Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-02-04
THE CHRISTIAN JOURNEYMEN.

Err ON THE FLOOR.
&C., &C., &C.
The usual meeting at the Y.M.C. A.
rooms OH Augusta street, Sunday afternoon
was quite unusual in point of numbers
and interest. The rooms were full and
number Of persons could only find stand
ing room. The singing was as usual very
sweet and showed the presence of more
trained singers than we have noticed for
some time. Among the short addresses
delivered was one by
REV. VIM. e. BAKER
who had but recently returned from the
Moody and Sankey meetings in Philadel-
phia. He gave some interesting facts about
them. He said that Mr.. Moody stated
that when he commenced his work at his
church in Chicago, some times there
wouldn't BIZ more than half dozen of his
congregation present. They divided into
what they called 'yoke fellows and went
out two and two and went even to the beer
gardens, and carried tickets of invita-
tion to the meetings. They sometimes
met with so little success that Mr.. Moody
himself would have to go. Mr.. Moody had
been often discouraged by persons telling
him he was not fitted for preaching, but he
persevered. Mr.. Baker thought the secret
of their success was that they would work.
They would do things to create public in
terest that Others would not do that 9TH
ers were afraid to do. He advised the
Christian association of Staunton to treat
young men kindly first of ALL Treat them
just as you would have people treat your
children if they were away from home
MI. John Wahnamaker who was at the
Philadelphia meetings, and who had Or
gained in that city the largest Sunday
school in this country, said that the best
way to get hold of young men is to get
hold Of them. Said Mr.. w. "when 1 COM
mence year write this in my diary Il
will get hold of at least one young man ev-
cry day this year, and sign my name to
it," This gentleman, said Mr.. Baker, is
a quiet unpretending business man who is
at the head of one OF the largest business
establishments in the United States. Can't
some of us follow an example like this?
CAPT. A. ELHART, OF BALTIMORE;
said that was the largest meeting in Chris
tian Association rooms, taking into consid-
GRAFTON the population of Staunton, that he
had seen anywhere, not even excepting
New York. He was co-laborer with
those he addressed and his work lay in
Baltimore, but if his hearers were there
they would not see so many young men
assembled at the Association rooms as he
saw this evening. He gave some descrip-
tion of the manner the Association worked
in Baltimore where they divided there
force into squads and scattered all over the
city and you'might find them on nearly
every corner. He called attention to the
great Importance of young men to the
church; they were the making of it, and
begged those who heard him to put forth
their hands now to gather them in before
the evil one should entrap them. He said
he was no speaker, but it never caused him
any hesitation in addressing public meet
ings, for he believed in the promise of God
that if we opened our mouths He would
fill them. His few broken words could be
made as effective by His power as the
greatest eloquence. He called their atten-
ton to the necessity of work outside of the
Association rooms is well as inside. Take
the company he saw there. What power
they must be in Staunton if they work
outside, even if it is only among their
friends! What an influenceyou would exert
if you should go out and talk for God! We
do not, he said, call ourselves preachers,
but takers for God. He closed with an
earnest appeal for work in the cause of
8 Christ. -..t-4.
coLaJAAIEs II. SKINNER
made some earnest remarks on the words
of Jesus ssBehold my mother AID my broth
ers, for whatsoever doeth the will of my
father in Heaven the same is my brother
and my sister and my mother" One thing
particularly noticeable in the life of
Jesus was his isolation in the world even
his kinsmen had not faith in him. His
brother did not believe in him, and his
kinsmen sought him to lay hands on him
They could not penetrate to the idea of his
divine mission. And yet he was the BROTH
er Of every living man and he has left us
all this lesson, that we are all brothers OF
each other. That is the religion of Jesus.
REV. M'DUFF SIMPSON
had heard with pleasure the remarks of
Baker on the value of effort, and went on
to give an instance of the success of COM
bined effort. When Mr.. Moody came to
Newcastle-upon-Tyne he had great conf
dence in himself and failed, but when he
went further to Edinburg he assembled all
the ministers of the city together and the
work was great one. He spoke of the
necessity of the ministers of Staunton
clasping hands and going forward shoulder
to shoulder in this great work.
REV. DIR. D. B. EWING
made most touching address. He told
the anecdote related by DR.. Chalmers, il
Illustrating the Importance of Selling an op-
portunity. The DR.. had spent an evening
at castle, and among the guests was all
old Highland Chieftan with whom he
talked on many subjects but not about his
soul. After all retired DR.. Chalmers lay
awake regretting that he had not talked
with him on that subject and while he was
thinking and regretting it he heard a heavy
fall in the room across from his where the
Chieftan slept, and fastening into it he
found that he had fallen dead. An oppor-
tunity had been lost that could never re-
turn. DR.. E. urged personal effort. In
many years spent in the ministry he could
hardly. recall case OF person brought in
othe church in whose conversion personal
effort had not been instrumental. Personal
influence was quiet and powerful agent.
When the well known DR.. White was a
pastor at Scottesville a person came to him