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dent-elect , ax ho arose to respond. Ho com
mented on the excellent program , "a feast
of good thing * , " an ho termed It , and said
ho "believed In brevity. He urged that every
thing that was to bo said be thought over
twice , and asked forbearance from those
who had thplr vest pockets full of parlia
mentary technicalities to spring upon him
Ho thanked the convention for the honor
conferred , nnd asked that It give Its hearty
co-operation.
TREASURER'S REPORT DELAYED.
The report of the general treasurer , W
J. Stewart of Parnassus , Va , was on the
program , but was not received at the
morning's session , as that ofllclal had not
nrrlvcd In the city In time to bo In at
tendance nt the meeting. It was announced
that Iho report would be delivered later In
the day.
Thcro folbwcd the report of the general
rccrctary the most Impressive service jet
held. It was called "A iiflit | session with
on address on 'The Practice of the Presence
' " conducted by Prof
ence of Oed U was
W. W. White , D. D of Chicago. There he
Is a professor In the Moody hiElltutp In n
few days ho will sail for India , where he
will give n course of two j ears' bible
study to over 2,000 English-speaking stu
dents at Calcutta , the great tducatlonnl
center of the Orient. Dr. White h a com
paratively young man , but he has already
made for himself a favorable nnd extensive
reputation not only among the people of
Ills denomination , by whom ho Is regarded
HB n leader , but throughout the religious
world. He Is a splendid speaker and has a
flno presence.
ItlM'OItT OP OIBMJUAI. .SKCIUJTAHV.
IVni-U Unit Wni AoiMHiipllHlMMl During
l.iixtciir. .
The report of Rev J. A. Duff , the general
ecrclary , was pref-entcd and referred. 7hc
document follows
Hut for the fact that our constitution re-
nulies the general committee to report to
the Institute each year , there would bo
llttio necessity In so doing us all the data
it hand bus been used In the report to the
ncncrnl assembly , and this leport has
reached you through the columns of the
Christian Union Hoiald As this report Is
now published In the minutes of the general
nssembly , nnd as It Is thus easy of ucce.ss
to all who desire to read II. we will only
report such matters us will refresh our
memories as to the present condition of our
worjt. From the icports submitted , there
seems to bo no disposition to be restive
under denominational tontrcil , 01 to feel
that the church has not u right to counsel
the young people , and guard their Intciests
nnd direct their energies The young
people know no sectionalism , nnd manifest
no objection to a liberal support of the
work planned by the general committee
Unless thu tommltlco Is deceived In ref
erence to the status of the woik wp aio
oblc to report Increased loyalty to the
church and devotion to her inleiests The
work has prospered along all lines , and the
roportH show a larger membership nnd
larger contributions than any heretofotu
Kiven. The fifty-live Presbvlerlal conven
tions and rallies held dining the > e.ir
rlthor stimulated the attendance on the
gencial Institute ) nt Columbus , O , or were
lielped by the uplift of that meeting , so that
the repoits from these conventions Indicate'
thnt they were the best that have been held
Four Presbyteries fulled to place a le
port In the hands of the committee , and of
the fifty-six reporting , ten he-Id no con
vention
The committee authorized a chance In
the blanks sent out , so that we have no
Items ns to the manner In which the young
people- raised their money , or .is to the
number retelvcd Into the' chinch from the
societies The n-poits last jcar showed
much confusion In the former Items ; and
ns to the 1 liter , the society and Sabbath
school nro BO Inter-related as to inako re
ports misleading
THE STATISTICAL REPORT
In submitting our statistical report to
you , we confess to a measure of disappoint
ment In that the reports have been so
Incomplete Special effort was put forth
In ordei th.it vvc might have complete re
turns from all oin societies yet but C3 ?
reported. As all the other statistics here
with submitted concoin only these uT !
soclMles , wo will omit the 172 with a mem
bership of C.'Cfi , reporting to the assembly ,
leponlng only organization and member
ship. Had all icported to the committee ,
nnd had the uvchigo of the ! CH been
irnlntulnecl , our moniboishlp would b 3j-
310. and our contill\utlons about $43000 Of
tbu M ! reporting , Ii7 ( aio Christian Union ,
iilid 15S Chilstl in Endeavor , and eight are
ilililcslf-iiatcil Their present membership Is
2s',1SO , as uguliiHt 2V1S7 last vear , giving
a not gain of 233X Tliev contilbuted to the
boards of the chuich $7011 ; to expenses of
societies $10.12 > : to other purposes , $ lb,17l.
a total of $ Ti,310 Ibis Is an Increase-
$3110 over the amount contributed last
year.
