The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-11-10

q constitution, outlining the purpose
of the new society and declaring that
it should not in any way interfere
with the existing Inter Denomination
al rallies. The object of this new or
eanization is to unite all the young
peoples societies of religious aims
and purposes, connected with the
Congregational churches for the ad-
vance of the unk as denomination.
\ full set of officers was elected, with
DR.. McElveen as president.
The plan of the organization is very
simple. 1t will foster Christian En-
deavor among Congregational church
es and hold its meetings in connection
with the International Christian En-
deavor Convention.
Friday Evening. The subject on Fri
day evening was "Evangelism." DR..
F. D. Power, of Washington, presided.
Before the opening of the meeting
the Minneapolis delegation marched
around the hall, distributing small
bags of flour and giving their yell in
an effort to boom their city for the
next convention.
The song service was led by Mr..
Foster and the devotional service by
DR.. Daily, ofIndiana, one of the trust
eeS.
In Introducing the first speaker OF
the evening. DR.. Power told how
Christian Endeavorers might save the
world in five years by repeating a
simple process of doubling; each one
winning one more to Christ.
DR.. O. P. Clifford of Buffalo, whose
theme was "Evangelism Abroad" was
at his best He said in part: There
is nothing more pitiable in all the
earth than Goddess man. A direlict
on the sea of time, without a compass
or port, simply adrift, blind man in
a world flooded with light: deaf man
in a universe throbbing with music; an
idiot in a library; dead man adrift
, upon the sea of life
i, The second and closing address was
by DR.. Mark Allison Matthews, Of
Seattle, Wash. He was one of the
! most striking figures that had ap
{ peared on the Endeavor platform
: He was six feet in height, with heat
of hair as remarkable as height ant
figure. He would be noted anywhere
q I can only give some of his best sen
fences:
!. sThe sad dest day America has r
n corded in her calender, is that day il
the past when she placed her famil
Bible and her hymn book upon tn
n comfortable there to molder beneat
4 the rust of social entertainment"
% mo minister should be allowed t
# go into his pulpit, who has nc
planned for, prepared for, prayed TO
:. and who does not expect conversion
q as immediate results of his preaching.
"A 1--WE have become accustomed
- and contented with wickedness. T
n be accustomed to wickednesS is an aV
~ full state
20 "Turn every occasion into an OF
,e portunity to preach a risen and livin
re Christ.
Of Recognize that the church is tt
IT. pastors force and not his field. 1t
9 not his business to spend his da.
listening to female winners or. masc
" line croakers. 1t is his duty to orga
" ize his force, master the geography
''o his field and lead his army to victory
nc In closing the serviteDr, Power 7
"n marked that more than two milli'
ad brought to Christ by Christian E
he deavor, showed that the society is
evangelistic agency, and urged tn
such work be made more and moro
me business of Christian EndeavOrerS.
Ext CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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