Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-03
Intensely interested. all on

get everybody intensely interested, all on
fire for God
Few leagues have ideal devotional lead
ers. Many leaders take up too much time.
AS one speaker said: The drum major IS
all right, but he isn't the whole process
sion.' Good rules are: Give everybody
something to do. Those who cannot sing or
pray may hand out books. Speeches in
meeting should be shorter and more to the
point. Everybody should get chance to
participate. The league should be more at
tentive to the church: more personal effort
is desirable. Workers should grasp little
opportunities. Missionary work, Sabbath
observance and temperance work belong to
this department.
1.-The members should acquaint them
selves with missionary facts and be able to
refute the arguments that q large part of
the money raised is paid to salar.ed officers
and the rest unwisely used. Modern mis-
sions reveal true nobility, and never did
this weary world pant for God as now.
The world is our missionary battle-ground.
We are but trustees of one true religion
intended for all mankind. and are under
divine injunction to impart 1t.
Antiquity has bequeathed the Sabbath
to modern nations, and the fact that this
institution has subsisted in spite of the
charges which have taken place in the do
main of politics and religion testifies to its
intrinsic value and absolute necessity
Toronto had no Sunday street cars until
six weeks ago. and still proves they are
Unnecessary. Toronto has little or nothing
to do with Sunday travel of vessels, or
Sunday work of blast furnaces. Toronto's
milk delivery is completed at an early hour
Druggists are not allowed to do miscel-
laneous business. Telegraph operators. ex-
cept one or two at central office. rest
Livery stables reduce work. 1t is manifest
that we Christians must make the most Of
the Sabbath if We mean to conserve it.
In the Front of Battle.
so soon as the holy of holes Of the
church is disregarded, it's court Of rest will
be removed. We are in the Thermopylae of
this conflict, to stem the incursions of the
enemy that would take it from us, and we
are able to do not so much by legislation
as by our own earnest and holy Sabbath
keeping. We can do more by actions than
by words.
LAS for the saloon, no man can be good
Christian and bad citizen Every person
who does not ally himself against the sa-
loon is responsible for it's continuance
I would rather help a man on earth
than sing with an angel With this for
motto, the mercy and help department can
do valiantly.
The literary department helps to de-
velop the highest type of Christian charac-
ter. The Epworth League reading course
should be followed. and members pledged
to complete the course when once begun
cultured pety would result. A course of
lectures at a cost of 81 could be proftably
given. One advantage of this work is the
cultivation of Intellectual life at the proper
age, and its effect in stimulating the in
tellectual growth of the young people
premises great things for the league.
THE social committee aims to win souls
for the Master, and attach them by delight
to His service. Every member of the social
committee should consider himself chair
man of the handshakirg committee. the
SmilinE-in committee and the glad-to-see-
you committee. The social should be
heartily approved by pastor and church,
officers. 1t should be one that draws IN all
ifo .t.r;
nality, but little machinery. An offering
OF fruit or flowers to be used by the mercy
and help department is commemorate.
The Juniors.
AS for the Junior Epworth League we
learned from Mrs. Smiley that the first
ideal junior league superintendent was
Mrs. Wesley, because she was well pre-
pared. was appointed by the pastor, and
she worked all the departments The Sc
cret of her success was infinite patience,
hard work. believing prayer. Patience,