The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-01
GREAT RALLY.
Continued from page 1.

sions. Self-sacriice Is the third thing in
1t. When ws say stay thou yonder while
1 go do my msster's duty, then the mis-
sionary spirit is born I'm Us. Now our
leagues, oragnized for young people,
ment OF young life is play, joyousness.
hope. Age Is serious. The playground
and the dinner table are two principal
things to a boy. Yet some are young at
20, and some old at 20. Please people
and you get them. Away with whist,
grab bags, ETC., but welcome
rational amusements, and there are
scores that may please and instruct with
out sacridcing any good taste or good
morals. The door Is not the honse.
A supper is only door. II by II
you get any off the street or out OF sa-
looms into the Lords house, do not de-
spiso the door, but have front doors and
side doors to IL, for you have several
doors even to your own house. But do
not nut clown into your church-taste
and piety will dictate. Do business as
ieaguers In a way to show broad views,
even to plan charitable work. Let the
whole league be roll-called and they,
not the cabinet, plan to spread Coos
kingdom by doing Gods business, not
our own.
Cheops was builded from the sands. till
beyond the horizon Thebes and the Nile
appeared. So by reverence, sympathy
ann self-sacrifice, by sociaiity and bv
friendship and prayer we build from
the sands of society till We broaden
human outlook even to the palace of
the great King.
Az 9:l5 chorus gave "How Lovely gre
the Messengers" the music OF which,
from some hundred trained voices, rlled
the immense hall.
Following this came the address of
Bishop W. X. Ninde, ID. d., of Detroit,
Mich, "The Workers of the Pericd,"
was his subject. Wittily the Bishop said:
81 am glad so many came out to hear DIR
Durrell's admira bic speech, it also gives
me splendid audience. man does not
mature at 40. From 80 TO 40 years of age
tells. Yet many artists, poets, preachers.
statesmen, havs done their monumental
work before 80 yeer5 old. Childhood Is
plastic. Begin then. Often boys and girls
from 10 to IL know more than their par
ents. This Ep~orth Lssgue l lind help.
ing to right kind of precocity. The
church OF the future is the church OF to-
day. Let old and young advise and labor
and build together. The little boy told the
minister who fsked how he liked his
preaching: Il liked it, but you wiggle
about too much in the pulpit
ToDAY's EXERCISES.
The 6 O'Clock a. m. Love feast was not
very largely attended. Rev. w. +. Davis
Of Montville, Conn.,, led the devotional
services In Trinity aud itorim at 9 o'clock.
From a. IN. to I0:30 departmental
conferences were held, conducted by tho
cabinet OF the First General District
League.
The department OF administration was
conducted. In audience room ~ Presi-
rent, Rev. 4. NJ. Taylor, ID. d., pastor of
Winthrop Street M. +. Church, Boston.
The department of spiritual work
was held in the-chspel Of Trinity Church,
conducted by the frst vice-president,
Rev. 4. 0. Thayer, ID. d., of Gardner,
Ne.
The department of mercy and help,
held in the New Jeruslem Church, Room
A., was conducted by Rev. w. /. Haven,
ID. ID, Rev. +. Upbam and others spoke.
Rev. +. +. Herrick Of Springfield
Mass, led the deparme of social
work, which was teld In the New Jeru-
salem Church, room Z.
AT the New jerusalem Church, Room
ID, Rev. w. j. Yates conducted the de-
partment of literary work.
The.depsrtment of junior work, held
in Trinity Church dining hall, was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Annie T.. Smiley of Mil
forj, Mass.
The incoming president, Rev. W. +.
Perrin, is the efficient and successful
pastor Of the South Boston Methodist
Church. The closing exercises were held
this afternoon. Rev. W. S. Mcintyre led
an opening devotional service.