The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-30
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Fifth Annual Convention at st.
Marks Lutheran Church
Began Last Night Under FIatterinx Aus
Pices-Addres, of Welcome and IA
sponse Ihsreto-Dr Warfeids's Power-
iut Taik-Mr. Garrison Also Delivered
an Address-Four Meetings To-day,
interesting Programme to BE Carried
Out.

Inc nth annual State convention OF
Young Peoples societies of Christian
Endeayor met in st. Marks Lutheran
Church last night. The large sudito-
rum OF the church was filled to over
lowing, aud the convention opened
under the most favorable auspices.
Ihe services began promptly at 8
O'Clock in the way Of a praise seryioe.
conducted by I. e. Hutton. of Licking
ton. The songs rendered by a chorus
OF TO voices were interesting features
OF the exercises.
at sis the greeting was delivered by
Kew. l.. e.. NJ. Miller, pastor of Sc.
MARKS he welcomed the delegates to
the hearts and homes Of Roanoke, He
noped that through the convention the
would Re great y blessed and
De made o blessing. He said: THE faces
OF many are strange, yet we are not
strangers, as we have q common Lord
ana trust and expectation-we know
mat we have passed from death unto
ne ecsuse we love the brethren. Our
hearts go out with love to you all to-
night and though we are In a way stran-
gers to each other, yet we are joined
togesner with an tndissoluable affec-
ton as brethren in Christ.
our efforts to honor home, however
feeble and fruitless they may be, can
never be in vain. a true Christian En-.
%aeaVorer can never fail. Be not weary
In well doing, for in due season ye shalI
reap II ye faint not. And then, TOO,
while these meetings are full OF pleas-
are' 'hey are sad because of the
knowledge that WI must part never to
meet again. Though we must part hero
we Will meet again in that city which
nath foundations, whose builder and
maker ia God"
The response to Mr.. Miller's greet
leg was made by Rev. j. A. Spencer.
pastor OF Oowsrdin Avenue Christian
Ohurch, Manchester. He said in part:
Il know no people with whom I feel
more at home than l do with E%ndeayor.
ers. When we meet as we do Tonight
we forget UNCONVENTIONAL linea. The
man who reads his Bible every day, and
VINO daily petitions the throne OF grace
Is my brother, and therefore 1 am at
nome tonight, particularly 30 after the
cordial greeting to which we have ell
Aisteneo, and the numerous evidences of
your love and good will shown on the
walls OF this beautiful house OF worship.
we oring you greeting in the name OF
christ, and we want TO thank you for
the welcome you have 80 cordially given /.
us in His name"
Rev. A. e Waraeld, of Lynchburr.
spoke on "The Use of the Bible In Chris.
tlan work" His address was charac-
teristic for its deep f%orethought and
practical wisdom. 1t was we'll delivered
ana revealed to those present that the
speaker possessed o remarkably clear
and penetrating mind.
de spoke of the different WAYS in
which the Bible Is used and said:
I'm q meeting of this kind IL is far
preferable to look at the Bible from q
practical standpoint and in so doing let
wnlch we can ace ourselves from both
sides, the good and the bad, one alonp-
side the other.
'Ihe characters Of the Bible, some of
them, rise before US with such splendor
and such grandeur and sublimisy, and
When we come to our Savior himself we
cannot find q single spot or blemish to
mar His God-like life. No one can read
the Bible without being mads better;
no one can quote 1t without helping
another. 1t is not science, 1t is not
phllosophy, but the word of the true and
living God; therefore yon should not
study It az science or philosophy, hut as
the Bible.
IT best way to use the BIZ ole in.
Christian work is to transmute 1t into.
our lives. Go forth among men and lot
our very actions proclaim to " % world
and speak forth the word OF Go d. Pre-.
sent IL In crest faith and les ne feel that
In our hearts we are in. earnes' and in a
amer that we may expect . esults,
"One OF the Requisites IL that wa
should present IL with eGca mon sense
and tact. We must know u @ word and
transmute 1t into our livea nd then use
tact"
-Four services will be- kal 4 o.dav the
first being q sunrise pray ar mes ting at
oclocK' 10 w~hica'eVeryn odS Is invited.
The second morning sery zoe will com-
mence at 10 o'clock. wRs IN u. 8. Rem.
nett. Of Richmond, willie onduota nrayer
and praise servise, aftel wnich rsports
will be read by the president. State
secretary and State ar ,ssurer. folio we'd
by the ,.oll call of sol .ieties. resnonded
to by o ne minute reJ ,orts. A rtcopni-
tion Sc .rvice will be conducted bv PAN