Ono of the features of the Columbus In
stitute was a conference on systematic
giving , nnd BO great was the Inteiost In
this subject that a tithe committee- VMS np
pointed to keen the Mibjeet befoie the
young people C.nds wire prlntid and dis
tributed pledging these who signed them to
try this method of giving. It booms from
the rolmns that tlio hecie-tnrles of the
local .soclntlis have not made a careful
canvass of the lesults of this agitation , for
only 2 MO uio reported as committed to the
tltho system. Two hundred and ten soci
eties iccelved the raids , and Hi have a
tithe committee The average contilbutlon
per member last year was $1 12 ; this year ,
$121 , nnd this ndvanco without the Bpucl.il
effort of a self-denial we-ek
JUNIOR WORK.
There Is nothing of special Interest In
this line of work Rev W I Wlshart con
tinues to servo us junloi secietarv , having
boon u-uppoliited thereto bv the Institute at
Columbus While there lias been some ad
vancement , the work has not j it be'come
gcneial. Dlfllculty bus boon rxporlenced In
securing leaders who can and will give
sufficient time , thought and energy to In
tercut. Instinct and develop the thlldien
Iteporta have been iceelvecl fiom U.TJ soci
eties , having last year a membership of
fi 431. vvhllo this year they repoit 8'JOJ
Their e-ontiibutlons amounted to ,1,71)2.
Riraiding thu memorial from the Co
lumbus institute asking for moie suitable
music foi me tliigs of chlldicn , theas -
Hombly rcfcni-d the icquest to the' Hoard of
Publication with Instruction to Issue such
music fiom tlmo to time as they may diem
helpful to the nci-dw of Junior societies
JMIAVKR MEETING TOPICS AND HELPS.
There has been no chfingo In the arrange
ment of topics for USB In the prayer meetIng - !
Ing'lliosn adopted l > y the Christian Kn-
iliavor soelctlrs hnvn been used , except
whom It was deemed advisable to make u
change In the Interest of our denomina
tional woik 01 polity Mrs. .Mary Clokey
Poiter 1ms for the greater part of the year
conducted the junior clep.u Imont of thu
Chilsllun Union Herald , and coiitlnui' * her
helpful hints and suggestions , whlly RQV J.
G. Kennedy , by leappolntment of the com-
Do You Use It ?
It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Jiibl as 110 man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature , so no pieparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayer's llnir Vigor. It removes -
moves dandruff , cleanses the
scalp , nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows , and ,
just as n desert will blossom
under rain , ho bald heads grow
hair , when the roots are nour
ished. Hut the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain ils normal color , or
If you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
ml UPC , nnpcnri from week to wec-k with his
fund of Illustrntloni nml hint" . helping to
mnkc p'nln to the younn peopio the topic
for contlilprntlon.Vhllo not duo , we
think , to the topics selected , or to the mnn
ncr or tnnttcr affordi d In thehelpi , there
li often , ni Imllcntcd liy the rt-porH re
cclveil , n Inck of Intrust In the prnyci
mooting * . This li not n new complnlnt , tui
Its reiteration , nnd claims the nttentlon o
the lenders , both Koncrnl nnd locnl , for Ir
theip meetings center the energies of the
HOC I cty.
