The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-11-10
[coNTIHUED FROM LAST WEEK.

Howard B. Crosse, vice-preSldent or
the c.. F.. society, VINO announced that
as Rev. Ira Landrith, who was to have
presided, had been asked to preside
over the evening meeting, his place
would be taken by Rev. Jas. NJ. Hill,
of Salem Mass, who was described as
one of the best friends Of the Christian
EndeavOrers.
The interest in the rally, strong at
first, was increased as the program
progressed, until at the grand climax,
when the Juniors upon the stage
formed the American and the Mary
land flags and the G.. Z. monogram,
singing the Star Spangled Banner
and maryland, My Maryland" the
applause was tumultuOus.
The scene presented was a singular
" beautiful one, "inspiring' was the
word heard most frequently in deS-
cribing it, and the large stage with its
background of flags was filled with the
whi,e-rObed children'S choir, number
ING 1900. In the foreground were a
number of ministers and other proml-
nent persons. The auditorium was
filled and the galleries lining the hall
on all sides presented a pretty sight
filed mainly with young girls whose
costumes were white.
Miss Ellen Stone, whose capture sew
eral years ago was matter OF inter
national interest, consented to make
short address as follows:
SIT was for you that | said yes" SIT
said, "when l was asked to come ant
speak to you, because have been 81
delighted to hear your songs for Jesu
and know that you are working for al
that is good and noble" Then turn
lug to the audience she said: Dea
friends, the world must be first for tn
children, then just little to cOngrat
ulate YOU who are training them /
the principles and work of Christla
Endeavor.
After a musical service Rev. Ale2
ander EsIer, of Toronto, Ont, cor
Quoted short devotional service, tai
ing for his theme the psalm 'BleSs tt
Lord o my soul, and forget not a
His benefits, and following this the Cal
tata. "The Story of the Christia
Endeavor" was given with splend
effect.
Rev. c. H. Tindall, D. D., of Mou
Vernon, N. Y, was then Introduce
and delivered an address on 'Lit
preservers," pointing his moral fro
the disaster of the General SlOcul
He exhibited two life.preservers, O
of which he showed to be WORTHLESS
containing liquors of various kind
bad novels and irreverant funny pa
6S llOlll UnC Nouuuug pICoS' LIZ ShO"
the deception and wortblesSness
riches in comparison with the heaYe
ly treasures, and the failure OF pc
sessions IN the lire of trouble.
Then he opened the good life pl
server and found the Bible, the Chri
ian compass, the telescope of fat
and hntlly displayed live dove,
an emblem of the spirit, which he |
Grated and let it fly up to the roof
the armory. In his address he sa
Many ships leave Baltimore eve
week for all parts of the world. III
all 60 prepared for storms and az
dents. Each one carries life-prese
1 ers. This is the way they look (c
playing large one) and this is
way they are put on. They are S
posed tn be filed with cork or so
thing else which will float the heav
person. But sometimes they are n
disappointing. A year ago t
proved so to hundreds of people
the steamer General Slocum, wi
burned in He'll Gate, East River,
Y. The life-preservers we're TO
and worthless and helped to sink
struggling ones who put them on
leaped into the river, and so over
persisted.
1T is often said that life is a voy
that we are like ships on the oc
We meet our storms, have temptati
troubles, sickness and death.
voyager in life has some kind of
preserver on which he depends for
time of need. Some of these are
disappointing. Here is one OF
kind. You see it has doors to
compartments, and, | propose to
inspector and let you see what is
side. open the door of the first
partment and discover a beer