The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-06-13

of Waxahachte are so noted. II is
all the more a pleasure because the
welcome is genuine We extend to
| you the hospitality OF our homes
and the affections OF our hearts. We
look upon Won as being the represen-
tatiyes OF a cause which has for It's
| purpose he bettering Of humanity.
/ The day has come when practical re-
! ligion is recognized by all denomi-
nations as the only religion fit for
mankind In what sense Is religion
practical2 In the first place. 1t is
| practical because people are not
ashamed OF II like they used TO be.
I II is practical in that in this day
and time of great commercial changes
| IT brings men closer together that
| they may know each other better.
| This religion is practical because 1t
| fits us for the duties of life. II fits
us TO discharge these duties as moth
great labor question, the political
question and all other questions
which affect the human race. The
day is not far distant when all chris
tians of this nation will have one
watchword and that viii be, are we
on the side of a common Master
seeking to elevate and enlighten
mankind? 1t is the right, and the just
right of the christian people of this
christian nation to have laws repre-
+ thpir i1nuG and tn bDUa nf
ficers who will execute these laws
The time is coming when officers
must execute the law or the chris
tian people of this country will re-
move them from power and put men
there who will
President j w. Holsapple of the
Texas Christian Missionary Conven-
tion. Mr.. Holsapple said the hospi-
tality of Waxahachie was no stranger
TO Texas people. There is something
in the atmosphere that not only
draws men here. but holds them SO
they cannot let go. After extending
the thanks of the convention for the
hospitality of the city so generously
accorded them President Holsapple
delivered his annual address, speak
ing on the subject of worship. He
said in part.
For more than a quarter of cen
tury those disciples of Christ in Tex.
as who wear only the name of theil
Master have been accustomed to NEE
annually in convention. Thes
gatherings have some times bee
called state meetings, and have al
ways been simply mass meetings IN
til the meeting at Waco in 1905
when constitution and bylaws wer
adopted. forming an organization t.
be known as "The Texas Christian
Missionary Convention. " The con
stitution declares the purpose of th'
convention to be ''to foster christian
evangelization. education and bene
violence within the borders of Texas
but says that neither the conven-
ton nor its officers as such shall
ever assume any authority whatever
over any individual congregation of
christians.
First on the program and first in
importance is worship We have
only fifteen minutes at the begin
ming OF each session for this purpose.
but this can be made very helpful TO
us and to the cause for which we
are assembled if we give it the place
in our thoughts which its sacreduess
demands
We need prayers more than we
need men or money, for cousecrated
devoted. faithful prayers will bring
both men and money The Christian
church was born In PRAYER When
the disciples returned from Jerusa-
lem from witnessing our Lords AS
ceusion from Mount Oliyet they as
sembled u an upper room where
they repeatedly engaeed iu prayer
until the day Of Prntrcost the birth
dav Of the Christian church
Indeed the whole history of ihc
church down iu The present nme
Shows vial connection between
PRAYER and alj advancement .u spirit.
ual lie 1nd development Dc has
been said thar the volume Df PRAYER
among earnest christians ut Great
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