The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-11-03

The Rev. JnO. B Stuart, Pres. OF
Auburn Theological Seminary, Au'
burn, n. Y, presided over the meet
ing.
President Stuart introduced the first
speaker as "plain and great William
Shaw, without any degrees. . Some
people grow less by degrees. Mr..
Shaw spoke on what Christian En-
deayOr has DONE He said in part:
"a missionary, returning 10 thls
country after an absence OF many
wears, was asked what feature OF
church life impressed him most. lie
repli ed instantly: 1.-The wonderful
activity of the young people in church
work" The changed conditions incur
church life have come about so gradu-
ally that many people have failed to
note them. We Judgeby comparisons
Twenty-Five years ago the ruling
idea in the church was that children
should be seen and not heard. The
result was that few were seen and none
were heard
Twenty-Five years of Christian En-
deavor have revealed to the church
that it is out of the young people that
the Kingdom of Heaven isto be made.
This week &c, 900 Christian Endeavor
prayer meetings will be held, and tens
of thousands more by societies that
belong, and ought to be in our elbow
ship. These prayer meetings are the
class rooms of the churches spiritual
training school"
This service was wholly for the
Juniors. Most of the delegates to re-
spond we're women, and as their voices
were not strong enough to be heard
throughout the hall. their words were
repeated by Mr.. Shaw, for the benefit
of the congregation.
Following Mr.. Shaw came Rev. DR..
Floyd W. Tompkins, of Philadelphia.
He spoke on What more shall we do
in part, as follows:
First. "Young people should be
drawn more closely to the church AND
the only way to accomplish this is to
bring them into the Christian Endeav-
or society.
Second. we want closer union
in the work of Christ. The children
do the work far better than the older
members of the church, who are addict
ed to the unfortunate habit of becom-
f. inc Jealous if one accOmplishes a lit
tie more than another. Young people
+ do not become jealous and in that re-
spect do more work in behalfof Christ.
! Third. We must teach the young
people purity. Purity of thought and
y, purity of deed. We should teach then
A the social evils of our cities. We
should teach them the higher ideals
There should be campaign agains
i divorce. A child in Newport met an
other child and pointing out a mar
who was walking down the street said
- "There goes my father "Oh pshaw'
. remarked the other, that's nothing
4 he was my father long ago
6 Fourth. Lead the child up to tn
! service of God. Teach them to be
:, come christians, and do not tell then
what they are to be when they groN
Va up: doctors lawyers or what not
10 Teach them above all things purity
: temperance. christianity and tidellt
10 to duty, and they will become nobl
"a beings and fit to associate with tn
n highest in the land. -
20 Following DR.. Tompkins speech, W
recited the apostles creed and sans
10 after which Rev. Albert Swift of Lor
q. don, president of the London Christia
q Endeavor Union, spoke on how tt
ne pastor can help. He said: 1.-The pa
NO tor accomplishes the most by his a
Of tention to the children, for there b
~ has a work that will lead to eternit!
o. Pray for the eternity and kingdom {
ut heaven. For the realization will NJ
IS. come today or tomorrow or the da
~ after, and so on through time evel
~ lasting. If we want to win the chilt
+. rem we must teach them the beauty {
be the gospel and we should teach thes
ed little folks in the meetings OF tn
H. church.
in The pastor who is wise will want t
49, help the young folks. The great M
ne iority of christians were converte
at when they were children. A little DO
ne was asked if he had been converted
ito He answered Eyes sir, also vaccinate
~ but neither of them took.
~ Rev. VIM. r. McElveen, of Bosto
III who replaced the Rev. Luther Dyv
n of Germantown, spoke on how tt
ed home can help. His address W;
bright and full of wit, selecting tn