The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-31

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>.:r{.iit ,h, tru,. history OF an institution -
seen only in tn, growth 'i ht'.'s '!'t ~.
( ,,y.l,pm,u of character. III" '''H'' -
real mission & to mans spirit and llN sN..
r,s~ nr f.iiut, Is seen Ia those pha',> ~
! lifs in which tive spirit speaks. u N'',.' N
| r,puir. the knowledge "t the r,r"r"l..S
angel - trace this deeper history W" h@inr @
imT,rfccIiN Intod Inc results as iA' -
! rIy, pas=rd in he various aspects "i "H
vark Gods unhrokeu blessing h;tH irS'r'
, ro lie, ministry Of his wor,i. "" hsN" Lot
N any linn. been uubirst with the presence
Z of ,h. spirit giving rowcr and efficacy i"
oar ,fiuris After AL the chief work 81 t, ti'5
/ church is to preach. and you nave l"Nt u
! and responded to thee preaching "i '"'
word.
Looking back over the days can So, So
| how YOU have grown ~ you h2Nr lcd "i,"'
! the word uf God. This church contributes
/ tu the life nf the city aud liz" nation now
| = mighty element of strong christian 'hat-
, a-tri that must be f,lt with puritNlnS II,
| tiucucc upon every municipal and naii"nat
| ,s-y, Aud an these years through the
! ministry OF the word and spirit tins NUM-
! hrr has been augmented by constant ainl-
! tion~. pGt Of the world and the ncSii-ilit
| haze come men ard women and chiiGr'n
! into tht. new life of liberty and power.
! This real history is written III the privacy
/ and sacred iimiis OF Your CHRISTIAN huIhyS,i
! "Dn., of th, most ilter,Stluc ana uStiGi
| features of cur work from the beginning
| nl.; been the Sunday school Little cili-
drCn have here laid the foundations In a
| knowledge OF the truth and in a renewed
heart for life of Godliness and usefulness
| We have seen scores of these young p'opie
brought into the communion of the church;
| Many have already grown from chi!dhooI
10 fine and royal young manhood ana
| womanhood. The influence OF the school
has reached far beyond our own member
| ship and has blessed many homes other
wise without the ncelf,l element of Bible
| knowledge. II is a great and precious trust
God has given you in these little ones.
Supplemental To this has been the work
Of the Young People Society OF Christian
| EndoavUr. With peculiar pleasure Ne nave
watched the advance Of the young people IN
this organization as they have gone from
stage to stage of Christian progress until
they have come To beautitul maturity o.
character aLd power. Many of the useful
young men and women in the church began
their career In the young peoples society.
4 have not time to speak OF all those
Organizations which 80 To make up the
complex organism of a modern church
wish i could meation the zeal and nteiity
ana speak % the results Of the wOrien's
societies. ;he mems club. the bands of
young people and children But Il is sub
Ject Tor a history ana osertaXeS the limits
OF discourse like this. one other thing
must dwell on for u moment-the city mis-
sion work OF the ten years. 1t Is one of
the most precious phases of our Christian
activity The church has entered but little
into the discussion that has filled the air
with regard to the needy and ChurchleSs
classes. But it has uobiy addressed itself
to the task of supplying SO far as was in
its power. the needy helds around il. IT,
three worthy, bat poor communities. 1t has
kndied and kept burning the torch of Goes
Word. II has gathered a large number into
these three Sunday schools and sent teach
erS TO Instruct them in the " ord IL has
organized the North Cabanne Church. now
having about l"c members and Il large
school. built them a house of worship and
continues 10 pay the most of their ministers
SALARY. 1t occupies a commanding position
in thickly settled community OF wa,;e-
,arner-. and is a power of untold good in
,.dvancing the kingdom of Christ in thai
part of the city. That history has been al
most repeated in the Hazel Hill Mission.
There a beautiful little church is now an
preaching completion. and We expect 10
take possession early IN January. We will
then move our large school from its present
cramEed quarters into this home of its own.
Our other school on Easton avcnue. housed
Is doing Il most useful work under the man
agement of iaborers from this church. So
quietly has all this work heen carried on
that many OF our own members do not
know Of its extent and success
There are some SpeCia! features of our
church life that are worthy Of remark All
that has been accomplished has been done.
by what We are pleased TO call the simple |
gospel There is much talk of adjusting !
we have done has been within the lines of |
gospel liberty. No eNtraneous conditions !
haNe been consulted. This pulpit has felt !
that its commission was unchanged hy the /
changing social conditions around. While (
trying to keep abreast of all that is good |!
IN the worlds progress and to look at il in !
ever, il has not felt that il had any com !
mission to discuss questions sociological; /
transitory interest and quickly change in /
form and point OF view. Let politicians. |
university professors and newspaper edi- |
tors occupy themselves with them. We |
have preferred, and shall prefer to give our !
attention TO the one life and things of i'm !
reiishable Importance 10 every soul that !
We have in this church a striking Illus !
tration OF Christian unity. You would b. !
surprised II our cenoniu3tonal roll Were !
called Persons from every well-known de- /
domination would answer. Yet you form ,
every sense You are practically demon !
strating line unity Of the church.
The considerations l have been present
ing after all but preliminary 20 the /
point of vital interest. 1t is of peculiar
significance that We have been called To- /
labor toge ther thus in the closing years "f
the Nineteenth Century. the greatest decade Q
OF human history. The dawn Of the EW@n-
tieth Century is flushing the sky. What =
fine start God has given us for this great
century that is to come. We are abreast
Of its initial movement; let us keep step
with its majestic advances. We shall not
live to see its end. hut the dullest brain can
forecast its Splo ondorS.
God il going to move through the Tw, n
tieth Century with ma icstical tread. blessed
the church and the man that have faith to
look and expect. IL it lee as swift relative
Iy as the end of the Nineteenth the SON of
God may come in the glory of his king
dom. Ancient supersti'iOns Will dissolve uu- I
der its sun. l.ong-WaitInS prophecies VIII
find glorious fulhllment Crowns will c'owl I
to the head of Jesus. The tramp of nations .
will mark time to the eternal purpose of
Gcd in Christ Lift up your heads. - yC !
gates of the Twentieth Century for the !
Nint, of glory comes in. Commerce and in .
dustry will he ChristianlZed ami made ro 1
bear the good tidii:Es they have long
Contradict.d. over ail the worlds dirkn..ss !.
the klngdom will filnr its spicndors. Social
! 'rt'i'liS VIII crow simpler III" social |
c-f-d'''-s;.!-on advances and will finally dis !
app ar. The sentiment of brotherhood viii !
cry SJailize itself in articulatc body. : he !
mC-id VIII move past tine issues n! the !
pc mt If others arise an enlightened asd
tETIStianized public sentiment Will k2b.s
how to deal with them
GOD A DEFENSE TO ALL