The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-09

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 Dr. Pierson's address was followed by short addresses from Rev. J. R. Stub bert of New London, Rev. George Adams Of Babylon. L. l., and Rev. H. H. Kelsey of Hartford. on practical methods of promoting Interest In Bible study and Christian work, after which recess was taken for dinner.
 THE AFTERNOON sEssIoN-Two THousAND DELEGATES.
 The audience at the afternoon and ev- ening sessions were much larger. filling theater from pit to dome with white ribboned delegates. Up to 8 o'clock 2,0O0 | delegates had registered, while 1t is probable that there were large numbers present who did not register. The at- tendance Is very large, considering the weather.
 The afternoon meeting opened at o'clock with addresses by Rev. F. H. Hollister of Waterbury on "The Look out Committee:" by J. F. Williams of Bristol on ''The Prayer Meeting Com mittee." and by George M. Guernsey of Mystic on '"The Social Committee" Rev. Thomas Simms of South Manchester then spoke on How to Keep Out of Ruts." and M. Eugene Culver of Mid dletown on "The Responsibility of Christian Endeavor Members for the Moral Standard of the Community" At 3 o'clock Rev. E. K. Young, D. D., of Boston spoke on Present Phases of the Conflict With the Saloon," and Rev. L. P. Hitchcock of Ellington on "Prac- tical Methods of Work" At 4 o'clock the subject of missions was taken up Rev. A. D. Mason of New York, who was to have spoken on "The Missionary Extension Course" was absent. Rev. H. c. Noble, D. D., of Boston spoke on Personal Conservation to Missionary Work" and Sherwood Eddy of Chicago, secretary of the student volunteer move- ment, spoke on "The Claims of the Work Upon the Young People of To- day"
 THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, Rev. c. H. Barber of Manchester; vice presidents, ~ A >F yi<,1, Rev. W. G. Fennell of Meriden, Rev. W. A. Richards of Hartford; secretary and treasurer, A. E. Kilbourne of East Hart ford; auditor, E. E. Rogers of New Lon- don; railroad agent, J. F. Williams of Bristol; directors Gone year), Rev. J. H. Mason of New Haven, B. K. Young of New Britain, George 3. Deming of Mer- iden; (for two years), Rev. J. G. Daven- port of Waterbury, H. A. Hull of New London and Joel Witter of Danielson- vile.
 THE EVENING SESSION.
 The evening session opened at the Hyperion with a praise service at 7:3O and at o'clock Rev. R. R. Meredith of Brooklyn, NY, .,delievered a. most earn est and inspiring address on Personal Responsibility for Christian Endeavor." In his address he said: ..'
 Identity with the Lord Jesus Christ in life, motive. missionary experience and destiny. That young men and wo- men is religion. T am the vine, and we are the branches That is a significant saying. You cannot grow single grape without the branches. And so say to you that the success of Christ's redemp- ton, brought about by His death, de- bends on us. Progress in this world has only gone so far as Christian men and women have carried it forward. It is through them that all truly great move- ments have been accomplished. Look at the mighty work of Martin Luther. one Of the most human of men. And also when skepticism, atheism and goddess ness had almost swept Christianity from the face of the earth in the eighteenth century, God just dropped down some of His fire into the hearts of such men as John Wesley and Whit held, and a great revival brought back the sin-darkened world to a realization of Christ. A man once said to Thomas Carlyle It is unfortunate that God an- pears so seldom in history Yes Car lyle answered, (and he probably was in one of his dyspeptic fits at the time) and it is too bad He never did any, thing What Carlyle wanted was for God to come down in the form of a greatly exaggerated Oliver Cromwell.
 Now have seen people who were sorry that God did not leave all the work of grace to the angels. But there IS no record anywhere in the Bible where angels are ministers of Gods grace. They are ministers of His prov idence. But the privilege that is de- nied angels and archangels is left to the Connecticut Christian Endeavorers and other workers for Christ.
 'The great pervading evil of the world is selfshness Do not wonder that some great thinkers have thought that 1t is the cause of all evil. Out of 1t all sorts of vice grow. The only way to overcome 1t is to be unselfish. You may talk and preach and think and write about 1t, but all these will do nothing, only in so far as you be- come more unselfish. There was great controversy in the church some time ago over the question whether the heather would be saved if we did not send the gospel to them. The real question, however, is whether we will be saved if we do not send it to them.
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