The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-03-23
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state Goassntiou n. II. G. 4.
The third annual convsn lion OF the
Young Mems Christian association for
the stale ~ Texas convened at associA a.
ton hall, Thursday morning, at ten
o'clock.
The meeting was opened by Mr.. Cree,
Of the international committee of the
New York. SIR. Williams. Of st. Louis,
presided at the piano, and sir. Taggart
sang.
After thirty minutes spent In ievo
tional exercises, committee was APP
pointed To prepare business for the
meeting. The committee consisted Of
y. +. Hasdie, Dallas, Mr.. Preston, Te-
huscaua, Air. Diam, Fort Worth, and
Mr.. BourIand, Dallas. While the CON-
mittee was deli bersting, the conven-
ton continued devotional exercises.
The committee returned and presented
the order Of exercises for the cay.
Brief reports were made by some of
che associations, after which Rev. DR..
Smith closed with prayer.
Afternoon session opened at three
o'clock
Mr.. Cree read from Second Corin-
thians, attn chapter, and spoke O: the
duties OF an ambassador.
Messrs. rszgar {, Williams, Reed
ana others followed on the same sub
ject.
At hslf,psst three the topic, "Our
prayer nneet!ngs-tiow to make them
more interesting" was opened by the
! Rev. Mr.. Daniels, OF Dallas. He said
what may interest one IN pFsy er
meeting, may cot Interest another.
! The primary object of the ny
| should be kept in virw. A PRAYER
/ meeting should not be stiff; il should
I be conducted with dignity, and yet not
/ be killed by sOlemuity. A meeting
should be joyful. Go to meeting in
I faith, aEd pray In earnest. Don't have
/ long prayers or long taiks. Singing
should I've frequent and fitiy iDternlin.
gled. There should be some leading
/ thought presented by the leader, and
/ il should run all through the meet ng.
! Mr.. Taggart said IA member ought to
( know before the meeting what the
/ subject was to be, go prepared To take
( part in the meeting, aud speak to the
! point, pray to the point and have the
songs adapted to the subject.
! Mr.. Dunn related an incident to IL
I lustrste that mem bers were not neces
sary to make u prayer meeti <.
Mr.. Preston said a meeting should
begin ca time and close on time.
Mr.. Cree cited the meeting in n rail-
road shop, which lasted each day TWEEN
~ minutes, aud WAS run en- the one
minute rule, aud opened and closed on
railroad time +"
our own heart made q nesting iuter-
estiug.
Mr.. Stephens said passage of scrip
ture quoted by each person made good
meeting
Mr.. Haynes remarked that good
leader could always make a good meet
ing
Mr.. Williams said he bad been In
meetings in Texas where there was no
one TO speak or pray. He got over the
difiieelty by selecting prayers from the
bible to, be read by persons present,
thus getting numl,er To take part In
the meeting, and getting the very best
of prayer.
Mr.. Cree Slammed up the discussion
by suggesting Have yoar room well
lighted, gocri pure mir, comfort ably
warm or coGf be punetual, brief, have
: unity, VARIETY, adap.abiiity, definite
object, and liberty.
T During the afternoon Mr.. Williams
sang one "rltwo solos, and Dir. 1aggart
, led the singing.
Evening MEETING commenced ut
, eight O'Clock, opened with p short SER
, vice of song, after which Mr.. Cree read
selections from the 18th Psalun, aud
led in prayer. Mr.. Tia CART then sang
s'Not Now, My Child !" after pray sr
by Rev. Mr.. Haynes the topic, allow
Shall l Use Ny Bibie?'' First, "for
, My Own Growth" was opened by
Rev. DIR. Smith. He said the question
presupposes that ought TO stady it.
The first prerequisite Is that | believe
the bible TO he ,fod's word. The dou bt
, of this takes all the sweetness cut OF
/, the promises, and uncertainty takes
away its auth riiy. In the bible, God
speaks to nee, in prayer l speak TO God,
, 80 sboB!d come reverebtIy, aud must
study 1t inqulrinaly. 1t contains all
the essential elements of truth hIeh
other books contain. and teaches o sd.
ditidn of God and his character, G. ere.
/ Ation ~ mans duty and destiny, of
these God alone eau tell US. Study 10
. pfatti'aisy ubt ptoYttfot1. ibc btiy
spirit IL our teacher, ask his guidance
and illumination of the word.
! Mr.. Hardie then spoke on Chow TO
study the word for use of Others"
Mems hearts are hard, Gods word can
break them. Let US use Gods ques tioBs
J as well as his promises. The billie 10
full Of passages that tell men their duty.
|, Read to them Of Gods Son, OF Oh rats
death; COW the seed and leave the re-
suit with God. Give them such pas
: sages an John v, "a. Point them 10
what God says. Many are won by
Gods son; others need the tenors Of
the law.
4 Mr.. Haynes quoted Ephesians u, IL,
: aud said the weapons we need are
those GesI furnishes. Let US use them.
I, Mr.. Cree suggested each one should
have q good bible Of his own carry It
with him aud use It. Should study,
not read, the word. and study for HIM
! self. ~ well ~ to give TO others.
a Mr.. Tf,ggnrt said through the word
We commune with God. Those who
study u will have power and gre Y. II
we want 20 be used Of God, We must
use his word. We must hxve 1odss
X words 10 our hands, our head, and
cur hearts He clssed with an :. rnest
appeal 70 th0se not Chsistians 70 come
A once To Christ. After which he
.say,s, ~ Hnlloluiah. what : Sayiolshas {