The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-28
AFTERNOoN SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
A short devotional service was led by
Rev. e. S. Ufford of Willimansett, dur
ing which several hymns were sung and
short prayers offered.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions recommended deeper and more
intense unification of all Baptist young
peoples societies in Massachusetts,;
urged far greater interest in Baptist
missionary societies; recommended that
| the finances of the union be sustained;
that the meetings of the anniversaries
be alternated in days with the otler
! meetings of the state anniversaries,
and not always the last on the list
| The secretary reported that the board
| recommends that the International B.
Y. p. W. convention be invited to meet
! in Massachusetts in 1902. Rev Z. d,
Penney OF Worcester spoke in favor of
adopting this report, saying he thought
such an invitation would be accepted.
DR.. E. E. divers, editor of the Bap-
fist Union, spoke on the work the paper
| is doing and intends to do.
The committee on nominations re-
ported, ana the following officers were
elected: President Rev M. F. John
son, Medford; first president, w.
c. King, Springfield; second vice resi-
dent, Rev c. w. Chamberlain, Boston;
third vice-president, Rev H. b. Els
kett, Adams; secretary, Rev. John Il.
| Cow, Son1erville; treasurer, Edward g.
Stevens, Somervile The board of
managers consists of the president OF
the several association unions.
ADDRESS BY REV. L. o. FREEMAN.
Rev. L. o. Freeman then spoke On
The young people at work in the
neighborhood, and said in Substance:
In the topic for discussion the stress is
put upon work, and the second stress
on in the neighborhood' The neigh
borhood means the circle immediately
out Of the church. It's work is person
al and individual, and it does not con-
slst in organizing a new society. Neigh
pornood is rather the loving contact of
| soul with soul How shall the work
De carried? The question of method
must De worked out in each neighbor-
hood. Ii ii takes the form of meetines.
then the question Of most Important
relates to the place of holding meetings.
Inc nome Is pre-eminently the plaCe.
Inc public school buildings are not
good places, nor liz 1t wise to erect
chapels. The best time for this work
is on Sunday afternoons and one otner
evening in the week Successful work
demands definitely pledged leadership,
The appointment of a neighborhond
VISITOR Is useful in this work Also"
MISS ). Florence Cameron spoke on
ne young people at work in the
state visitor of the Sunday School So
soclatlon, and of the need Of state work
py the young peoples societies.
VOTTNTfS
Rey. R. Q. Sherwood took up the
question of young people at work IN
North America, and said in part:
Inc authority for this work is two
Iola; Irst 1t is found in our own na
.uies TOT the soul that shuts itself I'm
~ llseiii II grows narrow; the second Is
I rSis III the instructions and laws of
ChFist' AND this work is one. fine
world and the country, and in the in
.eIest OF symmetrical development If
oehooVes us to devote attention to the
Whole held There are heathenc in
Ncfth America as well as in India and
emma, and the work in this country is
especially attractive to young peonIe
Inc motive of patriotism and the mo-
liVe Oh loyalty to Christ should be spe-
tIal inducements for our young people
10 take up the motto of the Home Mis-
Christ" i'@ Aor
Inc vast increasing negro population
IN the south, in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines, and the increase of
1orelgn-born population shows us the
field we need to work in.
contributions should be offered for
lhls work, even If it is only from a
selfsn standpoint, for if we do not do
something for these people, they will
do something for us.
In the absence of Mrs. e. D. Mac
Laurin, Mrs. G. H. Waterbury spoke on
the young people at work in all the
world. Paul said he was debtor to the
heathen, to preach the gospel in the
foreign field. Are not our young people
debtors to these heather in the foreign
nelds as well as to the heather about
us. You cannot do this work unless
you are thoroughly advised of the
means. Study the conquest course. add
to your missionary libraries and study
missions and as you study, pray. we
want some from these young neonle's
societies to so. We are in the greatest
need of workers. There are some who
| nave the nerve to go. But what about
the nerve of those who stay at home.
are they going to work and give If
they cannot go? There is plenty of
money here for this, plenty for home
work and for the foreign field never
knew any one who was interested in
foreign missions who did not come
down to the individual work.
SPIRITUAL PREPARATION.
Rev Tillman B, johnson of Lynn
spoke on Spiritual preparation for
this work. and said in part:
Let us observe three things: First.
what spirituality means: second how
it is attained, and third, what it pro
due spirituality is conformity to
Chr
To bic end we are to be, not con
form this word, but transformed
until C1at shall be found within MS,
that I'VE nay be able to do the will of
God
To T. sDllitually minded does not ex-
clude 'ayrfhng that is good. Sound
judgm ar essential everywhere, never
counts p much as in the kingdom
! OF God }hG true culture viii, with the
Christt pe fuel for the flame of the
| spirit ga spirituality is more than
these. t dees not proceed from the
| highest ul finest faculties of the
mind, bt.t ffofn Christ himself.
And hoW 9all this condition be at
| tanned? 3nswer by a personal. ex-
| periments knowledge of what Christ
| is: and tn newledge comes only by a
deep, praS VI study of the Bible.
| Through I'll called word chiefly the
| holy spirit l kes Christ known unto