Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-02-07
christian tNDEAVGGRERS.
The Growing Event of the -Four
Days Christian Endeavor Meet
ing at Portland, HE.
BRONZE MEMORIAL TABLET UNVEILED.
Abstract of the Address OF HI. ii.
SpoOner ON ssThe Veteran Ass0cia.
tiOn of Christian Endeay0r.s
Which He Claimed Was OrgaR-
ized i'm the State of Conneeticut.

Portland, Me-, Feb. 3.-The crown
ing event of the great twentieth an
niyersary meeting of the Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor oc-
Cured at WiIliston church, the birth
place of the society, yesterday after
noon, when a large memorial tablet
the result of contributions from mem.
bers all over the world, was unveiled
by General Secretary John Willis Baer.
The tablet was placed over the main
entrance to the church and the un.
yelling exercises were held in the open
air in the presence of a large number
of members and interested spectators
Rev. Smith Baker, pastor of the
church, accepted the tablet on behalf
of the local society, and the great
throng then crowded into the church
where brief addresses were made and
greetings received by cable from Aus.
~tralia, Japan, India, France, Spain.
Germany. England, China, Jamaica,
Hawaii and elsewhere.
The meetings yer all largely at.
tended, and the afternoon traini
brought a large number of Endeavor.
ers to attend the concluding services
to-day. The days exercises Were
closed by a reception rendered tc
President Clark and the officers of the
general society at the city hall.
Among the speakers was FL. III
Spooner, of Bulls Bridge. Conn, whoss
theme was 1.-The Veteran Association
of Christian E~ndeavor." Following is
an abstract of his address:
'We in Connecticut claim the hon
or of the original veteran associa,
ton, though it's age is not so great
as one might imagine from the name
At the state conventions in 1894 many
of the old workers met and, in a SO
cial way, reviewed the years which
they had labored together, and final
ly took steps to organize the associa
ton. Zach year at our state conven.
ton we hold a reunion, and in ont
way or another get together and talk
over the old campaigns. Some OF the
are newcomers, but we find a hearty
welcome to the ranks.
"Why should such an organization
be formed, and what may it accom-
plish?
First, 1t forms a bond of union
with the work of to-day, even though
the veteran has rot kept in close
ouch with his society. In many
cases other duties have come to him,
and he has felt that the true spirit of
Christian Endeavor. called him to
take them up ever at the cost of his
active membership. How many pas
tors, evangelists W. NJ. C.. AS secre-
taries and Sunday school superintend.
ents have heard this call we can
never know, but one thing is certain
their endeavor work and study fit
ted them for those places, and while
they do not count in the membership.
the splendid influence goes on and
counts for righteousness and the
bringing in of the kingdom.
Then the younger workers see that
those older ones are still with them
in spirit and realize the need of faith
full work in the society, that so they
too may be fitted for the place when
the call comes to them.
Friend cone up higher
1.-THE veterans should always be
ready to advise or counsel with the
younger ones as they face difficulties
which seem too great for them. For
the sake of their own pleasure, for
the benefit of each other, for the help
of the brothers and sisters who are in
their ranks to-day, the veterans
should stand in line ready for action
under that glorious pledge which has
blessed so many of us in it's taking,
and be ready, whatever be the or
ders, to say bravely, fearlessly:
Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
for strength, 1 promise Him that !
will strive to do whatever He would
like to have me do"