The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-10

headquarters, you will find it is practically
the same as the regular p , & T., eA-
cept that, IL desired d superintendent may
be appointed by the pastor of the church,
who shall have general charge or the work
of the society. The pledge is essenuaIly
the same, the consecrauon meeting ana
committee work are Identical.
The Rev. W. II. G. Temple, Of Seattle,
spoke of Committee Work and said he
feared that those who thought they could
sing themselves into everlasting bliss mlSht
awake to lind it everlasting blister "Cnils-
which puts a work to do i,,0 the nands OF
every member. Jesus Christ IS the most
practical master that ever put servants 70
work. Our duty may not be Ioud-mouthed
thing at all; it may be something that VIII
knock two or three stories OF our Self-cOn-
ceit What do mean by a sentimentE
brook is sentiment as II comes dancing
down the hillside. but turn it into mil
race and it becomes service. May we
learn that Christian endeaVor Is not
formulation OF but following after
Mr.. Temple was jocular almost to the
end, but his closing was imp&ssoned ora
tory and he spoke of the Christ who came
to serve and save the word, and who
serves and saves it still where he sits be-
side the great white throne.
Rev. Robert Johnson. OF London, Ont.
spoke on The Monthly Consecration Meet
ing" Adjournment was then taken
The eVangelistc meetings at noon were
conducted by Rev. Robert Pierce, OF PhlIa-
delphia, ana Rev. William Patterson, OF
Toronto, Ont, at the \. NJ. g A, EVdnge-
list David, of south India, and Rev. j. w.
Chapman, OF Philadelphia, at the Chamber
of Commerce, and Rev. George f. Pente-
cost, of New York, at the Emporium. All
were largely attended. In the open parlia-
mentary session at Woodward pavilion
many members participated and there was
an interesting and instructive discussion.
Rev. t.. W. Thompson, OF Paterson, \. j.,
spoke on Christian Endeavor and the Mid
Weeek Prayer Meeting. HIS address was
devoted to practical church work. Another
brief open parliament was then opened
by Mr.. W. c. Perkins, of Baltimore. An
Rev. b. b. Tyler, OF New York, the session
was adjourned until night.
At the meeting of Christian EndeaVor
mothers the report of the Junior Society of
Christian EndeaVorerS was read by Miss
Myrtle Simpson, of San Francisco. The re-
port of the Intermediate Society of Chris
tian Erdeavorers was read by Mrs. James
l.. Hill, of Salem, Mass. There are now 364
of the societies of midde-aged boys, and
California leads all the States with fifty
one. The report of the mothers society,
read by Miss Frances Lebaron, of Chicago,
showed 1t to be in most fOurishng condi-
ton. 1t seeks to control and guide the
younger members of the family. The after
noon was devoted to conference Of commit
tee officers and pastors. The next subject
was The Relation of the Mothers En-
deavor Society to Junior and intermediate
Societies of Christian Endeavor." Mrs. A.
M. Lathrop, of Boston, who spoke on this
subject, compared the relations of these So
cieties to that between the mother and her
children
An interesting feature of the meeting was
then introduced by the presentation to the
audience of six little Chinese children from
the Occidental home in Chinatown. They
were decked in all the habiliments of their
native costume and greatly delighted the
audience by the singing of a number of the
Endeavor songs, which they had memorized.
A greeting was then sent to the Clark
children, both of whom are leaders in the
EndeaVor movement Mrs. William Pat
terson, of Toronto, then addressed the
meeting on the subject of How the Junior
Superintendents of Junior Christian En-
deavor Societies can Assist the Parents"
She said: The Junior Christian Endeavor
Society, like the Sabbath school, was never
intended to be a substitute for the home,
far as the training of the children is
concerned. The great majority of the men
and women who shall be holding impor
tant positions twenty-five years from now
art at present in our Junior Christian En-
deavor societies, or should be. If they are
not converted and influenced for good when
young, the probability is they may never
be-
Following Mrs. Patterson's address the
last important paper of the meeting was
read. The subject was, why Mothers
Should Haye a Deep Interest in the Band
Mrs. Z. w. Olney, of Providence. She
said that God alone is a comprehensive
textbook to teach us by our daily lives
the blessed gospel of kindness"