago , III. ; Rev.
J. A. McKlrahan , ' 77 , Sioux Clly , la , ; James
G. Hunt , ' 93 , Allegheny , Pa. ; W. C. Davidson ,
' 93 , Stanwood , la. ; R. L. Wilson , ' 9C , Mon
mouth , III ; Fred Elliott , ' 96 , Monmouth ,
111. ; Rev , John Ferguson , ' 91 , DCS Molnes ,
la. ; Ralph Prlnglc , ' 93 , Red Oak , la. ; Hev.
W. R. Sawhlll , ' 93 , Slanwood , la. ; Lollle
Hunler , ' 93 , Monmouth , 111. ; Vono Hunler ,
' 95 , Monmoulh , 111. ; Rev. J. D. Graham , ' 72 ,
Red , Oak , la ; Mrs C. L Graham. ' 72 , Red
Oak , la. ; Dr. W. T Campbell , ' 70 , Monmoulh ,
111. ; Russell Graham , ' 70 , Monmouth , 111. ;
M. W. Lorlmer. ' 95 , Xcnla , O. ; H. W. Jack
son , ' 91 , New York City ; Gertrude M. Duff ,
' 95 , Wintered , la. ; Rev. W. P. White. ' 87 ,
Des Molnes , la. ; Alice Samson , ' 95 , Wash
ington , la. ; Ellery H. Wcslorfleld , ' 91 ,
Omaha ; George G. Wallace , ' 77 , Omaha ; S.
E. Pliidley , ' 94 , Chicago , III. ; Hev. Robert
J. Davidson , ' 77 , Dexter , la. ; G. W. Mc-
Cracken , ' 93 , Clarlnda , la. ; Rev , J. F. Hess ,
' 81 , Kansas City , Mo. ; Rev. S. H. Mclaugh
lin , ' 83 , Hock Valley , la. ; Hev. R. II Hume ,
' 74 , Springfield , O ; Hev. J , A. Henderson ,
' 77 , Sparta , III , ; Rev. J. A. Henwlck , ' 7'J ,
Blggsvlllc , 111. ; Hov. E B , Graham. ' 74 , Chicago
cage , 111. ; Elmer F. Glllls. ' 95 , Allegheny ,
Pa. ; Collins Foster , ' 94 , Philadelphia , Pa. ;
llev. Hlley Little , ' 90 , Albany , Ore. ; Cora B.
Lowlhcr , ' 89 , Denver , Cole ; Rev. D. E.
Smilh , ' 89 , Pawnee , Neb , ; Barr Parker , 74 ,
Lincoln , Neb. ; Rev. D. M. McQueston , ' 90 ,
Lawrence. Kun , Rev , J. A. C , McQueston , ' 80 ,
Sherryfork , O , ; Hov. W. Q WIshait. ' 04 ,
iMIIcgheny , Pa. ; Hov. John Ncshlt , ' 90 , La
Prairie , III. ; J. J Milne , ' 82 , .Monmouth , 111. ;
Mrs. Margaret McQueston Milne , ' 82 , Mon
moulh , 111 ; J. McKcndo CJcInnd , ' 82 , Chl-
: ago , 111 , ; Rov. D. M. Clclnnd. ' 82 , nil-
wood , Pn. ; Rov. Edgar McDIll , ' 79 , Omaha ;
llov. T. C. McKelvey , ' 77 , New York ; Rev ,
: } . W Morrison , ' 84 ; Mrs. Ida M. Uro Nlchol ,
83 , Mlnden. Neb. ; Hev. J. T. McCrory , ' 7G ,
[ 'lltsburg. Pa , ; Rev. A. N. Porter , 'SO , Media ,
III. ! nev. N H. Ilroivn , ' 60 , Olcn.i , III ; W ,
E Nlehol , ' 82. Mlnden , Neb. ; Ilcv J. W.
English , ' 76 , Sturgeon , P . ; Uruee McCul
loch , ' 84 , Omaha.
Conii > llinrnnr > lire-Hal n < Trinity.
Another one ot the delightful means of
entertainment provided by the local commit
tee for the pleasure of the visitors was a
complimentary organ nnd eng recital , ten
dered the delegates nt Trinity cathedral.
At 6 15 Prof. Butler began the first nun\-
ber of the program. Ills rendition of the
classical f elections was , as usual , marked
with artistic skill , and the vocal numbers
by T J. Kplly were very highly appreciated
Thp songs were given with great feeling
ntiil delicate expression At the close of the
program nbout half of HIP large audience
went forward and shook hands with Prof
Butler , expressing their appreciation of the
recital and the Kindness of Iho. artist ;
which had made It possible. Thp follo t s
program was rendered.
Introduction to the Third Act of
Lohemtrln Wagner
Communion In O llaptlste
Song Oh , Holy Nlnht Adams
J. T. Kelly.
Return of the Reapers Gregh
Offertory In I > minor Batiste
Canzona Giillmnnt
Song-Unto Thee Will I Cry J. E Hutlei
J T. Kelly.
Homo , Sweet Home W Smith
Organist , J. E Butler.
