Evening star., 1896-07-10
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Two Addresses Listened to by n
Large Audience.


Large Audience.
Within the brilliantly lighted church
which bears the name of that historic
mount where the Christ was crucified there
gathered last night a host of Christian En-
deavorers which filled every nook and cor
ner of the edifice. for it was here that one
OF the most interesting meetings of the
week was scheduled to take place, and the
program which had been arranged gave
promise Of great things. There were no
disappointments. and the large audience.
which exercised itself with fans to keep
cool, found recreation in the teachings 1t
received.
The meeting was scheduled to commence
at half-past seven, but loEg before that
hour the familiar hymns of the Endeavor-
ers were sung over and over again. The
meeting adjourned a few minutes before
ten. Mr.. w. H. Pennell presided, and in
troduced In a felicitous manner the several
speakers After praise service. the Choir
US of the Christian Endeavor sang the an
them, and Rev. S. Domer of this city con-
Quoted the devotional exercises. He read
the forty-sixth Psalm. and discussed in an
interesting manner that great biblical quo
tation, Render urto Caesar the things
that are Caesars, and to God the things
that are Gods" After lie had concluded.
Miss Jessie A. Ackerman Of Chicago was
introduced. who delivered an address. She
Responsibility" She said:
Miss Ackerman's Address.
The crucial test of a form OF government
is the condition of the masses governed.
The true standard of Christian citizenship
| IS an understanding Of the relation Of the
citizen to the existing evils OF his day, and
an everlasting determination to stand for
principle and right. Some time ago, re-
lod a,
that covered distance of 2O0,00O miles /
| was interviewed by a newspaper repre-
sentative. The first question he asked was
Now that you have visited the heather
countries and seen the people of every
| tongue, tribe and condition, what class OF
people, to your mind, most in need OF
missionary effort?" My reply was. THE
| lawmakers of England and America" Blu,
| il you should ask me the same question to.
| night my reply would be, The Christian
| voters of England and America"
1 shall never forget the sensation expe-
r:enced in setting sail for China. There
| came before me scenes of the uncounted
| millions of that vast empire-a country
without Christ, without the Bible and
without the Sabbath-gathered in their
| temples, bowling before idols of wood and
| stone. But had scarcely been in China q
| month before forgot they were heathens
1 forgot the temples and / forgot the
| idols, for Isfound. an evil SO great as to
| cloud and overshadow even the heather
superstition of these people. surrounded by
| clouds Of opium smoke The whole empire
| is covered as with pail by the withering
lighting, damning curse Of opium. In con
| versing with intelligent statesmen upon tn.
| subject they threw the responsibility o
the appalling condition Of China, brough
about through the evils of opium smoke
upon a Christian country: Traffic In opium
was forced upon China by England aftel
| two bloody wars.
1t Is true that we send our missionaries
aud that England sends her missionaries
representing every branch of the Christian
faith, and while they are there giving thei
strength, and many of them sacrificir;
their lives, for the spread of the Gospe
of Christ among the people, and while
through earnest effort, one convert is wol
to Christianity. American whisky makes
hundred drunkards, and English opium