The evening times., 1896-07-10
BEARERS OF THE Cross
Continued from First Page.


At the conclusion OF this interchan nge OF
opinions Mr.. Lamb again favored the
audience with solo, "Cast Thy Bread
Upon the Waters"
Miss Kate H. House, OF st. Louis, was
in charge OF the open parliament. the sub
iect being How do you Keep the Juniors
Interested?"
Epigrammatic speeches were made by
workers of both sexes. the chief point being
as to now to keep the boys in line, the girls
being found more amenable to training in
Christian work.
The discussion drifted onto the question
of how to convert the boys and girls and
make them Christians, and while it was
held that brigades, clubs, and special meet
iDgs were good in their way, tile general
opinion was that no better method exists
than fervent prayer backed by the strength
and spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Secretary Baer announced that the moth
ers and parents conference would take
place in Wesley Chapel this afternoon ini-
nediately after the close OF tie superin-
tendents' conference, instead of at the
church heretofore selected.
PARENTS AND JUNIORS.
Miss Lottie Virgins OF Canada took UP
the topic Parents aud Juniors, and sLoke.
in part as follows:
We iayr'idisca much about the relation
or children TO parents, but very Attle about
l,,~ rriation "a slIciius 10 .l.... -. How
strange that we have overlooked the divine
comnand TO "become as little Children"
and have always been holding up adults as
the examples FOR children to follow! Which
u US oGsiGerS the econventIunaiiZed. warp
| ed. distorted. Indirect, half fair. Untrust-
ing. mode OF thinking OF the adult good
sL,st....S iuf .nN st,ntaeo.is, l,.ii,', l.
| rect, Just and trusting mode peculiar und
essential To chiiuhoou!
How often we find parents lax in their
own practices in honesty, and boasting be-
yore the children OF some sharp trick by
which they gained advantage In business
| transaction. If they but realized that II
is the little leaks That sink the ship they
| would be more careful TO he true under all
| circumstances. Parents should be so true
that when tne juniors weigh their actions
IN tne balance they shall not be found
| wanting"
'.nnu nature should be studied. The
| gardener studies his plants and know how
| 10 treat each. The farmer studies his fields
| and knows what best will grow III every
recognize no difference in character, aud
| do not adapt plans to develop different
natures.
PASTORS AND JUNIORS.
! Rev. Peter Ainslee of Baltimore spoke to
| the topic, The Pastors and the Juniors"
| Rev. Mr.. Ainslee then spoke as Follows:
| Some time ago stood by a naval CON
| structor as he directed the laying OF the
keel OF great vessel. He watched IL
| laliy, ana afLer many months IL Was sue
| cessfuiiy launched, with the Stars and
Stripes noating over its newly cnIistencd
Prov. In these days, when childhood Is
largely, ana in some cases entirely, given
over 10 the church for religious insJrhc-
ton, IL seems 10 me tnat the pastor mas a
magnificent opportunity OF aiding more
than ever before in the building of the
chiid Thought and the child lite. Without
| discussing Tue nod tnaJ tue home is losing
upon childhood, certainly this condition
has thrust upon the pastor new and
be more than ever before the servant of
the child. The Junior society meets the
| want or forming the children into an or
ganiZation to bring the pastor into closer
Ioucn with them, tnat he may study their
Individual lives and press to tneIr hearts
as near as possible the divine mold. In
nentiy In the world to make men aud
women better. but since IL Is easier TO
plant truth in Il childs life than to up
root evil or disfisured truth In mature
life, his opportunity and responsibility
are meas ureless. 1t IS his as never before
10 directly intiucnce rnapnood and woma u
hood, aud make safe passage as far
as in him lies in the Launching OF human
barks upon the rough and painless sea
OF life.
souebudy has said that the child is the
|
iru,t. at any rate, ms the flower bursting
the calyx that holds the child blossom. and
the pastors pra yers, words and life should
cofupiBe u x-epl rag RAM the olenn tower
He should pray for them individually. 1t
is easier To prevent IL leakage than. after
twenty-five or thirty years. to attempt 70
! chink a weather-heatcn craft. He snoult
know the children by name. How do ys
do?" and Good morning" may suit men
and women. hut, How do you do, Jim?''
and Good morning. Mary" is the only
! saiutation that will suit boys and girls
He SHOULD play with the children. You can
not touch men unless you get on an equality
with them, neither can you reach Chiidre1l
unless you become icentified with the m II
| their toys. games, oks and sports. Tit
| pastor, then, must be a child, or, If you
chouse. IAN over-grown boy, as somebody
once called Henry Ward Hcecher- After all
this is Just where Jesus wanted every one
| OF US To make our starting point at Child
hoed.
The connection and relation between pas
tors and juniors for few minutes became
the theme of general informal debate.
Prof. Clark said that il there could lie no
sunshine gotten outside they would be
compelled to provide it for themselves.
He asked the audience to sing There Is
Sunshine Today in My Soul"
The precise place occupied by the In
terrncdiate Societies Of Christian Endeavor
the necessity for their existence. the aims
they seek to accomplish and tie work
being performed, together with the prac
tice and methods, was triefly expressed
by volunteers, there being seventeen Of
these intermediate societies Represented
in the meeting. .-s
Thomas Wainwright, of Chicago, WeSterr
agent of the United Society, took charge OF
the Question box" and essayedto answer
all iuterrogations proposnded regarding
junior work. There were five at him
thick and fast, but replies were in each in
stance promptly forthcoming.
At the close of the regular program Mrs
Clark was given an ovation. and br.efl.
spoke on the general subjct of Junior work
She advised the judicous employment %
all methods that are found to- be useful. TIL,
main object of all the meetings is to leas
the children to Christ. Whenever any plal
fails to accomplish this end. drop it and tr
another one.
Mr.. Baer stated that tie resolution serv
/ ice would be abandoned for want of time
He spoke feeling of the great loss sus
taiDed by Dr.. Bagby, president of the Dis
trict union, in the recent loss of his littl
child, and asked those phresent to Joi
him in praying for the great Junior hand ol
the other shore, as we'll as that which serve
as an auxiliary to the church militant
Without further benediction the audienc