HIE SCK ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MOBNING, OCTOBER 7, 1890.
C0NUENT10N HAS
Sessions Held in Elm Park Church,
Frothingham and Academy.
EASTON SCORES A YICTORY
State Executive Committee Decides
That tbe Convention of '97 Snail
1 Ba Held There Reception of the
Delegates on Their Arrival In the
City Afternoon Prayer and Praise
Service at Elm Park Church Ad
dress of President and Reports of
State Officers Read at tbe Might
s.
Hundreds i.l' Mali's Id tin- Kioto
'In isliun Kinli'iikur coin dil ion leached
i'i Tuiiimi I'Stor.lny. They begun arriv
ing early in i he i):iy. (iml tiller tin- early
in. .11111114 trains liinl pulled into lln- tlif-
f. It'lll SlaliiUIS this molllillg il WilS OS-
liotai.d lhat ;il least :',.'inn of ihein were
.-hclli-icd Imii.'iiIIi sVrnnlon roofs, lie
lor. i. .mil today nl .-a:d I mm uud pos
vii.l, .i..i hum.' will arrive, sc. thai n
.;.l i.l ::."." i.r in.. i.- strangir dolc
f.iit s will I..' within I In- omiliiies nl'
III.' liiy.
l.-r.tay w:i" given i.v.'l' -- 1 1 v
l.i I In- n-ii'iv inn nl' tin- visil lug Minings
41 II' I III.' tllillillg Hi Hi' Ml In III''
i li'ir. h.s w fit IV llii-ir lii iniiiai li is will
I..- li.i'in.'il unii at 111.' homes an. I hotels
c. I'l l'., tiny will lie eniertuinoil tJiiiiiitf
iiii ii slay in Seranion. There whs h
meeting of 'In' stale otlieors ami execu
tives in l hi- ul'lt-nimui when Fusion
was decided upon us iht- convi'iil inn
i-iiy m-xl yi-ur.
Ill III.' evening 111.' ..polling Sl'SSicillS
were held in :im Park church, ihe
Frm liinghiiin t lua I T an. I the Academy
III' AlUSle. Ill filch of tlll'SP places Pres-
.i-iil MoCrory delivered his annual ad
dress. Sim rotary McDonald anil Treas
urer liayniore read llicir reports, and
an address was delivered (in "Tlif Pros
em e of Christ in this Convention." An
address nf welcome was also wade and
responded to ut each meeting.
ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATES.
The principal streets of the city pre
sent. -d a lively appearance yesterday.
I" illihihg in tile morning and exteiid
1 1 1 thinughniii the day and into the
early evening. After midnight II was
esiiriiaied thai over 'J.riim Christian En
il.'iivorcrs fi'iim different parts of the
suite had arrived in the city. Yet so ex
cel lent were llioarratigenieiits of the re
el I ion commit lee thai this vast throng
of strangers were received and escorted
In their rcsiieclivp places of entertain
ment without any of the confusion
w I, icli ordinarily attends the liillux of
mi groat u Dumber of persons.
Knelt incoming train brought large
ili-li-Haiions. il was noticeable that
lhe were largely ninde up of wnmen.
must of them young women. Yet each
pai ty .was accompanied hy several
mule matronly looking women, and
I. n il were not lacking on whom de
volved the duty of looking after the
Iransfer of buggngc. Amnni; the first
iii-rivals were Rev. J. T. MoCrory, of
Pittsburg, state president, and (purge
M Donald, of Altoonn. state secretary.
They came .Monday night.
I --s t li delegation on its arrival was
met at the station hy one or more of
I lie receptions guurds and Immediately
escorted to the church to which it had
lieeti assigned. At the disposal of thp
reception committee were a numher of
run-luge. These wore utilized to oon
vi') the delegates to thp churches in the
(Vnlral City. Those delegations which
lind been assigned to churches In the
suburbs were conveyed thither on the
id root cars. On the arrival of the dele
gates nl the church to which they had
I. ecu assigned they were met by one of
I lie entertainment committees, w arm
ly welcomed and then escorted to thvir
Places of entertainment, the hospitable:
homes of the Christian people of the
cily. .Many of the delegates, however,
chose to go to hotels and boarding
111 uscs.
An interesting feature of the recep
tion of the delegates ut the railway
stations was the singing of the recep
tion song by the squad in the reception
ciminilttee. This was the cause of much
wonderment to the traveling public ass
w as evidenced when, from 1 lie crowded
train from the west on the Lackawan
na, at :;.'!. about lify delegates alight
ed .
Immediately they were greeted by
I lie recept ion squad and the notes of the
snug soon followed the brief but hourly
words of greeting. Instantly every
i in low in the coaches were raised ami
li look of surprise made inute Inquiry
as to the cause of the greeting.
Knch delegation us It left the station
was preceded by the reception squad,
some member of which bore a banner
d-slgnatiiig the county from which the
delegates came. The rooms of the
Young Men's Christian association,
where I he headquarters of the commit -lee
of are, were visited by many of
t lie di legatesthroughout the day. There
they were warmly welcomed by mem
bers of the reception committee ami
many of them were taken on sight
seeing excursions about the city.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEEJJNG.
At 1! o'clock in the afternoon I be state
president. Kev. .1. T. MeCroly l. !..
nf Piltaburg, i-ulled to order the meet
ing of the state executive committee
lit the north parlors of the Young .Men's
Christian association building. The
cat tiering was composed of twetity
.ersonn, stale olllcers and president s
I city and county unions.
Convention committees were appoint
ed to make nominations and lo di al I
resolutions. The officers are chosen by
this cominillee ami will be presented
lor rat ilical loll to the three meetings
mi Thursday morning.
I Hiring the day the Allenlown aifll
Kasl mi ilclegalions hail been striving to
have their respective cities selected for
Hie eotivenlion of next year. The
former were represented by a few en
thusiasts who lacked the endorsement
of certiiin necessary organizations and
officials of their" cily, while the Kaston
ers were loaded and primed with all
manner of prestige. The Allentown peo
ple admit t"d defeat eurly In the after
noon ami made no application to the
executive committee, with the result
.that the Kaston delegates had clear
Hulling, "
Huston was the unanimous choice,
but the select ion will not be officially
iinmninccd until during the meetings
of tomorrow.
' The Interntlonal convention at San
Francisco from July 7 to July 12 of next
year was informally discussed. No
delegates were or wil" lie chosen as it
will be a mass convention. The matter
of delegations was referred to the
transportation committee which was
given power to act.
Mr. MoCrory was supposed to have
conducted the prayer and praise ser
vice beginning at 4 o'clock In Kim Park
oliuretl. The business of the executive
committee, however, kept him away,
and the meeting was led by Charles K.
