Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-06
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to all present, The program was fully
carried out, and it was after 4 O'Clock
before the splendid audience was dis
missed.
AT 1880 PM, the final session was
convened and after music and addresses
the convention sermon was delivered
by Rev. j. 7. Davies, of Knoxville.
The sermon was an excellent one. and
made a favorable impression on the
large audience present. Farwells were
SAID, and the Fourth Annual Conyen.
ton Knoxville District Y. P. s. c. F..
came to a pleasant conclusion.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted;
Your committee reports the follow.
ing resolutions for adoption by the
conventions;
First. We would record our thanks
giving to God for His abundant bless.
ing the past year in the abundant sue
cess lie has given to our work and the
glorious manifestation of His presence
during this convention,
Second. We rejoice in the increasing
interest in the Good Citizenship Move,
ment, and urge tho extension of that
movement through the organization of
Good Citizenship Leagues, sermons, ad.
dresses and popular meetings. not for
partisan purposes, but for the purpose
OF stirring the individual conscience
until the public conscience shall say,
No" as against the enactment of n
u%nrighteous law, and "Yes, "as in favor
OF The enactment of every righteous
law and emphatically Yes" as in ia.
vor OF its enforcement.
lhlrd. We urge upon every Christian
E~ndeavorer a careful, thoroughgoing,
prayerful, oonsecrated in vestigation of
the present obligation of the 1.-THE, as
well as participation in the additional
high privilege of the free will Offering
tnat there may be honest payment to
the Lord of that which is inherently
His, and ~Oonsecrated giving which is
both systematic and pr%oportlonate.
Fourth. We believe that the great
commission, "As my Father hath sent
me, even send | YOU comes directly
to every Christian, and that the funda.
mental spirit of the Christian Endeavor
pledge, expressed in the words, NJ
promise Him that | will strive to do
whatever He would like to have rue
DO, can be fully meet only by "a viii.
lingness to go wherever the Lord would
have us go, even though it be to q for
eign field.
Fifth, We would call attention to
the peculiar emphasis which, in recent
Members of the Golden Rule" DIR.
F. f. Clark has placed upon the cult
walton OF a deeper and ever deeper
spirituality as the prime object of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
E%ndeavor.
Sixth. We believe the time has come
Tor county organization in connection
with u work. We therefore instruct
our District Superintendent to appoint
County Superintendent as soon as he
can, whose duty it shall be to call
county convention at which officers
shall be elected and other necessary
features of organization passed upon.
The object of these County Unions
shall be to deepen interest in Christian
Endeavor work; to increase the efici-
ency of Christian Endeavor Societies,
through literature, conventions, popu.
lar meetings, visitation and other ap.
proved methods, and with due defer.
ence to pastory and church authorities,
and only when it can be done with
their co operation to assist in the or.
ganization of new societies.
Seventh. We are heartily grateful to
the people of Jonesboro for their warm
hospitality; to the Presbyterian Church
for the use of its beautiful and com
Portable building; to the speakers for
the results of their thoughts and labor
SO delightfully."- and intensely profitable
to the choir for its beautiful music: tC
the Jonesboro and Knoxville papers
for courtesy and full reports: to the
railroads for Accommodations extended
to the Juniors and Junior Superintend
ents for the rich feast provided; to oul
District Superintendent for the wise.
atfable, thoroughly earnest and deeply
spiritual manners in which they have
presided over this convention.
MRS. j. Z. DoSSER,
W. G. MANSFIELD, fCom.
II. P. CORY.