The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-06-28

~ ~ AeNA iiaCAN iik'Oi AAuCS
IS the devotional exercises, for a
great head does not always make
great heart. The world to-day
IS dying for a heart. The devo-
slonal department IS the heart of
the organization. A value that
testimony which has behind il
lite and character. The acts Of
llte. the deeds and motives. all
lead to The golden milestone
character. The church needs
the young people scarcely less
than the young people need the
church. Prudence is a rascaIly
virtue. The church wants the
young Christian. His blood is
warm, and he stirs enthusiasm
In others because he is ready to
risk anything. shall not discuss
how to make the wheel go? SO
much as the power needed to
make the wheel go. The power
neeCed IS a strong personality of
an individuality which has the
strength to stand alone, who can
hit the organization to.a higher
plane than before and the power
OF a genuine religious experience.
The Z. l.. IS DEVELOPMENT of
the class meeting.
Methodism presents the finest
and most perfect ecclesiastical
organization.
MIR. ] &. Watson said that the
devotional committee should be
composed of spiritual minded
young people who can and will
go, and they should be talented
and winsome-that is people of
spirit who can win others. This
committee needs preparation;
therefore there should be pre-
paratOry meetings, and it would
be well to have prayer meeting
scrap book In which may be en-
tered certain subjects to discuss.
he LeaguerS would find a note
book very useful. Every League
should have a good paper, and
the meetings should be adver-
tised, as this would awaken
interest. Try to have a live
prayer meeting, as a dead PRAYER
hurts everybody. The MEETINGS
should be prepared with a def
mite object in view.
A few Don'ts of Mr.. Regin-
aid Walker may do US good. such
us " Don't be late" Don't
preach a sermon" Don't do all
the talking and praying Don't
be afraid of failure. Don't
critlcise the leaders, "a " Don't
neglect studying the lesson be-
cause you are not going 20 lead"
Always attend punctually. -regu-
larly and faithfully.
Mr.. Beauchamp in his talk Of
the Devotional Meeting as a
Means of Spiritual Development"
said that. through the 'Epworth
League, if we shall be true, there
are great things. in store for us.
1t is OF value because the Young
become acquainted with the Word
OF God. and it is keeping the
spirit OF testimonyin OUT ehu1 ches;
Tor the E. L. is a development
Of the class meeting of former
years. 1t teaches the young how
TO pray. The sentence PRAYER
binds a Thoughtful person to be
true 20 his prayer.
A temperance, address was de-
hvered by the Rev. X. NJ. Maxey.
IN which he made and. proved
some very appalling statements.
lie discussed the often: quoted
clause from Thomas Jefferson:
All men, are created free and
equal" This he said was ;nhhis-
terIcal. unnatural and ,unscrip-
tural.
Universal suffrage is a draw
back to religious government
and there are only two wavs by
which we may get lid Of the
vicious and illiterate vote: First
by a broad and sweeping amend
ment. which will result in our
meeting our Waterloo; second
we can and must educate. Edu-
cation IS the leading out of the
principles in man and by educa-
ton we can transform the miser-
able hut of crime and woe into a
verltable Eden of JOY and love.
Mr.. J. N. Latham told us of the
Importance Of the Literary De-
partment. BY studying" said
he. OF the poets Longfellow. Mil
ton. Bryant, Tennyson, Brewing
and Sydney, and reading their |
unique and pleasing verses. we |
become acquainted with the no.
blest-spn,lts of the past and thus
aspire to higheran nobIer things.
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