The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-12

or societies to commit suicide, to go out
of existence, or to label themselves
with a local or sectarian name Is this
entirely fair? I appeal confidently to
the Christian public of the future, to
the sense of justice in the church at
large, for my answe-.
Nevertheless, and in spite of the adj
vantage sometimes taken Of this prin-
clple, Christian Endeavor has pro-
claimed the banns once more over these
two apparently dissimilar ideas self
government and subordination. It has
married these disaSsociated thoughts,
each of which is incomplete without
the other; each of which is puny and
weak without the other; each of which
is complemented and supplemented by
the other. It has married them, and
has written on the Intel of their doors:
"Obedience and Independence, one and
Inseparable."
Third. Again, our platform embraces
patriotism and humanity. Patriotism
is q name that is used to cover a null
titude of sins. TT is the last resort of
designing knaves," said Johnson. 1t
has been made to stand for partisan
ship and to mask hideous corruption.
1t needs to be married to another idea
the idea of humanity. This Christian
Endeavor has ATTEMPTED to do.
Our patriotic fervor was born at the
same time as our missionary fervor.
Good citizenship and missions have
gone hand in hand. America for
Christ" had not ceased to echo before
we took uD the cry Christ for the
world" Good citizenship has too often
meant in the lands where its slogan
has been sounded, America for Amer
icans," Canada for the Canadians"
Great Britain for the British" Japan
for the japanese" Christian citizen
ship means something more than this.
1t means our country for Christ, and
Christ for the world. 1t means good
rulers and good laws. 1t means the
abolition Of the saloon. 1t means pro-
hibition wherever we can get it. 1t
means Sabbath observance. 1t means
infeXible opposition to all unrighteouS-
ness-not simply that America may be
the greatest nation on which the sun
rises, not simply that Britain's drum
beat may be heard around the world,
but above all, that His kingdom may
come, and His will may be done on
earth as it is in heaven"
By Christian Endeavor, then, we
marry the too-often disassociated
ideas, patriotism and humanity. Chris
tfan citizenship and Christian missions,
one and inseparable.
Fourth. Our Christian Endeavor
platform, once more stands for organi-
zation, it stands for spiritual power
These two great ideas, alasl have too
often been set over against one an
other. They have been divorced and
sundered far. Come, Christian En-
deavor, thou White-robed peacemaker,
and pronounce the banns which shall
make organization and spiritual power
forever onei
Two wings are essential to the bird
that would soar toward the sun. Or
ganization is one wing, spirituality is
another. A poor, broken-winged eagle
is that church or society that fails to
use both wings
Organization without spiritual power
is the perfect engine standing upon the
track with no fire under the boiler, no
steam in the pipes. 1t is a dumb, dead,
impotent thing.
Spirituality without organization is
the fire upon the prairie, klndling
blaze, but driving no wheels, turning
no turbines, energiZing no Whirring
looms or flying shuttles. This, too, is
an impotent, evanescent thing But
spirituality and organization may move
the world.
We have the organization practically
complete-our covenant pledge, our
conservation meeting, our committees,
our unions. Our future conquest is a
question of spiritual power. and that,
Christian Endeavorers, you must
furnish Spiritual power abides not in
the machinery of itself, but it may be
had for the asking. Listen to the
promise. Christian Endeavorer: "Ask
and ye shall receive; seek and We shall
find" Spiritual power is as free as the
sunlight, as mighty as the tides. It is
as abundant as electricity, but, like
electricity, it must be generated. 1t is
as OmninOfQnf Cod hIIt IL ho
applied.
The Christian Endeavor history of
this past year is the story of this
power. It's dominant note has been
Evangelism Saved to serve" has
been its motto. The new Endeavor''
may be summarized as the evangelistic
Endeavor, and wise evangelism is spir-
itual power applied.
o Endeavorers, this is your supreme
mission. Be the conductors of tbs
spiritual electricity. Be the willing
wires, the live wires, along which may
run the power of God to every part of
our organization. This is the one, the
only, secret of success-"Not by might,
nor by power" not by organization or
by perfection of machinery, not by
committees, not by methods, "but by
My spirit, saith the Lord" working
through committees and methods and
organization.
Oh that by some words of burning
eloquence I might lay this thought on
the heart of every Endeavorer through
out the world! This word is not mine
to speak. 1t is not any mans to utter
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly COM
forter, speak Thou the word that
makes our organization live
But I can, I do, urge you to make
this the Christian Endeavor watchword
of the coming year. Each year of the
fifteen years has been noted for some
advance step Each convention has
been signalized by some great thought
citizenship Missions" Fellow
ship" have been our watchwords at
conventions past, and they are our
watchwords STILL for step once
gained we will not lose. And here is
the greatest word, and best of all:
Spiritual Power. washington, 96''-
may it live in history as the convention
of Gods power! 1867, the year of
Gods energizing might in Christian
EndeavorI
Then, as steel and copper, hitherto
Unavoidable metals, are welded together
by the mighty, subtle power of cleo
tr1city in a union so complete that no
human eye can find the seam, so, by
the fusing might of Gods spirit in
Christian Endeavor, will be welded to-
gether fidelity that is true and fellow
ship that is large-hearted, RESPONSE
bility that makes strong and loyalty
that makes humble and gentle, pa
trietism and humanity, organization
and spiritual power, now and forever,
one and inseparable. And what God
hath joined together let no man put
asunder.''
A BLIND STUDENTS EXAMINATION.
Among the students who went up for
the classical examinations for foreign