Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-02
ALTERING OF YOUNG
convention OF Delaware Chris
tlan Endeavor Union.
# WAS HELD AT MlODLETOWN
The Exercises Interesting, and
Attendance Large.
r,etiye Addresses Delivered by the Rev.
\. l. i. Murray. u. d., the President, and
n,,.,s-Ihe Proceedings of the Meetings.

,..r,e,,ye Addresses Delivered by the Rev.
~, l.. !. Murray, ID. d., the President, and
n,n.rs-Ihe Proceedings of the Meetings.
Midletown, Oct. 26. The 10th
,rnunl convention Of the Delaware
Cbristian Endeavor Union began last
waning in Forest Presby yterian Church,
sitb the president, tho Rev. W. L. s.
Murray, b. d., of Wilmington pre-.
.dine, The attendance was large.
''I'f9 Altar a song service the Rev. r. A.
nayison Of st. Georges conducted de-
,otiopal exercises.
The ria Rev. +. II. Moore, d. D., pastor
Oi Forest Church, made the address Of
Tolcome and William Morton of Will
minGton tho Rev. j., q. Peirce of Dover
1I md tbe Rev. j. W. Balderston of Sea-
brd responded.
Address we're also made by the Rev.
Robort Watt, d. D., of Wilmington
md the Rev. W. N. Yates of Philadel-
tbia, the former on Some Conditions
Il Power" and the latter on Don't
Stick in Ruts. ="
The uuiet hour, conducted by the
Rey, Frederic L. Briggs of Whining
Ton, was followed by a praise service,
liter which President Murray delivered
his annual address, saying:
1.-The humming bird, though one of
the smallest. is one of the most heauGi-
hl Of the whole bird family. Its bril-
lnnt plumage always attracts. Its
swift motion astonishes. Is it not
wonderful that every shaft and blade of
Anpf, nF
its gorgeous plumage, the plan and
purrose e Of its swift moving wings, its
tng and slender beak, its biped and
Mbulnr tongue weie all involved in
the invisible primitive oyum Of the
see from which it was by a natural
process distinctly evoked Or again,
lake that little rodent, the chinchilla,
noted fol its silken coat, and caught
for the fineness Of ITS fur, every hair
Of that soft pearly gray ccat, every
bone Of that delicately formed body,
and those bright, beautiful little eyes
mtentiaIly existed in the minute speck
Of protopan in which they arose.
However wonderful, it is nevertheless
rue Marvellous in our eyes, mys-
prious even in the eye of science. So
also the 81, 600 Christian Endeavor So
cqtics, with the three and a quarter
miuns of members, in all sorts of
places and in almost every country in
ihe world pledged to do whatever
Jesus would have them do, publishing
one Ct tho best and most widely cir
culated young peoples papers of the
whole earth, viz. The Christian En-
deavor World, publishing tracts and
bOuks, and raising missionary money,
organizing the Tenth Legion, and
pledging thousands to observe tho quiet
hour were all involved, though invisible,
in that first society formed in Portland,
No, in February, 1881. The possibii-
ties we're all there, but how wonderful
tOus is the development. The involu-
tioh was of God. The evolution belongs
God and man. The revolution belongs
= to the young people and the young
people belong not to Delaware, but to
tho world. The possibilities OF Chris
tian Endeavor for the future as Judged
by the PRESENT and the past will be sur
Nisingly and surprisingly wonderful.
The eaven has penetrated the meal, but
1t bus not yet permeated it, The world
must soc the workings in the whole
lump as it has beheld them in part OF
eavensd. The little stone cut out OF
the mountain must fill the whole
earth. The knowledge of the Lord
must cover the earth as the waters
cover the su;i. The little one must moi
only become 5000, but 100, 900, ano
tnClsand of thousands, until the globt
i not only girdled but clothed witt
The work and woof of Christian En-
deayor principle
DR.. Francis e. Clark says on,
object Of the Christian Endeavor So
cloty was TO teach members to be will
Ing to do hard things for Christ
Hence it was thought it woulc
strengthen them to be bound by
promise. The societies using th
pledge lived and grew those neglect
Inc it, OIL refusing it, died and hay
been buried; and it is sad to relat
that they did not dio in the Lord
There are in my Judgment create
Possibilities in the pledge than W
have ever realized. No one who is
uhristian could ask less, no one de
'ring to become a Christian will fin,
anything in the pledge but what
lVed ur to would not hasten the gla
eay OF his conscious acceptance OF tn
blessed Redeemer. The pledge, wha
Elt? Let me read it: Trusting i
lae Lord Jesus Christ for strength,
Promise Him that / will strive to d
whatever He would like to have me do
mat J will make it the rule Of my lif
to pray and to read the Bible ever
gay, and to support my own church j
every way. especially by attending a
aer regular Sunday and mid-wee
&fvices. unless prevented by som
reason which / can conscientiousl
give 10 my Saviour, and that, lust S
iar as | know how, throughout m
Whole life will endeavor to lead
Ihrlstian life. AS an active membt
promise to be true to al my duties
% 10 present at and to take some actiy
part IN cvoryChristian Endeavor praye
meeting unless hinder ed by some reaso
Ehlch ! can conscientiously give
ny Lord and Master. If obliged to |
aosent from the monthly conseci attic
leGtinsof the society | will. if possible
sehu at least verse of Scripture to
Naa IN response to my name at re
.siL This is called one of the hal
.nlngs. But when we call to our assis
aacN the Lord Jesus and trust Him fl
ssseHn,gth, our weakness is Supplement-
y His omnipotence, our ignorance
hs omniscience, so that we CT
70 all things through Christ, wi
slenlgtheneth US. Fer all things a
IOsslhle to him that believeth. Wi
uis ss thought in mind, the first socie
s sas organized m China. 1t has unde
aken u hard thing. Think of it,
we empire hoary with age-its millio
W millions of inhabitants, its sinful
svkenlng Practices, it's idolatries al
.,ss'ionologies. II any land can be SD
,'n y helong to Satan, it may as trut
,al,y he said of China as of any otht
suu yet. what do you think YOU
%ah said was the real object CT {
sisl Christian lIndaayot Society