SUGGESTIONS PIIOM SOCIKTIKS
In response ! to the quoiHon : "How etui
the Committee Help You ? ' n number o
replies hnvo been received , the most Im
portnnt of which nre : "Olvfllvn mattcl
on missionary and tlthn work : " "Help i
not the 5outiRpr members to work : " "I'ro
\ldi > good , prnctlenl literature ; " "Help u
mnko our business meetings Interesting , '
"Ol\e more time and attention to I'rcshy-
It-Hal conventions : " " 1'lnn work for
juniors , " "Arrnngo local general conven
tions that many might attend who at pres
ent becnu e of the great distance arc pre
vented from so eloltiF. . " "Give the lre liy-
terlal secretaries more definite powers or
duties , " "Provide a fuller literature for the
commltleis , " "Give a variety In subletts
for Juniors ; " "Don't repeat the Sabbath
school lessons , " "tTrgn pastors to take a
deeper Interest In young people's work , '
"Devise some wax to get n ports In on
time "
To comply with nil these suggestions wll
make woik for the new committee , bill
will help to mnko the work efficient
CONCIJUNINO Till : INSTITUTE
With rnferonco to thu mcmorlnl rcferreil
by the last Institute , concerning special
work by tha Young 1'eople's ChrlBtlnn
union In erecting church buildings , the
committee took the following action
lie-solved , That It Is the sense of this
committee tliit special work bo not taken
up at the present time
We need not report to you the Institute
at Columbus , except to say that believing
the time selected nnd the general arrange
ments made by the committee had much to
do In bringing the 2.24S young together In
that meeting , the committee pursued a
similar course for this Institute , n\lng the
ditto an nearly as possible to correspond
with last jear's , selecting Omaha ns the
pi ice. and preparing a piogiam which It
will be votir privilege to enjoy. No efforts
Inivo been spared to make this meeting n
memoiablo one. Yout presence here Is the
earnest of jour Intelcst In the work nnd
that volt respond to everv effoit of the
committee laborhxs In your behalf
TOI.D IN CONTMJSION.
In concluding our report to the general
assembly the committee tnld"While
measurably satisfied with the attainment
already m.ule , your committee Is of the
opinion thnt the Interests of the 3 ouug
p ople's woik require that some ono give
his entire time to the work , and tint such
steps should be taKen ns would secure this
result To secure this we recommend that
the General assembly Instruct the general
committee to lay the matter before the In
stitute nt Omtili.i , with such regulations as
In their judgment would secure the best
tcsults from such an officer , and that the
action of the Institute lie reported to the
assembly next year for final action "
While this recommendation was not
.idopted by I ho General assembly It Is still
the judgment of the committee that such
an officer Is needed to secure the best In
terests of the Young People's Christ ! in
union
We thank you for your hearty cooperation
tion In all our plnns for you , and wo
ask for the committee that shall have
charge of the work nett > ear the same dis
position and iespouse vou Iruo accorded
us I.ot us move another stage forward In
Ihii year upon which we have now enteied ,
filling our plice ns best wo e-in nnd trainIng -
Ing others to bo successors In the line of
effoit tci make the Kingdoms of this world
the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ.
or TUI ; : co.Nvnvnov
AdilrcHM oil ( lie I'rnrtlco of flip I'reN-
enor ol < : oil.
The quiet session was about an hour In
duration , nnd during It there was a stillness
throughout the Immense audience that only
added to the solemnity of the occasion.
The address wns Intcispersed with prajers ,
mid ! during these every head In the house
was reverently bowed. Prof. White re
quested that all notebooks be abandoned for
the time being and that a serious effort he
made by each one to hold direct communion
with God.
At the beginning ho said : "In our medi
tation wo should consider : "The character of
God , the practice of whose presence Is
recommended ; what It Is to practice the
presence of God ; results of the practice ot
the presence of God , which may be as
signed as reasons for the same ; some practi
cal suggestions ; Homo personal questions "
In speaking of the practice of the presence
of God Prof. White said : "It Is to live as
In His presence ; to order the whole career
In view of and In icfcienco to the fact that
God ii near ; to walk , talk , act ,
think under thu Influence of Ills
presence. It is to follow
Jesus , to learn of Him , to abide in Him. It
Is to pray always. The man wlio lives and
walks with God prajs always. He fulfills
to the letter the Injunction' 'Piay without
ceasing. ' It Is our duty nnd high pilvllege
to have this constant converse with God
The heart should bo like the altar of Incense
on which the ( lie never vNcnt out " In speak
ing of the results of practicing the presence
of God the speaker said : "Pcaeo , joy and
happiness arc In his presence. Jesus wishes
that we shall be shaiers ot his joy. The
soul that Is concealed in the secret of God's
presence feels hiifo and is free from anxiety
Fellowship with God results from a practice
of His prebonce. Wo do not for an Instant
hupposo that God nnd IJnoch walked far
together without conversing with each other
Ami if Hunch was the man I believe him to
have been ho did not do till the talking.
