Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-10
BAPTISTS BID
FINAL ADIEUS
SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION is
% CLOSED
Last Day Is Given to Much Activity
and Brilliant Addresses-New
Organ Adds Beauty to
Service

The most successful convention of
the Southern California Baptist assem-
bly, closed yesterday after a long series
of helpful sessions and brilliant ad-
dresses. The sessions yesterday were
In keeping with the closing of a large
assemblage, and also marked the clos
ing of the young peoples convention
Despite the rain forty delegates at
tended the sunrise service yesterday at
1880 o'clock, at which Rev. George G.
Wright of Santa Barbara presided.
Many of the delegates attended the
Sunday school session, the adults
meeting in Berean hail. while the pri-
mary classes were held in the child
ren's hall.
AT II o'clock the annual b. Y. p. U.
sermon was preached by Rev. Robert j.
Burdette in the main auditorium Pre-
ceding the sermon the impressive rite
of baptism by immersion was admiuis-
tered to one candidate. The bapistery
was enhanced by the background the
scenery representing a sunlit forest.
The large audience, which filled the
auditorium, for the moment forgot
that wallis of solid concrete encased
them, and that they were not out in
the open forest, with a running stream
as the baptismal waters.
DR.. Burdette, in his own inimitable
STYLE spoke to the young people, talk
ing for his topic, "A Life of Pleasure"
The text was from II Corinthians
1910. Therefore l take pleasure in in
tirmities, in reproaches, in necessities,
in prosecutions, in distresses, for
Chrit's sake; for when 1 am weak,
then am l strong" He said in part:
Love of Pleasure Natural
"A love of pleasure is natural 1t
is child's idea of life to have a good
time. A little child dances when she
hears lively music, although she never
saw any one dance and doesn't know
what dancing is. 1t is beautiful and
natural-in little children. But If 1
should go dancing around at my time
of life ought to be shot. Some peo-
pie never grow beyond childhood in
their love of pleasure. Men plan for
pleasure. If 1 had all the money 1
wanted,' a man says, I'd Well,
what, Robin Ruff? He'd have a good
time He'd do as he pleased; he'd en-
joy himself. That's natural
I'm the matter of innocent amuse-
ments, by which we old folks usually
mean the kind that were enjoyable
sixty years ago and which are not at
all amusing now, the church has said
for so many years to the young folks,
You shan't, you mustn't; dont-don't
uol I! lIltI IL IuuSl DeBln 10 say,
You may. Come into the church,
children, and have a good time!
What, in the church, Sure! That's
what the church believes in. 1t wants
you to have the time of your life. A
good time, indeed, that will outlast
your life and keep on getting better
all the time. Even back in the apos-
tolic days the church believed in pleas
ures. What with lodging spies and
prosecutors and hereto hunters, Ro-
man soldiers and imperial inquisitors
1t didn't have much time for recrea-
ton, but it believed in a life of pleas
ure.
why, the world was wild with
pleasure in Paups day. 'Panem ct
circences!' was the popular cry. Thea
ters all over the world. A growing
taste for pleasure. Stronger and spi-
cier year by year. Last years bills
too tame. Must have a little more
thrill in them to please the audiences.
Wild beast fights too SLOW Put a
man down in the arena to match the
tiger. All, that's something like sport!
Bravo, tiger! No, the mans got him
The tiger gives back! Coward No, he
springs again-hear the bones in the
mans arm crunch under those fear
full jaws! Stand up to him, Christian!
There, the tigers got him by the
throat! Glorious! Drive away the
tiger now and haul away the man.
No! Shame! Let the tiger have his
breakfast-the poor brute hasn't tast-
ed food for three days.
"Ah well, this is good snort hllt