The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-19
L.,..,,s Of the Epworth League 10
'''' ~. Future of Methodism'
|, oolFy1 ADDRESS BY j. E. MASliAN
k,n, Interesting s"a9, st. %s. Draw"
'''l From Review of the Fast
kuFyplp OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
!. s,,oons Exist Through Sanction
If Processing Christians
.,.,.~ bowed Careful Prepara''""
~ d.. Rcc.ived with Enth"s'asm
a'' =, the Immense Audience

u ,s the full text of the address
n McAshun of TINS CITY "ei'N-
:. =. hoSore the State Epworth League "'
A Antonio on thursday
a. ~ .adress was received with great e"-
.,.,.vm by the large audience
.ms. rnworth League as fac'or III
rs,.,r, Growth of Mcthodism"
"..a c,,izenship is practical Christian
WV ,.,,,c,,,al liberty WAS never truly
roun TO the world untl Aihcr'ca We
',,,sa The United states through .he
.ws,on of Christ, is the nope oil minimum
81 ,hc apotheosis OF civil and refEious
reedon. ,t, ,,,ou,
M If my speeches that made poop" ne
49,. TINT the first words taught the
suarer of Texas were Alamo. Goiiid ana
an 1oein,o. 1 have never denied It,
An occasion like this might well stir up
:. ~ n,,lses Of the most stoiCai clti2eH o.
nsas Here every patriotic sentiment Is
ronsed, Here is a spot c0nsccraten ny Vte
scred and brilliant memories oil Inc MA
no Here a great empire Was carved
IN, The dark ,!ominions Of the Monte
'mas Here the flower OF freedom was
altered by the blood OF the patrlotic
Eawie. the fearless Travis and me i'mfno.-
al Crockett. Here is the crauie ot l,N M,
Esrary camp of Methodsm. Here are the
Dung soldiers of the cross. with hiSh re
olyes and earnest purpose, giving none
ait of their lives TO the work OF INN
hose name is above every name. and VINO
Rss numbered the years oil the world as
Il Ammo Domino are chimcd by the clocks
4 The centuries. In such place. with
UGH Surroundings. the dead might be elo-
huent.
I.said was glad when asked to address
hi meeting. / am requested to make II
prophecy: "What influence will the f:p-
Forth league have az a factor in the tu-
ure growth Of Methodism% ! am not a
prophet nor the son of a prophet. II am
plain, blunt man" The dark Veil OF
MYSTERY, hanging cioud-like over the eter-
pal muteness of the future is as impene-
Fable 10 mt as TO you. The gloom of to-
borrow is yoiccless. hut this | know. Man
rational. inquiging being. He carries
lis reearches nio the most distant re-
Eions Of the globe and beyond It to the
planets and heavenly bodies. He looks
backward to discover Me first origin OF
he human race; casts his eyes forward
see the Influence Of mis- actions upon
os,er!ty and the judgments that will he
olmed Of his character n thousand years
snc lie Is creature that traces
austs and effects to great length and in
nctcy extracts general principles from
,nsis.ca'ar appearances. improves upon his
u'seoferes corrects his mistakes ant
as w. nis very errors profitable.
Me lunEe by experience and from ex
p Iense we know that the future is tn
enia OF tho present. Tho shadows o
sleat events precede the events the m
s,enss' ana an tomorrow lives IN the light o
t HHa y, me iiehi of toltY is projected int
H. lulure; by that light we can soc tn
ely, nhTorth league of the future sharing
WI WIN me church its glory as 1t moves tor
mankind. '' ~
me tiworth League IL distinct featur
VI WORK Inside the chirch-nnt outside
~ uaa s great school where young Chris
s aaa .aymen can develop their powers /.
