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 a Hall-Psckeo
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 pickpockes
awaited their exit and that more than attempt
at watch snatching made. The delegations
from Missouri, Arkansas and Texas arrived IN
the city by boat last night and their arrival
about completes the roll call II was for their
arrival that the presentation of the 1898 commit
tee banner was postponed until Saturday. Ne9
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 Il a
admitted by some oftbe head men in the conven-
ton that the attendance is rather disappointing,
and that 5000 is an outside number for the
delegates, but this detracts nothing from tie
enthusiasm, and this morning all the 6 O'Clock
prayer meetings were well attended and tie
tent and hall we're comfortably filled
In the tent Rev. NJ. Rhodes OF ST. Louis pre-
sided
An open meeting was conducted on the Sum
day evening service by Rev. ]. A. Roulthaler of
Indianapolis. Rev. s. V. Karmarksr, an En-
deavorer from Bombay. read a paper, "a Voios
From India" detailing Christian Endeavur
work in that far-oif land Treasurer Shaw Of
Boston conducted question box" which wss
participated in by many Of the delegates
present
The personal interest conferred in the drin
hall, where the orators of the morning were
assembled The delegates marched to tie
meeting with banners flying and singing En-
deavor hymns. Seven Thousand people
The papers read were: "The Pledge"
by Herbert L. Dale Of Worcester. Mass; "Ths
Committee Work" by E. A. Hardy Of Lindsay,
Ont; The Conservation Meeting" by Rev. l.
NJ Young Of New Britain, Conn; Christian
Endeavor Fellowship" BY Rev. E. Dillon Of
Typical Church Institution" by Rev. Kerr IL
Tupper Of Denver.
REV. Z. x. roUNe's RENARKs
"The conservation hour is to the Christian
the season of realized nearness to God Thought
is centered upon Him. Energy is directed
toward Him. Devout search has found Him
Appropriating faith reveals His presence. II 10
the supreme hour Of q Christian life. for il ID
the hour Of entire self-surrender and unques-
tioning trust 1t is borne in upon the con-
sciousness then, az 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 inn
patient eagerness that keeps the soul in unrest
ing pursuit. In the quietness Of submission,
served compliance with the Divine viii, when
the spirit Of highest heroism before man
stands as a little child before the face Of God,'
there il realization such AZ never came 10 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 Ia
| the condition of conquest Submission is mas
| tership. Abasement is exaltatiou. Emergenoe
from the conservation hour is into continuing
- Frl
| to God. The altar has sanctifed the gift, sur
rendered selfhood has brought induement of
| superhuman power. God is henceforth . re-
/ vealed presence.
"It is then that the doctrine Of the Divine in
| dwelling passes into blissful experience The
| dimly apprehepded truth that the Creator
dwells with His creatures brightenssinto . clear
and comforting realization. God flls 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
prophecy victory.
II esteem it the highest privilege Of my min
| istry to be there myself, in the midst Of thsse
questionings and longings 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. All the con-
ditions Of that meeting are favorable for pas
toral counsel 1t is the hour when the mind is
| tractable, the heart impressible, the spirit
hungering and thIrsting and every door open
to welcome the truth. The conservation meet
ing is the pastors golden opportunity.
"Conspicuous.y 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 mot b
| weary, and they shall walk and not faint"
REV. DR. X. b. TUPPER'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 Hue
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, sympsthetic 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,
were called upon to characterize Christianity
In our nineteenth century Of enlightenment and
progress. / should designate It's prominent,
preponderating aspect as clearly three-foldi
First. the church at work; second. the church
unitedly at work; and third, the church unitedly
at work in a unique way for the elevs-
|, 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 a noted American .snthor. is permitted
, by his Creator to pass through form OF golden
age, which, according as it is shaped and do
veloped. leads to glory or gloom. We call thia
period 'sThe flower of youth" or the flower oi
manhood"
''Now, 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 IL
recalls what men have done in early youth
David king at thrty-one years Of age Solo
mon at eighteen. Alexander at twenty, Charlie
magne and Charles V, each at twenty -seven: 81
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 sge the
young Judean peasant yet Son Of the Highest
LAYING aside His work, perfect model OF per-
feet excellency, on which the scrutinizing criti'
cism Of lso0 years has failed 70 find q single
flaw to mar the beauty OF its infinite excellency
"God richly bless, pray, the organizssiou
that has 90 true, noble, 90 divine a mission a
that Of the Young Peoples Society Of Christias
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