Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-04

bread, 5000, 600 GOO; skate, iron ami
steel, 500, 900. Dli0; woodsn boxes,
sawed lumhor, $3.50, 600, 600; shoe, boots
and shooH. S;i}j, 900. 0G0; pioce OF candy.
sugar anu molaaaes, SGD, OUO 0G0; rock
ing chair, rocking chaira and other fur
nituro $l7j, 600, 900. Over against these
the speaker hung small Bible one
inch by one and half inches, and
stnteh that but So, 600, 0Dc 10 given \
year for foreign missions. The United
5tatas pays twice rs much year fur
corspta to Hqleeze tho life out Of peo-
plo than eau he squeezed out for foreign
| niHsipns.
Mr.. Laird went On TO speak of the
forming of the Tenth Legion in New
York in 1896. 1t has since boen turned
over to tha United Christian Endeavor
Society, and is row growing at tho rate
OF 100 meinbers q week.. Application for
membership may be made to Secretary
!iaer. a member may withdraw ut any
time by notifying him.
The speaker by II ems of circular
chart divided into 10 segmente iIlua-
tratGd what tenth of one'g income
means. lio put aside tho ono tenth for
tho lord, and than attached the vari-
ouH interests TO bo supported by the
| salary, one tenth each for the head and
q roof TO cover it; brain, and hooks to
feed it; eye. and pictures to look at
ear, and music for it; nose, and per-
fame to smell; mouth, something ia
cat; body, something TO wear; hand,
ring and all that that implies; feet,
q bicycle to be suro. Then TO the Lord't
tenth no attached tho interests of the
Il sg.s.l III
deavor, the ship Of foreign missions,
the mission church at home, the dis.
trihution of Bibles, cause of temper
ance, safoty OF tho Armenians, food fol
| the starving llindoos, fruedom for the
slaves Of Africa, onlig for the
| idOlatroua Chinese, hope, happiness
and life around this suffering, SHINING
world. And then he wanted to know ii
the one tenth seemed too much to give.
lie showed further that the average
contributions of Christians 10 thi.
country for missions is but 40 cents O
year. Should cath Christian give one
tenth of his income to this Lords work,
and ono.fourth of that he given to mis-
aions, the amount given 10 missions
would lie 30 times us much as ii Ii
now. In conclusion Mr.. Laird read I
pnem emphasizing tho poorness of the
gift of hut 40 cents to missions.
Defaulting Debtors" was tho sub
ject of striking treatment OF the para
bile OF the unjust steward 10y the Row
John 7. Kerr of Elizabeth, N. j. Thu
steward told his masters debtors to Gu
down the amounts they owe his masto
and they promptly obeyed. II wa
upon the action of these debtors thu
| io oil 10
ferret to the temptation OF Chrigtian
TO pare down tho full measure OF thei
obligations TO God, anti declared tina
oil ehould be paid. Some Christians
have not distinct idea of what thei
Christian duty liz or ought to be. The.
should have clenr line of action. TIL
higher we set our aim, the largu
measure of service wa propose to ronder
tho nearer we will attain to our duty
One trouble arisos from doing 40 mucl
by impulse. With prudence, ther
would be less default in duty.
After singing and tho taking up th
free will offering, President Turner in
truduced the Rev. George b. stewa,t
u. d., OF Harrisburg, Pa. He sal
that Frank Il. Stockton would prubabl
call DR.. Stewart Presbyterian dis
turbsr Of hesitaucy, for there are sti
some in the Preaby terinn Church VIII
are not ready to take up the Christia
Endeavor Society; they do not fin
anything about it 10 tho Westminste
Confession. and know il did not exie
80 years ago. But DR.. Stewart is
friend of the movement. When til
doctor came forward he was given tn
Chautauqua salute. 1t was his frs
appearance before Deluwnre audience
His subject was "Doepening To
, Spiritual Life" lie took issue wit
tho idea, sometimes expressed, that til
higher phases OF religious life are fo
women only, and hold that all may mi
ticipato IN those higher phases. II
: spoke of the necessity OF deep spiritus
!, life. Essential clements of Hpiritus
life are worship, service, morality, cor
. temptation or meditation, experienC
of God, of forgiven sin. We shout
develop along all these lines. The unl
} way TO Ito this is to do the will of Gul
as Jesus did, just going us God lead
us, standing where no bids us stant
i The chief difficulty with uH is that "
i arc eatisfied; we need 10 no filled wit
q profound diacontent. The spirit
: the living God calls you and say
! Come up higher.'
l This benadiction was pronounced b
DR.. Stewart. After the service n n
0 cepton was tendored in tho SUNDAY
4 school room by the Wilmington ChriI
: tian Endeayor Union to the QUITO
. town delegates, officers Of the LOCI