The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-28
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us, and this heart knowledge must be
ours before we can serve God. Too
much emphasis cannot be given to
this fact. AS we learn of him, we be-
come more like him and more identified
with him.
The unity between us and our Lord
is none other than that between him
and the Father. We are one with him,
of the same divine nature, called unto
the same holy service Paul is all
comprehensive on this subject, yet he
begins and ends with. Christ. Paul is
no idle dreamer. He is intensely pTac-
teal. We are instruments of right
eousneSs unto God" saved in order to
be, used in saving others.
Notice one more description of spirit
ual preparation for work: Let this
mind be in you which was also in Christ
JESUS TIVE qualities of this mind
are given, humility and obedience. 1t
is interesting to see how Paul grew in
humility as he grew in the knowledge
of Christ, and at least he, too, be
came obedient unto death. Obedience
to the commands of God is the natural
expression of spiritual life, and is also
the one condition of our abiding in
Christ"
The benedietion was pronounced by
Rev A. 2. Hylan of Westboro, and the
meeting was adjourned for the after
noon.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with a
short devotional service led by the
president Rev. NJ. f. Johnson, Rev A.
F. Brown Of Clinton leading in scrip
ture reading and prayer. The report of
the enrolment. committee was turned
into the seeretarys hand without be-
ing read.
The president expressed the thanks
of the convention to the young ladies of
the church for the decorations
Miss Grace l. Lane of Chelsea read
the report on the Richmond convention,
giving short abstracts of several Of the
addresses.
An anthem by the choir followed, and
then the president introduced Rev. DIR.
E. E. Chivers of Chicago, general sec
rotary of the B. Y. P. w. A., and editor
of the Baptist Union.
He said in part: 1t is a great delight
for me to come from the great lake city
and ride among these hills, for I am a
hill man. And / wish to thank the
young people of this church for ming
ling the colors of the Christian Endeav-
or and the b. Y. p. w.
During the last 10 months 1 have Wis
tied numbers of the unions in the states
and colonies, and l feel that there was
never time when the great POSSIBLE
tiles of the movement was so greatly
realized as at present We shall have
100000 and 5000 more subscribers TO the
union within the next nine months.
There are two little words used in the
New Testament that cover the whole
range Of Christian loyalty and duty.
They are, Come and Go" The first
was spoken by Christ at the beginning
of his earthly ministry. 1t is a COM
manding' Invitation, the second is an in
viting command, Both are preceded
by marvellous assertions, The first is
the call to discipleship; the second is
the call to apostleship. The words of
invitation were not spoken once, it is
still coming to US and our life is i'm
perfect If we do not find all the time
new companionship.
People are becoming dissatisfied with
self-culture, with isolation, and wish
the broadcast work from the Christian.
Time was when piety took on an in
Prospective type, but now the type is
predominately active, due to the spirit
of the age and the demands of the vi
tai questions of today Christianity is
a fellowship into which men come to be
trained for ministering to mems needs.
We are becoming to see that Christian
service is not confined to any one
thing. Our duty is not ended when we
have delivered the message. We are
plotting out the fictitious line between
the secular and religious. lives 1t is
possible for US to swing too far. Chris
tianity is mere than sociology. man
is more than the circumstances which
surround him. You may better his
surroundings, but you may not have
redeemed the man. Christianity be-
gins in the heart of the individual.
The Christianity under which we are
living goes throughout the world, and
yet we have only begun the great work
of missions
Apostleship is rooted in discipleship.
No man is qualified to go out for God
who has not taken his learning at the
feet of Christ. The real motto of the
B. Y. P, w. is discipleship with apostle
ship.
A great many of US ought to mend
our manners or quit our professions
about the Bible. Let the young people
read Moulton's Modern Readers BIZ