Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-07

Rev. Smith Baker.
president Huse commended the la
pors OF Rev. C. D. Crane and on be-
half OF the Christian Endeavorers of
Maine a Christian Endeavor mono
gram was presented him. Rev. Mr..
Crane was much affected.
Miss Coffin then sang a selection.
Rev. Smith Baker then spoke on
THE Mission of Young People" The
spaker began by speaking of the past
century as the most wonderful, CEN
fury IN the social advancement of the
world.
He said that it was also the greatest
century in religious advancement. This
was true in two respects, the work of
foreign missions and the work of law
men for laymen In a rendering of aid
70 the slums more has been done in
the past IS years than in all the rest
of the history of the world More BIZ
bles have been published and dis
trlbuted during the last 20 years than
In ali the rest of the history of the
world. More has been done during the
last 30 years for the helping of young
people into fullness of religious life
IMAM IN all the history of the universe
And l want to state another fact:
OF all religious movements no move
ment has done in it's first Is years of
existence what the Christian Endeav-
or movement has done in it's first %
years. And yet there are men some
where who look on and say, That is
only little thing
The EndeavOr movement stands
first for the definite Christian expert
ence of boys and girls and young peo-
pie. to help them into an experience
of the love of God, the conversion of
boys and girls into an experience of
the love of God. The Christian life is
new life begotten of the love Of
Christ. in the heart. Christian En-
doavorism does not stand for the cul-
ture of the human heart: it stands for
the regeneration of the huham heart
do you know that boy is worth
more than a man? Charles Spurgecn.
who had move experience in saving
souls than any man since st. Peter
says that his boys and girls always
held out. You find today that the
stalwart men and women in the
church were converted. experienced re-
ligion, when they were boys and
girls. This is what Endeavorism
stands for. the bringing of boys and
girls to Christ by a conscious expert
ence.
That's what the boys and girls need;
not the thought in the head but the
fact in the heart. The fact the life in
the heart, that's the first thought in
E.ndeavorism.
And the second thought in Endeav
orism is, the cultivating of the boys
and girls in Christian living, the bring
ing up of the boys and girls so that
they will be able to do something. This
is the mission of the Endeavor So
ciety, to take the young people and
give them something to DO. When the
Endeavor Society separates the young
people from the old people it is because
the pastor and deacons OF that church
do not do their duty. And if you do not
like that. put it in your pipe and
smoke it.
Take the church prayer meeting. Let
the Endt avorers be responsible for the
music in the regular church prayer
meeting It's the business of the min
!ster and the business of the deacons
to give the young people something
to do.
"Now another thought, my young
friend: You should realize the useful
ness of the Christian Endeavor as the
means Of developing your Christian life
If little lad no matter how young and
little miss, no matter how young, ex-
press desire to confess Christ. the
Christian Endeavor is the net.
Nov. another element Of the
Christian Endeavor is to unite the
young people and the old people in
Christian work. That is what Endeav-
orism has helped to do more than any
other force since the ascension of our
Lord.
THE next thing Endeavorism is for
Is to bring joyful tone into Christian
religion and Christian life. 1 am living
Christian life out of gratitude be-
cause | am saved.
Another mission of Endeavorism is
tilat 1t serves to unite us all together.
The Endeavor movement has done
more than any other movement tc
bring tha Christian church together.
The mission of the young people is to.
wake up the old people, and the mission
of the old people is to hack IN the
Young people"