Daniels, of this cit. chairman of the
committee ol '!;. II lasted but twenty
minutes and consisted of a scripture
reading and several prayers, thejenor
of which was to invoke divine blessing
on the convention. The singing was by
a portion of the united choir.
the first Sessions.
In : I in I'liik Church, I'loltiiughiiui
unit Academy-Reports of Ollieers.
From 7 until ft.r.a lust night were held
the opening sessions of tlie convention
in Klin Hark church, the Krol hlnghain
theater and the Academy of Music.
Ai inch meeting President MoCrory
delivered Ills annual address ami re
ports were read by Slate Secretary Mc
Donald uiul State Treasurer ItH.vmore.
They will be found entire in unother
column. In each place there was ail
address of welcome bv a oinlneiil
local Kndi'uvor and a response by a vi
cinity delegate of wide repute, singing
by sections of I he united choir and ad
dresses on a set topic lor the night,
"The Presence of Christ in this Conven
tion." Kim I'd i k church contained the larg
est audience, i he sealing capacity be
ing almost w holly occupied-, there was
a fair-sized audience at the Frothing
bain, bill I In-sain.-1 annul be said of the
Academy.
IN THE ELM PARK CHURCH.
When the session in Khu Park church
opened I lie main auditorium was al
most tilled. That was at 7 o'clock, but
within lia'f an hour later the galler
ies Were occupied by the late arrivals
so that when the session was in full
swing the whole of the big interior
might be described as occupied to its
fullest capacity. '
in the way of decorations the profes
sional draper had had ample opportuu
Itv to exercise his prollclencies to the
fullest-and lie did il well. Kim Park
church, always inspiring and beautiful,
had been given an added embellishment
but in u jieat and tasteful wuy. The
f
iffy
C. K. DANIELS,
of Si ianion, Chairman of the Committee
of i.
preponderance of the decoration was
confined to gilt trimmed velvet dra
peries of light blue and the deepest
of blood red which concealed the gal
lery railintrs and suspended from the
archway which separates the auditor
ium Into two apartments were Hags
and bunting. Hack of the chancel and
in front of the rostrum, almost hiding
the nulplt was a collection of palms.
While the name of Rev. J. T. Mo
Crory, 1). D the state president ap
peared on the programme as the presid
ing officer, the opening praise and devo
tional service was conducted by Kev.
G. K. Guild, of the Providence Pres
byterian church. The service was In
troduced by two songs, in which the
rendition was under the lead of the
central city section of the united choir,
under the direction of Its instructor and
leader. Prof. J. M. Chance, the organist
of the Second Presbyterian church.
PHAYKtt HY nF.V. MR. Gl'ILD.
There was read a chapter from the
scriptures by Mr. Guild, who followed
the reading with a prayer. Hut the real
Interest and enthusiasm of the service
appeared with the singing of the two
gospel vocalists, Mr. anil Mrs. J. H.
Lowe, of Washington, D. ('. They ren
dered in a wav that could not fail to
evoke considerate heartiness and im
pulse that Inspiring hymn "Saved Hy
Grace." Then followed the congrega
tional singing of the, gospel hymn,
"Sweet Pence."
President MoCrory then assumed
charge of the service and said he took
great pleasure in introducing Charles
K. Daniels, who would extend a wel
come to the visiting delegates. Since
the first thought of the convention for
Scranton Mr. Daniels, chairman of the
commlttep of '!), had been one of the
chief workers and prime eotivenlion
movers, lie has received many com
pliments, but must have been gratified
and encouraged by the volume of ap
plause which greeted the pronouncing
of his name. Mr. Daniels said:
Nine years ago in the Second Presby
terian church, a lil.u k and a lialt I coin
u here we are assembled tunitfht. Hie Pi-nn-
svknniii Christian Kmleavoi' l iiioa held
Its second annual convention. What have
the nine years wrought? Have they prov
en the light of Christian Kndeiivur to ex
ist ill I his grand ol.t I oininonweiillir: la
ultct-liru. we learn that X represents an mi
known uiiantlly. To an extent. Christian
Kiiilcuvor in Pennsylvania nine years nuo
was an unknown quantity. Il was in its
fancy, and had not shown whether its re
sults would be commensurate with Its ..n -
poses. Hut the years nave in-oiignt rortli
niiiKiiltleent results. Prom the III He acorn
of less than -W ili-legutes in the city a I
dial time has grown the mighty oak of
thousands of lanleavorei-s here toiilKhl
Pennsylvania Is the keystone of these
I 'lilted States. .No less Is it Hie keyslonu
of Christian KnUeavor, for within the con
fines of the stale are oue-leiilh of the i
cletles of the world.
WHAT IT MfflT I Ml.
This convention will mean nothing un
less II In inns about a renew ed zeal ami a
ciins.'CTulc.l effort within and without Hie
linllvliblal society. The eonvelitluli will be
nothing but "sotmillng brass or tinkling
evnihals ' unless the delegates leuve Hit
cltv with a delei'iiilniitlon to do more
work "For Christ and the Church" in the
i iiitiinir year and to broaden I he lines of
Clnlsliun Kndeuvor. The cause which we
are representing here tonight means to
each of us Individually only a proportion
ale henellt to the energy, enthusiasm and
consecrated effort we put Into II. There
fore, I want lo give two thoughts, In just
two words, for Hi- convent Ion "Work"
anil "Win." Work for the cause In which
we are enlisted, "For Christ and the
Church, and win others to the name er
vice. f
To me has fallen Hie pleasant duty cf
welcoming you to the cily. In behalf of Hie
committee of 'Hi!. .More than two years
ago the workers of thin city had a vision
r
k -
OPENED
which Is lieing fulfilled tonight. They
saw in the distant future Pennsylvania's
hosts of Kndeavorers gathered in this city
in convention. Now- comes the reallxa
tioa. Scrunton's hospitality is known far
and wide, and to none is the hand of wel
come mure gladly or heartily extended
than to the noble band who come here In
the name of Christian Ktideavor. We have
been expecting you; and have been bene
lltted ourselves in preparing for you. 1
need not tell you thut the city welcomes
you. The decorations of our business
houses silently bespeak to votl the greet
ing of our merchants. The rordtal hos
pitality thut has been shown you In our
homes evidences thut our citizens are
giuit you came. The hand shake or tne
reception committee, the songs of the
choirs, and the cordial feelings of every
Kndeuvorer In the city are given you in
the spirit of whole-souled welcome.
liADF. THEM WKU'OMK.
