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THE HAPPIEST
PLACE ON EARTH.

it from the mere meager notes
ussed, this was the address deliver
ed by Rev. Ira Landrith, of "The
! Cumberland Presbyterian, in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, July 5, during the In
ternational Christian Endeavor
Convention. 1t is here published
by request.
| God leads his leaders. He mana
ges the surrendered minds he has
made. Let the too matefialistic
Christian believe if he will that the
universe is but a monster machine
set a-going at creation and fated to
be crontrolled by inexorable laws
with which even Omnipotence can
not in the slightest degree inter-
fere; but some of us must be allow
ed to believe that God does sufi-
GENTLY interrupt the course of af-
fairs to require his servants to pro-
duce great ideas for great crises.
Four years ago in San Francisco
the Lord used the brain, pen and
voice of DR.. Francis e. Clark to
give expression to such an idea.
1t was thought born for such a
time as this:
I'm seeking a closer walk with
God, let us give more attention to
family religion. A multitude of
Christian Endeavors have, within
the past sixteen years, been set to-
gether in families. AS the years
come and go other millions will en-
ter these same relations. The En-
deavorers of America can, within
the next decade, distinctly raise
the tone of the religious life Of the
nation. Why not carry our En-
deavor principles into the family?
Let us promote our family relig-
ion by making more of daily house
hold worship, and by having, at
least once a week, family Christian
Endeavor worship, in which every
member, even to the lisping tour
year-old. shall have some personal
anticipation. Let the children of
Christian parents grow up as con-
tossing, outspoken disciples OF
Christ in the family, making their
choice of Him early, and never re-
membering the time when they did
not love Him.-The Family for
Christ"
Let us now make the suggestion
a permanent part of the Christian
Endeavor movement. 1t would be
putting first things first to carry
Christian Endeavor into the most
important business on earth, home
making Understanding nothing
which the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor has done, it
is still insisted that family religion
is OF vaster value than any other of
its practical endeayors. 1t is bet
ter than denominational loyalty,
for domestic loyalty is prime prep
aration for every other kind. It is
better than inrerdenominational
fellowship, for he who is supremely
happy in his own home will be hap
py in the church and joyful in the
fellowship of other churches. 1t is
better than Christian citizenship,
for when the home is right the citi-
zen will do right. It is better than
Tenth Legions or Macedonian
Phalanxes, or Comrades of the
Quiet Hour, or even conservation
meetings, pleges and committee
work. All these are good, but every
one of them would be better as a
result of a needed revival at the
heart of all religious lite, the fami-
ly circle. In these twenty years
Christian Eadeavor has transform
ed many of our churches, and has
blessed all of them. Let it now set
itself to the task Of transforming
and blessing our homes. Ring it
out in your conventions, let it echo
and re-echo in your echo meetings,
give it the first place on the pro-
grammes of your local unions and
individual societies, print it large
in your literature--C Christian En-
deavor stands for Christianity in
the home. Let the board of trus-
tees and the executive officers of
the United Societies adopt as the
FIRST new movement Of Christian
Eudeavor for the twentieth century
the Christian Eudeavor Home Cir
Gle. or some filter name to be sug-
gested by the inventive genius of
the Boston Office. Let there be a
certihcate Of membership to adorn
the walls of our homes. pledge,
and suggestive and helpful litera-
ture about family worship and do
mestic Christian service in general.
JUSTIFICATION or THE MOVEMENT.
If this movement needs any JUS