The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-14
ANNUAL MEETING.
City Missionary So.
ciety Ends Pros
porous Year.
CHURCH FEDERATION.
Addresses Made by Presi-
dent Berry and Sew
eral Ministers.
CHURCH FEDERATION.

a healthy state of affairs in that or
ganization, besides marking the close
of a year of growth and general pros,
perity. There were about 100 persons
present when H. D. Sleeper, organist at
the church, opened the meeting with an
organ voluntary, which was followed
by an anthem, rendered by a picked
| quartette from Union church choir. DR.
j. c. Berry presided, and read from
scripture, which was followed with
prayer by Rev. John E. Dodge.
DR.. ]. E. futile welcomed the society
to the hospitality of Union church.
DIR. Berry responded on behalf of the
society. "A year ago." he said, "I en-
phasized the Importance of the family
in the community and of the education
Of the children. This work has been
carried out. Results show the wisdom
which has followed the superintendent
efforts IN these lines" DR.. Berry then
devoted ten minutes to the two follow
ing themes; Christ estimate of mans
services" and "Christs estimate of the
value of personal effort for men"
After Miss Eastman had sung Come
unto him all we that labor and are
heavy laden" from the Messiah"
Pr Eldridge Mix, superintendent Of
the society, gave a resume of his an
nual report, which was distributed in
pamphlet form. THE keynote of our
work has been the younger generation
the on-comers rather than the out
Soers. Nothing appeals more strongly
TO the adults than love for their chill
dren, and we can bring them to God
more surely than by any other method.
The fresh air work and benevolent
work have been important accessories.
we shall enter upon more evangelistic
work the coming year as a result of
the Roadway we have made through
the sewing schools. We have been led
to look carefully into the changing con-
ntlons that are carrying young people
out OF the churches, and to meet this
federation of churches is suggested.
A week ago tonight / met in the audi
forum of this church Syrian parents
to baptize their child You can imagine
the emotions with which I took in
my arms that little child from the coun-
try which Christ trod. This is the first
fruit from the Syrian colony in which
we are working now with special en-
enlargement. The Syrian colony now
numbers several hundred peculiarly in
teresting people since they come from
Damascus, Lebanon and about Jerusa-
lem. We, in imitation of Jesus, are try
ing to uplift those poor, to care for
them and train them They give great
promise for the future How to built
them into the city life is one of our
problems"
Or, Daniel Merriman was the next
speaker. He said in part: 1.-The strug-
gle for existence is everywhere. We
as company are here and are what
we are as survivors of millions of lives
by virtue of this relentless struggle,
and 1t Is because of that struggle that
civilization makes its progress. But
there is another struggle contempora-
neous with this struggle for existence
the struggle for the whole. in which
each acts representativelyfor the whole,
thinking first of others until the entire
family of men comes into his concern.
The great representative from all eter-
nifty of the last form of struggle is
Christ our Lord. We are caught and
affected by this primary and tremen-
dous force which seeks the welfare of
the individual at the cost of others.
But it is just in proportion as that
struggle is met by the concern for 9TH
ers, that civilization energies. 1t is
an epoch in the life of a person when
he understands that he is representa-
tive Of others. When that idea laws
hold of life, the person is near to
Jesus In Worcester, we are making our
Christian endeavor through this society
and the churches to represent the less
fortunate ones, and to stand as their
helper and brother. Not till that force
begins to work, does a man or a
church begin to live. This society, if
it did not convert or get out of deg
radiation a single individual, 1t would
be worth while, because il would get
us out of our contemplate self-cen-
teredness. OF course, we must go far
Their than that, and not act representa-
lively through our money. When we
shall have eager hands and willing feet
and burning, sympathetic hearts for
this work, then we shall approximate
to the example of Jesus"
DR.. Willard Scott said that he had
posted map of the city in front of his
desk looked up in directory the Con-
gregatlonal churches and marked with
red paper, and said Those are nv
brothers" Then / looked to their dis
! persion, and l found that beyond the
main street a great many people were
living, and that in proportion as they
grew denser the Congregational
| churches grew scarcer. 1 said, If am
to belong to Worcester l must pene-
trate that great district that has no
Congregationalism. / found it easy to
revive the interest started there in that
great population by my church. We
may as we'll rejoice in our Christian in
heritance. We must have love of the
work or shan't have liberty or Joy in
giving. There ought to be more eVid-
ence of this in more churches of our
faith sustained comfortably. The in
terest Of the pastors of the big churches
should be more evident. Industrial
schools should be more assisted, the
Sunday schools better supplied We
should be more aggressive
Miss Emily Wheeler was the last
speaker. She spoke of the work among
the Armenians.
A business session followed the pub
lie meeting. The following directors
were chosen: For three years, DR..
Scott, DR.. Berry, Dr. Merriman, A. E.
Gray; for two years, DIR. Conrad, Sam
| uel Logan, Dr. futile, DR.. Garst; for
one year, DR.. Lewis, A. G. Tucker, d.
| w. Phillips, H. b. Lincoln.
The following bylaws were discussed
article by article and adopted:
Article /. Name and object.-The name
and object of this society shall be as
stated In the articles of agreement to
| form a corporation.
Art 2. Membership-Thi society shall
J consist of the incorporators life and an
nual members.
| Art. 3. Life members Any person who
shall pay at one time into the treasury
! Of the society the sum of one hundred
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