The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-28
THE Y. M. c. ASSOCIATION
MEN'S MEETING AT WARNER HALL
 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,

MEN'S MEETING AT WARNER HALL
 YEsTERDAY AFTERNOON.
 A Stirring Address by Rev. George F. Prentiss of Davenport Church on "The Duties of the Hour"-Fine Song Service by the Association Glee Club.
 The popular meeting for men at o'clock Sunday afternoon at Warner hall under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian association continues to interest many of our young men. A very attractive feature is the song ser vice led by the association glee club. . After the songs, prayer was offered by l.. T. Snow and by Rev. A. M Hall. w. R. Downs read the scripture and Rev. George F. Prentiss then gave an address on "The Duty of the Hour," features of the same being as follows:
 The duty--every hour has it's duty, there is always some one thing to be done which belongs to some particular time; if 1t is neglected it passes on to the next hour and interferes with the what the duty of each hour is and then we must do it immediately if we would ever attain success in business relations as well as in religions. The text of the afternoon is found in PauPs second letter to the Corinthians, 6-2:
 Beholdt now is the accepted time.
 Behold! now is the day of salvation.
 Opportunities, past can never be re- called. How universal is the habit of putting things off and how the habit has ruined men in all walks of life, be 1t the business man in his business or his religion. A prominent and very successful business man was asked the reason of his success. He said T never put off till tomorrow the duty of to- day. I see that each day my work Is completed so that when tomorrow comes I will only have its duties to at- tend to and not be compelled to do more than one days work at a time" We can never be successful by juggling our duties declining to attend to some, putting some off for more convenient season and refusing to attend to our business at the proper time. Much of the failure, loss, suffering, distress, poverty and sin in this world result from this terrible habit of putting things off.
 Behold! Pauls intense life was thrown into the word as realizing the worlds need, the fearful effects of pro- crasination and the great good which would come to all if they would only listen. Behold now; look, for it is life. No one shall be lost if Paul's voice can save him: Now is the accepted time" The worlds good things fall into two classes things of of safety and things of profit, and the good of eternity as well, if you please.
 They both come to a prompt obedi- erlce to duty. "Discharge that man." said superintendent to the boss of a gang of men. He's too slow. Beyond a certain limit divine patience never goes. The hour is big with opportuni- ties; shall we rise to them?
 Great deeds of statement, reformers and philanthropists have been done because they grasped the situation and attended to the duty of the hour. Be gone, thou cursed tendency to put off. Thou has slain my best friend and hast turned the blessing of His memory into 8 regret.
 Now the guide is leading me in quest of deer; there comes second of chance to shoot Shall do it or wait thinking perhaps may have an opportunity of getting a better shot? But that will never come, and my opportunity would be lost. There must be no delay a second and it will be too late.
 I have watched the busy men at the stock exchange. How much they stake on their knowledge of the importance of now" and it may be now or never with them, as with us. Each now has its specific and definite duty. AS in piece of music each note must be struck at the right time or the whole piece is wrong: so in our life the duty of each hour must be attended to or the whole harmony is destroyed. We can learn what our duty Is by listening to the voice of conscience and It's still small voice is better guide than ones inclinations or feelings. If we listen have us do, though the devil may sug- sest that we can do it as we'll to-mor- row or at some other time.
 
 what should be done is wrong. We should see to 1t that selfish motives do not control us, but that we are work ing for the good of humanity. Do the right thing at the right time and place.
 Beholdi now is the accepted time.
 Beholdi now Is the day of salvation.
 This hour grows holy with the soft stiffness and dying Sabbath and the spirit whispers soft to you: "Now, now" Purpose. I pray, to seek with fond obedience salvation. Perhaps your duty is to accept salvation at this time. If you have done so already, Is not the duty of this hour for you to speak to someone else and help them as you have opportunity? Listen to the voice of conscience and do your duty now or 1t will never be done.
 MEMS MEETING.