The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-05

JOINED
HANDS.
All Evangelical Churches in
Conclave in Worcester.
The Seventh Annual Convention Of Sunday
Schools Of the State Opens at Union
Church = Eloquent Sermons on
preparation Day. ---s'Father
Endeavor' Clark breaches
to the Delegates.

dashtng ceaselessly upon the coast, are
symbol, faint and poor, Of the spirit
lal resources of God The Connecticut
liver flowing between its rocky, high
and banks, or overlooking the green
meadows of it's more southerly course,
rolling on and on for centuries and
centuries, Is another symbol, faint and
poor, Of Gods eXhaustless power. The
treasures in the Klondike fields, the
diamonds in the South African mines,
the treasures of the Rocky Mountains,
are all symbols, faint and poor, of the
treasures which God has in store for
those that seek Him.
Some conception of His eternal
might, some realization Of the resources
at His disposal are necessary to give
us courage and hope, in view of the
service which, as Christian workers,
we have to perform.
Again, the preparation of the heart
involves the confidence, not only that
he has these blessings to bestow, but
that he is willing to give them to us.
We need to dwell more frequently on
the fatherly side Of his character.
mond, is the one great word which
Christ came to speak. Over and over
throughout the gospel you will find the
pages dotted with this word My faith
er, my father At the beginning of
his career, he told his earthly father
that he must be about his heavenly
fathers business, and his last cry on
Golgotha was to his father in heaven
For US, too, as for our Lord-we say
it reverently-is necessary the sense of
the real presence of our father, in
heaven. There is no other thought
which can keep us from discourage
ment and heartacl1e. We need to ask
ourselves, over and over, the question,
How much more, how much more?' If
k~As1, H.. p. H.
good gifts unto your children, how
much more will your heavN b father
give the holy spirit to those that ask
him.
IF Jesus Christ were to come to this
city today having been advertised in
the newspapers to do so, it is certain
that the streets of all the city would
not be large enough to hold the throngs
that would assemble to hear him. But
the coming of Christ to this city is just
what this convention means, for he
himself said that wherever there were
two or three gathered together in his
name, he would be there in the midst
Of them"
The service was closed by an express
sion of thanks rendered by Mr.. Reming
ton to DIR. Clark for his address. Rev.
Mr.. Adams announced that there was
the greatest need of rooms and board
for the delegates as the hotels were
full. and there were at that time 100
persons unprovided with rooms- All
these were satisfactorily accommodate
ed later in the afternoon and evening,
however.
The congregation Joined in singing
several more selections and the bene
diction was pronounced by DR.. futile.
A childrens meeting was held at
Plymouth church at 40 o'clock, when
a service prepared for Sunday school
by Mrs NJ P. Higgins was carried
out. The exercise is entitled, "The De-
velopment Of the Church" 1t was CIV
en- under Mrs. Higgins direction by
about go of the children OF the Sunday
school of Plymouth church.
The service consists, besides singing
and recitations by the children, of the
building of a representation of the tab
ernacle of the Hebrew worship, which
is erected by one Of the teachers, who
acts as master builder, the materials
being furnished to him by the child
rem, each with some appropriate scrip
ture verse.
The service is a very interesting one
and was carried out with great success
Yesterday afternoon. The idea of mo-
ton singing and recitation is strongly
developed, and by its means the his
tory of the worship of God Is carried
through all the phases of its develop
menL down TO the pESSSIl tlliS, W hiSAi
was illustrated by the building of
dissected picture of the present house
Of worship, the structure being erected
from blocks, which bore on them the
names of the virtues and principles in
which the church is founded.
The feature of the exercises that gave
the greatest pleasure to the audience
was the singing by little Ralph Stone,
who is only seven years of age, of the
no fAl
this difficult selection in pure child
soprano voice, that is as clar as
silver bell, and his rendition of the
song was something that is rarely
equalled by child of his years. At
the end of his solo the audience for
got they were in church end burst into
spontaneous applause that was contin>
ued until the little artist again mounts
ed the platform and bowed his thanks.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. o. G. Bailey.