Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

know, for do not know, that he has told You
what personal sacrifice IL Was for our Brother
Walker to come here today. His pastor is lying
deSd at his home tonight, and 1t was a very
great hardship indeed for Brother Walker to
leave Philadelphia at such time. But he said
he would come down and help me out. as he
had promised, and / am sure that We are all
grateful to him that he has come. Here a unan-
imous vote Of thanks was rendered to Mr.
Walker)
not know how grateful / feel to you. and how
much the officers would like TO Congratulate you
on the success of this convention. We 60 from
here. / am sure. back into our own churches
filled with the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ.
l want this spirit of consecrated enthusiasm to
60 into our hearts and lives as we 20 back that
it will bubble up and flow out and oyerspread
the whole city. and a great revival spring up
through the efforts of these Christian young
people. Won't you pray with me that this NAV
be the result? Won't you ask God to come into
our hearts that we may stir the people?
As president Of this union l want to express
thanks to this church and the officers of the
local society and the musicians. / believe that
they have been blessed In this wonderful con-
vention. We had successful time all the
way through. We come now to this closing
hour and. uniting hands and hearts. say
that. although we cannot agree sometimes on
the little matters, we do agree on wor-
Shipping the one Lord Jesus Christ Mrs.
Scudder says that IF one is your Master,
even Christ, then all We are brethren Now
If we are in Jesus Christ we are all brethren
and. laborers together with God. Years ago.
before we had railroads on which TO cross the
continent. it was customary to build a house
complete in Boston, put it on board a ship and
transport il around Cape Horn to California.
1t passed through the Golden Gate, was
landed and placed somewhere in the state,
a beautiful structure. The materials came
from the planning mills and iron foundries.
and here, thousands of miles distant,
they were united in one great building.
So 1t is with us. Some of us are in the carpen-
ter shop; some in the planning mill, and some in
the machine shop. We are being fashioned for
a purpose. Look nowl 1t seems to be a con-
glomerated macs, but by and by. brothers and
sisters, when we get on the other shore we shall
meet each other face to face, and know as we
are known. Shall not each Of us say, Here l
am. Lord, fit me in somewhere" oh, l want
a place there, don't you?
Now. in this solemn hour may God add his
blessing to everything that has been done at
this convention. II any error has crept in: any
improper spirit, anything whatever that may
have been amiss, may God help us to forgive
and forget it; and all of truth and righteous
ness and good fellowship and love that
we have tried to say and manifest
here, may it bring forth fruit to Gods
honor and glory, TO the end that men aud
women may NC saved ana you anu may nave
part in the service Of the Master. As We lie
upon our beds at night and think over our work
shall it not be Of loving service for Him who
came to seek and to save the lost? Must come
empty handed? Must / meet my Savior and
say: Master, have not one soul with which to
greet Thee" God forbid.
Now. will every one of you rise and take hold
of hands and we will sing 'Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" and close with the Mizpah bene-
diction. The Lord watch between me and thee
when we are absent one from another" Let us
sing AT the Cross as We pass out into the
street.
Thus ended the long to-be-remembered first
Of Christian Endeavor of the Dis
trict of Columbia