NJ, n,ns se,, ehristian workers, II is the train
ms mn oI"o o..,, me religious gymnasium wher
s sv1a' athletes are developed and sen
; ;Sa 10 push forward the grand wor
~; ,,a church is doing for the world. 1t
l.; tne , place where rational social intcrcours
IL tm nv.tea. Here the yonng are laugh
into n"i ,iss an inc hope and light they ca
h b,O , NE 10 love justice and mercy.
dn, , s na, and envy, to do their whol
az ' anu leave the result to God. Hni
yel onmen,,. intellectual and spiritual de
Chrisa, em' 10 the young. Here the youn
o ~ as,.sn has the first taste of the ID
h X I son,s good ana here for the first tin
H. IL ' It's me eXaltation that comes frol
sr r eaaa'Ewlesge that he les instrumental
ii ,Iha n an,,i scripture truths and holine'
ihon mo- t", ~, HIS soul Is uplifted with IL
l..A
the, he w "u. a positive compelling power, al
hs s wave. waves OF effort and of good whic
Unit, IV No., IN !, motion will deep and wide
Of th, my ~ 9reak In ripples upon the shor,
''a' undiscovered country.
H. As ipworth league of the future W
.'n'aht Mothodisin: Mcthodism in ca
A. Ne'hodism on the war path, Meth
s, s" sanetiied and glorihed that Meth
s''m which has done so much to snlar,
re,l,," pfra''ze the liberty of enlighten,
ma conscience; that Methods
Of N, shesccd the barbarous doctrin
and WIKI, "'uaie ages. and of predestinatio
uniyersaIih proclaimed the democratic al
nade Tor e very that provision has be
Ii renue very repentant sinner
which a ,,,,.ys the mutations of time m,
around h, NJ the Strength of man. sire,
Of his nnn,,i lhe autumn leaves, the rui
the fac, 1 ,ba, monuments. 1t recogniy
briDian,, ''iat some OF the Oldest and m,
adn .sh. civilizations mai h,wn ' ~, nv
resea,at .he earth, now depend upon +
Quar- ~, OF the archncologist urd ar
exs,s,ao establish the fact Of their n;
decay and ~ also procaims that where,
CONSCIENCE sn,.l may be, that life, dn
and ill., 80, sorrow and sin, do not chan
meant 10 N,h,lhutablc truths of religion ;
from ny " neal and console all who suf
The cloud sunss of sorrow, or droop I'M,
Method;sn misfortune and afflictior
membershi,n' mas more branches, ii grca
than anw ana more church nropci
ahi,y. Il Ji.her denomination of Chri
blity of on nnows us sense OF the respor
ton BY ,no,s,tn.pyihg SO conspicuous Il pt
Christians IN aiter the welfare of yo,
Biinyiny ~ we Enworth League.
thing ,.s people into the church is ,
Them for ~ras' euitivating and discipl
i Is ons s ,hat spiritual work is anotl
Is quite an .n,ils 10 quarry the marble
and tender ,or TO bring out with str,
miIannooa ism is thus raisinp ana S," ,rni ~,
NAM rvhs Of disciples of hnmson a,i ,rh';,
'II,,Hy mankind ' e'e'"'e' ehnobie
when ,ba pairing itself for the ureot
closer I.e PEOPLES of the earth shall ce
citizensb,s u.ler. when the standards
higher NJ, ana character VIII he rai
elimnataa old religious hatreds Mil
ftcognizsd' me elements of religion
Of ona A.u as universal and ,ha sto,d
unnh Lord and ono God wnya a.,
IN NV over the earth. ""'e ="
this Is au'ufe growth of Method,sn,
grssslva anonymous with enli,,htenad
League , amn liberal religion. The Enwt
conserv,,"nni be the great storehonso
from W.T. OF Zeal The great h, :,
forces Of e ,h viii come the e,ec,r
works. u, pose who are Jealous Of .
enthuslasn, IN the young thai zeal
move nno,,n , abound: such zeai as VII,
hsm AZ u'hains of difficulty: such ent,
pot the COS, US tuty is once clear. co,
move ever but will go through or
sssness ana aissaele, The young have
Aensfhing. 'ec'hess of purpose and