The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-10
MEETING AT THE '. M. C. A.
ADDRESSED BY GENER1L SECRF-
 TARYH. F. DODGE,
Of Warren, n.-Announcement of
Coming Speakers by MT. Lotze.

Coming Speakers by Mr. Lotze. Another interesting service was held
 at the Young Mems Christian associa-
 ton rooms yesterday afternoon Be
 sides the usual praise service a sex
 tette of male voices rendered two selec- tions.
 General Secretary Lotze announced
 the speakers for the remaining Sundays
 in June as follows: June 16, Robert
 Bell, assistant at St Pauls church;
 June 23, Miss Fannie J. Crosby, the
 blind hymn writer; June 30 c. B. Will
 lis and other former secretaries of the
 New Haven association. The first Sun day in July the outdoor services on the
 green will begin. MT. Lotze also an-
 nounced the jubilee convention which
 convenes in Boston tomorrow and con
 tinues till the 18th.
 The speaker of the day was H. E. Dodge, general secretary of Warren,
 Pa, who is on his way to the great convention. About a year ago Mr. Dodge inaugurated Bible classes among the workmen in the various shops of Warren, five such classes being held
 weekly. The Warren association is also
 supporting two missionaries in the for
 eign field. The New Haven association
 was very fortunate in securing MT.
 Dodge to address it's meeting. He spoke on the words of Paul recorded in the
 last chapter of Ephesians beginning
 with: Finally, my brethren, be strong
 in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God
 that ye may be able to stand against the Wiles of the devil: for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand"
 We will never get higher in life" said he, than the position portrayed here in this epistle of Paul to the Ephe- sans. The whole situation might be summed up in the words Tn union with God there is strength. All of us can look back or life and see where we failed and it was always because we did not have on the armor, the whole armor, of God. You and I cannot af- ford to be without this armor. Satan has decreed it that your life shall be failure. We need to look to it that we are living positive, progressive life, not a negative one. What a man be- lieves is what he is; what a man be- lieves moulds his life. But we must really believe what we think we be- lieve. You will notice that most of the weapons named here are weapons of defense, but as an aggressive weapc- Paul mentions the word of God, which is the sword of the spirit. Christ used the word in rebuffing Satan's attacks. If the Christian man armed with such an armor as this has hard fight what must be the struggle of one who has not this protection, I tell you, brother, If you are fighting without God on your side you are fighting losing battle. 1 You may be getting lot of money. but | that is not living. You may be devel- | 1ping brain, but that is not living. Ex- stence is one thing, living quite an- other. There is no sunset in the Chris tian path. but the path of the just is as l shining light which shineth more and | more unto the perfect day. Christ | fits man up, changes him over into | l more perfect image. Satan mars and | iisfgures the man in us, and life with | lim is summed up in the end with a | word of four letters, lost "