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


betty closed the three minute talks by
telling "Some mistakes we juniors
make !" among them being the use of
slang words which are likely to lead to
Swearing. The children sang sunshine
song, and little Miss Beulah Whiteman
lrecited prettily about the boy who
pushed pound
After the singing of " Bringing in the
'Sheayes,' DR.. Spooner addressed the
children, taking their deep attention
with chalk talk concerning the cross
and the text, 81 stand at the door and
knock. +"
The exercises Of the afternoon closed
with the benediction by DR.. Spooner
Conferences on ways of working were
lheld for junior superintendent, led by
Mr. Ellie. Lookout committee and its
work, led by Mis- a. b. Ellison OF
Middletown, and prayermeeting COM
,mitfee and the prayermeeting and mis-
sionary work, led by Miss Belle j.
Crawford of this city.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
Ssldom il there a more enthusiastic
gathering in Wilmington Church
than was in attendance at Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church Friday night, at
the closing session of the convention.
This must have been gratifying to the
officers and members OF the Christian
Endeavor Union, as it was conclusive
evidence of the great interest mani.
Tested in the convention, the aaHonia-
tion aud tho work. and was also proof
of the appreciation of Wilmingtonians.
At Z. 30 O'Clock nearly every seat in
tho large auditorium OF the church was
occupied, and 10 minutes thereafter
fbaYA q cnurpalv atnpHinU
The large gathering entered with a
will into the praise service, which was
held between 7.30 and 7.45 O'Clock.
The music was directed by Harry j.
Guthrie. The choir work specially
was highly creditable.
AT the conclusion of the praise
service this Rev. George II. Trull, pas.
tor of Eastlake Freshly terian Church,
made short but very enlightening ad.
dress on "Thn Baptism Of tine Spirit, !"
Acts 2. 4. He also offered feryent
prayer.
The Rev. D. M. Stearns. d. D., of
Germantown gave most interesting
discourse on "The Secret OF true sue
cess in His service as sssn and tested
in many lands, - The speaker told of
his experience in the work Of the Lord
for "a years. lie advised his hearers
~ 10 Will ouFibt,
III people are in partnership with Him
they will never become discouraged.
Should they become discouraged there
is evidence that they are not in full
partnership: that they are running a
little affair of their own. Jesus was
denied ana betrayed and forsaken by
many, but He was not forsaken,
Every purpose of the Lord, he de.
clared, shall be performed. Our pur-
pose must be the Lords purpose, or it
will never be success. III you would
have SUCCESS the question for you is
fam l with Christ? Am / Chris
n tiau2" Depend wholly upon Jesus
Christ. The moment you open your
heart and let Jesus come in you are a
I child Of God; you are saved. Ynu are
not serving Christ il you are found
doing one thing that Christ would not
do. III you are given to doing anything
that Christ would not do, it must be
stopped. You must consecrate your
selves to Him.
Would you have success? If you
would have SUCCESS you must use that
which Christ uses. have just been
around the world with the Bible. and
.igays seen in far-oH countries how the
Book ID honored.
MIR. Stearns informed his hearers
that be had Noticed that the Bible il
respected in every land. He quoted
from PASSAGES in the Scripture and al
his request the delegates and Others
present repeated some Of the quotations
with him.
We all need to be prayed for, be
i, said. as we are always encounterine
quicksands. He illustrated his remarks
by relating accounts of the auicksano
disasters on the river near Calcutta.
Iie told his hearers. however, that they
need not fear quicksands if they live
right in the sight of God. You are
not serving God, he said, when you are
interesting yourselves in entertainments
and amusements. When you think O
an entertainment have a week of self
denial You will have better results
have seen it tried. know your hearts
are not oil saying "amen" to that, but
am expressing my views. He spoke
against sociables and suppers IL
churches.
We must have no fellowship be said
with thoss who do not have fellowship
with Christ. Nine out of 10 Of all TIL
missionaries in the field are not LOOKING
for the immediate conversion of th
world. They ars looking for the return
of Christ and through Him the con
version OF the world. If you who ar
Christians are not interested in SOM
missionary go to your pastor and d.
not let him rest until you are in cor
respondence with some missionary
You don't know how happy you will
no to know that you can pray for som
missionary and some missionary ca
pray for you. In conclusion the speake
asked for ths blessing OF Cod upon tn
convention and the Union.
The Rev. Wayland Hoyt. D. D., O
Philadelphia made powerful address
on "Soul winning" He declared tina
souls need winning and offered con
elusive proof of the assertion. He toll
how to win souls.
Our feet, he said, ought to walk j
the right path, but sometimes they g
aatray. Our lives ought to be parable
with the divine law. Many of our liva
are not parallel to tile divine law
Some of us live wrong. That soul
need winning goes without snying
Everything has that about which 1t
organized. The leaf is the structure
idea of tree. The structural idea c
our religion is the crosa. There
upon Christians the responsibility {
being faithful to the structural idaa {
religion, There ia ths responsibilit
of right living. Those who do not liy
right cannot expect to win souls.
lie gave an interesting illustratlo
of unconscious influence upon othei
by example, showing how Sir Waite
Scott, by his industrious example, ha