1 can greet you in the name of more than
the ciiiiiiailtee I represent. In behalf of
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Plymouth Congregational church of this
lly, or w hich I am a member I bid vou a
hearty Welcome. Mole than fourteen
years old. that society tonight, feeling hon
ored by the position It o iples. greets Us
sisier son. 'ins warmly and sincerely, f or
the committee of je me say but a !
brief word, for Its work speaks more
plainly than what I might say. We have
been working under the motto "The Lord.
our li.id, will we serve, and Ills voice will
we obey. We give this verse to vou us
a convention thought, and may every one
curry It home lo live it out. You are wel
comed, heartily, by the committee of "M,
w hich mis labored torn teen months to pre
pare fur your coming. Finally, in tho
name of the twenty-three senior and slx
lem Junior societies in the Cltv union
sevi n iiniro than w e had a year ugo 1
gleet yell and Welcome vou lo Scrulltoh,
the Klectrie city, of which we are Justly
proud, and our wish Is that vou mav tlnd
your slay here as pleusiinl us we trust il
win ue iirontuoie.
Again, let me cive llie two llioiorhts
"Work" and "Win." if everv delegate
puts into effect those thounhts. the in-
tiin nee of this convention w ill radiate over
the entire stute till societies mid communi
ties shall be the belter ror the convention
having been held. Vou are welcomed,
oi.uauy aim sincerely to our city.
Applause followed the conclusion of
Mr. Daniel's address. An added im
pulse was given to the meeting bv the
choir's singing nf a "Welcome Si.ng."
There were about luy gs.igers and their
voices Were guided by director Chance
from a position beneath the pulpit. The
effect of the song I'euclled its climax
when during the concluding horns
euoh of the one hundred singers waved
a flag in time to the music. Again there
was applause, a thing somewhat un
usual In church gatherings, but which
seemed to prevail in Kim Park church
las! night.
KKSPONSK TO TIIK ADDRESS.
Then was (he response by Rev. J. F.
Hantaan, of Altoona. one of the state
vioe-presidenis. to Mr. Daniel's address
of welcome. He is u speaker of much
feeling and intensity and said:
Mr. President and Fellow Crusaders:
It u minis me great pleasure to resoond
In a few words, to the sweet words of
greeting and welcome that have fallen
upon our ears. I need not say thuL'we
have expected a warm welcome fromlhis
city, and we should huve been disappolnt-
eu n it nan not Deen rorincomliiK. hen
you Invited us here one year ueo we list
ened to your idea and were captivated
urid captured by it.
For twelve months we have had our
eyes upon this city. Vou have been in our
thoughts and prayers, and now we are
here. It scarcely required any words of
yours to assure us thut you are glad to
see us. On all sides, und wherever we
go, we see the cordiality of your greeting,
and tho sincerity of your welcome we
feel that you meun what you say. We are
vely happy in being with you tonight, to
share with you the good things prepared
lor mis least, it you are as glad to nave
us here as we are to he with von. then
are we Indeed truly happy and mutually
sailsiled. need scarcely say. that we
highly appreciate nil you have done to
make us comfortable whilst in your midst.
W hal we see tonight on every hand, evi
dence your Interest and activity. e
have come from all uart of the Keystone
state to spend a few days with you.
NOT TO DISCUSS POLITICS.
We have come not to discuss the nollt-
loal platforms of the hour, of which there
are mure than one, or lo ring the changes
on silver or gold, or to speculate about
the results of the pending issue. We are
nere not ror purposes ot destruction, but
for the good of your city and our grand
old stale. Our mission is construction
und nut destruction. We represent a great
nosi, an army or more man two millions,
that is marching on to the conquest of
the world. We are a company of crusad
ers, of valiant knights, who ure going
forth to rescue the land from the wlcke I
und cruel enemy, un.l to hand It buck to
its rightful sovereign, puritred, trans
formed, delivered, redeemed. It is on a
crusade of real helpfulness that we ap
pear In your throbbing, stirring, growing
city. We feel contldtnt that the bless
ings we shall receive from ycu will be un
paralleled, yet we cherish ihe hope that
we snail Do able to courjr benedictions
upon you also. We ure representatives
of the great and ever-enlarging kingdom
of Jesus Chris). Our mission is to do Mis
will, ond contribute to the illumination
and evangelization of a dark and sinful
world. We ure banded together, not for
musical ends solely, or for selfish pur
poses. Ood forbid! We are upon the altar
oi service un.l ate trying to follow the
leadership of the Son of God, w'illing to
do whatsoever He desires and go where
soever He Indicnles. We do rejoice In our
splendid fellowship, this hand and heart
touch of (iod's children, this sweet pure
soul communion, one with the other, but
we rejoice even more with the practical
features of the Christian Endeavor move
ment, it stands, as you well know, for
definite service, for unselllsh ministry,
for true Saniarltanlsm. It stands, let me
say, for enthusiastic sympathy und sup
port of the great enterprises of the church.
PRAYKRS FOR WORK.
The work, locally as well as in general,
has our prayers and best co-operation.
hid I our hearts are gladdened and our
zeal inlensiiied as we march together
for the conquest of the world. In oliedlenoe
to the loving command of Him, whose
we ure and whom we serve. It is ex
ceedingly gratifying thut the young peo
ple of ihe church are so wonderfully
aroused in these last days of the pressing
needs of the world. Il Is an Inspiration
lo know thai such a vast company of true
und consecrated people are working and
praying for Improvement in Christian dls
clplcship for greater loyulty. to Christ
and the church, for better citizenship,
more righteousness in public life and lor
worlil-wide evangelization. And our rec
ord Is not a bud one. these years have
given us fruitage, n fruitage which Is love,
ly in Hie sight of (iod ami refreshing to
human hearts. Golden fruitage. Our Ids.
lory is il grand one. There Is sufficient
iu It to satisfy everyone that this thing
is of ind, and Is accomplishing a great
work In His name for a spiritually desti
tute humanity. Hut why should I prolong
this response. 1 am sure we have come
up higher, as upon the .Munni of Ttuus
ligiiral Inn. an. I desire to si e "Jesus only"
and he transformed into His Image and he
rullllled with His sweel spirit, our ex
pectations ure great, t trust thai "Kye
halh not seen, unr ear litard. nor heart
of man conceived the things in store for
us here." .My prayer is thut lids occasion
may he a veriiablc IVm It will be
If we are here in one accord. ..And if we
will open in- hearts ami lives hi the In
coming of the spirit of lire and power.
Dr. A. .1. Frost III describing a journey
from Lake lienevu lo Ihe Vale of ciiu
mounix said that the lit si, view of .Ml.
Hlanc was over the beautiful waters of the
lake, and a young lady In the parly ex
claimed: "Ueiiulllul!" "P.eauliful!'" A
lillle further on she said: "Grand!"
"tiraud!" And soiuewh.-it further on she
broke forlh: "Sublime!" "Sublime!" The
doctor wondered what she would say
when the party rruchtd Hie mountain,
but she was equal to the occasion. They
went on a few miles and there she said:
"Awful!" "overwhelming!" "Awful!"
