Evening star., 1898-07-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES

Tomorrow is conservation meeting day
for most of the District societies. and the
topic for consideration is THE Evils of
Covetousness In writing for the Chris
tian Endeavor World on this topic, the
Rev. Matt. s. Hughes. d. D., pastor of the
Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. Min
neapolts, Mimi, says: Thou shalt not
covet' is not directed against mans ten
dency to acquire. 1t is not an an
archisttc pronuncamento. The sacred
ness of property is proclaimed by the
command, Thou shalt not steal The or
dinance does not forbid desiring houses.
cattle, servants and domestic joys The
word to be emphasized in the command
nent is 'neighbor's.' The sin consists in
desire fastening upon wrong objects; in
ignoring the rights of others. Take heed
and beware OF covetousness.' for its ST.
premacy means the existence of a force de-
structive of all commandments. 'Ye can
not serve God and Mammon'-there goes
the nrst commandment; 'covetousness
which is idolatry. in the phrase of the
apostle, violates the second; as a fruitful
source OF perjury in our courts il clashes
with the third commandment; as the great
incentive in pandering TO Sabbath desecra-
tloh, coVetouSness is in active antagonisIn
to the fourth commandment; as il poIsons
natural affection, II endangers the fifth:
while II is frequently the active agent in
murder and bearing false witness, and al
ways ia tEeft and adultery"
The Y. z. S. c. Z. of the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church has recently
elected the following corps of COMMITTEES
chalrmen, who will serve for one year:
Lookout, Mrs. James A Finch: nrayer
meeting, Mr.. w. b. Randall; missionary.
Miss S. X. Randolph; social Miss X l..
Carhart; Sunday school, Miss Julia Hoge:
music, Mrs d. Z. Wiber; temperance and
good literature, Mrs. ST. Clair
The Sunday school convention of the
Baltimore conference of the M r. Church
South met this week in Front Royal, Va
Mr.. w. w. MILAN, first vice president of
the District c. f. Union, is secretary Of the
convention, and attended its sessions
Inc august meeting OF the Christia En-.
deavor Union occurs next Monday evenIE.,
at 3 O'Clock in the yestry of cai. airy BAN
list Churc1- The music will be led by Mr.
Percy s. Foster and number of the Nash
vile convention songs will be sung After
the election of Union committees .or the
year, beginning September l. an address
will be made by Rev. d. L. Greenfield
pastor of Central Methodist Protestant
Church, upon THE Office of the Holy
Spirit in Organization for Christian Work.
The following quotation is from the ad-
dress Of welcome by Rev. Ira Landrith
chairman of the committee of '9S, delivered
at the recent Nashville convention and
very well indica tes the PATRIOTS atmosphere
that pervaded all the meetings:
we Christian Endeavorers of the south
needed the opportunity We now have Of
pTONiuS 10 lle NuT1Slldn EnO6dkOferS OF
the north that whatever our fathers
thought a generation aeo-and your fathers
VIII tell you that ours We're as sincere as
yours, and as brave-both they and we
their sons and daughters, now love our re-
united country next TO God, and to God
alone; and recent stirring events have but
made our desire more intense to show cur
English and Canadian kindred. In this very
heart, the most American part of America
how much thicker is blood than water and
how happy We all are that the fratricidaI
Anglo-Saxon bitternesses of the past are
dead. now, and buried in a grave fast grow
ing green. We were anxious too and are
still, that in this convention every tribe and
nation, every race and color and CLINE
might learn that We count them brethren
as worthy as are We TO know and praise
our Savior, without whom both they and
We would be worse than worthless"
A formal invitation for the International
christian Endeavor convention Of 1901 to
go to Indianapolis, Ind, was received al
Nashville. Detroit 80 is exciting sat!sfac-
tory words from District Endeayorers and
from appearances there will go to the "cIty
OF the straits next July large delegation
from the city of magnificent distances"
A great many Endeavorers are also making
plans TO go to London, England, TO the
convention of 1900.
The Alexandria Va Endeayorars ara
preparing for the Virginia state conven-
tion, which meets in their city in Septem-
Der.
OF course. in a large convention of many
speeches, like the one recently held in
Nashville, great many witty things are
said Among the witty speakers at the
Nasaville convention was Bishop o. p.
Fitzgerald Of the Southern Methodist
Church Along with other bright Incidents.
nc alluded TO the apparent desire on the
part OF some European nations to assist
Spain. saying 1t reminded him of a colored
brother, who in ante-bellum days ran away
and went 10 New York, expecting there to
be free and happy. Soon she began 10 bs
in want" and approaching a company Of
gentlemen. asked for aims. He was asked
IL he had had good master, to which he
answered Yes" IL his master ever whIp-
ped him, No Then You were a fool for
not staying there" one Of them told him
Gentlemen" said he. what you say NAV
be true. but If any ef you wants that lob
the situation h still open." So II was open
to the would-be helpers os Spain.