The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-09

we shall be inadequate to cope with the
combined forces of evil.
With arms like Gods We shall behold
a triumphant Christianity. 1t will never
be attached to an evil life. Such an arm
will ever be associated with a clean,
strong, heroic, personal life. Whatever
others do we shall maintain a higher
standard of practical, personal life, in
Keeping the Sabbath day holy, in attend
ing divine worship, in properly deporting
ourselves in the house of God and be-
fore the world, and In loyalty to Christ
and the church az whatever cost or sacri-
t1ce. Arms are given TO US for service.
The fact that we have an arm like Gods
means that we should use it to help
Others. more victory-inviting field for
the Endeavorers bare, brave arm is to be
found in service for and with the chill
dren. Truly child salvation is the hope
of this century. The ripest wisdom and
the purest conservation, of the last one
were exhausted on the problem of saving
adults. The failure was great and heart
rending Then God called out, in the
closing days of the century the christian
young people into Christian Endeavor ac-
| tivities stepping stone toward reach
ing the children for Christ. The next step
was the organization of Junior Endeavor.
Then primary work in the Sunday-school
took on new life and has come to have
a new meaning Decision Day" is next
| announced, and at last we are beginning
to work on that side of humanity which
God has ever intended should be worked
on first.
Finally, winning the world to Christ
should absorb US as never before. In the
home land and in the foreign fields that
Great Divine arm of salvation
must be revealed. Shall we not
resolve that as a part of our twentieth
century service for Christ and the church,
we shall say to the Lord. here am 1, send
me- Do not les us lose sight of the
| fundamental facts in the propagation of
Christianity, that so far God has gen
orally used saved people through whom
to reach the unsaved. 1t is gratifying to
note how large a part endeavorers have
takenin the churches witnessing for Christ
throughout their minority. Now that we
are of age" shall we not come to an
understanding that our united society and
all our component societies exist primar-
lily and principally for the purpose Of
resulting the perishing On all sides sin
is seen marshalling its forces, strength
ming itself and fortifying it's territory.
Common attacks with ordinary arms will
never defeat the mighty foes of this in
tense century The army of flesh can
never win the day. To your tents. o, En-
! deavorers, of the requisite quiet hour
arm that God gives and then spring forth
| into the battle against the giant forces
of darkness Christ is our Captain Gen.
eral and He leads. God will give us
the victory through the strength of His
right arm"
G. Campbell Morgan of Baltimore con-
Quoted a morning meeting on Bible teach
ing, and ]. E. Carson of Brooklyn one on
THE Holy Spirit" Miss Margaret Koch
of Waterville, Me-. conducted confer
ence on Bodily and Vocal Development"
Technical View of Prayer.
At the Central Christian Church Rev
G. Campbell Morgan delivered during the
morning an extemporaneous address on
prayer and its foundation from a technical
standpoint in the Scriptures. A large
crowd heard the address.
At noon evangelistic services were held
through the tenement and manufacturing
districts of the city. The work was con-
Quoted by volunteers.
The local district and state union off,
GERS met to-day and discussed business
as also did the ministers who held an ex-
elusive session in Auditorium Endeavor
late in the day. The prison workers con-
ferred at the Central Presbyterian Church
and between 8 and $50 p. M, President
Clark received all endeavorers who have
been members for ten years and longer
The reception took place in the Odon, adj
joining the Music Hall auditorium, and
hundreds took the opportunity to meet
Mr.. Clark.
The rally in Auditorium Endeavor this
evening was in many respects the most
remarkable gathering of the convention
The main speakers were Hon. S. B. Capen
OF Boston and Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
of Topeka. The immense auditorium was
packed. President Francis Clark pre-
sided.
The EndeavOrer I'm Politics.
Mr.. Samuel B. Capen spoke of '"ihe
Christian Endeavorers Duty in Municipal
Politics" He said In part:
Government In America is practically
shaped in the caucus. For the Christian
man, the primary meeting should be as
sacred appointment as the place of pray
err, and II the Christian man of the COM
munity at almo't any election. would
take the interest they might get good
men nominated. No Christian Endeav-
orer should ever forget TO cast his ballot
on the day OF election. Let every En-
deavorer place first in his thought the
moral character OF the man for whom he
votes. Government I'm America is now,
and has always BEEN by parties and these
are a necessity. But a man Is released
from all Obligations IL his party selects