Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-08-06

A DELEGATES REPORT,
Paul Sturtevant of New York
responded to these words of welcome
cod has" he said. "a way of making
great announcements in His own good
time. This convention comes at time
when some procurement from the
delegates might start in motion such
wave of reform as might raise the
world from the abyss in which 1T finds
itself to a new lease of life. They do
not interfere with diplomacy, they have
nothing to do with separations, they do
not come to extol the flag of any
nation, however victorious; they come
to blend all flags into the pure white
flag of Christianity. They have that
which is universal. There is not
nation on earth that win not respond
to a spiritual call from such an as
sembly.n
Rev. Dr. =. D. Thomson, NJ. A., Of
Glasgow, in the closing address on
THE Uplifted Christ said: THE one
gospel for which the world is dying is
the gospel of reconciliation through
self sacrifice. Christ needs to be en-
throned afresh in the lives of His
people, so that there shall rise up a
generation of men and women who will
set up His standard in every province
of human life"
During the evening For Unto Us
child is Born and other great
shoruses from 1.-THE .Jessiah" were
rendered by a very able choir.
DR. y. c. Poole of London presided
over the overflow" meeting and gave
the first welcome to the DELEGATES. A
very sincere welcome followed from
James Cunningham, J. p. He spoke on
behalf of the Scottish Union, the Con-
vention Council and of the citizens of
Glasgow. He told us that nowhere
should Sunday school teachers be more
at home than in the land of John Knox
and David Livingstone.
Sir George Croydon Marks, NJ. p,
representing the National Sunday
School Union, also extended a hearty
British welcome to the delegates THE
word British" he said lis synonym
Gus with unity and | feel that the
British people are trying to make the
words Sunday school stand for the
told us that one of the objects of the
convention was to stabilize the ma
tons; that party politicians could not
do it, Only by building the foundations
of the nations firmly and strongly, and
only by training the children and
young people in the ways of righteous
ness and peace, can we hope for last
ing peace in the world"
DIR. II. c. Priest of Toronto responded
on behan of the delegates, He en-
phasized the value of the convention,
not only in breaking down racial bar
riers, but in cultivating a keen and
deep sense of unity.
At the close of the overflow welcome
meeting, an address on THE Uplifted
Christ" was given by the Rev a. Chris
holm, NJ. A., ID. Lift. 'There is ten
dency," he said, 30 rule out the Cross
of Calvary from the royal pathway of
the life of our Lord; but if we omit
that cross, we omit the very thing
which our generation requires. The
cross brings to focus the love of God
for man"
The convention work really began
IHuISudy IlOiulHS, witch lIltlt vas Il
full attendance of delegates in st
Andrews hall. The chairman of this
session, Rt Rev. a. S. Inch, d. D., the
moderator of the General Assembly of
the United Free Church of Scotland,
gave a picturesque touch to the plat
form by appearing in his official court
dress, with long lace rufles at the end
of his sleeves.
DIR. Robert MACEDONIAN of Pittsburgh,
who was described by the chairman as
an American divine, but Scotchman.
and a licentiate of his own Presbytery
of Dunbarton. conducted, the devotions
At this time DR.. MacGowan described a
beautiful picture by James Christie he
had seen the previous day in a Glas-
gov restaurant. He said the artist had
painted group of children playing in
the meadows among the flowers Some
were stringing daisies and others were
chasing butterflies, And in the midst,
stood Jesus, shining with light from
heaven, and His hands were out
stretched above the children, and He
looked as if He enjoyed their play
Away down in a dark corner of the
f'NN"AS - WIG ot NiSl idu put little
pied figure. He was coming out of the
shadow straight for Jesus. On every
cloud in the sky he had placed a dim
outline of a little child, so that the
heavenly children and the earthly chill
dren We're playing together around the
Great Saviour The title of the picture
was Suffer Little Children to Come
Unto Me-" The speaker applied the
moral-"Thus should we lift up the