The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-18
7, P. S. G. E
Addresses Delivered at the Sessions Held
in st. Louis.


tops" 1t is seldom enough that we give
a general pledge of service at conversion;
most persons need the squirting sense OF
special pledge of special ssrvice.
First-This special pledge serves to crys-
talize our sense of religious obligation.
We must like St. Paul beable to say This
one thing do"
Second-Serves to unkindle our love to
Christ the more Expression Of love Is
necessary to its perpetuation. Shut off the
song of the bird, it droops and dies; seal
the mouth of the disciple and he virtually
denies his Lord.
Third-It places US in a right attitude
toward the world When Pizarro would
conquer Peru he drew line in the sand
and pointing with his sword southwark
shouted: 'On this side is ease and poverty,
yonder is Peru, privation and wealth. For
myself seek Peru; he who is with me
step over the line" The world knows the
result. The master has drawn such line,
He that is not with me is against me, u
Come We out from among them" etc.
FOurth-Increases the faith OF
the weak. Our faith colOred or
confirmed by that of others. Faith
inspires to faith, doubt creates
doubt panionship only encourages
the timid, the presence Of the spirit makes
the coward valiant. There is power enough
in the church hid under the bushel of
timidity to eyangeliZe the world this year.
Fifth-SetS up a force against the OPP
position Of the world. ''Be We not con-
formed to this world" =" We must face a
host Of foes and offer no quarter or com
promise. Nothing so sends CONSERVATION
into the ranks of the enemy as the knOwI-
edge Of our answering loyalty.
DR. Wayland Hoyt, Minneapolis, Mimi,
in treating the subject Of associate mem
bers," stated: % Gods kingdom is
widened through instruments only. He
does not work Immediately but mediately.
He causes the harvest to grow, but we
must reap it. The apostles stand as eX-
amples to the church, the key to the acts,
that record of their works IS the word
witness" We believe that God has had
something TO do with prison reform, mis-
sions, etc, but Howard, Carey and Jud-
son were the instruments to the ac-
cOmplishment of his purposes. % When
one adopts any system of truth, be must
adapt himself TO his changed circumstances.
The structural idea of the tree is the
leaf: that of Christianity, the cross.
The cross is the emblem of entire sacrifice
in service for others. To be a Christian
is to be like Christ, in love, in service, it
then be totally discontinued until every
possible person is an associate member,
and then with all the power of prayer,
praise and example seek their conversion
and induction to active membership; re
membering that ye have come into the
church as Christ into the world mot to be
ministered unto, but to minister"
Friday afternoon was given up TO the
reunion of state delegations, and to con-
ference meetings concerning methods of
committee work The banner of the Kan
SaS state union was awarded to the First
PRESBYTERIAN church of Kansas City, Kan,
as having the largest membership and
delegation present. The writer attended
the conferences on lookout and prayer
meeting committees and found them en-
thusiastic and helpful.
Three addresses on the general subject,
"The Model Society of Cristian Endeavor," p"
with the divisions: ta) its heart; (b) its
arms; (c) its brains, occupied Friday even
ing To give a synopsis of these excellent
addresses would almost be to write them
in full, so teeming with thought were
they.
The Saturday morning business meeting
was full ofencouragement and hope. A
constantly growing membership. increased
zeal and efficiency and the decreasing eN-
penSe of the united society mark 1t as a
favored instrument for good.
The topic, Growing Strong as Chris
tan" was treated under the heads, first,
good food; second, good air; third, good eX-
ercise Dr. Ford, St. Louis, on the first
point said: Dead things never grow.
Herein see the secret of Christian En-
deavor, all alive, awake, inflamed with
zeal. Life must precede growth; our num-
bers prove our life. There is one hope, one
duty to the dead in sin ''ye must be born
again" The shape and size of any object
is the product of law, hence in Christian
growth there can be neither lawlessness OF
caprice The ideal plant or animal exists
only in the mind of God. The ideal man
has been revealed; we are to grow up into
his image. The aim and end of growth is
power. Mans power is capacity to accom-
plish He who has never been fired to con
quest for Christ is not yet the model
Christian. One condition of growth
and consequent enthusiasm is food
food physical, food spiritual. 81
am the bread of life" Food
taking implies choice or rejection of ma
terial presented. Each tree in a forest
from the same soil chooses with unerring
accuracy its own peculiar nouriShment,
Let us feed on Christ that we may grow
up 10 the full stature Of men in Christ.
Rev NJ. l.. Haines, d. D., spoke on
Good Air." somewhat as follows: The
translation of air in the Bible is some.
1
inal packages Of the choicest spirits in the
land, who, ike good wine, viii improve
with age. We generally recognize two
systems. digestive and muscular; to which
let me add one more important still, the
respiratory. We walk on the ground but
we live in the air. Herein see an allegory;
the spirit Is the atmosphere of God. The
incarnation finds its completion III the IN
dwelling of Gods spirit. Know We not
that ye are the temple of God, and that the
breath of God dwelleth II you?' Prayer
is spiritual respiration: prayer Is the Chris
tian'S vital breath. Fire comes from the
air: enthusiasm is God with us. Energy
warmth, eXhileration, are from the air
spiritual life from the Holy Ghost. DIR
Clark had said The greatest gain OF The
convention viii be inspiration Yes
said the speaker, mot merely the inhaling
of the magnetic impulses here present
but the iubreathing of the yitallzing, life
giving spirit of God
Rev 7, : Hamhn. Washington. D. c.
spoke on Exercise He stated the pri
mary meaning to be Kept busy its pri
mary object health, soundness. In such
condition the natural functions are per
formed without pain or worry He theT
quoted numerous medical and Biblical
authorities bearing on his topic Exercise
internally. grow from within He urged
upon all the need Of exercise in persona
holiness ana II the discrimination of gO0i
and evil and al the weakest point. Hav,
courage TO do unpraised work Proceed
ing. he cautioned the Christian Endeav0l
society not 10 become a society OF talk but
Of work
Then followed what was called tn
| Pastors Hour, a recital Of personal eN
| perience on the part OF representative pas
tors present concerning the value Of Ia,
society. The cOncensuS Of opinion NAV b,
I a l.
| is the great hope of the church. -Four
ifths OF the membership of Protestan
churches come from IL. But over - pc
cent of Sunday school scholars between Ii
| and y drop out. Here il tn
work of the FndeavOr society. Thes