WAS IN DKSPAIIl.
The good doctor was in despulr ns to
what adjectives she would huve left with
which to describe the summit. Hut at
this point she lifted Ut her eyes and
hands to the God of the great mountain
In a supplicating uttiludt and said: "i!"
..,,ie ..(,;. have been praying that we
may have here that which Is beautiful,
thut which is grand, thut which is su
blime, that which is overwhelmingly po
tential. And my prayer now ! that we
may he taken up to that mountain of
outlook where we shall see our duty more
clearly than ever and the needs of this
old world, and then In the spirit of the
"Man of Ualllee" go forth to do more than
ever, to bless and save a suffering, sor
rowing und sinning race. "And they were
all with one accord in one place. And sud
denly there came u sound from heaven
as or a rushing mighty w ind, and it filled
all the house where they were sitting:
and there appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of tire and It sat upon each
of ihein. And they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost and began to speak with other
tongues, as tho Spirit gave them utter
ance." ,
It was Mr. Hartman's privilege to In
troduce President McCrory as "one to
whom every Pennsylvania Endeavorer
owed a debt for splendid and magnifi
cent leadership." Dr. McCrory was
complimented, at Mr. Hartman's sug
gestlon, by the Chatauu.ua salute, the
waving of handkerchiefs.
Introductory to his address, an an
nual event, on "The Deepening Moral
Earnestness of Christian Endeavor,"
Dr. McCrory paid a handsome compli
ment to Scranton and Elm Park church.
He said If he desired to change his loca
tion of work or his denominational
faith he would like to come to Scran
ton and Elm Park church. After re
questing a drink of water from some
one on the platform he remarked that
W. AV. ING1.IS.
nf Scranton. Chairman of the I'.nlcrtuin
lllelll Committee.
if he was iu u Ruptls! church he would
not have to ask for the fluid, lie hud
In make two more addresses before
bedtime and supposed there would be
a hot Dilution sent out to ki-ep n goud
high pressure in the water mains.
CLOSE OF HIS ADDRESS.
His Introductory levity, however,
wus widely a! variance with the close
of his address, when he remarked that.
It was the last time he would speak to
the delegates iu his present position,
and when he urged upon them to firm
ly grasp the imprtiiiioe of his address
topic.
Dr. MoCrory, ut the conclusion of his
address, left the church to uppear be
fore the audiences ut the Frothingham
theatre and Academy of Music. There
after .Mr. Hartman, who responded to
the address of welcome, presided.
Professor and Mrs. Lowe sang "Jesus
Will He With I's All the Way."
At this point Secretary McDonald
and Treasurer Raymore were intro
duced and read their reports. Miss
I Hack and Miss Garrigan, the soprano
and ' contralto soloists of the Second
Presbyterian church, sang in duet.
"Send Showers of Hlesslng." the choir
and audience joining in the chorus and
sending up a hearty song of welcome
much greater than is usually heard
even in church auditoriums.
The address topic that prevailed In
the other places of meeeting, "The
Presence of Christ In This Convention."
was discussed by Rev. W. E. McMillan,
D. D., of Allegheny. The basis of his
thought was that neither evangelists
nor revivalists can receive God's help
without spiritual conviction. He said,
in part:
While Invitations have been extended to
persons throughout the breadth of the
state to be present here for the next few
days, 1 would like to ask, has Christ been
asked? Thut is not a question to put lo
a state officer or the. executives In the
same sense as to you, delegates. I ask
as did the Jews, "What think ye, will the
blessed Master come to tho feast?" It
depends on you, not collectively, but indi
vidually. We desire it, I do not doubt,
but ure we as sanguine of our spiritual
as we are enthusiastic in the anticipation
of our desires? Do we desire It ami at
the same time know- what would he our
feeling and thoughts were Christ here in
the flesh?
He does not demand that we shall be
wholly pure and worthy, else how could
we enjoy His coming? Hut he does ask
that w-e desire to be made worthy. As
Bpurgeon says, "When you ask to be
soul winners 'ye must know what ye
ask;'" you must know what it is to be
saved. If we would be evangelists und
soul winners we must know whut It Is to
have Christ lilt us up. We must have,
not self-confidence, but the confidence thai
is God-given. i
NOT THE CONDITION.
"Worthiness" is not the condition of
the Lord's coming; the condition is abso
lute self-abnegation, the spirt of iinwoi thl
ness. It is God's work. Let us get out of
the way and be only Instruments In His
hands; human ability is not the spirt of
Ood by any means. Do we know that It
Is the Infinitely Holy one we are inviting
and that He cannot come In until the
place of His entre is fit to receive Him?
The monster or sin must go; tne bom
cannot abide In his presence. Whut soul
would hesitate to accept of this oni' It
is not necessary that you should do Ihe
purging: the Son of Ood will do that, for
It is only necessary that we display our
willingness for the Kingly presence to
come la.
It was 9.30 o'clock, a half-hour later
than the time scheduled, w hen the ses
sion, adjourned with the pronouncing;
of the benediction by Mr. Hartman.
IN THE FROTHINGHAM THEATRE.
Rev. George K. Stewart. D. D.. of
Harrlsburg. presided over Ihe meet
lug at the Frothingham. The beautiful
theater was rendered doubly attract
ive by the pretty decorations of purple,
blue and gold tapestry which hung
in graceful folds from the boxes and
balconies. Ull each side of Ihe singe
wus a mass of evergreen plants and
from the ton of the proscenium nrch
lo the upper gallery extended folds of
red und white bunting.
Tbe first floor of the t healer was
well tilled when the exercises began
at the curly hour of ,. Later in Ihe even
lug the Mi si balcony also becuuie filled
und before the services closed all purts
of the house contained sufficient mem
hois to warrant the at tendance being
described as large.
on the stage was seated the North
End sec! ion of Hie I'lilled choir, led by
Chorlsler 'Roes Watkins. Miss Clancy.
of Providence, played the accompani
ments.
The meeting was opened by praise
and ilevotloliul exercises led by Kev.
Newman Alullhews. of Ibis city, who
read a scriptural lesson from the first
chupler of Revolutions, following Ibis
by a short, fervent prayer. Preceding
these services I lie choir sung.
ADDRESS OF WKI.VoME.
The address of welcome was ibdlv
ered by Rev. W. II. Sluhhleblue, of this
city, who was introduced hv Rev. lr.
Stewart. Rev. Mr. Stubhlcbilte spoke
us follows:
Kndeavorers of Pennsylvania : We sur
render. The city Is yours. For one year
we have known of the onslaught yuu wer
planning In make upon our city, but
I hough forworneii we are not forearmed.
We ure ut your mercy. Insleud of garri
soning mid fortifying our cily you huve
found every avenue of entrance open
und you huve entered us u enliquerimf
army timid loud exultations and praise.
