The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-11-17
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
GETTY SBURG.

one to Washington, the other to Get
tysburg. went to Gettysburg and
we had very nice trip. DR.. Hill
described the excursion as a celebra-
ton l42 miles long, with continuous
performance. There were two train
loads, of about 1900 endeavorers.
Each state represented at the con-
vention, had some of its delegates on
the trains. Reaching Gettysburg at
1870 o'clock, the delegates immediate
ly took carriage and proceeded to
East Cemetery Hill on the federal lines,
where Dr.. Hill addressed them, while
they remained in their seats in the
conveyances. He is at his best on
such occasions and the eloquent adj
dress taught the lessons of the battle
and the war.
Sunday morning. i attended church
at the state headquarters. The pastor
heartily welcomed us and said that if
we came back some time after the con-
vention, be would guarantee it would
cost us nothing and our stay in the
city would be made very pleasant.
| attended the MEMS meeting at
the armory in the afternoon. Rev.
W. E. Biederwolf of Monticello, Ind
spoke. Men were swept off their feet
and sobbing and trembling rushed to
the front of the hall where they stood
promising to try and lead a better
life. This outburst of feeling was I'M
expected as there had been no inten-
ton of making the service one of re-
vival. The scene at its close was so
stirring that it will remain forever in
the memories of those present.
The great hall was swept with a
wave of religious emotion. At least
half thousand men, not Christian
Endeavorers, and many of them not
on the rolls of any church, were en-
quilted in it. Mr.. VIM. Shaw, who
has attended all the conventions ex-
cept two, in the last twenty-four years,
declared that it was the greatest Mems
meeting in the history of the order.
Twill give you a few sentences from
Mr.. Riederwolf's speech:
High life leans to fast life, fast life
is the macadamized road toIhell. Life
is battle and there is no room for
brainless dudes. 1t takes a man to
fight it. It's great thing to be a
man. A man is the best thing God
can do, He is not always the man we
see today, for be is oftimes little better
than the little boys definition of a
man: San animal split on one end
and walks on the split end"
The young individual with the high
collar and cane thinks he is man
and that the most correct way to let
the public know it is to smoke cigar
ct and punch pool ball, But you
are not man. You are cypher with
the rim left Off"
Ills pictures were startlingly vivid.
He said that man who used Gods !
seventh and sacred day in a way to
please himself, after God had given
him six days in which to do work and
and have pleasure, was like the man
who steals mans seventh and last
dollar when the man had already Civ
en- him Six.
He pleaded with the Incorporate man
and scored the gambler. He said that
a gambler was the meanest, lowest
and most contemplate thing that
passed for man, and of all things
that drew breath under the sun. He
SAID that the man who was given to
profanity and made no attempt to
cease from it, was low grained in his
fiber and was not a gentleman. He
paused here and said: "You are not
having any trouble in understanding
ne are you?"
AS the crowd passed out from that
wonderful meeting, the choir sang
God be with you till we meet again"
Monday Morning-Last day of con-
Tention
Monday was the last, but by no
means the least day of the convention.
The Baltimore convention will be
as the best, the most dra-
natic in feature, the wettest the hottie. {
md the happiest,
Recognition morning. was new
eature on the program. DR.. Hill pre-
ided at this session and MIR. Jacobs
ed the singing for the last time, as he
,as to return to New York in the af. |
ernoon.
Enthusiasm bubbled over at this
esSiOn and there was room for IL