Evening journal., 1900-01-08
NEW YEAR
GOSPEL SERVICE
Successful Y. NJ. c. A. Meeting
in the Association Hall
Yesterday Afternoon.
REV. F. B. SHORTS ADDRESS


GIN" AND HE HAD A LARGE
NUMBER OF IsTENERs-THE
ORIENTAL TRoUBADoR QUAR-
TET RENDERED SEVERAL Sc
LECTIoNs.
The most successful gospel meeting
of the Y. M. c. A. for some time was
held in Association Hall yesterday af-
tcrDoon. The building was crowded,
and many were turned away because of
the lack Of room.
Addresses were made by Alfred G.
Gawthrop, president Of the association,
and international Secretary Z. T..
Hazlewood. An enjoyable feature Of
the service was the program given by
the Oriental Troubador Quartet, Of
Philadelphia, composed of w. A. Bay
nard, first tenor; c. II. Puggsley, sec
Ond tenor; George w. Barrette, bari
tone, and Salem T. Whitney, line basso.
These dusky musicians sang excellently
The Palms" Look Away in Heaven"
"Oh, Lord, Send the Old Time Power"
and Now, the Day is Over"
Rev. +. Burgette Short, of Epworth
M. e. Church made an address on the
subject, How to Begin" He said:
On this, the first Sunday afternoon
Of the new year, / am happy to find
myself in such a large company of men,
and in the sound Of such sweet singers
as we have had the pleasure Of hear
ing. They began well because they had
something to sing about-a subject.
So If would make a good beginning,
/ must likewise have a subject, and as
a minister l feel that ! must also have
a text. Therefore my subject is How
to Begin" and my text is In the begin
ming, God" good beginning is
most helpful to those who are under
taking new enterprises. 1t stimulates
and encourages-flls the heart with
hope and causes the body to be possess
ed with an activity that guarantees
success every day.
How very suggestive it is to find
in the first verse of Sacred Writ the
words and the thought which should
be found in all beginnings the
beginning, God" We need not wonder
that time is precious if for a moment
wewill consider that time (as we reckon
it). had its origin in the Eternal Nor
need there be any occasion for surprise
at the words of the preacher: GOD
hath made everything beautiful in His
time" If we only remember that the
creature must, to a degree, reflect the
likeness Of its Creator So when we
look upon the blue and arched heavens
strewn with angelic forget-me-nots, OF
made golden and glorious with the sun
and silvery and light with the moon
we can but think that He who made
them is God. If we stand on the sea.
shore and view the mighty deep; OF
turn our eyes to yonder towering
mountain wearing its silvery crown; o.
look upon fields of ripening grain, ol
flower bestrewn valleys, we can bu
say that He who made them is no
only good. but mighty.
There is something in the human
breast which desires goodness, and so
licits, coyets, might. And If in all ou
beginnings we could have these twl
forces-goodness and might-it woull
not be long before the entire relation
ship of man to man, and man to Co
would be changed. Let us test tn
statements--GOd in all beginnings
and see the results:
/. God in discovery. History's aC
count of the long continued effort c
Columbus to secure funds to enabl
him to set sail for the then unknow
continent is both heroic and tragic
heroic on his part and tragic on tn
part Of the good Queen Isabella. HaN
ing crossed the mighty deep we az
told that he anchored his ships, wade
ashore, knelt upon a new land in
prayer of thanksgiving, and then too
possession OF the new continent in th
name Of God and the king and quee
of Spain. God was honored and recognii
ed at the very beginning of civilize
knowledge Of this mighty domain.
2. In national life. What
Il that seems to be one
the most peculiar peculiarities four
in the settlement of this country? 1t
found in this fact-among the vel
first things done by the early come
to these shores was to erect a place
worship. Plymouth Rock, as the Ian
ing place and place upon which q
good pilgrims knelt in prayer after
long and perilous journey, is ever mel
orable. In the very beginning OF o
national life God was recognized al
taken into partnership.
Why was it that Washington W
able to lead his poorly equipped a.
hungry soldiers to such a triumpha
victory. gaining for the American c.
onles their well-bought independent
Why? Look at his army at Trent
and Yorktown standing with uncover
heads. while their leader invoked I
God of battles TO be his leader He W
recognizes God in all his ways sh
never be confounded: and he who tai
God with him in all his beginnir
shall not fail. o. in these days Of Pr
ippines and South African slanght
that we had generals who prayed ]
Washington.
3. In business life. w
change would take pl
If in all business beginnings God W
acknowledged. It would reconstr
the entire business world. The doors
every saloon would be forever fasten
and such a shout as would go up II
the thousands OF suffering won
hood and neglected childhood this
earth nor heaven ever heard. The
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