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the church and the meeting house We
are told today that the masses. have
drifted away from the church 1t IL not
so; they may have drifted away from
the meeting house. but not from the
church. The masses and the church are
not alienated. On the contrary they
never were so near together an today.
The question today 10 How shall the
church conduct herself when mingling
with the masses
Service is the key to all modern en-
deavor. Jesus preached three famous
sermons. the one to Nicodemus and the
one 10 the woman at the well. His meet
ing house was the open fields of all Ju-
dea; his dome the blue of heaven.
Just so God sent Wesley and Whit
field out into the world and so saved
England and America
THE head OF the world has been won;
the heart Of the world must be won. The
hungry heart OF the world sobs for sym
pathy, for ministry and there are too few
who heed II.
What this old world needs is love, sym
pathy. The world needs mothering more
than II needs whipping. but personal work
is the hardest kind OF work. II IL vastly
easier to preach to cultured audience
that To og into a home Of sQualor and
minister II Is vastly easier to hurl
anathemas at the saloon keeper from the
pulpit but IL you will go and sit down be-
side him and talk 10 him you may save
him. This Is the ministry OF service"
In conclusion the speaker said. THE
Christian religion must be pictured as q
life Of service, hard service. You must
appeal TO the heroic II you are to win
souls for II you present the Christian life
as an easy life you appeal only TO chill
dren and lackadaisical women. Let your
field OF work be In the workshops. In the
stores and markets where men trade: In
In tha
kitchen. In the highways and hedges, tho
streets and alleys-everywhere are places
for service and In this new crusade the
young people must lead"
At the close Of Mr.. Carter's address DR..
II. y. Perry Of Chicago (who assumed
the chair at this poinD, introduced Presi-
dent Chapman. who delivered a most In
spring address. AS he arose to speak
President Chapman was received with
prolonged applause and the ChautauQua
salute. His address was based on the text
from Daniel IL, IS: And the stone that
smots the image became a great noun
tain and filled the whole earth and also
verses A and IS OF the same chapter.
At the close Of the presidents address
the last speaker Of the evening, Rev Rus
sell H. Conwen, u. D., Of Philadelphia
was introduced. DIR. Conwell was accord
ed an ovation as he arose TO speak and
his address was full Of eloquence and
power and well sustained his reputation
as one Of the most brilliant pulpit orators
of the country. Indeed he had uttered
but a few words ere he had the rapt at
tention OF his great audience and fire.
quently convulsed them with laughter or
moved them to tears. DR.. Conweli spoke
on the topic, The Path OF Duty Is the
Path OF Safety"
DR. Conwelis address was In substance
a talk on the essnetials Of duty. Pune
tuating his remarks with many anecdotes
to Illustrate HIS points. he said: The
world is SO fun Of duty that .,Iuyy syeury hour
every anoan sss yoa ~; aa sSsso..sp
people who 40 their DUTY. Your railroads
viii never be cafe Tor travel until tho
''Everything you think Of involvss this
I aes, GS yaSr iIas s SSy '':s ss at IL
times to all your fellow men.
what Is true OF individuals Is true OF
nations We abolished slavery. and while
way IL should be done. It has brougha this
country to the greatest prosperity and the
South itself has prospered as result
When I travel In the Southern states l
be @ going oHs to 70 Georgia and Alabama.
Cuba was In need. and we fought Their
battles and set them free See what
our disinterested duty. God blessed this
nation beyond all compare
But We We sy. have ss1 rs' .rs Sons With nns
to r. We say they can DO nothing with;
a reduction Of tariff to be able to I'VE,
congress says no But the people or Oils
land win never sustain that decision be-
cause it's a broken promise. II the path
OF duty is left by the nation hard times
viii come 10 ths nation. AS true II is OF
nations as Of ipdiyiduals. He who doeth
EEfsSiSh EVENING &, SESSION At First BAPTIST
Nearly ZOO gsSpIs were .S,,nT turned ned ,stsy stwsy
with many others, wsnded their way 20
the First Be pti.t church; @ " yhsgs the over
terosting program had been prepared.
Here addr.eses were given by Rev; JOS
eph smafe OF Los Angeles Cal and Rev.
O. g. Gardner OF Rfchnr nd. Va.
President Chapman was also present
during the latter part Of the syrvices, and
delivered she same address be had ds.
livcred ri Infantry hall earlier IN the
evening. At 10 o'clock Or. Conwell ar
rived from Infaniry hall and delivered
led by Rev. r. Q. Cunningham Of Paw
tucket preceded the addresses and w W.
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