New-York tribune., 1900-08-20

willis Baer. secretary OF the Unitsd Society OF
Christian Endeavor. Every day two or three
speakers have given short. pithy addresses on
some feature Of work among young peoples socia-
ties One Of the speakers yesterday the Rev
Thornton q Psnheld secretary Of the Brooklyn
Young Mems Christian Association ex-presidsnt OF
ths Christian Endeavor Union Of that city. He
spoke upon the need OF systematic Bible study
and said. among other things:
There is great deal OF Bible reading and listen
ing to-day, but little Bible study. And while the
ene is good the other s better. II is ike diff
produce fruit The latter is much more satisfying
CONSIDERATION AND RECONSIDERATION
The meeting this afternoon was addressed BY H
B. GLIB. OF Springfield Mass on Personal Chris
tan Work. BY the Rev. DR.. Patterson OF East
orange. y. J.. who spoke Points in a Good So
ciety." and by Mr. Baer. who was the last speaker
and he took Up the subject which Is giving
great deal OF difficulty 20 some Christian En-
deavorers-'Consecration; Not Recommendation"
After quoting the following from Frances Ridley
aaVergaL Full cousecra,ion may In one sense be
the act of moment, and In another the work of
inetine- II must be complete 70 be real and yet
II real It is always incomplete point OF rest and
yet perpetual progression" he said in part:
Our crowning meeting is the appropriate title
often given 10 our monthly conservation meeting.
OF all II you do not crown him Lord OF an you do
not crown him Lord at all But why have
monthiy consecration rneeting2" Is asked # one
naAes complete conservation. is II not once for
al HOW can recon SeCrare ourselves and do
y monthly asks another. First. ler quote
from the model Christian Eudeavor constitution:
article ~. section J. Once each month a con
secratlOn or covenant meeting shall be held az
Whlch eacn active member snail renew his vows OF
quoted az the beginning. and this caGse ron our
constitution side by side, and then write over them
Hudson Taylor's wOrls and find the three sta te-
mects are II harmony
am the last 70 crttiCse the use OF that word
reconsecrate II IL IS well meant bur really II has
no righttuI place IN The vocabulary CT Christian
-noeavor. do not believe II Is possible for me 10
TSEonSecraLe sornethlnE previously cCuseCTzted.
This IS what l mean Suppose vou make over
ment OF giving the tide deed Is 70 longer your
possesslon-iI Is entirely his. That illustrates the
act OF consecTarion- Believing that statement 20
De tue an glad OF me opportunity provided
monthly in the Christian Endeavor Socte-v to re-
new ny vows 70 God Renewing vows and rscousa-
Grating lives totally different We must Sc very
careful about these important matters Consecra-
ton lS z popular word II these days I pray the
real thing NAV become peculiar
some nave said that they 90 need C1is meet
log- because their conservation been fully r1aSs
BuL ne nesrlng needs you Let a. such rsne-n-
per mat 20 nave The spirit and to e dled with the
spirit are rvo different things Egypt aIwavs has
TIE Me but Egypt waits every year -or is over
now Having the Nile IS Thing. having its
oEsrno~ IS enotner- come 70 the Meeting Ioc uhe
sake or some one else, ler the spirit overflow n
your heart The overflow viii help others. Then
remern oer-and this is iHporLant-thac there are
members VINO have not made complete consecra-
from yielding wholly 20 Him They may take the
step az the couseCra ton meeting which vou saw
you 90 not need More than thar. God may use
your over1ow 70 suggest 70 others -he act o3 con-
Let make monthly conservation meet ms
season ror rl&h spiritual communion with CEod
/ and such z thing mechanical and os-tuucrory
1 conservation meeting VII never be known Believe