The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-15

the pg1,le and those that do not. and you
will divide enlightenment from hirbar-
ism. Every German that marched
against paris I'm the Franco Prussian
war carried a Bible in his knapsack.
/ wish 10 plead with you 70 study mis-
book. There Is power In II. moral power.
Tor the disciples who Will make ii Sc
crets his own.
Aybv "a fl that after nineteen hundred
ve1rs tnaf the world r. not conquered
Tor christi Because we are not earnest
enough and have a lack ~ enthusiasm.
t.,-erv man or woman VINO has brought
heaven n little nearer 70 earth learned
:, from this hook Those VINO have done
an INC good ON earth have gained
tneir strength and enthusiasm from the
Bible - -.
Tho great privilege thar THIS DOCK
brfnoz 90 life IS thar II leads 20 tiIlst
and mat means spiritual power.
vo,rd Won have power? II AN lies IN
enc ft-oe little words. BE with Him"
-rbo Greatest force IS tho Bible when
mon have learned N use II Alright.
1uqt after Mr.. Randell had finished hts
address tho fireworks Of 1.-THE Battle Of
Manila" started. Many persons moved
IN the windows and looked towards tho
mark and Or. Chivers arose and told
them not 10 boz afraid that it was only
little amateur battle going on and
would not hurt any one.
DR. j. VI Ramsey then addressed the
convention on "The Disciple in His Devo-
ton" The subject seems better fitted
FOR tho closet than for the rostrum. and
moro ff Tor secret thought than for pub
DE address. The word devotion sinks deep
in an our lives.
This subject suggest TO us the long his
tory OF devotion. and we think Of the
botacomhs and the fleeing Christian and
Mary breaking her alabasta box OF
ointment
There is nothing that IS so demanded
or MS as the enlargement and equipment
of our spiritual nature, and If We have
not the ability t0 lift ourselves 10 Him
who is above Us. we will become an
entire failure ] have found it hard 10
get young men 10 take part DO work Of
This kind: Young men well equipped for
tho debating society. who viii not tale
mart in This work for the Master. and
think it is not difidence on their part.
but that their lives are not right.
You have something in your heart that
viii carry JOY and light into this lonely
world. The man who has experience will
find that he can accomplish good where
the inexperienced mans word viii be cold
.
The only claim that the world will admit
is that we ourselves have seen the Mes
eiah and the only message that this
world will stop TO hear is one that has
passed through our own heart
will venture the statement that the
enthusiastic Christian IS the only Chris
ton and the only one who VIII be success
ul fin bringing the world 90 Christ.
We must get our power from above
or we are pirful indeed 10 is necessary
that we should be equipped with the
spirit
Christ is the fullest example we have.
We are told by one OF his disciples that
as lie came up ont of the water
Ills lips moved I'm prayer on many
other critical occasions and while en-
gagged I'm great work he prayed. All
work of the Master was pretaced with
prayer
We should initiate His example. No
matter how insignificant We are we may
also become powerful and made capable
of doing our Masters Will
MIR. G.. a. EATON.
Tho "Disciple al His Task was the
subject OF the closing address. delivered
bv a. A. Eaton N. A.. of Toronto The
world f.. Gods and tho task 0f the riscipie
is TO take the world for Him. Doe said.
New tasks have been raised FOR this coun-
rrv and England by the events of the
mast wear The solution OF the new prob
iems must not Doe LEFT 90 the politicians
and newspapers. When this nation
goes into the worlds arena now 81 has
something TO do besides wave the flag
tie spoke of the open doors TO mis-
sions which imposed new obligations aud
traced the growth of the new schools OF
philosophy which had been forced 20
place God in their theories because they
bad gone as far as was possible without
Him.
Tine method Of dsclpeship Is martyr
dom. Jesus bore great hardships. So
must we. The way of the Cross is the
only way to victory