The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-02-09

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iconyentiois.it I'D literature ana a1sIrsan
fold activities, has hrouglatreTsior
prominently before tile public eye.
Whatever Christian EndeayorS@hisaS
accomplished has been by Trusting IN
the Lord Jesus Christ for strength
,rhe plorv II s chooI e IN sra ILL.,
tss sshas nroaf ~ chpisfsa e III,
d~eavor,s ,1sef,YIness 6 mi IA ,,,ainhara
II has retained through fhe mast ma.
dozen wears. bnts those wl,n,n if has3
gra d,iasad i,,to ia rga, 5,,,aY ,s,sa,, sa,ysrs
For h~esessentinI feats,reSn d,hristia
4 Isn,laa,yn, a. stha isaa AZ tra i,,Irm Tf
aims Is eauin voulig Christians far Ina
church's work. BY the efficicilcy OF the
men and women who have outgrowIa8
the society Isl Its real worth to be de-
termined. IL they are broader. strong
st itII ~ ;i5irrifi=i & e s 81 f 81
share the praise. III on the other hand,
the society has kept Ia Its own ranks
those whom III should have graduated,
lpreferring a large membership to ac-s
tunl results. thus preventing these too
i old ,ra,S,narc from n oinpr8fh y,,oftYrpr
work which would naturally be theirs
In the course of duty, ii thus also;
hindering the new generation Of real
young people from securing the train
ing which Is their due--lf these things
be true. then to Christian be-
longs the blame.
The present movement toward uritM2
which is sweeping Christiandom Isl not
unrelated to the birth OF the conpre-1s
hensiye Christian Endeayor society.
more thai a score of wears ago, It
must be granted that Christian I'm
deayor has been q powerful leayen Of
Fellowship. HI young people whom IL
taught to f~raternize with other Christ
ian young people, regardless OF de-
nominationaI name. are now influential
in ecclesiastical bodies, and they have
unquestionably had a part IN Mould
Ing the present union sentiment which
peryades all the churches.
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,,urshin In Ghristian ma unrS Y,s,t
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lriideppitv va mi S,st Ya,,nsa r,.; y,f.s,,.si
nrnma, wers5 ta1,pht The n1t1nayv ala
pia,,ca d,,e1 To heir avn ch,,rcl1 r,has,n
can be scarcely a question that the
strength and the efficacy of the various
relig 81 es has been rnlnntad@h by
EndeaNor spirit of loyalty.
Downright righteousness, and up
right character, straight-out confession
of conviction, deep-rooted spirituality
these have been reiterated Christian,
~lGndeayor fundamentals. The society.
Is first of all religious, genuinely, prac-
tically religious. Before all things else
it is avowdedly For Christ,
A story common on Christian En-
deayor platforms IN the On rly DAVIS was
to the effect that too many Christians
are like the divers which flow into the.
Arctic ocean-fozen at the mouth
Christian Endeayor was represented
as the warm gulf stream which would
melt these barriers, and give liberty
Of speech. T%Jndeniablv The inaisfence
which Christian Endeavor has ajwavs
put upon open confession Of personal
faith has largely influenced the church
OF today. Religion is more
than it was a generation ago. Dis
ciples OF Jesus are more ready to de-
clare themselves such at any time. In
any place, that was the case q gener-
alton ago.
The present day place and mower Of
Christian I~ndeayoris another demon
Other YOUR, peo,le,s so.;a+;as
The vario,s o,r. = +,
cations az yoinp neonIa wbirh nnm =,
the aggregate oTti,I,nohar Cbri-tian
Endeoyor are confaseadlv or n,,tn
growth of the latter. Ali are dorni-
mated by essentially the same ideals
and purposes. and pursue fine same
methods. Ere long they will ali be fed
Grated in one representative body.
which will respect the Independence OF
each and vet adeu1late1y ren,esent ire
whole, giving the church of TODAY one
vast, Observation-Disclosures young peo-
pies movement. All the sions poi,+