The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
ELOQUENT SERMON
BY OR. F. {. CLARK
Founder of Christian EndeayOr
Movement Talks at Local
Churches.
LARGE MASS MEETING
AT FIRST METHODIST
Says People Should Be Inspired
by Great Crowds
Watching.

The Rev. Francis E. Clark, president
of the international Society of Christ
ian Endeavor, and the founder OF the
Christian Endeavor movement, de!lv-
cred two eloquent addresses in this city
Sunday. one at the regular morning
service of the Phillips congregational
church and the other at mass meet
ing of the Young People s Christian
Union, held at the First Methodist
church in the afternoon.
DR.. Clark founded the Christian En-
deavor movement in Portland, Me. 2S
wears ago. He is known as the father
of Christian Endeavor.' DR.. Clark
also was connected with the establish,
ment of the Phillips Congregational
church in this city. The local church
was established by the Phillips Con-
grega tional church of Boston, Mass,
of which DR.. Clark was pastor at the
time. He is at present engaged IN Los
Angeles.
The mass meeting at the. First Meth
odist church Sunday afternoon was
very well attended. and DIT. Clark de-
livered helpful sermon. He spoke at
some length on the wonderful growth
of the Christian Endeavor movement,
and urged the young people to stand
true TO the work. His address was
listened to with the utmost interest on
the part of those present, and was
largely along the same line OF thought
as those ne delivered at the annual state
convention, which was held at the Phil.
lips Congregational church Saturday.
The sermon which DR.. Clark deliv-
cred at the Phillips Congregational
church in the forenoon was au impress
sjve one. He based his discourse on
Hebrews, xii, / Wherefore. seeing
we also are compassed about with so
great a cloud of witnesses, let US lay
aside every weight. and the sin which
doth easily beset us, and let ms run
with patience the race which is before
us.
Paul's Illustrations.
Dr. Clark began his sermon By ex-
planning that Apostle Paul always
drew his illustrations from the Olympic
games. He emphasized the fact that
which 10 draw his illustrations. He
said this, however, probably was due
largely 10 the fact that he had seen
the Olympic games and the great arena
was always before him. The speaker
then described his visit 20 the Olympic
arena at Athens several years ago, tell
ing of its great seating capacity. He
connected that with the text, which
be felt sure Paul must have written
after observing the multitudcs witness
ing the races on the great Olympic
arena hundreds of wears ago
Oft ought 10 but a new life into
us. said DR.. Clark. continuing. ''whcn
we know that those who have gone be-
fore-that the invisible-are interested
in us down here and the race we are
running in the heat and pressure of
the great arena Of this world The
athletes st Athens must have been in
spiTed by the great crowd around them
and so with US; should we not be IN
spired by the great crowd which is con.
stantly watching us,
And think of the great crowd Of
people who are looking on down here
upon this earth. We are compassed
about. north, south, cast and west. hy
the crowds which are constantly watch
ing MS and which ought to inspire lis
10 do our best and If possible win i'm
this great race Of our Saviour's IT
is, nv friends, your greatest honor that
you have been called 10 represent the
Savior in this great arena here upor
earth. 1t is your highest honor to fight
the fight the best YOU know how. n
this race let MS all look 10 the invjsi
ble-to the great God. who will help MS
to endure all things