Ho simply did enough to Keep God speaking
to him. I think ho mostly asked questions
nnd frequently interjected an expression of
uiiworthlncbs and wonder that God should
bo his companion. I think his wonder in
creased as he went along , and jet with each
step thu companionship became more In
dispensable. If God ever suggested leaving
him I Imagine he said. ' 0 , bo pleased , my
I enl , to proceed with mo. I entreat Thee
not to leave me. Without Thee I could not
live. Where thou goest permit mo to go. ' "
DI3 IIUMHU : AND PKNITfiNT.
"God's picsence guides. IIo who lives In
It does not lose his way. Knoch walking
with God went by a straight reid right
home to God. Like a flock , the angel of Ills
presence led Israel In the wilderness , They
never lost their way. The presence of God
leads to the recognition and confession of sin
nnd unworthlncss. He who practices God's
presence must bo a very humble and peni
tent one IIo is always depending on the
blood of Jesus Christ to cleanse him from
all sin. Ho stands before a holy God only
because ho In In Jesus , who ever llveth to
make intercession for him. When his con
science condemns htm ho hides not his sin ,
but Into the light with It ho comes and
confesses It. Ho says , 'O , Lord , this Is just
like me , I Hlull always bo thus doing it
thou dost not aid me,1 He accepts tha
promise that ho Is faithful and righteous to
forglvo us our slna and to cleanse us from
ull unrighteousness If we confess our sins ,
and stajH In God's presence , and la at rest ,
though now doubly on bis guard against sin
In the future. God's forgiveness has been
ua real , His gentleness has been so gener
ous that it lias made the penitent
deeply sorry and determined not to act so
again. ly God's presence sin Is prevented
and overcome. Ja practice God's presence
btlmulatcs to the best performance , The
character Is changed by the practlCu of
God's presence. Those creatures which In
habit the north country take on the ap
pearance of the driven snow. So man be
comes like those with whom he associates ,
Wnuldst thou become more holy ? Look at
God Know His character. Contemplate
Ills peifectlons. Yield to the Inworklng of
Ills life Hchnldlng as in a mirror the
glory of the Lord we are changed Into the
same Imago from glory to glnry , "
Uriel/ ! the practical suggestions given by
Pi of , White wcro ; "lie on double guard
against Bin , whIt'll Is the only thing that
can keep God and the soul apart , He-cog-
nlro God as present , Iy faith accept the
fact. Look about and see Him. Do quiet ,
listen and let Him speak to thce. Mnko
much of I John , 1 ; 7-9 , Dally acknowledge
utter unvvorthlne.su. Got and Keep very low
before God. Walk humbly with thy God.
Instantly when conscious of sin confess It
and accept turgivcness. lly all means stay
In the light. Keep the morning watch ,
'thousands all over tha world arc now spend
ing a half hour in the morning In prayer anil
bible study. Shall we not all join their
rank. Ono who began It only a llttio while
URO Bald to me : 'O , what a help It Is all
day,1 Piay without ceasing. Do not con-
line all devotion to the morning. Let the
fcoul ho alwa > s on Its knees. Like 1119 bird ,
bo aluajs ready to fly , "
Then , when every head In the home was
bowed and while th OJCB were all closed ,
the leader of tula wonderfully tuiprcselve
ccrrliu read forty-eight peisonal ( mentions.
After leading each one he paused , allow
ing each one In the house an opportunity to
silently answer the question concerning the
welfare of hU eoul Thu service closed
with a fervent prayer.
William E. UriUtuu , on behalf of the
local excursion committee , then an
nounced the excursion to Florence ) on Satur
day at 1 o'clock. He spoke ot the splendlc
arrangements Oiat had been mailo and tolc
the delegates that they should not go
away from Omaha without peeing the pump
Ing station that was providing them with
water from the Missouri river. He
promised n pleasant trip to all who should
so Then the delegates sang : "God Slial
Guard from Kvcry III , " from psalm cxxl
This was followed with the Christian Kn
dcavor benediction , led by President Quay
and the first morning session was con
eluded.
