Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-22

Personal work is great cure for doubts.
The International secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association once told me
that when he came to his work he had
large number of religions doubts and mis-
givtngS; but there was much pressing to be
done. So he just rolled them all up together
In q bundle and said to himself, "Ill lay
these aside till next summer when / shall
have plenty of time; then III take them up
and go to the bottom, and know the straight
of all these things. For the main facts
I'm sure we're all right 80 he rolled
up his sleeves and went at the practical
and sins and suffering. When next sum
mer came all the doubts he could RENE nlber
had settled themselves In his personal con-
tact with sinners and their needs. He that
wileth to do the work Of God shall know.
The great enemy of the church today is
indifference. New York church was dy-
ing with the dry rot of responsibility and
pulseless indifference. The young minister
elders together and said, Tim going to re-
sign this pastorate.'
why! What's the matter?'' they asked in
a chorus.
I'VE are doing nothing" he replied: "only
just marking time. When have We had an
addition to this church,
''Well-but We are being edited"
THAT isn't enough. That is what L call
ing here within two weeks, I'm going to re-
sign; and what's more, 1 want you all to
resign with me and leave the job TO some
body that will do something"
Result Of the Conference.
They had real o.d-fashioned prayer
meeting and of. the elders went out
from 1t walked up. He was business man
of large activity and when he got to his
office he called his private secretary to him.
How long have you been with me, Bob?"
About fifteen years. SIR" he answered
and you go, when you go TO church, to
the same place dor"
YES, sir"
'And In all these fifteen years I have
never spoken a work to you about religion
its help. its uses and our duties; isn't that
SOP
Eyes, SIR"
Nor you TO me. Bob, let's get down on
our knees right here in this office and ask
God to forgive US, and then go TO work as
we ought What we don't know Wen find
out"
And so they did. And some of the others
of the elders and the church must have done
the same way. for inside the two weeks
they had some thirty additions to the
church.
Rev. E. Hez Sven, pastor of the vir-
ginia Avenue Baptist Church. made an ad
dress on The Spirit of Evangelism In
Our Churches" Rev. Mr.. Swem during his
the city to attempt TO convert one person.
He asked the question of the moderator as
to how many additions that would amount
to, and Rev. Mr.. Muir answered about
1900. The speaker called attention to the
fact that he believed that Washington had
a greater number of theaters land other
places of vice" than ever before. What are
the mothers saying? What the fathers
saying? was asked by the minister.
At the close of the afternoon session yes
terday, after the report of The Star closed.
the following committees We're announced:
Place and preacher for next meeting, &.
p. Grady, F. Menefee, c. Il. Yrooman, Fred
Beail and George Bowman.
To nominate executive board, D. S. Fos-
ter, J. I. Dent, ]. e. Dawson, C. S. Lynch,
R. w. Christian, r. A. Bogley, jr., d. c.
Fountain. 8. Howison, W. A. Wilbur. j. r.
Bradley, II. E. Davis. C. A. Muddiman,
George .P. Blair. Levi Meredith, i. S. De-
land and G. E. Truitt.