Evening star., 1896-07-09
NEW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN
CHI RICH.

CHURCH.
The spacious auditorium of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church was
we'll filed last evening. there being few
empty seats in the main body of the
church, and the galleries were also occu-
pied. While the audience being seat
ed strong male voice started favorite
Endeavor hymn. which taken up by
the audience with well-sustained power
and several verses were sung. In the alb
sence CT Rev. Joseph I. Kelly. who was
de designated to preside over the meeting, the
pastor of the church, Rev. DR.. Radcliffe,
performed that duty hymn was sung
to the accompaniment OF the organ. the
services of precen;or or choir not being
needed 10 lead congregation of such
singers. Prayer was offered by DR.. Rad
cliffe and then he read a selection from
the Scriptures. after which another hymn
sung. and with few appropriate
words DIR. Radcliffe introduced Rev. Cort-
land Myers of Brooklyn, N T. By an ap-
propriate illustration the speaker illustrat
ed the truth that the deepening Of the
spiritual life was from above. 1t was to be
done in the world, and while the Christian
was to be in the world he was not to be Of
It, He had sharp word or two to say
about the external form in worship. which
lacked the proper spirit. He believed that
the process of improving the human heart
was by crowding out the bad and by
bringing in the good.
A hymn was sung. and then Rev w. H.
Robinson. D. D., of Eng1ewood. Ill. spoke
of the inward Or spiritual life and its
manifestation The first thing, he said, in
order to deepen the spiritual life, to
know the essence of this life. One effect of
this life was the realiza ton of the father
hood of God: second. longing for a
better physical body. and the third effort
was to fill the soul with intense prayer.
Deeper spiritual life is the life of Jesus,
and not only must His words be studied,
hIt lis vn,1f hn. b,,tIt
the soul
The exercises of quiet hour" which
concluded the service, were conducted by
Mr. Charles b. Holdrege of Chicago, con-
slstlng of singing, reading the Scriptures
silent prayer and brief oral prayers from a
number in the congregation.
Mt VERNON PLACE CHURCH..
The preliminary meeting at the Nj. Yer
non Place NJ f. Church SoI.h was largely
attended by visiting delegates from North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with
Soofiy sprinklng of ashingtoniaIsw Who
thus had their first glimpse of the ses-
slonS OF Christian EndeavOr convention
The ushers had their first experience in
seating convention audience, and right
Wen did they perform their task The Mt.
Vernon Church choir of the convention
chorus had chance to show what it could
do in the musical line, aud under ;ha very
efficient leadership of Mr. Page l.. Zim-
the hearts of the visitors.
Pastor Isaac W. Canter. d. D., of the Mt
vernon on, Church was the presiding officer.
non. played the big organ
Ihere was a preliminary song service,
led by the {. E. choir. and then DIR. Carter
called upon Rev Runisey Smithson. DID,,
presiding elder OF the Washington Meth,-
dist Church South. to offer the opening
prayer Dr. Smithson prayed for Gods
blessing upon the gathered Endeavor hosts
and the great convention and pleaded fer
a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit
upon the capital city.
The lo3d Psalm was read responsibility,
ana then Pastor Canter formally but none
the less beautifully welcomed the Southern
Endeavorers to the church and the city
The city Is one in which not only Wash
fngtonians but every person in the nation
should have the deepest interest" he .aId
LAS you walk along our broad shaded
avenues. as you stroll through our beauti-
fui parks. as you admire our monuments
and our statuary. as you look upon the
massive buildings upon every hand where
the various departments OF government are
housed. you will be pardonad IL your hearts
swell with pride as you think that all these
ard homes: We welcome you for what YOU
are and what you come to do, and pray
that your coming may prove a great bless
ing upon every resident Of our capital"
Another Gospel hymn was sung, and then
the hrst speaker, Rev. w. d. Reid of Mon
treal, Canada. was introduced to address
himself to the topic of the evening
Deepening of the Spiritual life" He WIS
heartily glad to be in Washington he said
Tor 1t was always a pleasure for him to be
In the national capital
DIR. Reid's Address.
Touching the subject of the evening DR..
Reid said:
THE subject of which have been asked
to spesk Is an exceedingly solemn one; 1t
reaches down and brings us face to face
with the awful issues of eternal life or
eternal death. In considering what Is
meant by spirituality. We must beware of
the fatal error of miStakins for spirituality
loyalty to religious institutions or organ!za-
tions. Many are exceedingly loyal to some
particular institution. and they imagine
that because Of this they are deeply spirit
ual. This IS strikingly exemplif1ed in the
history Of the Jews. What loyalty they
exhibited toward their temple, their Sab