The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-15
be when properly conducted.
The Final Session

In many ways the meeting Sunday
evening, the last session of the con.
vcntion, was the browning meeting.
The church was crowded to the limit
of its capacity, and the meeting from
first to last was inspirational, was
calculated to implant in the heart of
each one a desire and a determination
to return to his society to DO better
work than ever before.
The convention sermon was preached
| by Walter ID. Howell, the retiring field
secretary. The substance of his words
| was:
"The biggest word in our Christian
Endeavor pledge is the word trusting
Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for
strength is the secret of all Christian
Endravor success. After twenty nine
years. less than three decades, since
DIR. Clark first started bis little society,
we count our societies to the number
OF 1900. This increase is not be-
eaus.' the work is splendidly planned
or srlendidly managed, net because OF
any magnificent kadcrsiips: but be-
caus, all the members of the organiza-
ton have been trusting in the Lord,
Jesus Christ for strength. All over the
world, in every country where the Cos.
pei can be preached, We have Endeayo-
ers to the number of 100000. But
this is not to the glory of Christian
Endeavor, but to the glory of the
trusting in God for strength.
When, as is sometimes the case, an
Endeavorer fails to keep the pledge,
the real failure every time is at the
trusting point. When an Endeavorer
say 4 can't keep that, pledge, l can't
read the Bible every day, l can't pray
every day, / can't take an active part
in the meetings, the failure seems to
be at the point of detail, but in real
ity the failure is because deep in the
heart, there is not enough trust in
God. ~
When we are asked to do some new
work, to take upon ourselves some new
duty, we hesitate. Why? Not be-
cause we fear the work but because
we fail to take Christ in as partner
and trust. Whenever we fail in any
of our duties the failure is at the
trusting point.
For an example of perfect trust we
must look to the little child. How
the little child hurries to meet the
father who has been away during the
day, and when he reaches him and is
lifted in his arms, with what smile
of perfect trust does he look up into
that fathers face. 1t is natural for
a child to trust his father. How much
more natural is it for a child of God
to trust the Heavenly Father. The
loving trust of a child of God, who has
come to know the Heavenly Father,
goes far beyond the beauty and nat
uralness of a child for his earthly
father.
You have seen child who has
strayed away from home, suddenly
realize that he is alone in strange
street, surrounded by strange people
and noises. He stands helpless and
terror striker, surrounded by the new
dangers. And, oh, the relief when his
father, who is always watching for
him, reaches him and he is once more F,
held fast. The child is perfectly con-
tented, because his trust in his father
is perfect.
So in life, when we have strayed
from the home path. our Heavenly
Father is always watching ready TO
come to us when we call, and shield
us from all danger And when we get
back to God, we want to keep his
close touch. We are tired of the dark |
ness and doubt, and we want the COM
forting presence of God.
Trust is developed through love, by
getting closer to God, and through ser!
vice. Trust must always be followed |
by service. Christian Endeavor affords !
an opportunity to develop trust in God t
IN both these ways. We may build ,
up a trust in this way which will !
carry us through to the final trust /
when we face the gateway of death, I
and step trustfully through. without .
fear. knowing that it leads to our
Father-the triumph of a trust-a per-
feet trust in God.
The music furnished by the conven-
ton chorus, which has been very good
throughout, was exceptionally good
Sunday evening. Mr. Mountain de-
serves and has received much praise
for the work he has done toward max
ing the convention the success which
it has been.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Your cormittee on resolutions begs
leave to report as follows:
First. In relation to the prize light
at Reno, Nevada, be it
Resolved, That our state secretary
be instructed to communicate to MIR.
Shaw. our beloved national secretary,
expressing our great admiration for
the splendid effort which he has put
forth to stop the reproduction of the
prize fight through the moving picture
exhibits throughout the country.
Second. That our secretary be in
structed to communicate to Hon. J.
c. Haynes, mayor of Minneapolis. our
approval and appreciation of his ac-
ton, in instructing his police depart
ment to prohibit the exhibition OF
moving pictures reproducing the re-
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