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should not perish. but have everlasting life

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deeper and more profound will our spiritual
life be. We are transformed by beholding,
medltating, thinking. Thoughts Of the
world oft show the impress of the world
press of Christ. Let us think of Him.
Christ was tender. loving, sympathizing
long suffering. forgiving. Have We His
spirit? The fruit of the spirit Is love, JOY.
meekness, temperance. Jesus was cour;e-
Gus, patient. When reviled He reviled not
again. When prosecuted, He opened not
his mouth. He was social, honest, brave
God the Father. AS we contemplate Him
can we not say:
love Thee, Lord,
But with no love Of mine.
love Thee, Lord,
But all the love Is Thine
We see Christ in the garden. and we en-
ter into His suffering; but we have the as
surance il we suffer with Him here we
shall be glorifed with Him there.
Changed from strength to strength, from
power to power, from glory to glory. until
now we awake in the kings likeness.
At the conclusion of Rev Mason's very
Interesting address Mr.. H. c. Pierson and
Miss A. S. Wingate sang a duet.
During a song by the congregation thir-
teen additional delegates from Kansas ar
rived at the church, where they remained
through the meeting.
Rev. Amos R; Wells of Boston next ,a ad-
OreSSeu the auulenCc ON AS q HAL luiLh-
eth in his heart, SO he is"
MIR. Wells Address.
Mr.. Wells said:
Endeavorers, suppose you could get out
cf your body. suppose you should meet It
on the street tomorrow. You probably
wouldn't recognize 1t. And I wonder how
many of us, If our bodies were taken away
morrow, would recognize our souls. An
gal tn a m
to attend the marriage supper OF the kings
son. She began to adorn herself with fine
raiment and ornament her beautiful hair,
but the angel said: Nay. Your clothes
and jewels are not invited to the feast,
only yourself" Then her garments faded
away at the angels touch. She saw lying
at her feet not merely her dress, but ner
body in 1t with its white hands. fair face
and SlCry of sunshiny hair. Then the angel
assured her she was ready for the feast.
AT the touch OF an angel there will fall
away from you all worldly dress and you
will be revealed BET fore God. When this
transformation comes. when you yourself
stand off by yourself, with nothing that is
not yourself wrapped ABOUT you, l know a
rotent charm that will show you all. 1t is
single sentence from the Book Of Books:
LAS a man thinketh in his heart, SO is he"
What is it to pray? Let the meditations of
MY heart be acceptable in Thy sight. 1t is
to be willing that our lives should be turn
ed inside out or course there are many
rot have us write down in our diaries or
publish from the house tops. Delicate re-
serve Will be even more common in heaven
for all its clear vision than on earth. But
when any deed or thought or feeling is
hidden, because we would be ashamed to
nave II kLown. then We, too, have passed
the life of peril. II your prayers are not
the eager outcry Of your heart you might
as well turn prayer wheel with the Bud
dhist. If your eyes alone read the Bible
and It's precepts are not engraved upon the
tablets of your heart you might as well be
reading Tom Sawyer" If the words you
speak IN prayer meeting do not come from
your heart they will never reach other
hearts. Though your entire breast be coy-
cred with badges, you are no true Endeay-
orer unless you are one inwardly; unless
Inc pledge be written on your heart How
life Is simplified when we cease to look on
the outward appearance and look only on
the heart. NO more worry over what men
may say for God is talking to our hearts
NO more fear for the future. for our rank
in the kingdom of Garth or the kingdom of
heaven. for the kingdom of heaven is with
in US.
quiet hour was then conducted in a
most successiu! manner by Rev. Charles
VERMONT AVE. CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Promptly at O'clock last night the hour
set for beginning the Endeavor services at
sAS SiAAoit <AfeEue CHRISTIAN Church.
Rev. DR.. F. D. Power. pastor of the church.
announced the opening Of the exercises
with the singing of the old familiar hymn.
Praise God. From Whom All Blessings
Flow" At that hour the church was well
hiled- Nearly all Of the Indiana delegates
were present, and their numbers were aug
mented by their friends and the regular
parishioners Of the church. Before the ex-
ho1<
en-, and number were compelled to 20
away disappointed. And 1t was a disap-
pointment, for the exercises were most in
teresting and Instructive
rev Dr. Power. in opening the exercises,
referred to the joyous expectation with
"nlcn the Christian Endeavorers had look
ed forward to this convention. Tonight in
twenty-five of the churches of the city the
Christian hosts had gathered to study the
subject, deepening the Spiritual Life" 1t
was most beautiful theme for all disci-
pies OF Christ. Owing to the unavoida BILE
detention Of Rev. Dr. Tupper of Philadel-
phta, who was to deliver an address. he
would call upon Bishop Fallows, pastor of
the reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago
and trustee of the United Society of the
Christian Endeavorers. Bishop FaI,ows
made al impressive address. 1t was. he
SAID, one OF the duties OF Christian En-
deaVorerS to respond to the call of duty
he considered it pleasure to take the
PA~SS
the mystery of life. No one had ever soly-
ed 1t. The spiritual life depends upon in
teiligence and love. Love, which is not
mere sentiment, but divine principle of
the heart, regenerated by the love of God
referring to the text of the evening. he
SAID the church life must be deepened by
bringing efore the mind clearly and vivid
ly the life and death Of Jesus Christ. The
principles Of life are founded in Him. The
spiritual life is in Him. To deepen 1t We
must study the life of Christ Be fntellt-
gent students of the Old Testament. for in
1t was hidden the New Testament
After the singing of several hymns, Rev.
DR.. j. 2. Pounds, pastor of the Central
Episcopal Church of indianapolis was in
troduced. His address was stirring and full
of good advice.
Rev. A. D. Thaeler of Winston, N. C..was
to have conducted "a quiet hour" but he
was absent, and the time was filled in by
individual extemporaneous prayer. A fea-
ture Of the exercises was the visit of a
number Of delegates from Michigan. They
came in the rain singing a hymn. At the
church door they gave their delegation
cheer, "Hl rrah, hurrah. Michigan, Michi-
gan. Rah! Rah! Rahr' Among them were
Messrs. Chas. D. House. Morenci Mich. !:
John A. Johnson, jr.. of Manistee, Mich. !:
Glen Buck, VIM. l.. Shultiss, Bert Cham
berlain and d. W. Newton of Grand Ran
Ids, Mich, and George B. Cow, Cadillac.
Mich.
HAMLINE CHURCH.