Were It possible, like Jacob of old, w ho
would have uetuined his heuvenly visit
ant, so we. too, would luy hold upon you
and prevent you from departing, for we
took upon you us niuven sent mes.
setigors of God. bearers of. message of In
finite Importunce to us Individually and to
our city.
Entertaining such a high opinion of you
It Is hardly necessary I should say to you
tonight thut you are welcome, thrice wel
come to our city and to all it contains.
Waving banners, and floating streamers
and smiling countenances everywhere dec-lure
In unmistakable tones the depth ai
Interest felt lit the assembling together of I
the Kndeuvorer hosts in this cily. At the
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal church,
Mr. Daniels, chabniun of the committee
of 'M, is speuklng in behalf of those who
have labored in unity for the success of
this convention during the past year.
What that committee has accomplished
will be clearly revealed to you as the con
vention progresses. It has been to the
committee a labor of love, und though
demanding much of our time and energy,
we shall feel amply repaid if what we
have done shall result in un outpouring
of Uod's spirit In1 Pentecostal streams and
the quickening of your souls In Christ.
REPRESENTED THE CLERGY.
In the Academy of Music Captain W. A.
May, a member of the official board of the
Elm Purk Methodist Episcopal church.
In which one of the sessions of the con
vention are held, and also president of the
board of trade. Is extending a welcome on
behalf of the city. While I am here to
night as a representative of the clergy
of the city to assure you that we, as a
body, rejoice In your coming and bid you
a hearty welcome to all our churches
and pray that your coming may be a bene
diction to the religious life of our city,
1 can assure you that as pastors of the
churches of this city, we have watched
with Interest the work of our young people
as they have planned for this gathering
and we are sure that they ure the lielter
for having done so. There has been much
adverse criticism of our great annual gath
erings, some of which is no doubt justi
fied, not through any inconsistency on
the part of KlHleavoieis, but on Ihe part
of those who are not of us but lake ad
vantage of the gatherings to get a cheap
outing. But when tint good received and
work done Is considered then we say that
the time and energy und money spent Is
not In vain. No, no, fur from it. Could
some of the old saints, who lie Iu their
musiy tombs, come forth and witness the
fervor and enthusiasm of un assembly us
this; if they could return to our pruyr
meetings and see how they ure conducted
now, how they would look and wonder.
There is no long pauses and waitings for
Ihe Spirit to move them. We go Into the
meetings with the spirit ulrendy quickened
und tha only thing is lo contain ourselves.
We want to speak, we must speag, we win
speak. I am only young In the ministry,
ami I am looking forward with much
pleasure to the time when the Kii.toavor
ers of the present day will he the leaders
of the church and members of the govern
ing boards. Il will be a delight then
to work.
As a pastor we welcome you because of
I hut for which yon stand. My time Is so
limited thut I cull dw ell upon bill I wo rea
sons why we welcome you lo our city,
our churches and our homes.
THE TIE THAT HINDS.
That which binds us together In our -en
deavor is that name which is above every
mime, and before whirl! adoring uugels
and tuiiltit udes of redeemed ones hov and
praise. Christ. "Iimiiaiiuel with us.' For
Christ. Hishop Marsha II says, "What I
aim at is this, 'To live is I'lirlst; to bo
Christ in the world, to be like Christ, to
be of Christ, to be Iu Christ's stead, to
show Christ's presenee, to do Christ's
work. Tins is the great object ol lire;
and often 1 think I would be glad to live
on. and on, and on, and on, lo live for Ihe
World's sake, to live for my friend's sake,
to live for the purpose of doing a. little
more good In the world." These words
bill express the sentiment, I take It. of ev
ery Endeavorer wil hill tills cily tonight.
oil are here as exponents of a living
principle. Von are here us w itnesse of an
Immortal truth; you ure here lo show
forth the power of liod which is uble lo
save even to the uttermost all who come
unto Christ Jesus. Vou are hero to exalt
Christ In your life, nnd to Inject the prin
ciples nf righteousness and truth Into the
civic lire of our city. 1 can assure you
that while our city Is beautiful, sill) there
Is vast room for improvement iu the po
litical life, and we trust thut your presence
may nut to shame corruption und trick
ery and make it hide Its hideous heud be
neath the darkness of night.
Every convention has had Its motto.
That of Washington was "Saved lo Serve."
I would like here tonight to sound out
the motto of this convention and 1 would
have It be this. "Saved to Save." Let me
emphasize this "Saved to Save." You will
notice m your programme inut mere is un
open parliament with Ihe theme, "One
thousand new societies organized una ten
thousand souls saved this year hy the En
deuvorers ot Pennsylvania. What a glo
rious theme. How the denizens of heaven
will resound wilh the exulting shouts
of the angelic chorus as they sing of the
conversion of souls. Kndeavorers, heaven
will have one grand festal during the
whole year If ths theme Is fitilllled. Now
that Is the inspiration we want you to
catch while In this convention. We want
you to put It Into practice right here In
this convention. We want you In the
evangelistic meetings to go personally for
men and women uud entreat them In the
name of Christ and for the sake of their
souls, to turn to Hod and be saved. I
would this were the controlling passion of
your lives,
A PASSION FOR SOFLS.
Oh, that every Endeavorer should at
this convention get a passion for souls.
That you would not cease tolling and pray
ing for souls until .they were won for
Christ and His church. Christian En
deavorism Is killing the selfishness of the
age. Men are willing to undertake any
thing.are willing lo venture their ull in any
scheme which promises large returns in
the Increase of their worldly wealth or so
cial prestige. The first question concern
ing any movement Is, "Will it pay," that
is in money or in some other tangible
way. Hut here few are concerned about
the sad fact thut demon rum is cursing
our fair land, blighting many fond hopes,
wrecking muny lives, ruining many lives
and tilling countless graves with drunk
ards who shall never enter the kingdom of
heaven. What care they for the fact
thait the multitude who are enslaved with
evil passions are rrawding the way that
leads to eternal destruction. Are they to
incommode themselves; are they to go
out of their way to help stem the rising
tide of Iniquity and help break asunder
the shackles that bind them? No. they
huve enongh to do lo make their own
election und calling sure. Hut thank God
the Kndeavorers are coming along with
banners waving, shouting aloud the bat.
tie cry "For Christ and -the Church,"
No crusading army ever marched toward
Jerusalem with those Inspiring words, "In
Hoc Slgno Vilices," waving them onward,
than does those magic words. "For Christ
and Church." Inspire you. soldiers of the
cross in your onslaughts against sin and
the salvation of souls.
It Is thus and for this reason, Endeav
orer. that we welcome you to our midst.
