The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09

fruit except it abide in the vine, no
more can ye except ye abide in Me-" is as
of q movement as OF an individual, and
only through its living mem bers can move
ment abide in Christ.
This is a world movement. thank God, away
from materialism, Journalism and q barren
ecclesastcism back to God himself. 1t is
like the vast, vivifying current of the gulf
stream, mighty, resistless, contlnent-en-
crcling torrent in the bosom of the ocean. 1t
is called by many names, put everywhere the
essence is the same. 1t is the ''spirt-filed
life"; the '1ife hid with Christ in Cod; the
life emptied OF self end surrendered to God.
Everywhere and always it is ljfe-life
abundantly. OF this movement Christian En-
deavor is a part, vitaliZed by ii, and on its
part, contri buting to 1t.
Endeavorers, let this be the motto, the pur-
pose. the prayer OF this our coming seven
teenth year; 10 come within The blessed reach
of this current, to abide III Christ, to surrender
ourselves to him, to let him use us, to think
less of our efforts ana more OF his fulness, TO
seek larger milling from above, deeper
draughis of mis- life. more emptiness oil self,
more fullness of Christ.
Thus only will Christian Endeayor, and all
for which it has come to Standardization ci IT,
zenship, Christian missions and thousand
forms OF benevolence, receive ever fresh life
and vigor.
That no one may accuse me of dealing in
glittering seneralities let me BIZ very practical.
and, If possible, suggestive. A life led with
Christ in God does not come by chance. We
must choose II, desire it, seek 1T. Let me,
then, suggest two definite practical ways in
which 1t may be promoted.
First-In seeking this closer walk with God
give more attention to family religion. A
multitude of Christian Endeavorers have,
within the past sixteen years, been set to-
gether in families. AS the years come and go
other millions will enter these same relations.
The Endeavorers of America can, wiihiuIhe
next decade. distinctly raise the tone of the
religious life of the families of the Nation.
Why not carry our Endeavor principles into
the family 3? Promote family religion by max
ing more of daily household worship and by
having at east once we family Christian
Endeavor worship, in which every member,
even to the lisping four-y ear-old, sh all have
some personal participation. Let the children
of CHRISTIAN parents grow I'D as confes sing,
outspoken disciples of Christ in the family
making their choice OF him very early, and
never remembering the time when they did
not love him.
Older brothers and sisters, as we'll as parents,
can do much in Introducing this, our funda-
mental principle OF outspoken devotion to
Christ into the family.
Second-Remember the morning watch. Set
apart, religiously and sacredly, at least fifteen
minutes every morning to commun cation
with God. More i'm perative than any business
engagement, more sacred than any matter OF
family concern, more important tnan eating
or sleeping. make this daily engagement with
God. There look into the face OF God. "Prac-
tice the presence of Cod for ct least fifteen
minutes every morning before the days cares
distract your mind and you, like Moses, W i'll be
able to endure las seeing him who is invis-
ibe."
Remember the morning watch' was the
last cry of the departing missionaries TO their
com panions ou the Liverpool pier, as the
steamer which carrieds them TO Asia cast of
her hawser- Remember the morning watch
l wonld repeat as we cast hswsers from the
old year of Christian Endeavor and move for
ward into the future. Perhaps within tue
ranks OF Christian Endeavor we may form q
band which we may cali ''The Brotherhood o;
the Morning Waleh," or "The Comrades of the
Quiet Hour" On, If million Eldeavorers
every day for year to come would RENE mber T
the quiet nour the power of Christian En-.
deavor with God and man would be mutt piled
a hundred fold
The world for Christ.
The Nation for Christ.
The family for Christ
Myself for Christ.
That fourfold Christian Endeavor cor d can
not be broken.
"The world does not yet know what God can
do through fully consecrated man." Ameri.
ca greatest evangelist heard passer-by on
the street remark 10 another. and that remark