The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1895-11-06
.eThe Devotional Meeting. /"

Show me a professed christaian
who neglects prayer and daily bible
reading, and 1 will show you one
who if they continue to neglect
these things (which is their guard
against temptation. their help 10 the
time oftrouble," one who will soon
be doing those things which they
were most in the habit of doing be-
fore they become christians. If we
would be like Christ we must .udy
his word and pray each day for
grace to overcome those temptations
which come to us.
Just SO with our League. If we
wish to have an ideal League, (and
am sure We each wish that,) we
must give quite as much or more of
our attention to the devotional
meetings than we do to the literary.
l wonder how many of US feel more
anxious as to the success of our lit
erary meetings, than we do our
prayer meetings?
Do we come to the devotional
meeting with the thought 1 hope
they will not call on me to do any
thing? For 1 don't feel like 1 could
speak or pray in public. Is there
anyone here who has felt that fear?
Yes, answer for one, and l dare
say there are others We as young
workers in the cause, feel nervous
when first called upon to take part,
more especially in devotional
meeting, and it will take time to
overcome that feeling.
But we should remember that the
League is our training school for
the church, that if we go to work
earnestly and do our best, that it
matters but little if our prayer is
short, if when testifying we can
only utter two words, let those
be from the heart, and the next at
tempt, perhaps, we can tell more of
Gods goodness and love.
Now those who realize the truth
of my words, will, hope, join with
US and help with their presence and
prayers and a willingness to do all
that thy can to have our devotional
meetings not only once a month
but once week.
We do not wish other leagues to
excel in this any moro than in any
other branch of our work. Neither
can we afford to neglect those
things which will not only help us
to become better christians. But
it is in this way, we can hope to
touch the heart of some one who
knows nothing of the love of our
blessed Savior.
The question arises in our minds
how are we to get the young peo-
pie to come 10 our meetings.?
If we are anxious for me success
of our meeting, and il we enjoy
them, and talk of our enjoyment to
others, we will find that others
will become interested and come
Then let us not forget to invite
those we meet to come; show them
we are interested in them person
ally, and quite frequently our eff.
forts will be crowned with success.
How can we make the meetings
interesting? By responding at
once to the call of our names, in
doing willingly that which we are
called upen to do. By being brief
and by not setting still, waiting on
some one else to do the talking,
and by being good and doing the
best we can to interest ourselves
and others. And | believe if each
ore will follow these suggestions
we will have good meetings.
May we each one do all we can
for the success of the devotional
meetings, and may we feel that in
so doing we arc not only gaining
strength ourselves but are teaching
others the joys of our blessed re.
ligion.
Miss Lulu CoMsToCK,
First Vice President.
Point Pleasant, w. Va.
League of the NJ. E. Church, South.