"Who is it that, when years are gone by,
we remember wllh the purest gratitude
and pleasure? Not the leurned or clever,
but those who have had the force of char
acter lo prefer the future to the present,
the good of others to their own pleasure,
i live us a character on which we can
thoroughly depend, which we are sure
will not fail us in time or need, which we
know to be based on principle and on the
fear of Hod. nnd II is wonderful how many
brilliant ft ml popular and splendid quali
ties we can safely and gladly dispense
wilh." (Stanley.
MEN CALL THEM GREAT.
There are men who seek to win immor
tal praise und fume iu the realm of Idlers,
or politics, or linunce. .Men may call them
great, but. their greatness Is of the faith
eurlhlv. Hut the greatness to which you
should' uspire should be that which comes
through service to the Muster.
It may be little thai you can
do, but whatever you do, be It ever so lit
tle, if it is done in the name of Ihe Mas
ter even to the giving of a cup of cold
wuler 11 will not lose Its reward.
Let me conclude with another quotation:
"The chief reason for the ineffective
ness of mnnv educated men in the modern
world is Intellectual cowardice in the
presence or the imperfections of life; and
Ihe world Is waiting lo.luy for men who.
wltli all their equipment of culture, main
tain a robust and genuine hope. The Sa
iiiurltuii plain, by the well of Jacob, lay
hoi and dry one day before J.-sus and his
friends. The seed had just been planted,
und il gave us vet no signs of life. Hut
Ihe Master read In the hidden signs of His
own lime Ihe cerialnty of the fiilure. He
inle His mighty hope Ihe sterile llelds
already waved their tassels of ripened
grain. Lilt no your eyes, erics the proph
etic optimist in his iiiidisceriiing ami un
welcoming age, lift up your eyes and look
at the Ilebls. fur they are while already
to niv harvest."
Remember lids thou, Eiidcavorers, and
with iiutlichiiiK loyalty lo Christ und His
church press on iu your God given work
thai with the return of another yeiir's
convention we shall I1" I our hopes real
ized In the conversion of ii.ii souls.
At (he close of Rev. Mr. Stubhlebine's
address, Chorister Watkins' choir of
well-lrulned voices sung unother
hymn and then Rev. Dr. Stewart made
response to the greeting of Rev. Mr.
Stubbleblne. Dr. Stewart said that the
Christian Endeavor delegates assem
bled in this city were here for a good
cause, to obtain all of the Inspiration
for the Master's work possible, und, al
though perhaps there might be some In
the city who looked on their coining
with disfavor, yet he was confident that
good would reBUlt to the city by their
presence, even though the saloonkeep
ers' coffer were not tilled thereby.
Then of the work of the organization,
he spoke of its great Influence In build
ing up and strengthening Christian
character.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS.
Ai the close of his remarks he intro
duced Ceoi-ge McDonald, of Altoona,
state secretary, who read his annual
report. H. J. Raymore, of Erie, state
treasurer, followed with his report.
Dr. Stewart made good use of a de
lay of about fifteen minutes, caused by
the tardy arrival ot Rev. J. T. Mc
Crory, president of the union, whose
annual address was next in order. A
portion of the time he consumed In ex
horting Kndeavorers to more earnest
and active work and the rest of the
Interval was occupied by the choir in
singing several hymns, in which the
audience Joined.
President McCrory's address Was lis
tened to with close attention and was
warmly applauded at its close.
Rev. I. H. McGann. of Lewisburg,
delivered the -closing address. His
subject was "The Presence of Christ in
This Convention." Rev. Mr. McGann
spoke as follows:
REV. MR. M'G ANN'S ADDRESS.
It wus early In the morning of the third
day following the crucifixion I hut Ihe
Mary's had brought sweet spices In order
to annolut the dead body of Jesus. They
expected to find his body in Ihe grave,
but behold lite stone wus rolled away, the
body was gone and Instead heavenly per
sonages guarded, ligiited. explained the
emptiness, and directed the eager minis
trations of the women not to atinnint the
dead but to announce the living. Iu that
sweet fear which owes the mind, but
which In reaction und after thought glvs
Intense joy und satisfaction, they retrace i
their steps to uuiiounce another angelic
message, this time not Jesus is born, but
Jesus Is risen with the message on their
lips and the facts healing with ecstacy
in their breasts, they proceed on their
mission, when without warning, without
the sound of a footfall, without a mo
ment's time to think, Jesus met them with
thut beautiful sal ut atlon nil hall. He was
alive. He was there. They fell al Ids
feet, clasped them, And worshipped Him.
Fears gave way to Joy, doubts to assur
ance, hope to realization, faith to posit-s.
sion. It vouched the Father's upprovil,
as well as the power, glory and divinity
of Jesus.
HOPE OF THE HOI'U.
The presence of Jesus Is the hope of I ho
hour, and the glory of our cuiitldeuces.
W lib Jesus in- our mind there can be no
dull hour, no weeping .Mary's, no down
eust disciple, no crushed hope. Those
spiritually dead w ill he quickened. Tremb
ling souls will awuil Ills rapture Iu per
fect composure, and Ihe lullueiice of this
conviction will be unlimited for good,
oh, thai He now would say. "All hull!"
Let us never be satlslied, neither give the
l hi nne ol' grace peace until It cull be
truly snl.l. "Jesus is with us."
The question is will lie be here? What
hope may we reasonably entertain thai
Ills spirit will prevail in the hearts of Ihe
Individuals or this assemblage, our num
bers ure great Inn will He be here? Whut
uilvunlage Is numbers without His pres
ence? Surely we w ill be dry bones Iu Ihe
vulley at Jehosapbal dry wells In the
valley of Hacii. Darkened tombs, dead
guards, sorrowing friends, losl souls. It
fs not by might nor hy power, but by my
spirit salth the Lord of hosts.
Our songs may be sweet, beautiful and
strong. Cornels may blast loud notes,
organs peal forth their melodies with over
whelming power; these voices may blend
in hurmony like the voices of the gods,
uud the question slill remains, will Jesus
be here?
Our organization may be perfect, the
programme curried out to the letter; our
committee work out every detail of busi
ness; our speakers oonHno themselves to
their subjects and speaK with rervor
still the question remains will lie be here.
Our cause may be a righteous one; our
anxiety to do good Intense; our hearts
bleeding for u sinful world, nnd still the
question remains, organization will not
deliver Him. Sacred songs may not be
voiced by clean lips. Enthusiasm may
.not Inllui-nce Him. but blessed b Ills holy
name. A "lowly spirit and a conn lie heurfc
He will not despise."
