The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-05
A SUCCESSFUL SECOND DAYS SESSION
rcoNrrNuED FROM FIRST pAGE.l

was then discussed by Rev. L. K. Alden, ID.
ID. One of the most sublime pictures of the
Old Testament Is that of the leader of the
children Of Israel ascending the mountain
heights of Pisgah, taking view. of the
promised land nndef the quietlng hand OF
the Lord himself. The pathetic part of that
picture is that he could not enter the
promised land.
A loftier height, under the New Tesla
ment dispensation, we stand on today. The
land of promise is ours when we can con-
secrate spirit, soul and body. Forty years
of missionary work has spread the outlook,
once so circumscribed. The Bible is the
"The Drowning Day is Coming" was sung
Rev. A. A. Fulton of China, was intro
duced to continue the subject of Missionary
work. He said he was very glad to travel
has been In many of the states in the mis-
sionary cause for the past few months.
striving to bring young people to. knowl-
edge Of the vast work. He spoke OF the
wealth of China, the greatness, numerically.
all In subsection to the miserable idolatry of
her people. He gave an interesting picture
of China, In bondage to idolatry based upon
the teachings Of C0nfucius-three hundred
million dollars being annually spent In idol
airy alone, given under low and degrading
influences. The wretched state Of the wom-
en- was dwelt upon, and he called upon the
Christian Endeavor to be light bearers and
to pledge themselves to give two cents per
week to be given for the training OF natives
as teachers. He believed, as had been said.
that what the Christian Endeav0r ought to
do, they will do.
On motion of General Secretary Baer, Mr..
Van Patten read letter from the Western
Presbyterian Y. p. G. e. S. of Washington,
ID. c., who are celebrating their organization,
to raise 500 this year to support native
preacher In China.
Mr.. Wm Shaw Of Boston, spoke few
words relative to this subject He said that
If every member Of the Y. P. s. G. E. world
only pledge to give themselves to give the
sum of two cents per week, 1000 native
preachers could be supported In China. Tel
| egraphic greetings were received from Restl'
| gouche, N. B., and from Washington, d. @.
The young peoples hour was conducted by
Rev. G. s. Nash Of Hartford, Conn.,, who dis
cussed the topic what Christian Endeavor
Means to Young Men and Women" He was
| followed by Rev. ii. N Kenney of Winsted,
| Conn.,, and by President Clark, who was
called home by the sickness of child. and
9. a. Norton Of Norristown. Conn, and G.
I'll. Barker of Manchester, N. FL.
Tn, meeting closed with prayer by Rev.
c. F. Mills of Newburyport. Mass, who also
pronounced the benediction.
unions In New England, held In the Council
| Chamber, which followed the afternoon
meeting, was simply an informal gathering
| A lunch was served in the street commission
| ers' office.
Evening Session.
The Second Parish church was dense,y
packed with people at few minutes pas,
seven o'clock, and long before the meeting
opened there was not even standing room
1t proved to be most inspiring meeting.
| After the reading Of scriptures and prayer
by Rev. j. r. Crosser. the chairman of the
committee on resolutions read series of re.
solves thanking the Portland Union and TIE
Williston society for arranging such sue.
cessful celebration, also thanking the
churches, citizens. the press. hotels and rail
roads of the city for courtesies received.
1t was announced that 1900 delegates had
registered during the convention.
Rev. o. P. Clifford, d. D., pastor of the
Brookline Baptist church, was warmly re
| ceived, and said he brought the greeting Of
| the baby Christian Endeavor Society of the
Emitted States Of America, which got itself
together and chose name on the previous
evening. We are always in danger of con
| founding the means and the ends in all sorts
Of religious work, In laying so much empha-
sis on the means that we lose sight of the
end, Christian Endeavor is but means a.
best. Christ's exaltaIion is the end. The
New Testament teaches distinctly that the
birth of Christ was humiliation. and
He is the only being who ever
could be said. Broadly stated, there are
three theories regarding the origin of the
soul, but whether 1t be true that we all st art
ed from Adam, or each came fresh from the
hand Of God, or that the human soul is on a
we'll nigh endless pilgrimage. each mans
soul Is pilgrim and a stranger.
The Bible also teaches of Christ's exalta.
| ton along three lines-through suffering,
through receiving and by giving Our whole
| civilization Is trying to make death easier fol
| the criminal; the Roman civilization
did all it could to make death cruel and aw
full, and the suffering Of the Son of Goo
| was the most cruel the world has ever seen
Deeper and darker than that was the loneli-
| ness of the hour, and deeper than that was
the awful burden of the world sin.
We count that man the happiest who ha
received the most. We stand In amazement
i before an Edison, in whose outstretcheC
palms has been placed the secret of the
| worlds electric force.
was Wendell Phillips. he knew no slavery
he was born child of fortune; In his veins
| the best blood of Boston; In the bank a
large fortune; yet he, who knew no slavery
| for the sake of the slave became a slave
| Down from the heights of Boston exclusive
0w of African slavery.
"A glowing tribute was also paid to Abra-
ham Lincoln's great work. Theirs were
lives Of Christian endeavor.
The first step in Christian endeavor i:
Christ's exaltation. and the only way YOU
| can exalt Christ Is to reproduce Him, and
the only way you can reproduce Christ is BY
voluntary exaltation Of yourself. and chosen
suffering for the sake of others. And ther
the power comes. just In proportion as the
boy in the store can forget himself, can sink
his individuality absolutely, and can become
a living echo of the masters will, just In
that proportion does the merchant make
him the depository Of his power and ener
The world waited while Stanley sought
and found Livingston, the angels waited
while the Son of God sought and found the
lost, and Christ waits while VS. as an organ
strengte beside the worlds weakness and
teach 1t to say, "God made me and l belong
| to God" Thus Is Christ exalted; thus Is
Christian Eudeavor crowned. Let us make
as tie motto of our next tenlyears this: Chris
tian Endeavor the means, Christ's exaltation
the end. May God crown our means with
the desired end and the beiuty of his own
| holiness.
DIR. Green not having arrived from the over.
flow meeting, Rev. Mr.. Holyoke of Rhode
/ 1olduu WAS cdll6u upUu W say d low WOIus
for his state. He said that although in
Rhode Island they take the clam, they know
that no Christian Endeav0r can be clam,
because In that one of the essential qualities
OF membership was found lacking-back-
| bone. Admiration OF the Christian EndeavoT
will not carry 1t on, nor will enthusiasm.
Power is what Is needed.
| Eli Manchester. Jr., of New Haven, Conn.,,
expressed his enjoyment In the interesting
meetings of the convention, and told how
much they thought of the society In his
state.
Rev. R. L. Greene. pastor of the Peoples
NJ. 4. church of Boston, was introduced by
| President FOss as one of the most famous
Methodist preachers of New England. He
| said he would speak of the spiritual part of
| the work for the Christian EndeavorJ. The
one supreme thing is the life and the spirit
| of the living God. Without that we are only
a corpse; with 1t living man. Look into
| the face of Secretary Window as he lies
| dead on the floor and friends gather around
| him. There is but very little difference be-
| tween his appearance a moment ago when
| he was thrilling the people to whom he was
| speaking as living. We recognize him as
| he lies there, but they tell us that his heart
has ceased to beat. A moment ago he was
living man. Christian endeavor filed with
| the life of Christ, and breathed upon by the
spirit of the living God, is moving living
| being; but Christian endeav0r without the
| life to the spirit of God is merely corpse.
The spirit of the living God Is theonly sure
| guide we have in the kingdom.
This spirit brings us near together as de.
nominations, He was born a Methodist and