The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-07-26
OPENING ADDRESS
To Christian Endeavorers Deliver
ed by Rev. Hendrick in
Nashville.

Rev. Il. e. Hendrick, who was
recently chosen President of the
Tennessee Christian Endeavor
Union at its meeting in Cincinnati
this month, delivered his opening
address last night at the AIRING
ton street Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church before a large audience,
which was composed mostly Of
young people. Some very fine
singing was furnished by talent
from all parts of the city, and at
the conclusion of his address, DIR.
Hendrick was delightfully."- enter
tanned with a lawn party given by
the members of the Arlington
street Church,
He opened his address with the
statement that he wanted to make
this the best year in the history of
Christian Endeavor work in this
State. He said in part;
"We are all interested in the
young people. The Y. 2. S. G. E.
is one of the greatest movements
of the times. At the end of the
last decade we had IS, 900 societies:
to-day we have 81, 1884 societies in
the world. At our last convention
greetings were sent us from al
most every nation on the globe.
Young people, first of all, begin
your lives for the new year with a
grand vision of God. Live for
the highest purpose and keep be-
fore your minds the noblest ideals.
Think high and you will do high.
Bushnell says, Hitch your horses
to STAR
"Have the highest aim for your
lives during the new year. The
world is full of aimless people;
teachers without doctrines, and
messenger without message.
Ahimaz said unto David, Let
me run, | pray thee and
David said, Why FUNNIEST
thou, seeing thou hast no
message But he said, Let me
run And he ran by way of the
plain. The world is full of such
people, without any object
in life.
1.-TWO aims were set for the
Christian Endeayorers by Presi-
dent Clark at the convention this
year-better homes in America,
and more faithful attendance at
pra, or meetings. Let the Endeav-
orers of Tennessee sound these
two attainments again and again;
let them he our watchword. 1t is
true that the homes of America
make the men Of America, and the
prayer meeting makes strong
spiritual churches. Christian En-
leavor will stand for both"
DR.. Hendrick spoke at some
length about the plans and pur-
poses of the lives of the Endeav-
orers, and closed by telling a
story of a little child, who was
given by her mother pieces of
work to do, a little at a time.
0ne day her mother put all the
work together, completing beau
iful garment.
"We.live our lives" he explain !
ID, "a little each day, and by and /
" God will hold them up before
is, and we will almost be astonish-
d when we realize what he has
wrought through us. Let US ,
live our best, and at the !
nd hear him say, well done, thou \
.ood and faithful servant. +" N
DR.. Hendrick was formerly pas
or of the Arrington-street Cum
erland Presbyterian Church, and \
Q has thus begun his work as n
resident of the Union at his old \
barge. His present home is at !
Tnion City, where he has charge :
the Cumberland Presbyterian .
hurch. P
1t is the intention of DIR. Hen P
rick to employ all of his spare I
me in delivering addresses all I
YER the State to the Endeayorers, p
'om Bristol to Union City. He R
1T last night at 11.30 o'clock for R
MON City. Nashville American. (
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