Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-07
LISTENING TO PAPERS,
The Mornings Session of the Christian
Endeavorers,
Seven Thousand Persons in q HalI-Pockets
ofthe Delegates Picked-Parade
Of q Brigade.

MONTREAL, July 7.-Some Of the Christian
Endeavor delegates who attended the tent
meeting last night, complain that pickpockets
awaited their exit and that more than attempt
at watch snatching was made. The delegations
from Missouri, Arkansas and Texas arrived in
the city by boat last night and their arrival
about completes the roll call. It was for their
arrival that the presentation ofthe 1898 commit
tee banner was postponed until Saturday. New
York will doubtless get this banner.
The sensational reports sent out from Mon
treal that the delegates from the states are dis
satisfied with their quarters have taken their
rise in the individual kicks from various mem
bers rather than from any considerable body of
visitors.
Now that all the delegates have arrived it is
admitted by some ofthe head men in the conven-
ton that the attendance Is rather Disappointing
and that Is, 600 is outside number for the
delegates. but this detracts nothing from the
enthusiasm, and this morning all the 0 clock
prayer meetings we're we'll attended and the
tent and hall were comfortably filed
In the tent Rev. NJ Rhodes Of st. Louis pre-
sided.
An open meeting was conducted on the SUM-
day evening service by Rev. j. A. Roulthaler of
Indianapolis. Rev. s. " Karmarkar, an En-
deavorer from Bombay read paper, "A Voice
From India" detailing Christian Endeavor
work in that far-off land. Treasurer Shaw Of
Boston conducted question box" which was
participated in by many Of the delegates
present
The personal interest conferred in the drill
hall, where the orators of the morning were
assembled. The delegates marched to the
meeting with banners flying and singing En-
deavor hymns, Seven thousand people
were assembled in the drill hall
The papers read were: "The Pledge"
by Herbert L. Dale Of Worcester. Mass 1.-The
NIT ~ hi - Y 10
Ont; 'The Conservation Meeting" by Rev. E.
NJ. Young Of New Britain, Conn; "Christian
Endeavor Fellowship" by Rev. E. Dillon Of
Toronto, and Christian Endeavor Society,
Typical Church institution" by Rev. Kerr B.
Upper Of Denver.
REV. Z. X YoUNa's REMARKS.
"The conservation hour is to the Christian
the season Of realized nearness to God. Thought
is conferred upon Him. Energy is directed
toward Him. Devout search has found Him.
Appropriating faith reveals His presence. II IL
| the supreme hour Of Christian life, for it is
the hour Of entire self-surrender and unques-
tioning trust 1t is borne In upon the con-
seriousness then, as at no other stage OF develop
ing experience, that strength does not come by
struggling, victory Is not achieved by violent
contention and God is not found by an i'm
patient esgerness that keeps the soul In unrest
ing pursuit. In the quietness Of submission,
in the attitude Of voluntary captivity, in unre-
| served compliance with the Divine will, when
the spirit of highest heroism before man
stands as little child before the face of God,'
there is realization such never came to the
soul in the strain Of pursuit and the incessant
struggle for possession.
1T is the marvellous paradox Of our religion
that strength lies in weakness. Surrender is
the condition Of conquest. Submission IL mas
tership. Assessment Is exaltation. Emergence
from the conservation hour ia into continuing
fellowship with Christ and conscious nesrness
to God. The altar has sanctified the gift, sur
rendered selfhood has brought Indictment Of
superhuman power. God is henceforth q re-
vesled presence.
at is then that the doctrine of the Divine in
dwelling passes into blissful experience The
dimly apprehended truth that the Creator
dwells with His Creatures brightensinto a clear
and comforting realization. God fills the whole
sphere Of being. He Is the element In which
we live, the inspiration Of all we do. We are
walled in by His love. sheltered by His care and
protected by His grace. The consciousness
that He abides with us brings down upon our
lives the strength that Is infinite and puts into
our endeavors the courage and patience that
prophesy victory.
~ esteem it the highest privilege of my min
istry to be there myself, in the midst Of these
questionings and iongings and faltering hopes
and confessions, and put the precious promises
of the Word over against the burdening doubts
and fears, and lead their young lives into new
experience Of the Fathers love. Ali the con-
ditions OF that meeting are favorable for pas
tOrsl counsel. 1t is the hour when the mind is
tractable, the heart impressible, the spirit
hungsring and thlrsting and every door open
to welcome the truth. The conservation meet
ing is the pastors golden opportunity.
"Conspicuously in every place Of meeting
should be displayed the Injunction Of st. Paul,
yield yourselves unto God" By its side his
sublime paradox. when am weak then am
strong" and over all the inspiring assurance OF
the prophet: They that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they shall mount up
with wings eagles; they shall run and not be
weary, and they shall walk and not faint"
REV. DIR. X. B. rUPPER's ADDRESS.
"My subject this hour, as already announced,
is The Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor, Typical Institution Of Our Cen
tury'-typical because representative and illus
trative Of three fundamental elements in the
activity and success of modern Christianity.
And may the great head Of the church and OF
Christian Endeavorers, our common Lord,
sanctify to US this simple, sympathetic discus
sion.
with the recognition Of the fact that the
Church Of Christ has had in every age of its
history some special phase Of thought and &C
tivity, some peculiar mission Of reform, il
were called upon to characterize Christianity
in our nineteenth century Of enlightenment and
progress. should designate its prominent,
preponderating aspect as clearly three-fold:
First, the church at work; second, the church
unitedly at work; and third the church unitedly
at work in a unique way for the eleva-
ton and salvation Of that class among us who,
in the coming generation. are to be the strong
est pillars Of our natural structure, namely.
the youth Of our day. Each human being
writes q noted American author, is permitted
by his Creator to pass through form Of golden
age, which, according it Is shaped and de-
veioped, leads to glory OF gloom. We call this
period The flower Of youth" or ''The flower of
manhood"
snow, the church of God, through the Y. p.
s. c. E., seeks to size and mold and develop
the soul at this critical, formative period. It
recalls what men have done in early youth
David. king at thrty-one years Of age; Solo
mon at eighteen. Alexander at twenty, Charlie
maRne and Charles V, each at twenty seven; at
twenty-seven Calvin, the most distinguished
religious author Of Europe, and Luther the
most renowned reformer of Europe. and Ma
poleOn, the most successful general OF Europe;
aye. more, at thirty-three years Of age the
young Judean peasant, yet Son of the Highest,
laying aside His work, a perfect model Of per-
feet excellency, on which the scrutinizing criti-
cism Of 1880 years has failed to find single
flaw to mar the beauty of its infinite excellency.
"God richly bless, l pray, the organization
that has SO true 80 noble, SO divine a mission as
that of the Young Peoples Society Of Christian
Endeavor."
A Darade of the fire brigade at noon waa Wit