The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-21

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Yet we are taught to look for a new
heaven and a new earth wherein
dwelleth Righteousness. The sin OF
earth blights it; the absence of sin in
the new earth is its glory. What shall
be our employment there? "And they
sang a new song" How grand are
these songs that we sing today! How
much grander the songs Of heaven,
The church of the earth is glorious;
but what shall we say of the new
church-the heavenly Jerusalem which
cometh down out of the heaven from
God adorned as "A bride for her hus,
band?" All things shall be made new.
How glorious the destiny of him who
works for God in leading sinful and
wicked humanity up through all these
changes and new creations to the
grand and glorious end This
old book shall never pass away.
With all this glorious array of new
things it shall still survive amid
the Wreck of matter and the
crash Of worlds" for the heaven and
earth shall pass away, Gods word shall
not pass away. Then followed the
singing of a hymn, THE new song"
Mr.. ]. Clark then spoke; he thought
that having heard of SO many new
things that the audience would like to
hear a new man and 80 he thought he
would endeavor to crafty them. lie
began by saying that all great things
were first small; the great Mississippi
starts from a spring, and though Wy
oming's convention was small it had all
the chances before it. He then spoke
of the benefit that could be obtained
from it, and that there was only one
way to be profted by 1t, and that was
to go to work and act upon its sugges-
ton at once; don't wait until the en-
thusiasm is cold. AS with the stammer-
ing blacksmith who had a stammering
apprentice; he had the iron at a white
heat and laid it on the anvil, lifted his
hammer and so did the apprentice, and
both waited w-w-h-y d-d-d-on't y-y-o-u
s-s-strike said the smith. W-w-here
~s-s-sh-shall LII strike was the reply,
N-n-never m-m-mind n-now the irons
C c-cold. So with this work don't stop
to consider where you shall strike till
you lose your enthusiasm and so fail to
strike at all. When you strike, strike
IN earnest, and do with your heart
what your hands find to do. If you are
the only christian in your neighbor-
hood, work; don't stand back and be
idle, but work and be faithful so you
life will shine out a long ways; let your
light shine; put a little candle in the
road and go off a half a mile or so il
looks a very little thing, but it's a start
ing point and it cannot be entirely hid.
So God sometimes puts a single christ
ian; all is dark around him, yet his light
will have some influence if he is true
to his God. 1t may be like the first faint
star of evening, you must look long be-
fore you can see it, but it grows ever
brighter. Having summed up the
benefits that might and should result
from this convention he then announced
that he should go off on a different line
and requesting the usher to close the
door 80 that no IL would go out. He
commenced by telling a story in his
usual style which we have not space to
repeat. Then he said this convention
wanted a little money, somewhere
about $50 or $40, and he now should
turn his attention to that subject,
which he did, and sopn had $3.50
pledged, when he announced that I'M
less they wanted to give more he would
call that enough. Singing followed.
President Peabody then made his re-
firing speech, and President Elect j. S.
Taylor took the stand and made a short
address, thanking the convention for
the honor (for he regarded it as such)
that had been conferred upon him. He
earnestly requested the support of the
association. He wanted to make it his
business to build up this convention and
wanted its members to be his partners,
and also spoke of the great head of the
firm, God. He then gave a short outline
of the work to be done and the available
workers. Three minute speeches were
next in order.
Rev. Chamberlain first took the
floor. The reverend gentleman
said that though his wife con-
sidered him a great talker; he did
not know just what to say; indeed he
felt very much as he did a long time
ago when he was going home with his
first girl" He then spoke of the social
feeling which had pervaded the conven-
ton.
Rev. Banks next followed, commenc.
ing with the rather sage remark that
three minutes was a very short time,
yet he was glad to be able to have ever
that time in this convention and that
though, few in numbers, we might be
many in the strength of God.
Rev. Sanders next spoke of the con.
vention as a success.
The irrepressible Clark then rose
again and said that he was glad to havt
been here and should carry away many
pleasant memories. He hoped fire.
q~uently to see delegates from this con
v~ention to Colorado and from there
here.
Rev. Mr.. McLane, Nova Scotia, ther
spoke. First saying that as he was