Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-05-16
CHURCH NEWS.
OUR YOUNG MEN OF THE PEW
In tho Pulpit Of tho Baptist
Church Last Sunday.

Instead OF the regular preaching ser
vice at the Baptist church Sunday night
several Of tho young men Of the congre-
gation gave short talks on religious and
moral topics TINT occupied the preaching
hour, aud u choir composed wholly Of
young men supplied tho music.
Philo X. Blinn spoke briefly on the
power Of personal influence. Everything
in nature. even innnimate nature, made
some kind OF impress upon and In some
way modified its surroundings. The ship
leaves u disturbed track behind II in the
billowy waves aud the rock in the desert
casts shade from the heat Of tho sun.
Bnt mans active influence upon the
things about him was much greater thnn
these passive influences In nature aud Il
was correspondingly important thnt Il be
mn influence for good aud for the right.
The religion Of Christ WAS u religion Of
strength and nobility. not u religion Of
ciYeninacy, and II should be embraced
by every mnn IN u means for incrensin. |.
and directing his influence IN the right
way. No young man was prepared To
Irapple with tho great problems of life
now pressing for solution without relig-
ion. This wns simply the point al Mr..
Blinn's brief talk. which wns further
elaborated and well expressed. In con-
GLIDING lie reminded the young men that
the religion Of their mother. their sweet
heart OF wifs would not suffice for them.
II ~ns not u thing To bc supplied by
proxy.
Edwin Taft was tho next young man
to speak. or rather to read. his coairibn.
iion bcinI from ih. printed page. HIS
topic WIS "'rhc Tip.iop Man. and the
point made wss that tho tip.top man WAS
iii. QUO who stood on some commanli ling
religious height: NOT tho man who a..
tain-L to worldly prominence but u .
one who sralc,l tho divine hci4hia- In
tho world We soon knew who was tho
tip.top professional man or merchant or
manufacturer. aud 80 ass told iis~fc is
nisays room al th. top. hut there ~as
only room for y limited numbrf of tip.
top m,liionairvs aud such saccvssful
metz. The insn ON tho peak had crowd.
cd all III. others of 10 order ~ got lhvsv.
Ia tho religious ltf~ tlicfp was no such
crow,iib. ati. ih-r. vas always room fof
mor- tip'iop msn. Doa't work - hard
To grt to tii- top in this world, was Mr..
Iait's admonil,usi, that yoa utll And
yoars-if nj tho bottom In tho nsxt.
II. z. Siif-ts topic uas tho oxcfcom'
IN. of obstacles aud tho point of hts talk
put IN nh opruing scnicncp of hts TO-
marks uas: Tho s~cfvt u tho noblrst
mastery through character is found 10
tho oi,starls~ that havv b--n mct aud
overcome. Ta. glory u life lies IN tho
passion iar p-ffcciioa. Perfection 10 al.
iaipcI only b! victory Over drfc,ts aud
,mp~,iimrn,s. Tho OBSTACLES of iife can
nniy 10 met and overcome by divine
h-lp.
Frank Cfoul spoke On tho point cs.
pressed In tho bvii-t that What .oan.
men have dpnc other young mon eau do.
aud his drlisrrancv uas an rndof-~tncat
of Ippssciios's: LAWS II great m-a all
remind u. No can make our lives sub.
line" lie cited Jesus of Nazareth Who
rrpmpiisl,esi hts .rcai taiss,on while ycl
young man. and John tho baptist.
among Irrai religious leaders; l.aiayc,'c
nni t~ffy among military tncn. nylnn.
Keats and Shelley among vpcts. TIE
siics~ssfnl Soang ta-a he declared hsv.
stcccclci by ltstcuiug 10 tho laus OF
Goi.
This young n,rs's mc-sin. is Ia tc fol.
loved IA f-u Sundays BY q tncpiin.
cyuduc,c,l wholly by the youn. women
of the church. -. ...a