Evening journal., 1895-10-28

highways. He died, and the record says
his grave lies far hence In an Assyrian
town.
In three centuries the religion thus
started leapad over the boundaries OF the
Ce sArs and became the acknowledged re
ligion OF the realm Since that time all
progress in the world has been bound up
with it More than this, all progress can
truly be said to be ooincident with IT,
Men claim that other causes have brought
about this progress. but religion has been
the vital and moving force.
Christianity, he said, Is the only cos
mopolitsn religion. Other religions have
had their enthusiasts and able advocates,
but none OF them have shown themselves
capable of being transplanted An Effort
to place scientific religion la India
light result in a Colonel Alcott or a
Madame BlAvatsky, but Is not like
Christianity.
IL is the only religion that processes to
save men from their sins IL 10 a grow
ing religion. 1t is said that not a single
hesthen temple is being erected now,
while the evangelical churches OF the
United States build four and one half
churches every calendar day Ia the year
When the FIJI Islands were hesthens the
price Of a man WAS 81 and he was doomed
TO slavery, or VI he were at all pGlstable
he was eaten. Now a man cannot be
be bought In FIJI and II Is because 700
Christian churches have bsen crested In
the islands.
In concluding DR. Hulburd refeIrsd to
thd boSk Of Revelations, aud said ih at
one by one the prophesies are becoming
history, and are no longer being
challenged.
DIR. Jones on "spirituRI Power"
Rev G. Chapman Jones, D d, Of
Pittsburg, was the speaker Of the even.
| ing session. His address WAS an earnest,
eloquent one, being a plea for high
ideals Many people are not better he
sald, bscauSe they think they cannot be
better The man who has not so many
talents as his neighbor buries what be
has, aud does no good whatever.
But God has made more people with
only one talent than he has with more
than one, because he can get along
better without geniuses than he can
with these one-talent people. Just the
word the common psople wants the
| speaker thinks, is ''be ye perfect He
believes that what God meant when he
said be ye perfect, Is 10 do everything
as well as you can The humble sparrow
is as beautiful In his sight as the lordly
peacock When Christ was on earth and
at work at the carpenters bench, what
he did he did as well as he could
Christians must have the kind OF
spirit God has. It Is not enough e
merely pray for 1t, for the day Of Pente
cost is past. The spirit ls here Do not
pray so much, for the spirit as in th,
spirit. We are temples Of the HOLY
/ Chest
The speaker closed with plea for tn,
delegates and al Christians to cultivkt,
this spirit
During the session President Meesei
was instructed to send greetings to the
Maryland State convention, which as
semblsd to-day.
The convention closed with conse
Grafton meeting led by President Meessr
The serviee was very impressive. and one
that will long be remembered By thosi
who we're there Mr.. Meeter spoke o
the work Of the convention, and -aid thi
was the time to show whether OF not 1
had been q fruitful one. a then asked
II any present were willing TO become
missionaries or engage in evangelical
work, but 10 one responded
He then asked for all those who wer'
willing to be used by God in any way III
should see ft, to manifest it by rislnl
and saying 80. and a number arose and
with hands uplifted said: by th'
grace OF Gcd / will Others promised
TO use every effort In their power {,
bring at least one soul to Christ during
the year. Others promised to worl
among the sick.