Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-14
Final Meetings Held by Christian En-
deavorers Last Night.
IMPRESSIVE ADDRESSES AND BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Thousands Gather in the Vast Canvas TEMPLES
in the White Lot.
HOLDING CONSIDERATION SERVICES

stacles with hope, and achieve its victories
with humility. The religion that would
capture the world must be an inspiration.
The faith of those heroic souls whose sac
rif1ces and martyrdoms have glorified the
history OF the church has been not merely
a restraint. but an inspiration. While par
liaments and senates, while statesmen and
sovereigns have let a year and a half go
ny IN discussing what shall be done to
stop the atrocities of the brutal Turk and
minister to the pitiable sufferings of strick-
en- Armenia. woman more than seventy
years OF age, with a red cross on her
breast, has crossed the seas and the noun
tadn wilderness. carrying bread and love
to the starving thousands of that smitten
land. God bless Clara Barton. Hers is not
a religion of restraint, but Of unconquer-
able Inspiration.
Ninety-nine hundredths Of all the attacks
made by inf1delity are directed against
down into their prejudices and precon-
ceived opinions and brought I'D q concep-
ton which they have called the gospel, and
they have attacked that. Infidelity has
only a creed, formula of words dry.
dead dogma, and 1t has pitched into that
But walt until the creed becomes an ex-
perience; wait till the truth takes hold of
forming character. begetting higher ideals;
tnen lnfdenty's guns are spiked Let the
skeptic himself get an experience of God
IN MS own life; let him form a personal ac-
get conviction Of the reality of religion
which all the devils OF doubt cannot
quench. Wait till infidelity sees Divinity.
In the person Of Jesus Christ coming down
INTO the lost world. to carry out a program
or infinite sympathy and transcendent re-
lief for suffering brothers and sisters In
fidelity cannot criticise that God. Then
wait till men and women. baptized with the
Chrtst-spirft, go about the same blessed
ministry. reaching out helping hands to all
around them. and finding God in the pau
per In their door and the consumptive in
their hospital. That gospel is not infa-
nous; 1t is divine 1t needs no trumpet
blast to announce 1t. for itself Is it's suffi-
cient vindication.
You say you cannot believe in the here
after. 1t is far more important that you
the new faiths OF the old gospel. They
clothe Calvary with perennial rejuven-
escence. This Is the sort Of religion for
which this Christian Endeavor movement
among the youth of militant Christendom
stands We do not make creeds-we try to
be the creed. We do formulate rules that
shall act as barriers to keep us from fall
ing into the devils domains, but we try to
get so far over on Gods territory that no
barrier shall ever be needed. We have a
blessed hope for that life beyond deaths
shadow. but we believe 1t is to them who
by patient continuance in well-doing seek
for Immortality that the gates Of light
swing large and free. We believe that the
things which unite us are greater than the
things which divide u.s. and so we stretch
hands. electric with the fellowship Of grace
across UNCONVENTIONAL walls and salute one
another In the new faiths of the old gospel
Not only a creed. but an experience.
Not only restraint. but an Inspiration
Not only an insurance for the next, but
program for the present world.
DR.. Vance Is young man, a very young
man to have preached such an able dis
course His delivery was weIl-nigh perfect,
and his sermon was one of the most efrec-
tive efforts of the whole convention.
The Conservation Meeting
The hymn. Scatter Sunshine" was sung,
and then Mr.. Shaw began the conservation
service with brief but earnest address
Urging all his hearers to take Jesus Christ
into their lives and live as He would have
them live.
Then Mr.. Shaw called upon each state.
territory and foreign land represented in
the convention. and one delegate from each
verse Of Scripture, or of a hymn, or a
word of greeting and love, renewing VOWS
of loyalty to the Savior. In a number of
instances the whole delegation arose and
recfted the chosen text in unison, or sang
the verse.
1t was most beautiful and impressive
service and spirit Of deep reverence
seemed to pervade the whole vast assem-
blage At the close four verses of the
hymn lust AS I Am" were sung softly,
sweetly, as a prayer. -
Then came the Mizpah beneuiction. the
hymn God Be With You Till We Meet
Again." and the last meeting at Tent VIII
liston was thing of the past