St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-08-21
UNION MEETINGS.


Christian congregation on New York
street Sunday evening and filled the
little building to the utmost capacity
and was very interesting session.
The services were opened by the
congregation singing number Of
devotional songs followed by the
reading of the scripture by Rev Mel.
son OF the Congregational church,
He read the oath psalm. Rev. G. ?.
Gates then offered a fervent prayer
for the prosperity Df the churches
OF the city. He was followed ~ a
solo by Frank HALEY. One sweotly
solemn thought Til, announcement
was then made by Rev. Gates that
the next union meeting would be lelt
IN the NJ. +. church next Sunday and
that Rev. Nelson IF the Congrega-
tional church would preach the ser
mon for that occasion.
Rev. johnson then introduced the
speaker of the evening, Rev. Young
Of the Methodist church, who took
for his text the words Of thet Psalm.
irt: Ont come let 10 magnify the
name of the Lord" lie put especial
stress upon the wOrl magnify In
his discourse, giving many humorous
Illustrations as well rs some thatwer
pathetic and even tragic In their r..
suits from magnifylng some element
ary trait, dcformity cr idiosyncrasy
Of the individual.
He declared IL was the common fai
ing Of humanity to sec the worst cid,
Of everything. lie said there wcro u
few exceptions to the general rule
aud II was very refreshing TO come
"a contact with these characters who
always looked on the bright side and
instancod the good old grandmother
who even gave the devil his due and
accredited him, rightly too, with being
u very busy person. which the good
lady recognized as "A most adniira'
able trait Of character.
Speaking OF looking on IN odark
side OF things the speaker confaGsed
that he had found himself too guilty
OF this failing. llo rocountod an
instance Of coming cut from tho city
got on the ear. lie declared thadt
he overlooked the fact that tho man
was possessed OF sound wollformed
limbs. that his arms were well pro.
portionod and that hls hat was Of
about tho same braln capacity au
tho ono he wore. Al OF these hOOd
features had bocn acllpsod by the
one dcformlty Of his back. In speak
lng OF the noble trait of character
which never found kick coming
he said he heard OF woman once
whc never oomplalnoi nut had mover
rccn one. This woman'a husband
ON ono occasion thought 10 Try her
patience and brought nor loud II
the crookcdost wood az must have
been Manzanita wool. which II no
crooked II viii not lie stlll N the
crooked that II will not lie stu In
the wood box) ho could find aud ox'
rcctcd 10 hear an explosion of come
kind about the wood. After walt
Ing about week aud hearing no
complaint about the wood he becaw
curious 10 know what His good vile |
thought OF the wood and asked her
how she liked the wood he had got |
for her the week before. she sail II
was the best that he had ever
brought her. IA the sticks were mat
tho right shape To fit ABOUT ths Dot
toms Of the pots and kettles,
The speaker continuing said that II
did us good To magnify the good ,h,nw
We saw In our followg, ana oven IN
tho case OF great mcn while We cou.d
IN no way perhaps benefit thom 10y
magnifying their reputation ou' con.
tact with them and omulating their
example and doing homage Ia their
greatness, We may % benefited lie
declared that ho had been bonerit' ed
by hearing Roosevelt. Bryan aud 9th
ef great men. That while his magni'
fyibg their names among his fellows
would not be any diro't bonoli. 10
them perhaps, his having coms ~
contact with thom and having head
them gave him more exalted cen
ceptlon OF life ana helped him IA a
peat many ways. So ho would max,
haa ~ Ia |
our honoring God, in magnifyiLs has
name, we would not add to the great
Pess or glory of God. perl APPS. but 10y
so doing we would ho benefited. be-
built up and drawn
bearer To him.
The meeting was closed by prayer
by Rev, Young.
The Christian Congregation wish
10 thank the people of the Baptist
church for their kindness In granting
the use OF large nunbor OF chairs
and seats to enable them TO seat the
audience, IL was very Kind of them
Bnd manifests the spirit OF the Mas
Icr. These union meetings are Ncco'L, .
FISHING great deal of good ard il
Is hoped that they may become NOR,
frequent and that In time there may ,
be as the Master prayed the Father Z
when about TO be offcredup, that /
AL believers in Him might be one, as
Iio and the Father were one.
CARD OF THANKS.