The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-10

Ing forth sweeser fruit rpon tia: Old tree
shan in say century since Christ
Our century has Witnessed . newneSs Of
life in the church which Is unparalleled
Il has bora the manifestation Of feminine
aud juvenile Christianity. The church
had toreoisen that there l. neither male
nor female in Chriss Jesaa' In orr day
consecrated women have raised millions
forced legislation which has turned jails
into garner houses and nesss OF insamy
INTO churches: Their presence and power
has unlocked doors and entered hearts
which the diplomacy and the guns OF the
world have nos accomplished. The church
had also forgotten the divine promise in
the womb Of the morning thou hast the
deS Of thy YOUTH Deep down in her
bosom there was freshness Of being and
powerful factor of which she vas not
conscious Practically thirty years ago
the youth Of the church were passed aside
~ OF little consequence, except 20 take
their old lessons from the elders and do 40
they were told. Parental aud chUrchiy
authority Was exercised. and rreceps and
prohibition was fan and free. Aud SO far
~ any sphere Of usefulness Vas concerned
Tor the yo1sh Of the church. there Vas
none. II vas question Of waiting for dead
mems shoes. and practicing the cant
which consists in young man trying TO
have the spiritual experience OF az old
one. abhorrsnt 10 q self-respectang young
soul: or the alternative of using the church
for funeral and finding the environment
OF joyous yoang lite in the pursuits and
places that are divorced from religion.
Occupation BY dispossession was not SO
much A. thought Of But, the manifesto
ton OF church life was again becoming
Old. Her conscience feit the command 10
walk in newness OF life. Within her very
body was young army Of power. enshusi-
asm, and lore, stepping joyousiy on the
threshold Of life. The church needed
baptism Of enthusiasm. and to renew her
youth. On February ?. 1851. Rev. Francis
E. Clark. Of Portland. Me-, found the
weil-spring for the church's re.reshment
that she might walk in newness of life.
Before that time there was not single so.
ciety Of Christian Endeayor. Today. scat
tered in America, Great Britain. Austria
liz and all missionary lands, there are
p, 600. And while eleven years ago
there was no youth thus con-
church, there are today I. 400. 600!
THE very pledge these earnest young
Christians take Is the earnest Of a new
life. both TO themselves and the church.
Trusting In the Lord Jesus Christ for
strength, promise Him that will strive
to do whatever He would like to have me
do; that will make il the rule Of my life
to pray and read the Bible every day
How MANY Christians live up 10 this reso-
luton? The pledge and the performance
Of it by all Christians would bring such .
refreshing TO this earth a. has not been
seen since Pentecost.
And you. members Of the Endeavor soci-
ETY., must know that this latest phenome-
non of the Christian church will also grow
old. 1t will grow old to each Of you. You
yourselves will each one need TO walk in
newness Of life, and - your service and
society grows old you must constantly
turn TO your pledge - the source Of that
novelty which first brought you joy, and
the church baptism of refreshing, as you
came down upon her like the dew upon
the mown grass. Endeavorers. walk in
the newness Of iife.'
''Ring out the old, ring in the new;
skiag In the christ which il 70 be'