The morning times., 1896-07-11
WAYS To- DO HIS WORK
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various PARTS OF the great audience, and
ag ain sung III grand and swelling chorus.
The auuien,e very generously and justly
appiauded the singing of two selections by
| "A male octette from hampton Institute.
while u very pleasing nuniber was tofnet
solo by Dr. Frank Swartout.
The exercises were unoer the conductor
DR.. Clark, the Invocation being by Rev.
l.. 3. Basby,' of this city.
Nn.ir ,ie icnerai topic was "Saved To
Scrve,'It WAS trcared from many points of
view, the first address being by Mr. Amos
X. W ellis of Foston. Mass. He said in paIt:
Ten years ago there were in the wurli
200 chris tIan Endea vorers. Wher.
nave IneS gone. Ernu years aio Tie nuu.-
Der had risen 10 100000. What has be-
come tf tEose inlriads. selen leals ago
there Were rearly half n million Christian
EnqeaSorers. 0ncie are tha sc / al miliiCn
young people now? j ann really afraid that
thousands ana Jhuusands OF them are IN
shouldn't they he there: Because there
isn't rooin Tor them; 1eaause during these
seven years the junior hosts have gathered
and are pouring their fresh young cohorts
into the older army; lec:iusc uurlnS th,-'S
seven years two miiiiun young reolle lave
t.ookeu 10 our stardard: feta.se societies
thar once could rattle around in their meet
iEg ruutDs IKE The IiiI.ert III shell are
Bow holding overflow meetings or split
tang up into sections. and hours that bace
had room fora yard OF talk from each inenl-
Der Eows haven't room for an inch. why
s.,uu.au't they tie trcIc: because they 3le
iakiug work right ont Of the Younger En-
tieavorers' hands-work these hands need
10 90 in order to grow strong. Ihey are
needed somewhere else. They are nets:eu
in a senior society uf Christian EnCeaNor.
The Christian EnGeavor pledge is helpful
10 young man or twenty Live. Will hot
be equally helpful 10 the same young man
len years later: Systematic committee
work gives husipessl'ke efficiency To your
Christian service now
DR. STANLEY'S ADDRESS.
The next ADDRESS was By Rev. Frederick
j. Stanley, ID. D., of Newburg, N. Y. re-
Gently missionary at Toxic, Japan. The
speaker addressed the audience at Some
length, the following being substantially
III C main parts o ofthe speech:
Touch the Christian Endeavor button, rs
electric current, anu the thrill is felt at the
four corners OF the globe.
The four grand lines along which the
Christian EndcavOrerS now labor, US four
cardinal points or the compass, The
World for Christ" the north. or magnet. to
which the needle ever points guiding the
Christian Citizenship" and Rescue OF
the sahbatb,' the other three cardinal
points.
Nvnriy onS-nd n half millions of comml-
nicants sit down to the Lords table in
nea;hen lands today. A hundred years
ago scarcely hundred, says one, and but
five missionary societies, whereas, today,
tI,re ar, 81, besides their many hundreds
of auXiliarieS.
What means this: TIE time has come for
the Christian Endeavor army to march in
and largely be Gods instrument to take
this world for Christ.
What hath God wrought already in this
century?
ana dialects, SO that nine-lenths OF all tie
race can read mot do, but may Teadp the
WCrl OF God in their own tongue, whereas,
100 years ago, but forty four languages all
told, as the Jesuit Of eighteen centuries
translation previous TO this nipetcenth zen
tury. Only make Jesus King voice
from the distant lanGs to tie church or
Europe and America. accumulated by tEc
fact that every nation echoes theplea around
the globe tonight.
Were our ancestors of seventy five and
hundred years ago to return for twenty-four
nours TO this mundane sphere. they would
stand aghaStat, tie wonderful achievements,
as they look attEis world moved nightly by
gas, steam, and electricity.
But gas. ste. IN and electricity nave Eeen
latent powers in and around this earth Tor
thousands and mi!liuns OF years Only With
in the past seventy five years have these
latent powers feen developed To produce
such marvellous results.
twenty five years hence some Will stand
on the platform and marvel that Tor CEN
turtles the church allowed the powers ana
Talents of the Young 10 remain latent. and
only within the past half century, ~ Will
then have hecn in 1920 A. D.. shall these
bowers of religious activity nave Teen Gs
yeioped to bless the church ard mankind IN
bringing this world to the cross 10 crown
Him King of Kings and Lord Of Lords.
DIR. wITHROw SPOKE.
A very interesting and besides eloquently
delivered address was that by the Kew
j. L. Withrow, ID. d. LII. D., OF chicago.
His theme was "Meetness for the Masters
use" He prefaced his remarks by an
Endorsement of the view OF Mr.. Wells FOR
ri.tfn ,,ftxa
Returning TO his theme he discussed first
Inc things that fit US for service OF the
Lord Such service enobles the humblest
ai,h ough it was not always true that
God selected the humble to carry out his
plans Nevertheless in all cases the leaders
of the world were Gods men, such as
Thomas AquHas, Moses, Joshua, than
whom there was no greater general
David, the greatest OF ell poets laureate;;'
John the baptist, and Martin Luther.
Conditions for service he would classify
under three heads: A self-effacing affection
for the Lord Jesus Christ; unhesitating
obedience to His commands, and third, an
Astounding confidence in His power to
conquer.
lie advised that there should be nothing
between the man and the Saviour, not even
the church. because at times Il man was
won't to say that lie was Methodist or
Presbyterian. making the church and its
power the final consideration. There was
force enough in the world to reform 1t II
it were applied intellig emily. DR.. Withrow
spoke with great feeling Of the pfttance
given to women as wages as one OF the
questions that must be settled in time.
The audience appauded vigorously the
statement that Tent williston had been re-
erected and that the junior rally would be
held there this morning.
Mr.. Foster also made the announcement
that the Marine Band would give special
concert for the C. E. at the Capitol this
afternoon at O'Clock. at which time also
the grand combined C. E. chorus would
be heard.