_
OIMMI : ) WITH A SOM suiivicn
( 'niiiniHIrcfl for the Year
Aimouiici-il n ( VfteriuMiM Sonslitn.
The afternoon session was attended by an
oven larger gathering than wns present It
the morning The gallery was better flllei
and the corridors of the lower floor nnd the
balcony were oven more closely throngeiJ
than at previous sessions. After the singing
of the opening lijinii Hcv Prcssly Thompson
of Colorado Springs , Cole , led the assem
blage In prayer Then the delegates arose.
nnd sang , "To Thy Name Slug Praise , " from
1's.ilin xcll It wns followed by responsive
reading No 1. "O , Sing Unto the Lord n New
Song , " led by President CJuay The song
service was continued by the singing ol
"His .Mercy Flows , " based on Psalm
cxxxvl , and was concluded by the singing
of two stanzas of "Every Day Will I Dlcss
Thee , " from Psalm cxlv.
Ilov Kclgar McDIlI then made n few an
nouncements. He gave the notice of a meet
ing of the delegates from the Cedar Knplds
presbytery nt the hotel Dcllono at 5:30 :
o'clock Thursday afternoon , the meeting to
be addressed by Evangelist It. H Hell and
W. P. White , nnd the singing to be led by
11 H. Wilson Itcv. McDIll also made an
urgent appeal for a largo attendance nt the
excursion to Florence arranged by the local
committee for Saturday afternoon. Ho
asked for a show of hands of all those who
would go , and was encouraged by seeing a
generous number of delegates Indicate their
Intention of going on the excursion. "It's
a go , " said he , amidst laughter nnd applause.
Rev. J , A. Dutt , the general secretary ,
gave a notice concerning the work of tht
college settlement association. Chairman
McMillan announced that there would be an
overflow mooting In the evening to bo ad
dressed by Rev. J. T McCrory , D D. , of
Plttsburg He said that the attendance was
so largo that It had been decided that some
move must be made which would Insure
scats for the delegates who were to take
reports of the convention back to their own
societies Ho announced that nt the evenIng -
Ing session the doors of the theater would
be open from 6 45 to 7 15 o'clock p m. , for
the admission of only properly enrolled
delegates. After that , ho said , If there were
any vacant seats the doors would be. opened
to the public.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following committees were then an
nounced for the ensuing jcnr : Nominations :
J. P. Tracy , Chicago , chairman ; John Mar
tin , Colorado Springs , Rov. James A. Wylle ,
Sugar Creek , O. ; Miss Cora Dickie. Pitts-
burg ; Miss Margaret Hurnslde , Mbhmoiith ,
111. Resolutions J , M. Frazler , M. D ,
Cleveland , 0. , chairman ; T. J. Gillesplc ,
Plttsburg ; James A. Ilaiuia , Monmouth , 111. ;
Pressley Thompson , Colorado SptJngs. Cjcilo. ;
\IeKcti7lc Clcland , Chicago. Auditing
Archie Robinson , Allegheny , Pa. , chairman ;
John A. Bell , Monongahela , Pa. ; J. C. Tag-
gart , M. D. , East Liverpool , 0.
iiiniiU roil TIIIJ YW M ; i ncnMn.
li * . Itclil of 1'HtxhurK 1'rrseiitH home
Palatable ItfllcutloiiH.
President Quay then introduced the vener
able William J. Hold , D. D. , of Plttsburg.
Ho was to address the convention on "The
Young People's lllblo , " and as he advanced
to the center of the stage ho was greeted
with great applause. Although the atmos
phere was a trifle close , and though It was
necessary for the delegates to use their
fans constantly , the speaker was granted the
closest attention of all from the front botes
to the furthest seat in the gallery. Dr.
