Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-06

TIE kes. ME. Frye III the ffalnfield
svenar church cautioned AL the dele
gates Ia 80 direct 10 the,x places It en-
tsrtainHeat for tea, sso - not "a get bet
IN the shuttle. Tie SAID The heal folks
we're prepared h sIssp and eat them
all Il they would dad their cay 10
lhssa-
CAstssiaa kssAsavss 0ssesaas.
The Rev l. H. nsvis II the First
rs~shytcfiAn church sddr~~srst the con
ssnsian frasernxiiy on behalf al the
ssciety al Christian Ensteavor. he szid
he felt that In scekins IN the fsces OF
the Ep~osthisns he vss booking IN tbs
fsdHs % true brothsss and sisters. In
the way of recsxaislou of christian
Brotherhood no had experienced the fact
that nan might travel 1000 miiss Ia
. moment Of time. The spirit II the
axe WAS fratsrnaIism. Brotherhood. and
10 all things charity. The christian
church rs an army--the grand army u
the sspabiic of God There vas bat one
faith and oas object, that oil desired 10
do tos and enter into the glory III Uod-
lie could not help but recognize the fact
that John Wcslcy vas man thoroughly
nllsd With the snthusaAsm Of bis work
sad The spirit d Jesas Christ. lie sAid.
The World 10 my parish. aud his
easrgy ass unwavsrins. This was what
" a. wanfsd in oil siuaIlar associations
IL rightly lnfosused. there were 3.aSA,up
communicates II the methodist church.
(: iS9u0 Ia its Sunday schools. With
$4,000 officers. Take them all. said
be. AMI u1its them Sith ell the other
unite them as your
own bishcps have told you. sSsinst the
ro~ets II evil In our own land and the
evils acrcus the -caA He represented
the t-piy which We marching side by
eide with the Ep~VSth. asd hc trusted
the tso could 60 ~srd opgcther
under the came banner % conquer Tor
God.
Dr. Jaeksnn Of the Fountain street
baptist church. who vas In have
responded foe the Young Peoples Bap-
Christian EndcAvor convention at Rsa
ton Harbor. and the Rev. Mr.. Vx1 Rirk
Was unable to DO present
For Conxrcgsstnnaiisss.
The Gsv. DR.. Bradley spoke for the
Young Peoples Guild Of the congrega
tionai churches. lie aaid when q man
got in methodist church he got to be a
methodist before he knew IL. Brother
Davis evidently had. and he had never
heard . better exhortation by elder az
preacher than the one just closed. He
he'd found il made very little difference
that the organization Vas called. Tho
Lord loved them all. he vas surc. lie
wss glad 20 welcome the gatherinG. The
city needed the inspiration vt all those
young faccs which were set heavenwsrd.
lie had grown to regard unity ~ vastly
more important than uniformity in
christian work. The church had been
greatly invigorated by the inspiration OF
the great bodies Of young christians or
gained IN recent years. "Blest BE The
Tie That Binds' was spontaneously
sung at tho Close.
Tho secretary was unanimously in
structed tn send fraternal greetings
forthwith 10 the Young Peoples Chris
tian Endeavor State convention In zee
sion at Benton Harbor.
Secretary Ward of the Y. NJ. c. A.
gave fraternal talk on the part II that
The y. VI. &. A., which
Was working especially for the good Of
those outside Of the church, greeted tho
great organization OF the young people
inside the methodist church. The chill
drcn Of this generation were wise IN
bringing about thorough organization.
Some men who we're wisc in their own
business we're foolish In church work.
especially ~ they who opposed the cx
tensive organizations.
Organization the Thing.
The Rev. r. A. Smart Of Saginaw re-
sponded tn the fraternal addresses. AZ.
ter abiding 20 the eloquencc and fra
ternity 81 tho other speakers he COM
mended all the organizations Of young
lie said the church could
Close dow on the ministers with old.
faahion-d ideas against organizations
Tor . while and not miss them much.
A voico-Whs. would We do for q
living:
Il believe the church might afford IN
support you in idleness for a while"
The VI. +. church had already settled
the old questions which some were yet
He referred 20 the mottos
81 the various evangelical young peoples
and said that il christians
would discuss them more and theo-
logical questions less they would he bet
ter employed. To the representatives
% the other associations he announced
that the Epworthians held out at least
go pairs Of hands 10 them They
wanted Ia march shoulder 10 shoulder
as suggested lie believed not only that
the Epworth league " ~ destined Ia unite
its churches north and south. but would
also he the means of uniting tho great
bodies of young people. May God help
you. and our prayer in that at least III
much. II not more. good may result from
YOUR work than from that of the Ep-
worth league
COMMITTEES Appointments.
The VICE president announced the tol
lowing committee appointments:
Tn \uminAtio0s-E. ~ Patterson. +.
4. Smart. Harry burke. Miss Edith
Taylor. Miss L. 4. Long.
On Reeolu:ions-John MealAy. r. +.
Parish. Shirley Smith.
State Constitutional. r. Thompson.
Mi-a Phelp. and Mr.. Burns
On Enroilment-Iocalc committee on
On Interstate Conference - Mesars
Troy. beal and Houghton-
Evening Meeting.
A. the evening meeting the Rev DR.
Potts Il Detroit spoxe ~ follows: Il
have no n.s-i Ca talk very long. FOR Mr.
Berry ~ cooked and rrimed and lnsdsd
IN the brim. The Ep~urth movement
- ono ~ the greatest movements % the
age becaase u interests young people
and lssds them into the rign, kind II
character building IN ali tho young