Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-19

YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
MEETNGs.-The afternoon session, at halfpast
two o'clock, opened with an experience meeting
of much interest. Fifteen or twenty persons
spoke briefly and touchingly of their religious
experience.
AT three O'Clock, the question Glow shall
Christians meet the modern skepticism or free
religion of the day." was opened by Rev. Mar
Gus Ames of Lancaster, in a forcible manner.
LIST. BY the manifestation of the truth God
has made the human mind to respond to the
truth. 1t is adapted by its Divine Author to the
conscience of man. 1t is not begging the ques.
ton to answer the sl1eptic by truth from the
Bible, when it is that to which his own con-
science responds.
ID. BY the armor of righteousness. God has
not left his people without resources or weap-
onS. He would have us clad with the armor OF
Righteousness on the right hand and on the left.
Our resources are further renumerated in . Cor.
s. 81. Use these so that if the logic of the
word will not convince him, the logic of life
will
3D. BY the Holy Ghost We shall be weak iu-
deed if we have only revealed truth and our own
intellect, unaidcd by the Holy Spirit. The dis
cipleS who had been with Jesus three years were
to tarry at Jerusalem until they were endowed
with power from on high. We are TO be witnesses.
Testimony of the power of religion in the heart
will often convince where argument fails.
Mr.. Burnel also spoke of the power Of kind
ness in dealing with the Skeptc, and gave illus
tratons of the superiority Of this method over
that OF argument. Lett him see the grief of your
heart, that you know his hope to be but as a
rope OF sand.
Mr.. LamSOn of Salem street church spoke
conciscly on the subject, closing by urging
Christians to build up the faith which is within
them.
The second question, GLOW shall the Sunday
school teacher prepare his lesson, and how shall
he come before his class" was opened by Rev.
Mr.. Brooks of Spencer In answer to the first
part of the question he would say, study with a
spirit of belief in the word of God, of earnest
inquiry and prayer. Use the best helps to be
obtained, but depend mainly upon the enlight-
ening power of the spirit. On the second part
Be interested in each member of your class,
adapting the truths of the lesson TO meet the
needs ofeach. Remarks were also made by Mr..
Ball of Spencer, Mr.. Wheeler of Rutland, and
others.
After another collation. the evening exercises
commenced with prayer meeting of thirty
minutes, led by II. II. Merriam of this city.
Mr.. X. A. Burnell then addressed the meeting,
giving many stirring incidents connected with
his labors from Boston to San Francisco. Mr..
Robert Remington of Fall River also add
dressed the meeting in his genial way. He
thought we should extend to every man who is
man, a warm right hand. Short addresses
were also made by Rev. Marcus Ames, Mr. C.
b. Knight, and Others. These meeting will be
continued at the following places: at Gardner
March 20 and 81; LeominSter, March % and %
Clinton, March "a and %; Townsend, March 26
and q; Millbury, March IS and %; Waltham,
April and 2; Salem April and 4; Stoneham
April and 6; Boston, April I, s and g..