Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-14

His gospel. working for and with strug
Cling race. We can but be united and must
work together. As one holding official posi-
ton, ] desire you TO feel me with You at al
times and consider me as everybody's reg
lister and working with all men who desire
the uplift of the race, regardless of denom-
inatiOn or creed.
Let us be hopeful and the years that I'M
fold will see the accomplishment of our
aims and the fruiton of the hopes Of ter
million struggling people
Address on Missions.
Rev. A. s. Jackson. D. D., of Dallas
Tex. delivered an address on missions. He
said
We are at times brought Into view of
Gods great truths at such angles as are
calculated to fill US with gloom and dis
CouTagements. Thus weakened in our
faith, the Almighty God comes to stay US.
Frequently these trying conditions are
Ised by the eternal one to help US see the
need Of a Christianized zeal, rather than
material insight. Our achievements will
be due to at least three things-the vic
tories of the cause in the early dawn OF
Christianity, the gospel OF Jesus Christ as
an efficient weapon for its progress and the
approaching crisis of the conflict of the
ages will insure finally glorious triumph
for Christ and humanity.
The attempted slaughter of infancy Is q
means TO awaken people TO see the pre-
Ciousness of life and thus work for the de-
thronement of those powers which ever
work against 1t
Not Always Index to Defeat.
The death of an individual cannot be
always regarded an index of defeat.
for in 1t martyrdom may be the live coal
to reklndle the few sparks which lie in
the smouIderlng embers. and thus cause a
mighty blaze to growth and development.
We must remember that through all the
Centu les the cross of Christ has been
the symbol of advancing times. Paul
lifted It up for his banner and prayed
God forbid that | should glory save In the
cross OF Christ Constantine said that he
saw IL in the heavens, for by II he would
conquer. 1t will be the labarum of my
people to the end of time as they march
onward to the final triumph on the fields
of our arrnageddom. The gospel is the
weapon of the kingrom. and must be re-
incarnated into human life, the vehicle
through which the world is to be leveled
No way must we as people minimize the
gospel, nor in any way discard It's teach
ings The church must serve If she would
live. In serving 1t enlarGes human life
and follows teachings of holy writ closely.
The last soul, be he white or black. must
have Jesus identified with him: must have
his life regulated by the teachings of the
entire word of God; must understand. self
denial. the true idea of sympathy and the
loftiness of life in general Such make a
Thy kingdom come, might put into that
prayer. not only our breath but our sub
stance and our consecrated soul.
Rev. W. r. Toliver. DID. of Greensboro,
N c., delivered a short address. He Is one
of the young men of the Baptist church
who is working for the betterment of his
people. What We will be in this world, -
he said depends upon what we put into
life ourselves. The negro must lift up him
self. He must do more work and less
talk. Talk never yet made a people and
never will"
Work of the Pastor.
Rev. G. W. Goodg anne. in discussing the
work of the B. Y. P. L. board, said
The work of the pastor among his people
should be magnifed. He should assist in
the work of the young people, and do all in
his power to have them take up Christian
work and eschew the lower things of life
The Baptists believe in the Bible. They
believe that the Bible and Christianity can
not be separated. Christianity demands
that We deal justly in our transactions, not
striving to get the letter of deal with our
giving false weight t. measure in our BUSH
ness transactions and dealing in thousand
ways that are often termed sharp prac-
tees"
A foreign mission mass meeting will be
held tomorrow afternoon at Convention
Hall. This will be a farewell meeting to
Revs. II. D. Prowd, who will leave In a few
weeks for South American. and d. f.
Murff. who will sail Tor South Africa, their
respective fields of labor.
Addresses will be delivered by Mrs. jose
phine Straughn of South America: a native
African boy. Rev c. c. Bates, Congo.
Africa: DIR. ]. E. Sheppard. who has just
returned from trip around the world.
Prof. II. 3. Britt will sing. Rev. L. G,
Jordan, d. D., corresponding secretary, will