Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-12

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yiotory; n crowd N: snsmyi 70 1.ssus
the hying foo. believe our oApeain -
SUES no ethes ordssv 10 us, fellow Christ1su
Endsavossrs. I oan nnd no other Inter.
probation of tho success hs has sirsas ,
given us. Not ~ political party, but In
all political parties, stand for righteous
moss. for honesty. for purity, for good
men and good laws. DO not 10 content
until corrupt political deal is ~ impos-
sible and int0lerablo a. nn open oesspool
would DO In your parior. Follow tho fly.
Ing foo. Push things. The sword Of the
Lord and Of Christian Endoay0r.
A Tammany In America forever more
impossiblsi A missionary board debt for
over impOssiblel These arb two Of chs re-
sponsibilities Of the future from the sue
cesses Of the past In Christian Endeavor.
Efth-Onoo more, our success In this
past has been the success OF - united host
1t could never have been won as sect, as
. segment OF the hosts OF Gods people.
So far as we have been allowed by our su.
perfors, we represent the undivided evan
gelical young people OF America. For this
spiritual unity Christian Endcavor stands,
o. well as for the pledge and conservation
meeting Thank God, that In every do.
nomination but one, the world around,
during the last twelvemonth, this fellow.
ship has been growing broader and more
complete. "E Pluribus Unum" IL our
motto all around tho world as truly "A
II ID the motto OF the United States OF
America State and provincial pride and
loyalty are no less Intense because OF the
union OF states In the United States, OF
the provinces In tho Dominion Of Canada,
against common foes. UNCONVENTIONAL
loyalty and love arc only more marked
when we are bound together In this ALI.
anoe, offensive and defensive,
Against tho Hosts Of Evil.
In such fellowship only can we 20 for.
ward to the largest Victories. But this
fellowship, believe, 10 assured.
Then let Va enlarge our boundaries,
Christian Endeovorsrs. not for tho sake Of
the organization, but for the sake of tbs
kingdom; enlargement means . larger
federation, . swestsr fsllowship, . widef
unity, . stronger army to fight against
hoory and venerable wrongs. Let u en-.
largo our fellowship for no selfish motive.
but becsus tho God given Successes Of the
past show that enlargement means the
spsad Of the intense devotional idea for
which Christian Endeavor stands, becauss
1t means civic purity, missionary exten.
sion-the world for Christ Lot rs enlarge
our fellowship because thereby we are
answering our Lords prayer that they
all may be one"
have thought you might grow tired oi
our old annual motto, and have tried "a
fnd another one as appropriate, but can.
not do II. The successes of the past year
only emphasize It, for they arc all oi
Christ and OF Christian fraternity; %
I must give II to you again foI
the coming year-the motto which tells OF
ono captain and Of one fellowship; the
motto which points backward to past sue
cesses; tho motto which shows the only
road TO future Victories; the motto which
tells alike of our leadership and ouI
brotherhood. Here 1t Is. Take 1t, o Chris
tian Endeavorers; take 1t, and live by II
| for another twelvemonth. Zone IL your
master, even Christ; and all 70 arr
brethren"
The Convention of '05.
Another enthusiastic round of applause
marked the conclusion Of the presidents
address, and the cheering continued wher
Secretary Baer announced that at the
meeting Of the trustees San Francisco haG
been decided on as the meeting place Of the
convention In 1897.
Dwight L. Moody, Northfleld, was intro
duced next, after the hymn, "The Banner
of the Cross, had been rendered by the en-
tire congregation. "The Bible and 1t.
Relation to the Christian Endeavor so
ciety" was the topic discussed by him. Hs
said that he believed something more thar
enthusiastic meetings and charitable
work were necessary for the perpetuatior
and extension of Christian Endeavor ant
he believed that something was the Bible
He urged the delegates to base theii
faith and trust in the world of the omn
potent as spoken to them through the
Bible, and to make the Bible entire and
complete the foundation of their religion
| He was not pessimist, he said, and could
| sec today O brighter outlook for Christian
| ity than ever before. Mr.. Moody con
| cluded with a fervent prayer and an appca
| to the delegates to learn the Bible thor
oughly and follow its teachings
The hymn, '"Tell the Glad Story Again,
and prayer by Rev. William Patterson o.
| Toronto, concluded the evening S exercises
The overflow meeting, which was held OF
| the steps of the main entrance to the hall
was opened by Rev. Henry Lamont of Ire
land. Rev. John Pollock of Scotland
President Clark and Secretary Baer alsC
addressed the meeting. The addresses
were interspersed with numerous hymns
and the gathering did not adjourn unit
delegates within the hall began to pou
out through the doors.
ToDAY'S MEETINGS.