The sun., 1891-07-12
-. Tho religious bearings o, any recen.


honors Christ. .lulflls q divine promise. or In
dicates the Leading o. Providence.
3. The religious point Of the Sunday school
II 'et US bring our Best life into the prayer
meeting and make II the register OF all the
trtumphs OF each week.
There should be q great deaI. of Bible in
Let us each look up verse on tn. su biect and
repeat 1t at the even ing pray or meeting How
it irsshened up that meetinal
and AFTER 1t and Though the week
,"Choose out some person and use all your
or later. bring him to the meeting.
the nun 81 and
power. 4 young man recently sail. / viii %
one oi dozen TO take part. but cannot be
expression rom your @ real heart.liie. ie 'D'A ~
=, Le; MS have @ the last part Of our meeting FIRST
of 10 st. us sS @
pulse, nhile al the time others. for the same
reason are waiting for rs On leaving
take hold z; the cold end OF the meeting
not dSns w yeS hs ,,
prompt and briei and very eensral by the cid
ers y.upcer persons can much more easily
twice " ho gives flrst:' SO he speaks twice who
own remarks and again in those melted to
speak at er the atmosphere has been warmed
Here are some hints bv another leader:
ure to give notice ot being about TO conclude
rarsie:pa,e The mere this is dons a the U more Il
will be- expected, This rule does not apply 10
at or 10 the
times TO eliminate the rslir1ous yasrants.
be Thankful For?' aske the parti, ipants to
maze not two things, but one thing. Thus
deiiniteness viii be SECURED that will impart
An expediens which works admirably in
the hands OF Mr. Moody is to name a chapter
or parable or miracle, and ask each person to
name but ore interesting thing about it,
know it.. This. by the way. l. a favorlte n ethod
OF aching the sabbath sc hool lesson. simply
% 10 MAJ. but ons ,oius OF Ire po9is brs mnse
when aggregated. will be more tEan sufficient
for the half hour. ana every body will thus get
DON'T aim for = big meeting you might as
vel aim TO paint dig picture; aim for good
=. Try to get the members to bring their own
Bioe- TO the meeting, Ius. as they take their
own tennis ra, kets to the court.
have two "eettpgs lust alike face the chairs
the other way.
your rssponsibility ~ well as his. Bad nurs-
Ing Kills many patient.
"Cnit,v.te the per.onal element In tesd-
mony: batter talk with the heart than with
Never re satisfied till In your NEE ing.
souls are won to Christ. and don't be satisfied
them.
CONSIDERATION MEETINGS..
OF course It would detraee from the interest
OF general PRAYER meeting for every member
E, tse si society," It he ass one 70
very often there Is NO general experience
giving" upon a meetings Pr gramme. Bur at
is obligatory. l. is to these meetings that the
society looks especially 70 Keep its ranks clear
II all !assarts: Here the spiritnal s, ndilon
commended by the united so,iety that the roll
be called at each con .ecrution mee;inx and
prayer, u half- Q, mute speech or expsrisnce.''
or the re"itnl OF n verse OF sertpturs. This
Ths ware The may b.
society It's expected to cast i,s eye over the
society. search ut those who have escaped
at,en;io but ohhole peopIe. make personal
arpeals. extend personal invitations 10 mem
tianity first. and then accepting to associate
mem bership AS temporary CON promise; hunt
up delinduentIs 81 lead them INTO trisnd!y con-
help aad encourage. But. the Lookout Come
mittes mas often an unnleasant duty to per-
call in question their motives Tor repeated ab-
Sc zee from meetings anu when nee. ssary. to
OF rhe cards which the Lookout Com
mittee sends to members who have not az
tended a consecra ion meeting
DEAR FRIESp; We noticed with regret your absence
from our last eous.eraIon mee!taE especially
spon.. was gwen nor reason for a6ssnse rsnaered.
absent from the consecr.tion meeting We tru,: tas
a.a, rs and ia MA
the rules OF our society. sra,sra1iy Isn d yoor, ~
II there are further absences. the committee
send notes liks these:
!. = t, on, Sus to ask .hy y0a .srs ae;sn' unsI
second consecutive absence
s.cutirs coaseerat!on mset,ngs aneaeu.ed We ,r9s,
that you DO noe wish TO eays the society bui have
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CHRISTIAN ESpEAvoR
While rhe societies thus use their greatest
efforts in the direction OF insurng iervent and
impressive prayer u eetings for the purpose OF
as ws .ss as o
also. when fully organized find time and op-
f9r efforts 6tfereptly directed. Like
held M % iruitiul E Eae6 % society has W soc al . coma
mis'ss Which makes .ss its basnss. rs
as possible under influences where religious
en treaties may be brought to bear directly.
The cnmnltlee Is CHARGED also with the work
bers OF tue soel,'y may ind all social re!axa-
lion needtsl; These sn ertainments are chiefly
nic-. readings. and the like. To these q o in
vted those young folks outside the church
WDOm tD6 mem OtrS WISH 20 aSSOcl1s6 Win
themselves with tho purpose ot drawing them
into the society.
WORK IN OTHER FIELDS.
So also there are committees upon music
temperance. Missions, sunday school. and the
like. In all respects possible these com mmtttee5
are CHARGED to assist and work with the SINH
lar committees OF the church. individual
societies also have commi tees for all sorts OF
outside work. Some pr"vide tbrnr es for the
poor. como collect magazines and papers tor
hospitals some gather flowers for the sick.
some visit the sick and read to them. some
ga.ber the names OF hotel arrivals every day
and send each perso q a pleasant note OF invi-
tation 10 attend srrh religious services as may
occur during their stay in town. In some
societies the small boys have organized q |
committee aud do messenger boy |
service Tor any other committee that needs
/. Every weil-orxanized Christian Endeayor
Society has thus laid out practical work for |
svery active member on its books. Some OF |
the societies have started savings banks. They |
have arranged with merchants and bankers |
or the payment OF tltsrest upon loans, and |
encourage the children 10 deposit their saw:
ugs with tho society. Tho Interest is turned |
over TO each child 8 account Often IL is much |
better interest than the local savings bank |
pays Besides, IL enables the society to use its !
h nfiuence among the children OF the church |
md saving in their habits Some societies |
,avs established newspaper and magazins