St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-10-04


who had any doubt about which to buy
to buy both. He said they had planned
to take care of 500 people and that not
quite 400 had arrived yet.
President Taylor spoke OF the splendid
character OF the Epworth League read.
ing course Of which some copies OF the
last edition were to be had. Take those
books home with YOU, they are worthy
OF 4 place in every house.
DR.. Parsons of Portland, Me, being
unable to be present, his place in the
programme was taken by Rev. II. +.
Foss, of Bangor, Me, who was sum
moncd by telegraph. He spoke on "The
League as Problem Solver
No organization is better fitted to take
the leadership in solving the problems
that bcset the world than our own
church, and no organization better fitted
to take prominent part than the Ep-
worth League. The old way was to let
the devil have the children for a long
time, and the result was that they went
through life with scars from wandering
| in the paths of sin in their youth. We
! have underestimate the intelligence and
possibilities, and missed opportunities
! Tor childish conversion. We are not try
| ing to make better men and women of
them Wewant them to be children still,
! but not still children. Things have won
| derfuly changed since these old days.
We take the little ones into the unlor
League and get them safely anchored III
the church before they get into the Senior
| League.
People think Christians are poky lot,
religion sort of spiritual refrigerator,
This idea has been given for the most
part by seeing things in a false pcrspec
tive. But sometimes they really find
Christians who are cold and freezing,
There are some people who would chide a
kitten tor playing with that portion otits
anatomy when apparently has no other
earthly use than to be played with.
Thank God the church has had Chi dren
born to it in it's old age, and we hear
songs and shouts OF praise The hap.
pcst people on the face OF the earth are
our Christian young people. The devil
should not have al the good times, and
Christianity does make people happy
We can tell the young people we viii
give YOU the best times you ever had,
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But we must guard against rivolousucSs
and foolishness The development OF
the social side is necessary as well as the
spiritual side OF young nature. The
church must offer facilities. was once
answering "A question box at a meeting
in Maine and this one came. How can
we guard our Epworth League meetings
from becoming counting places" |
thought minute and answered "Where
can You find a safer place for counting. "
1t is an old institution. The trouble is
too little and not too much OF it in these
DAYS. One man wants fortune, a wo-
man goes abroad and seeks title
man seeks housckeepcr and a tired wo-
man gets married for a home.
The Epworth League must solve the
intellectual question i'll the Methodist
church The literary department OF the
Epworth League must 90 to young peo-
pie who have not many opportunities
and supply them with healthy mental
food instead of the stuff that is being
dropped from the press, as the leaves are
now dropping from the trees, They must
be taught the history OF their church,
which has a wonde iul past, and they
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