Evening star., 1896-07-09

We can pray nightly for them. but we
must add to our prayers the personal So
ltcftatton. This Is our needed equipment
for winning souls. 1t Is important to have
able preachers in our pulpits. but more i'm
portant to have consecrated workers in the
society and in the church. The Kingdom OF
God Will never come in all its strength
and beauty until the whole rank and file
OF Christian Endeavorship are enlisted in
hand-to-hand fight with sin. We by no
means underrate the power of few steady
consecrated souls. We remember that
many q battle has teen decided many a
stronghold has been carried by a forlorn
hope. We remember the three hundred
men of Gideon; the single regiment of Gar
1baldi: the Old Guard of Napoleon; the gal
liant piercing of the Austrian ranks and of
his own brave breast by Arnold of Winkel-
reid, and we are made sure that with Col
on their side 'one can chase a thousand
and two can put ten thousand to flight.
Yes" exclaimed John Wesley give me
one hundred men who fear nothing but
God, who hate nothing but sin. and who
are determined to know nothing among
men but Jesus Christ. and Him crucified.
and l will set the world Oh fire.
When DR.. French had taken his scat,
Saved By Grace was sung as "A duet ty
Miss Mamie Cowell and Mrs. n. r Elliott
Inc second speaker of the evening was
Rev. Leander Keyser of Dayton, Ohio.
Mr.. keyser's Address.
Mr.. Keyser said:
haps the shallowcr a man is the more he
resents the imputation of shalowness. In
the realm of thought there is great deal
Of superficiality. There needs to be a deep
ening today Of the intellectual life. Men
are prone to jump to conclusions Of vast
moment from insufficient data and re-
search. throwing together few partial
truths and treating them as If they were
the whole truth. Young men often read
rks hap
proclaim themselves unbelievers; but af-
terward, when they learn more and delve
deeper. they feel. less certain of their
premises, and must either acknowledge
themselves in error or else proudly main
tain the stand they have taken, against
the protests Of conscience.
1t is never safe to be dogmauc while you
are yourg. 1t is safe to hold your judx-
ment in allegiance until you have investi-
gated more thoroughly ard looked upon all
sides OF mooted question. If you are sure
OIL the truth of your consciousness 1t is
right to be positive, but the supercilious
dcgmatist only advertiscs the shallowness
of his mental operations. This is an age of
culture-at least of the means of culture,
and in that fact lies a world of hope for
the race. But our bane may be our superb
cial culture. AS a means of preparation
for the deepening of the current of the
spiritual life do not be satisfied with shall
low knowledge if You would be a learner
and help to solve the problems Of the age.
lectual pride and from mental hippancy 1t
Is but step 20 spiritual flippancy.
There is need of more spirituality in our
churches today: of deepening Of the
stream OF individual and church life.
AS long men will cherish hatred and
resentment In their hearts or envy of
another. or covetouSness, or greed of world
ly goods. or spirit of fault finding, or
seltishr esS, or doubt: long as they will
be Indifferent to the claims Of Gods
ouse. and Gods day and Gods word,
or to the claims of humanity; as long
they will resort to little tricks of trade to
gain advantage; as long as they make mere
forms of worship, or mere religious per-
fcrmances a substitute for genuine Christ
ike Righteousness. just so long may they
expect the fountains Of their spiritual life
to be dried up.
To root sin from the heart requires heroic
treatment of self, and the uttermost sin
cerity in scrutnizins our own motives and
secret springs of life. but it is the only
treatmen that will effect a cure. 1t is
surgical operation, but il is necessary.
The deepened spiritual life tends TO prac-
teal results. 1t does not eXpend itself
merely in Dious meditation as the strained
efforts Of the mystics did. 1t leads the En-
deavorer to greater faithfulness in meeting
the requirements of his pledge. 1t makes
him a letter worshiper, a better church
member. more generous giver. more
tender ympathiZcr, more earnest soul
winner, more patriotic and righteous
citizen, and adds every element that en-
riches and enlarges his Christian manhood
and makes him a more effective servant of
Christ and his fellow men.
Rev. f. T. Root of Baltimore, Md, con-
Quoted the quiet hour. This service. pre-
faced by a brief Introductory address On
the physical and spiritual need for quiet
Of rest consisted of series of silent pray
ers and the singing of hymns in whispered
earnestness. followed by fervid audible
prayer, the congregation remaining with
there brOOdQd
a sacred stiffness and spirit Of conservation.
With the Mizpah benediction. the cOngre-
CATION was dismissed. several ling ..ing,
however. to Join with the choir in singing
''Blest Be the Tie That Binds,'' Loyal
Soldiers" and other convention and Chris
tan Endeavor hymns.
GURLEY MEMORIAL CHURCH.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather quite a fair-siEed audience was
present last night at the meeting at the
Gurley Memorial Church. The rain did not
dampen the enthusiasm with which the
Endeavorers entered into the preliminary
meeting of convention week.
The meeting was opened with an organ
prelude by Miss Nellie Sacrey, and after
the invocation a duet, THE Evening
Prayer" arranged from Hemans, was
rendered. After the reading Of the 103d
p: aim and the singing of hymn the first
speaker of the evening was introduced by
Rev. J. r. Verbrycke, the pastor of the
church. The Rev. J. H. Gamsson, DID, Of
ST. Louis, who was to have delivered this
address, had not arrived. and Rev. James
l.. Hill, DID,, one of the trustees of the
United Society. spoke in his place on the
topic Of the evening, Deepening the Spr-
itral Life He dealt first with what he
called the greatest American vice, timidity
with regard to the expression of religious
life. He contraSted with the natural bold
ress of the American In all other matters
his reticence in declaring his position con-
cerning spiritual affairs. He used the
leaves of tree as illustrat ton of the
expression of spiritual life, and showed
that if the foliage was destroyed the tree
was dealt a fatal blow, and in the same
way the outward expression CT a Chris
tian's religious life was essential to its
we'll being
DR.. Hill said the greatest question with
Christian people was how can We reach
those who are leaning toward us?" and
mentioned the difficulty of touching those
who stand on the middle ground. The best
means of deepening the spiritual life was
prayer, and the feeling of some personal
responsibility in each heart, and in closing
he spoke of the power for good If each one
would try first, to be something, and, sec
ondly. to do something