Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

earth does not favor an expansion toward
the heavensf, Sure we must fight II we
would win" Is as true today as ever, but
the foes thatiwe must fight are those that
weakeHl our hold on divine realities and
substitute earthly prosperity for divine
grace.
Ex0aAsien In the New Century.
But let us see to 1t that this twentieth
century, young peoples society Is a young
people,A society. Through wise use VI the
honorary membership plan. by making
much NJ the junior and intermediate So
cieties wheres the latter is needed. by de-
velopine theIassociate members, by divid-
ing the Large societies, which. perh apps. Is
the better plan In many churches. SO that
young members shall be brought out and
given responsibility for testimony and ser
vice. Bet US! see to II, however old somo
Of us grow In, the work. that ours Is always
a Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deaver, and that every youngSper whom
We can reach has a place and work In
the society. We could not have better
rallying cry for the twenty-first year than
expansion. The society for all the young
people and all the young people for the
society,". Through junior. intermediate. as
socfate. active honorary members. in some
way, through some form Of membership.
the ideal society will sooner or later reach
them all.
WanteSl-A New Century Church Trust.
But, once more, the church of the twen-
tfeth century needs to be more united. The
nineteenth century, though inaugurating
these united movements, was century of
fndivtdualism and division, Fifty new
sects can be counted that sprung up in the
United States alone within hundred years.
Starving churches have been formed to
perpetuate denomtnatiOnalism- dozen
sometimes In a community where one would
90 the work. I am not decrying wise de-
nominationalism, an idea for which Chris
t1Qn EndQo al uo ct "a }S
as wide apart as the poles from diVisive
and Jealous sectarianism. But I venture to
say that il the church Of the twentieth
century is TO do the work Of God. It must
be more united than was the church of the
nineteenth century. This new century will
be a century Of mighty combinations and
tremendous aggregations OF material
forces The steel trust, the oil trust, the
copper trust. point the way which indus
tr1alism is taking. Whether these things
are right or wrong am not here today to
Judge But one trust. l venture to say, Is
needed. and that is a church trust. There
should be a religious clearing house. There
should be combination of the Christian
forces OF the land to work together in har-
mony for the advancement Of the kingdom
through their own churches and denomina-
lions.
Gods Plans Always Right.
Gods plans never mature too early. They
never delay too long When the hour
strikes His designs are ready. His clock
Is never fast and never slow The hour for
the development Of new methods and lines
OF work had come. and today. with the new
century only six months old we can see
why the twentieth century peculiarly needs
such an agency as the Young Peoples So
cfety Of Christian Endeavor.
In the first place, the twentieth century
church needs to cultivate a strenuous,
earnest type Of religion: The batteries
turning on the church Of God are the
masked batteries Of Indifference and world
llness-not persecution and open hostility,
and an army that can spike these guns Of
indifference and worldliness Is the most
imperative need Of the church today God
saw this need, and called an army of
young people into existence. three million
1--WE hundred thousand strong. Who can
better overcome these peculiar, insidious
evils which threaten the church in this
new century than great company of
eager. earnest youth. each one Of whom
has said. Trusting in the Lord Jesus
Christ for strength. I promise Him that l
Will strive to do whatever He would like
to have me dor