Evening star., 1896-07-10

"Bnt come 1t fast or come It slow
Twill oone at last. ] surely know,
And men shall call 1t love-"
III A pledge of attainment.
The motto Of the redeemed nfe Is saved
Of salvation. If. indeed. he is saved at all,
II he regards his Life a. an end In itself.
Fur better is the conception that the saved
hfe b part OF the great order in which
universe. Tha man who has found his life
renewed stands for the first time in right
relation to the order OF thingA We need to
keep in mind:
I. The universe as Law.
9. Obedience as adjustment to fundamen-
tai relations.
Scatter sunshiae.
When DIR. Whitman finished he was given
a great ovation. DR.. Fallows called on the
audience to sing ''Scatter Sunshine" Be-
fore the music was begun DR.. Fallows said
that a. q curious ceincidsnce he had Just
received note saying: please announces
10 the delegates that the people of Wash
tngton woald Like to hear the Christian En-
deavorers singing Scatter Sunshine on
the skies may be frowning" This raised q
hearty laugh. and, az IL IN promise to grant
the petition. the vast throng sang the
verses In magnificent style.
Rev. Dr. ChaD..an'> Address.
Rev. DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman Of Phiiadel-
phia was the last speaker of the morning
His text was Some Conditions OF Success
full Service" He said:
I bring a greeting to the representative
Of the Christian Bndeevor Societies
throughout the world. and salute you as
young people redeemed by the precious
blood Of Jesns Christ; called to O service
which angels would Like to do and offered
for qualification to make this work q con-
spicuous success. And yet with all the
glorious outlook before us: with all our In
herited qualities Of greatness-if we have
such an inheritance-no Christian Endeav-
orer can ever be successful in the service
Of God until he has surrendered himself
absolutely to God. for three things:
l. For the baptism with the Holy Ghost
This Is every Christians birthright. and
IL he did not receive 1t at his regeneration,
God waits to bsstow 1t upon him when he
will pay the price Cor 1t. The figure Of bap-
ttsm makes plain the way by which we
may attain unto 1t. First. baptism Is a
definite thing. One may not know the time
Of his conversion. but he may know the
time of his baptism And one may be a
Christian and not know the time of his
conversion. but no man can be a Christian
with power until he has had a definite sx-
perience IN the matter of surrendering to
the Holy Ghost.
Second Baptism Is q complete surrender
ing of ones self to the administrator Of the
right. and this all may know In the matter
of one's being baptized with the Holy Ghost.
ard never until we have taken our souls
and put them upon the altar before God
may we expect to have God greatly use US.
Third. baptism Is the death OF self This
is the meaning Of the figure. In the mark
cts OF Jerusalem when meat is exposed for
sale, the rabbi or his representatives exam
iEes 1t carefully. and If he finds that all
the life Is gone. he seals II with his seal.
How like the work Of the Holy Ghost this.
is We are told that We may be sealed
with the spirit" But this will never come
to as until the self-life Is rendered dead
and put beneath our feet. II these three
steps are followed the blessing cannot but