Evening journal., 1909-03-17

very work for the puzzled beginner
in the Christian way, for those seek
ing relief from their burden of un-
forgiven sin. Let me show you the
words Of Cod" said Evangelist Well
said, for it is only from Gods Word
that we can learn the way of saliva
tion. Can you be Evangelist and show
some one these wonderful words of
life?
Pilgrim having been convinced OF his
sin and the consequent peril of his
state, thankfully hastens to the Wicket
Gate and knocks FOR admittance. The
gate is opened to him with hearty
welcome by Good WIN. How glad we
may be of the promise, KNOCK. and il
shall be opened unto YOU" We do not
have TO pay for admittance or force
our way in; God, Heaven, eternal life,
shall be given to us If we only ask.
The practical lesson from this part OF
Pilgrims career may be summed up
in the lines:
'Tis not enough to say,
I'm sorry, and repent"
And then go on from day TO day
Just as l always went.
Repentance is to leave
The things I've done before,
<Aiiu eipW Aildl III edintct SiltNo
BY doing so no more.
What a true touch is this, The other
gave him a pull" Satan would use
every means to prevent our entering
the Christian way, and would even
slap us at the gate How often young
Christians have met these flying darts
of Satan. While they have stood and
hesitated, while they have reasoned
and tried TO make up their minds to
cast in their lot with those who are
journeying tov~rds heaven, Satan has
ithstood them, resisted them and as
sailed them. He whispers doubts
about themselves. about their fitness
to enter at all. about God and His
/, willingness TO receive them. Wait a
! WHILE" he whispers. Test yourself"
Are you sure you know your own
mind?" These arc the darts of Beelze-
bub, and they are flying nowhere more
vigorously than right here at the
Wicket Gate.
We have followed Christian through
many dangers and now we see him
safely through the Wicket Gate, where
having found the way of life, he has
only to walk in It. II is a narrow way
and leads straight to his goal. It is
not an untried way, for prophets and
! patriarchs, and their Master. have
: walked in it, But because Chpstiar
= has found the way he is not past al
t danger and trials. In fact, they are
5 but begun, as we shall see as we fol-
0 low the story I'm later topics.
= City Union Notes.
e The Committee appointed by our
3 city union TO arrange for the annua
e Spring Rally have set Thursday even,
=, ing. April 18th. as the date of tn
meeting. and have secured for tn
= principal speaker Rev. Clarence Il
= Mccartney, OF Paterson, n. j. Nh
e Mccartney occupied a place on ou
4 State Convention program last Fall
e and is well known in this city as
speaker OF much force and power
{ Keep that date in mind. Endeavorers
y At a business meeting Of the Cen
e tral Presbyterian Society held on Wed
n nesday OF last week, the following off
d GERS were elected: President, Mis-
h Anna S. Doherty; vice-presideni
= Charles w. Bush; recording secretary
0 Miss NJ. Marguerite Jack; correspond
p ing secretary, Miss Helen NJ. Price
d treasurer. Arthur B. Eastman; pianist
- Miss Mabelle l.. Price.
e. The Rodney endeavorers are goinl
S to celebrate ST. Patrick's day by
- social at their church on Friday even
d ing OF this week. Attractive invita-
4 tions in the shape OF the shamroc
g have been sent out, in which 1t is re
e quested that the guests "plase ripri
h sint the ould sod in costume" and
d very enjoyable evening is anticipated
= More About ST. Paul.
d The first bulletin in regard to th
e twenty-fourth international Christia
= .
It s.. Paul, Minnesota, July TIP. 100
has just been sent out by the Conven
j. ton Committee. 1t is brim full of en-
d thusiasm. and the very reading Of
b. makes one want to go. The motto
Is, the Baltimore convention. as many
: us will remember was THE best yet
but the St. Paul endeavorers hav
gone il one better, f0T the committe
say that they are determined to max
this convention "the greatest Of IN
great"
ST. Paul is unusually well equippe
with adequate meeting places, so tha
there will be no need for tents an
no need to take a street car from I'll
main hall TO any of the other places {
meeting. The principal sessions wi
be held in the new $500. 900 Auditorium
'the finest hall in which a Christia
Endeavor convention ever assembled
which seats ten thous-- people. Fiy
large churches and the Y. NJ c.
Auditorium will be used for the va
II rious sectional meet'~gs. theN Scho,
g. of Methods. denominational rallies, etc
h and all these are within radius OF
n few blocks of the Auditorium Fac
n day will be opened with a great, Ger
Of trail Quiet Hour service and this wi
l. be followed by the wonderfully heir
IS, ful School of Methods. meeting in Il
ef six sections. Every noon from twel,
N to one o'clock a great evangelist
meeting win be held under the leader
ship of Mr.. William Phillips Hall an