Will He he here? It Is possible for Him
to he present. He is risen from the dead
and stand. -Hi on the right hand of Cod,
but Ills spirit, which is His glory, power,
dominion, presenco, Is not limited by place,
time or space. The sweet singer of Is
rael sung, "Wither shall I go from thy
spirit, or whither shall I tlee from thy
presence. If I ascend up Into heaven
thou are there. If I make my bed in hell,
behold thou are there. If I take the wings
of morning and dwell In the uttermost
parts of the sea thy hand lead me, and thy
right hand shull hold me." Yes, It Is pos
sible for Jesus to be here.
tT IS NO HINDRANCE.
Our lnn'dlity to locate Him is no hind
rance. He finds us, we oumiot find Him.
Although we ure commanded to seek
Him, our seeking Is only the preparation
of our rebel hearts for the discovery of
Himself to us. We ure gropers ill the
durkness. In solitary places, In gardens of
the dead on his skulls, but we know that
such are met by Him with a glorious "All
hail." "Tho wind bloweth where It list
el h. thou hearest the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence It Cometh, or whith
er It goeth; so in every one that is born
of the spirit, without waring, withoat
the sound of a footfall Jesus meets you,
and His presence Is evident. Vou have
been met In the busy parts of great cities;
ill hamlets nestling by running brooks nnd
under overhanging mountains: In the
plain meeting house built by your fore
fathers neur the grove; in quiet nooks
ami solitary plaies. If He met you there
He can met with you here.
It is more than probable thut Jesus will
be here. Already we have Invited Him.
llefore we placed our feet within the lim
its of this beautiful mountain city we
asked Him to meet with us. While rush
ing through the valleys, climbing wonder
ful grades and plunging through great
tunnels, we cried unto the Lord, meet with
us In the great convention to be held at
Scranton. Our arguments were the words
of His own mouth, "for without me ye cun
do nothing," nnd "whore two or three meet
together In my name, there nm I In the
midst of them." 1 believe Htj will heed our
invitation, and give ear unto our cry, for
Jfe is (iod und cannot He. lt us keep
on pressing our Invitation, for He may
say It Is not meet to cast the children
bread to dogs. We will ugaln meet Him
nnd say, crumbs will do, O, Lord, crumbs
will do, and dogs have a right to them.
Again Jesus knows we huve great He 'd
of Him. Our helplessness Is almost pro
verbial, but His compassion endureth for
ever, the battle between the sons of (iod
and the sons of men Is on w ith determined
resistence. We have need of Him who
stayed the sun beyond its time of setting
over the vulley of Ajulon, and there the
dragon rroin the halilenionis ot heaven.
He knows thut without Him the sun cf
our hope will set, and sutun's host will
lead lo victory. We need Him because
we are euslly. discouraged, helpless with
out hope, dead without faith, list without
succor, our hope is ill the fact Unit He
will nut break the bruised reed nor quench
the smoking flax. He gives no stone for
a loaf, no serpent for a fish, bill the spirit
of nower to them thai fell their need of
Him.
THOSl'3 HE IS SEEKING
Wo have I hose lu re whom He is sei k
Ing. He know s His own and His ow il shall
receive Him In this day of Urace, I have
come to seek and save that which is lost,
there are those here who are lost. No ray
of hope ever penetrated through Ihe lat
tice works of their hearts. Faith has
never opened the door lo let the Savior In.
It is dark, dismal und damp iu their house.
Sick in mind and fallh iu heart, yet lln-y
hope for health und strength. As eerlain
Iv as there are lost souls here, so truly is
Jesus here preset. I. He has nut yet mov-.l
Willi greut power, bill He is ready to you
now.
Some are here who brought Him with
Ill-ill. this is Hie Jn and hope or Ihe hour.
His abiding presence iu tile hearls of Ihe
helievei is tin blessing of their wandering
bodbs. He lias come wllh such from dis
tant churches, homes and secret closets.
Su.-h of yon as feel Ills nhldiiig presence
must tell il lo lie- rest of Hie disciples.
The spirit is ready to use your tongues
lo sneak iinio )our fellows the vows of
assurance. Vou are Ihe shlkulahs hang
ing over the iie-iey seut, all'l Ihe voice of
the Lord will unci- his sources from the
di plh or your illuminated Inarls. Killed
with Ihe Holy Uhosi ony one of you can
stir the multitude, and cause men to cry
out. men und brethren what shall we
iietd lo be saveil--we look lo you for
blessed powers and spiriiuul lii-ncdlctures.
One more reason. Jesus has been gra
ciously present iu Ihe past, is He run Ihe
same Lord ihat moved the hums of men
when Luther, Wesley an"l Spurgeri
priacheil the Gospel. Do we nut well
remember the weeping congregations,
when God acknowledged His word with
might and power. It is Ihe same Gospel
that threw down the pagan walls of Koine
and built UP the walls of 'Ion to their
present glorious dimensions, (iod cuu
not, will not deny Himself. I.Ike Halaani,
men may desire evil, hut they cannot frus
trate the will of Hud. What He has done
in the past He will do again. I huve fallh
In His everlusting goodness and mercv,
the promise Is unto the children and chil
dren's children. His hand Is not slack like
Is man's hum!. Let us prepare the altar
und the wood and yield the sacrlllce und
the lire of heaven will kindle mid consume
It,
Are we able to recognize His pretence?
When the disciples felt their net tilling; -with
gaeat) tlsheit, John whispered lu
Peler It is the Word, for they know not
who It wus. Immediately Peter cast him
self Into the sea, and made for the shore.
Many here may not know the Lord, al
though He is present. John loved Him
and therefore he was the first to recognize
Him. We may not love Him deep enough,
or not know His ways of working to rec.
ognlie His prrsenoe and power even whlla '
the net is being filled by the word of Hla
Grace. Let us take a few moments lit
learning some points to know Him.
What liower brought us from the four
corners of this great state to meet in thi
convention. The flower of the youth cf
our Endeavor work has here assembled.
What strange spell prompted you to spend
your time and money to some here? Wat
It the name Christian Endeavor? Was it
by the authority and power of our excel
lent slate president? Could it be the de
sire of having a good time In the flesh?
No. Whllo we love the name Christian
Kndcavor, and cherish a fondness ror our
president, and are not stoics enough to
despise that which is lawfully agrebK
to the body, it was not these that starteit
us for this convention. It was not even
the greut wealth of this city; Its novel
sights; Its surrounding scenery, nor even
its people, but it was. Is and ever shull be,
the power of Jesus' name. "All hall" that
power. As 1 look over this audience. I
hear the grand proclamation sound
strangely In my eurs. "und 1 when I b
lifted up will draw ull men unto me." Oh,
it is the power of the light and love
streaming from the cross that has drawn
us together, und 1 pity the soul that may,
have come here from any other reason.
What you will do while attending this
convention will Indicate whether Jesus Is
present. Men and women tilled with this
splrll of Christ ure pecullur Iu their labors.
They differ from the rest of the world.
They show their fulth by their works.
