Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-27

vention members turned toward Continental
Hall in enthusiastic crowds last evening
The attendance was so large, in fact. that
President Gardiner was moved to call at
tention to the failure of some delegates to
register.
'If the convention continues to grow in
numbers he said, at will be necessary for
all members to be provided with the iden-
tifying badges. furnished at the registra-
ton desk to secure admission to the halls
whore the meetings are held"
1t was the first occasion in which the con-
Vention has assembled as a whole in its
headquarters and the artificial illumina-
ton served to emphasize the vivid color
flags of all nations and many vari-colored
banners and bits of bunting which
screened the ratings of the balcony. the
speakers platform and the walls of the
auditorium. The meeting was public, and
hundreds of visitors occupied blocks of
seats in the balconies the whole main floor
being given over to the members OF the
brotherhood Ri Rev. Dr. c. e. Wood
cock Bishop of Kentucky, and John r.
Mott secretary International committee,
Y. NJ. c. A, were the speakers of the even
ing, and both were enthusiastically re-
ceiVed.
Better Personal Service.
Bishop Woodcock rejoiced in epigrams,
and from the opening sentence to the clos
ing passage in his address the men Of
St. Andrews Brotherhood were urged In
most pithy English to give more and bet
ter personal service to the cause Of Chris
tianty.
Il have little sympathy for the brother
hood man who does not realize the neces-
sity for personal service" the speaker
said land / have even less sympathy for
the brotherhood man who does realize the
necessity, but does not give the service.
There are plenty of people doing work
for fame. but If your Christianity counts
for anything. it finds you in the midst
of work whether any one is watching or
not. There are many men in our parishes
who began giving a dollar to the cause of
Christ ten years ago. and since that time
their incomes have increased 10000 per
cent, yet their offerings still remain at
the dollar mark 1t is because their souls
are no larger than the dollar they would
give the Master. IF mans Christianity
amounts to anything the rector is not ac-
cused of begging when he is asking for
money to extend the kingdom of God"
The speaker laid great stress upon the
real value of service for the extension Of
the kingdom of God without fear and
without hope of reward
Value of Christianity.
1.-The brotherhood of st. Andrew is the
only organization that I know about
at least the only organization in our church
which is going to ask the question, and
press it more and more during the next
is worth while" he added BE definite in
your strivings. Strike out, strike hard
and stick by 1t. You can't get something
for nothing. Go out and find something
to do Don't ask some one to find work
for you
There is no greater sign of spiritual
dotage than the obvious contentment of men
who are willing to sit down and tell about
what they used to do-the former Sunday
school superintendent and the former
brotherhood men. And there is another
class which is worse-the men who are al
ways telling about what they are going to
do You may belong to many clubs and
lodges and fraternal orders as you choose,
but if you make your church second to
any of them | don't have to ask you If
YOU are deserter. l don't envy the broth
erhood man who Is known as a better
clubman or better anything than a
churchman.
Due to Quitting.
IF one-half the failures of this earth are
due TO Indebtedness the other half are due
to quitting And a gutter is usually a
pessimist A pessmist is man who does
not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Fifty
per cent of the members lost to this
brotherhood are lost because they could not
stand up and take the gaf.
''One honest business man on the street