The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-01
SERVICES AT THE GRAND
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 ING YESTERDAY.

1E USIC THEFEA ATJ1E MEET.
 ING YESTERDAY.
 An Interesting and Instructive Address
 by Charles M. Woodman of Hartford. =
 Life's Greatest Problem, the Subject.
 The service at the Grand opera house.
 yesterday afternoon was somewhat on a
 different order from those held during
 the past few weeks, the main feature
 being the special musical programme rendered by the association quartette
 and orchestra and Mr. and Mrs. George
 Chadwick Stock, who sang in place of
 Walter Williams, who, on account of
 illness, was unable to be present.
 Two duets were sung by MT. and Mrs.
 Stock entitled Shall You, Shall IF" and
 Saved by Grace" I'm Praying For
 You" was sung by MT. Stock and "Wel-
 come Wanderer Welcome" was the sc- lection given by the male quartette.
 The orchestra, led by Professor Henry
 c. Nichols, played two appropriate sc- lections.
 Secretary Lotze announced that MT. Irvine would give stereopt!con ad- dress on "The Passion Play" next Sum day and that on April 14 Rev. George F. Hall the noted speaker from Chi- cago, would speak
 J/J nr of Hartford, on "Life's Greatest Prob lem was brief. but directly to the point. His text was the sentence ut tered by Pilate, What shall do with Jesus which is called Chrlst?"
 "The mind of man loves a problem.'' ' began the speaker. we see the child on the floor working hard over some puzzle. As he grows older and enters school he is still solving problems. Af- ter he finishes his college course he leaves only to face the problems of life moral and political A true man faces a problem with one purpose and that is to follow wherever the truth shall lead him; if he does not he is no true man.
 "The greatest problem for young men to answer is the one that Pilate answered What shall do with Jesus?' There is no use trying to avoid 1t; 1t is unavoidable. The question came to Pilate and he tried to throw his re- sponsibility onto some one else; still he is obliged to pass judgment as all of us are. We may try to put it off; to \ be indifferent to 1t; become absorbed in s business or pleasure; still the question comes back to us with double force. There is no neutral ground He that is sFg not for Me is against Me- Tt has always seemed to me that Pilate was an unsafe man to be placed A at the head of a Roman province. Hs was afraid to do what he knew to be s the right afraid of his reputation. Eei- fishness rose up to intimidate justice; selishness triunphed and Christ was crucified. We call Pilate coward but what shall we say for ourselves? Many do not decide for Christ because they see so many Inconsistencies in the lives of those who profess to be Christians. What would become of us if we were as respecting other matters? If go into the baseball diamond and prove to be poor ball player does 1t to be good players? If I pretend to be a be good players? If I pretend to be a and build a poor wall does that hinder men from building the right kind of brick walls? Oh, my brothers, let us be men and face this question and wherever the truth leads us let us fol- ow
 Others say they would begin the Christian life, but they are afraid they ,an't hold out. Why it is said that 50 per cent. of those who enter business 'ail, but is that any reason why others should not succeed? I go out on the slippery street some cold morning and all; is that any reason why others should not walk on the street? These md all other excuses are void. care lot how you look at Jesus Christi He las a claim upon you. All history ooked forward to Him; all history ooks back to Jesus of Nazareth As ve think of His life, what He suffered or us, what He has made possible for nan, can we say He has no lclailr on IS? I've sit here this afternoon as true nen. This question Is before us What hall I do with Jesus? As true men ct us follow where the truth leads us. What will your answer be?"