Let me see you go to unnolnt the Lord's
work with the ointment of consecration
in your hands, and I shall know that
Jesus Is present. When 1 shall hear you
say send me lo the mines and shops, and
sliunhs to proclaim the salvation of tlia
l,oril by His own precious blood, then
shall I know thut the King Is present Iu
this phtoc. Whenever and wherever men
and women are ready to take up the.
cross and carry deeds of kindness ami
mercy to those more unfortunate than
themselves, then I am sure the power ol'
heaven Is Influencing their hearts and is
present with them. Perhaps nothing
short of this will secure His presence Willi
power. Heaven Is conservative with Its
gil ts. 1 1 wastes no power und men can
not usk for it before they are ready to
utilize It. ("un you say, brother I am
ready for duly? Aro you ready to enter
the rank and tile of daily labor in the vin
yard of the Lord, then let me pronounce
the prumlse, "Lo. 1 am with you always,
even iinio the end of the world."
HAST THOU FORSAKEN.
Jesus can be recognlxed by his drawings
upon your heart's affections. Sometimes
you ask with the poet:
"Do I love the Lord, or no?"
Yon are almost led to cry, my Savior, my
Savior, why hast Thou forsaken me?
Your prayers strike against un overhang
ing rock. The mind Is a veritable blunlc
in holy recollections. Flesh warietli
against the spirit with telling effect, ami
we ask who shall deliver us from the body
of this death. Satan cries In our eurs,
lost, lost, lost! Wicked men grin at our
apparent hypocrisy, und we are ushumed
ot Jesus, The carnal mind says It is fully
for such an one to hope for victory ovp
the flesh mid Ihe world and the devil. Hue
thanks be to Ihe Lord Jesus Christ for His)
iinspeukehle grace. He opens to the m'lid
the eternal riches of His mercy, and tho
grave of (ielhsemune, the blood of Cal
vary, the victory of the resurrection morn, .
the pleudlug power of the Son at the Fath
er's throne, the declaration, "I have come
to save the shiner, and none shall pluck
those the Father gave me from my home,
revises the faded love, anil our hearts
again glow with renewed spiritual life.
My heart loved Him when he found me,
and I thought It was an everlasting love.
1 wept. I loved Him so earnestly. There
was none in earth could be compared to
neeause neuven or eartn could De com
pared to Him, I knew He saved my soul,
for no other reason than His love for me
was so unbounded, I hope, 1 pray we may
be drawn to Christ in our hearts. If you
are drawn be sure Christ is wllh you. for
none will draw you to holy affections suve
Himself. An elderly lady who could
neither read nor write applied to an intel
ligent church vestry for membership. She
was asked to present herself before the.
vestry. At the appointed time she ap
peared and the customary questions con
cerning the doctrines of the church Wore
propounded. She was unable to answer
a single one of them. They decided she
could not be admitted, and were about to
dismiss her. When she heard the decision
she replied wllh great emotion, "I cannot
answer your questions, hut oh, how I love
Jesus." They reversed their decision,
saying, "Woman, if you love Jesus, we
know He loves you, and God forbid that
we. should bar you out of His church."
Oh, when you love Jesus, you will have
the consciousness that He is with you.
The church may say no, but His wooing
are unmistakable.
ONE MORE MARK.
One more mark of recognition. You will
know Him by Christ reigning in you.
When He sways the scepter from the
center of your being, over every power,
desire, resolve, bringing every thought
Into captivity to Himself, then He Is pres
ent. Oh, for more of the Imperial sover
eignty of Josns. It is our liberty to bo
absolutely under His sway.
Will Jesus stay with us? He will if we
arouse ourselves. He will not stay in a
sleepy convention. To Him that hath
shall be given, whether It be more sleep
or more heavenly power. Let us arouse
ourselves to the Importance and interests
of His Kingdom and He will stay here
und bless us. We may not consider
flesh or blood, but demand of ourselves
an entire devotion to all that concerns the
holy cause.
He will If we worship, honor and glorify
Him. His being Is not more certain than
His presence where two or three ure as
sembled In His name. Let us right now
resolve that the "Lord will we serve,
and His voice will we obey."
He will stay If we work for Him. "Go
and work In my vineyurd" und I will give
you your rewurd. Jesus stays where He
linds His disciples working. Do some
thing In the name of Jesus and you shall
have something that will satisfy. Blessed
are they whom when their Lord cometh
shall find them so doing.
Spurgeon relates this beautiful legend:
A monk hud seen a beautiful vision of
our Suvlor, and In silent bliss he was gaz
ing upon It. The hour arrived at which
Il was his duty to feed the poor at the.
convent gate. He would fain have lin
gered in his oell to enjoy the vision, but
under a sense of duty he tore himself aw ay
from It to perform his humble service.
When he returned the blessed vision wus
still waiting tor him, and he heard a voice
saying, "Hadst thou stuid 1 would have
gone. As thou hast gone and performed
thy duly, 1 huve remained."
Friends the windows of heaven are
open, und if we do our part, and the spir
iiuul atmosphere is tempered by our ar
dent desire lo receive and utilize His pow
er in the lines of duty, then will He mani
fest Himself In showers of benedictions
that will fall upon us, ever us. Amen.
Professor nnd "Mrs. Lowe, whose
sweet voices have been heard at every
state convention for the lust live years,
sang two duets und Dr. Stewart dls-.
missed Hie audience with a benediction.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC MEETING.
At the Academy of Music meeting tlm
attendance wuu somewhat meagre uC
the outset, but us the evening wore on
delegates kept coming in In twos and
ihreeB and of times large squads and
before adjournment the parquet was
comfortably rilled. The vacant Seats
had a tendency to dampen the wonted
christian Kndcavor enthusiasm, but
tlie ardor and energy of the presiding'
officer, Kev. Charles Rouds, of Philadel
phia, checked this tendency uud before
the meeting bud proceeded fur. the con
vention was thoroughly warmed up and
nut a trace of the earlier chilliness wus
desceriiable.
The decora I ions w ere quite as pretty
and mure elaborate I hull ut uuy of tbe
other meeting pluces. Radiating in ull
directions from the center ot the ceil
ing to the upper balcony and top of tlie
prosceiium were large streams of the
convention colors, red and white. A
gold fringed cloth of crimson, relieved
at intervals w ith bannerets and E."
monograms, hid the railing of the gal
lery and draped along the entire length
of the balcony was u rich and beautiful
cloth of scarlet ami gold, caught up
w it h the monograms of blue und white,
uud red and white. The box spaces
were draped wilh flags, red, while and
blue bunting and streams of red and
while, whll' the stage was fringed all
about with tropical plants.
The West Side choir, of which Louia
Davis Is leader, and Daisy
Poole accompanist, occupied grad
uaily rising tiers of seats a
the rear half ot the stage, The oholta
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