Onll tin The HIM * .
A largo number of the delegates to the
Chilstlnn union convention availed them-
schcs of the opportunltj offered last even
ing to visit The Bep building. Alt during
the early hours of the evening they came In
squads of from five or six to n dorcn and
looked over the building and admired Its
beauties , taking In the mechanical depart
ment also , which proved fully ns Interesting
Later In the evening , when the meeting ad
journed nt the theater , they cnme by the
hundreds. They simply took possensloh of
the structure , being given free access to all
the departments , of which privilege the1 }
availed themselves. It would bo dllllcult lo
sny which proved Ihe greater attraction , the
court , which had been Illuminated In honor
of their presence , or the mechanical depart
ment , which was a revelation to n great
m&jorlly ot them During the time the
visitors were in the building Ihe Scvcnlh
Wnrd Land discoursed some delightful music
o.ssir or' Tin : CONVENTION.
Iiiformiitliiii Cleniicil from
Who Attend ( be M
Mrs W. C. Hutchlnson ot Xenln , 0 , edi
tor of the Woman's Magazine , Is one of the
delegates to the convention.
The railroad agents are enthusiastic over
the size of the convention. The passenger
agents sny the crowd sin passed nil their ex
pectations and has "panned out' " bctlcr lhan
any convention which has been held In
this section for years
There arc few persons In tlie Young
People's Christian union whose Ihoiighls are
moro carefully read and pondered week by
week than those of Hev. J. G. Kennedy of
Denver , Coin. He. with his wlfo nnd
mother , nre in attendance.
Dr. W. W. White , who nddiesscd the con
vention Thursda } afternoon , Is under ap-
polnlment lo sail for Calcutta , India , Sep
tember 30 , where ho Is to bo engaged in
giving bible Instructions to the students of
the colleges and universities of thai city
Hev. II. P. Jackson ot Chariton , la. , who
is in attendance at the convention with his
wlfo and daughlers , Is n composer of some
ability. He Is the author of a song , "I've
No Mother , Now , " a song bnscd on lines
found In the pocket of n dead confederate
soldier.
Knur of the prcsldenls of previous con-
venllons are in attendance at this conven
tion , namely : Thomas J. Glllcsple of
Plttsburg. 1SS9 ; McKcnzIe Clclnnd of Chicago
cage , IS'IO ; Chailci , P. Campbell of Chicago ,
1S94 , and John II. Murdock of Washington ,
D C. , 1895.
St. Louis Is well represented In this con
vention. Two pastors , Revs. J. W. Ash-
wood and A. C. Douglass , are here , and many
of their young people are with them. Their
presence recalls to many who are present
the delightful dajs spent In a similar con
ventlon In 1S93.
The general committee announces n slight
change in the program for this moin-
Ing. Rev. J. T. McCrory Is announced on
the program to deliver an nddicss on "Christ
in Our Nntlonal Life" at that dnte.
Instead of speaking ut that time Mr. Mc
Crory will deliver this address at the meetIng -
Ing to bo held Sabbath afternoon.
Rev. H. B. Patton , pastor of the First
Church of Columbus , 0. , Is nn intercslcd
delegate. Last jear the doctor wns the
chairman of the local committee und was bo
busy attending to the wants of the dele
gates nnd the needs of Ihe convention lhat
he had no time to enjoy the meeting. This
> car he is making up for lost lime.
Rev. J. T. McCrory , who is to deliver an
address on "Christ in Our National Life"
Sabbath afternoon , Is president of the Penn
sylvania Stale Christian Endeavor eonven-
tlon , having been elected twice to th t
office. He IB the pastor of the Third Church
of Pittsburg and Is n western man , having
graduated from Monmouth college in 1875 ,
His flrst pastoral charge was at Aledo , III.
A street meeting under Iho leadership of
W. P. While was held al noon yesterday at
Fifteenth and Douglas strcels. Anolher
slrcet meeting was held at 6 1C in the after
noon at Sixteenth and Webster by H. H.
Bell. These meetings will be held during
the convention as the occasion offers and
form a prominent feature ot the gathering.
The number of evangelists engaged In this
Kind of work who are In attendance upon
the convention Is a largo one , and they are
very enthusiastic In their work.
The romance of the convention occurred
Thursday evening. It was the marriage of two
delegates from Ohio , who had known each
other for some time , but whose acquaintance
ripened Into affection on the trip to Omaha ,
The brldo was Miss Emma McPeek of Win-
field , O. The groom vva& Mr. John Dew of
Holden , Gurneey county , O. The marriage
ceremony was performed by llev. A. L.
Davidson of Washington , la , , Thursday night
at 7 o'clock In the midst of a few personal
friends of the bride and groom. The newly
wedded delegates atlcndcd Iho services at
Croighton theater yesterday morning and re
ceived the congratulations of their BUI prised
friends.
lo stimulate -tho attendance of the nlumnl
of the several colleges under the jurisdiction
of the church , a handsome banner Is offered
by the general committee to the college
which has the largest enrollment at the
convention of Its graduates or pupils In
actual attendance. The banner Is of red
silk , trimmed with gold fringe , and having
the following lellerlng , "O. Y P. C. U Ban
ner. Awarded the Educational Institution
Having the Largest Delegation at Annual
Institute , Columbus , ] S9.ri. " This banner
wns won last year by Musklngum college of
New Concord. O , , tl.at bulng the first year
thu banner had been offered. The contest
this > car for the possession of the trophy Is
a warm one , with Monmoiitli and Tarklo col
leges apparently in the lead.
