Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-24

to report to me. He is the most 1aitn-
full man in the company.
aThey were faithful likewise in the
hospital. They sang their songs and
brought their light and love to bear on
those who had been sent to such
place without God and without hope.
In the hospital the boy lay dying, |
with new-found Christian Endeavor |
comrades near. Il have not lived as a |
Christian, boys, were almost his last
words, but | shall die as one. And
when am dead ] want you to pin a
Christian Endeavor badge on my coat,
comes When the mother came, they
told her that her son was dead, and
led her to his body, prepared for
burial. Then she saw the little pin,
expressing so much, on his breast,
amid the flowers arranged by loving
hands, and some of the bitterness OF
her grief was taken away. for she knew
that it was as an Endeavorer that her
boy had diod.
$50 brass buttons and Christian En-
deavor pins have cleaned on the same
coat, stood in the same trench, read
the same Bible, trusted in the same
God, the God of our nation, who giveth
us the victory.
''This country has. not only been
great in its triumphs in behalf of en-
shaved and oppressed humanity, but
also in scientific discovery. Man as
never before has found out and har-
messed the forces of nature. Steel rails
and the steamship girdle tho globe.
Photographic and telephone operations
have converted the world into whisper
| ing galleries. Lucifer matches, gas
| illumination and electric lights have
almost turned night into day and have
made possible what was otherwise i'm
possible. Through photography world
above us, not discovered by the greatest
telescope, can be seen and their rela-
| tions studied in our parlors. Through
| the spectrum analysis we readily dis
cover the materials on fire in blazing
worlds and by the X-rays, which can
neither be refracted nor reflected, We
behold the bones of the most fleshy
body and look straight through stone
wall The microscope has revealed
wonders. equally marvellous with the
telescope The sweep of science has
been from the largest and most remote
world to the smallest particle of dust.
dust, dust, can any good thing
come out of dust? The housewife long
| ago uetlttTtu IL I'LL dDnDNhuCb gnu q
nuisance. The traveller, suffocating in
his rapid flight, hates dust as the
DESTROYER of his ease and comfort. The
health officer tells you that it is the
chariot of the microbe and the charger
of the bacilli, but open-eyed science
that half of the worlds beauty and
much Of its comfort arise from the
presence of dust. The beautiful blue
sky would be as black as ink without
it. The beauty of the mornings dawr
and the glory of the setting sun, II
, there was no dust, would depart for
ever. Instead of the gentle rain from
, | heaven, there would be torrents ant
water spouts, for every drop of rail-
! crystalizes about an atom Of dust, al
! the dewdrop on the spear point of thu
1 grass.
GAS this century has discovered
things large and small, and their uses
q so also has the church of God. Tn
n shining UNCONVENTIONAL orbs have beef
recognized as blessing the world 70
i ages, but it has taken the last quartz
i Of the nineteenth century to discove
q | the place and Importance Of the youn
people. These were before but as tn
small dust in the balance.
s SIN my Judgment no scientific dis
4 covery means SO much, for this worl
v and the world to come as that ligh
Il that flashed into the little prayer meeI
ing in Portland, Me. when DR.. Franc
E. Clark organized the society wit
II less than 80 Endeavorers. Today thei
N are more than 1880, 900 of them. The
"a are filling the whole earth. The
70 simple constitution has been translate
"a into 81 languages Societies are o
-, l,,,l
IN These, which are but the small du
u, lifted up, have frightened the SIX
h They have brought the gentle rain
Go Righteousness from heaven. They ha'
made rosy the dawn of life and add'
NO new glory to the close of day.
MS Delaware Endeayorers, let 4
of awaken and arouse you, not only to
he higher appreciation of the world VII
v Christian Endeavor, but also inspi
he you to make this State shine wi
no clearer light and flash diamond br
d, liancy into every part of our beautif
is. commonwealth. Let our motto b
ed 1.-THE masses for Christ, the classes
h, Christ, the individual for Christ.
er Endeavorers were out bright a
ne early this morning to attend pray
and praise service, which began at 6.
d, o'clock. The theme was "The Gui
at ance of the Holy Spirit" and the leao
We was the Rev. Frank Holland of t
ICE Second Methodist Protestant Churc
he The'''quiet hour, beginning at O.
o'clock, was led by the Rev. F.
cd Briggs of Second Baptist Church, I
Or subject being "Secret Prayer"
ty. After an interesting impromptu &
oh dress by the Rev. T. A. McCurdy,
cd D., of Central Church, Secretary j.
M Burns submitted his annual repo
to He announced that there are "a,
ne, Christian Endeavor societies in
in world with membership of more tn
The 8, 250,000. Delaware has 10 You
nts Peoples societies with 3.540 membe
w, two intermediate societies with
ld. members, and "a junior societies W
ed, 1,054 members, making total of
an, societies and 4,639 members. Sixt'
ey, societies have disbanded and 16 h,
b q organized since the last report. \
it'll Castle county has 40 Young Peopl
ue. societies; Kent, 81; and Sussex, II.
the One Maryland society is associa
ing with the union. The denominati
cen represented are.
Societies. Memb
two Presbyterian. ............ 80
100 Methodist Protestant..... %
IS Methodist Episcopal..... 8
i'm Baptlsts..
Union ........,...,.....t
A. N. IL. ................
un- Reformed Episcopal..... I
rers A, NJ, r. ................. Q EA-i-.
hey
and Totals. ................. Is
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