ET BAKING
JC1 POWDER
was the first baking powder to expose the extortion of the high price pow
der makers in the price they charge for their goods , is a well known fact.
Having Befriended the people by building a wall against extortion
Calumet
finds another duty to perfortn , viz. : to expose the multitude of imitators who
are offering so called baking powders , claiming for them equal merit with
Calumet
Clroccrs should beware of manufacturers who offer to put up private
brands for the trade. Such goods are not reliable. When the label is put
on the grocer assumes all responsibility and the baking powder usually re
mains on his shelves or in his stock , a constant reminder of misplaced
confidence.
confidence.Calumet Baking Powder
is always reliable , sustains the reputation of the merchant and is the
fast friend of the housekeeper.
Monopoly must yield to Moderation ,
Impurity must Improve or go Under.
Calumet is the Standard.
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CALUHET BAKING POWDER CO. , Chicago , jjjf
BABIES FEELJHE HEflL
Hot Days and Nights Wood Out
the Sickly Ones.
Cholera Infanta Does Moat
Deadly Work in August.
Trained Nurses Say Only Absolute
Safety Is in Ltietateil Food.
no especial precaution Is taken
In feeding children , hot Weather IB Just ' '
sure to multiply the deaths ot Infants
the Infants are to bo born. j ,
llablcs and young children feel the tJI0 !
nstroua effect of high temperature much I
moro than others. '
Half the deaths In August nro these o ( |
children under P jenrs Every summer
moro than a third of all AN ho dlo are In
fants.
Where * a falling off In the nourishing qual
ities of habu'R earliest food Is suspected ,
Inctated food Is tin- most perfect subitU
tuto for the healthy mother's milk. Phy
sltlans when called In cases of sever *
bowel affections , which canto on so iud
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HAS MViD ON LAOTATED FOOD.
denly nnd so commonly prove fatal , put
the baby without delay on u diet of this
splendid null linent , Inctnted food It fully
nourishes the child , jet does not IrrlUt *
t'.ie Intestinal tiact that has been disturbed
by hot weather , nor overturn the sick
stomach Weak , pining and fretful babies
aic uuicted b > hictated food They take It
eagerly and gain stcadll > In w eight and
si/o , without Intoriupllon because ot hot
weather.
Parents are apt to wait from day to day
hoping for Improvement In the condition of
their child It Is this unvvlso delay that
so often cnets the child's life.
At the first indication that baby Is not
taking Biilllclont food for rapid growth , or
when the child shows signs of weakness. Its
skin continually wet with perspiration , Its
lips and cheeks palo and Its o.vcs heavy ,
It Is Imperative that the little one should
bo bettor nourished , Lnctatcd food at
once improves the appetite and makes uuro
that the child's digestion IR supplying
strength and the moans of steady growth.
Hubies grow big nnd strong on lactated
food. Close obsei\atlon of countless weanIng -
Ing babies , nnd of others not thriving be
cause they cannot bo Induced to eat , or be
cause their food does not nourish them , led
to the preparation of luctated food
The thousands of happy parents who
write to the manufacturers of lactated food
that their babies thilvo and keep well con
stantly after beginning to take the food
regularly these thoiibands are but n small
number compared with the many who rec
ommend It poi&onally to tlielr fHands and
neighbors. Mr. Walter U. Hall of Loucll ,
Mass. , sending a picture of himself , wlfo
and child , says pointedly : "Our baby
has always been fed on lactntcd food , and
It has nlwajB agreed with him. "
Practiced physicians prescribe lactated
food to bo kept always on hand and used
at once on the first Indication of looseness
or loss of sticngth , or If baby Is evidently
not thriving on Its present diet. Lactatol
food Is the Infant food physicians use 1
their own families.
DISEASES
of the Liver , Kidneys !
and Bladder are quickly
relieved and permanently - \
ly cured by using
Dr. J. H. MclEAN'S :
LIVER AND KIDNEY i
For sale at D rugglsts. Price , $1.00 per bottle
THCDn.J.H McLCAN MCOICINC CO.
ST. LOUIS , MO. Q
made of pure rubber
holds the Bull-Dog Garden
Hose together.
holds the ordinary rubber
garden hose together.
Tlie strength of hose depends on these rubr
ber rivets ( technically called friction ) . A short
rivet is stronger than a long one. Bull-Do
rivets a'i short.
Theory and results prove Bull-Do ? strong
est hose for money made.
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co.
2' 8 Devonshire St. , Boston , or
toj Lake St , . Clilcatro. 63 Rcnde St. , N , Y.
709 No 7lli St hi l.ouli 105) ) Water St Cleveland.
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