Reid's address abounded with dry humor ,
and its delivery was interrupted with laUghi
ter quite as often as by applause , which was
nothing if not liberal. It Is not dciogatory
to the pi ev Ions speakers to say that none
of them held the rapt attention of the dele
gates as did Dr. Reid. His eomplete address
follows :
Mr. President and Ladles and Gentlemen
of the Convention : Wo have all heard and
read of the woman's bible , a revised und
improved edition of the word of God ; It
leaves out everything that reveals woman's
umvorthinoss , everything that forbids
woman's ambition , uveiythlnj ; that Is not
In accordance ) with woman' : ; taste and H
contains only that which N plcabing to
those ) who occupy advanced giound In the
movements for w Oman's emancipation from
the tyinnny of man and law and emstoin
an Impiovtd bible ! It Is mi attempt won
derful In It.s folly and marvelous in lib
daring ; It is akin to the lebelllon of the
angels. Whatever other lesson this attempt
rmv teach , It certainly bcems to imply that
the fools are not nil of the masculine gender.
( Laughter and applause ) Whatuvor other
lesson It teaches. It does seem to teaoh
the borrovvful lesson , Mr. President , that
the fols are not all dead jot , and probably
will not be till wo ares la oursravea. ( Laugh.
ter and applause. )
nut the project to prepare n woman's
bible nnd the failure of thei project h.lvo
.suggested that perhaps it might be a good
tl.lng to have a young peoplu's bible , ono
which would leave out every thing hurtful
to the youth , everything not adapted , to
their circumstances , and which would con
tain only what was Interesting and piotH-
able to them. Here Is a gteut mass of oie ;
let us melt It , and separate the precious
metal from itH surroundings .Here Is u
thteshliiB lloor ; let us winnow the wheat
from thu chaff Here Is a book ; let us tear
out all the chapters In It which do not bear
e-ssentlally upon the nlot and Its develop
ment. Here Is a book ; let us take out of
It everything that H not niccss-iry. And
so wo shall huvo the purest jjold and thu
llrest wheat , and the most entertaining
volume , and n perfect bible. It seems to
me that such a project us this Is possible ,
I am qUIto confident , for thu thing which
1 have outlined as my task this day Is
to suggust Hiich n blblo for our young people
ple , and I am confident that this tusk will
not bo n failure If I can suggest such
a blblo , I demand for It from my young
friends the most careful study and thu
most profound rcvcreneo. In order to as
sist my memory and yours , permit mu to
llstiiss these two points : The contents and
the study of our young peoplu's bible.
CONTENTS OF THAT IJIHLU.
In the first place , then , what must bo
the contents of our young people's bible.
which Is to contain only what IH profitable
mil Interesting to thu jouiig ? It must
contain a full revelation of human sinful-
ness. That Is ono of the foundation stones
of true wisdom. The Hjrlan captain must
enow that ho Is n leper , or ho will not
hitho In the Jordan liartlmeiiH must
know that ho Is blind , or ho will
not wait for the coming physician.
I'etcr must know ho Is sinking In
.ho waters , or ho will not cry for
help , Man must know that hn Is a
"Inner , or ho will never bo delivered from
ils slnf illness , And our young people aio
transgressors , for transgression is not Uni
ted either to the ngea or to these in mid-
llt > life. Therefore , our young people's
blblo , whatever else It must omit , must
lot omit the revelation of human sinful-
less. It is u hunl thing to convince men
on this point , and , therefore , a proposed
ilblo must have a , plain and full and re
peated revelation of human slnfulne-ss.
It Is Impoit.tnt for our young peopio to
enow how sin was Introduced into the
world. We must , therefore , glvo n place
to thu sad story of Eden ; to the snd story
if the fall , which changed the Garden of
l-den Into the Harden of Gethxcmune , and
torn up tlH ) tree * of life nnd planted the
cross of suffering. It is necessary also
o glvo a place to the development of sin ,
Wu cannot omit the story of the deluge
ind Its shoreless sen , or of the destruction
of the cities of the plain , or of the extlnc-
lon of the nations of Cnnnanltes , or of
he captivities of Israel , or the ruins of
s'lneveh nnd Itnbylon. The > oung must
aiow also the development and conse-
luciiccs of sin in the human life ; and so
wo must give a place In our pioposed blblo
.o the death of Abel , to tha e'ursu of Cain ,
to the cruelty of Pharaoh and the plagues
of Eg > pt. to the sin of David , und the aor-
ow of his house and his kingdom : to the
mldhcudcil prophet and to the Irreverent
nnd mocking children. Wo must give a
pi ice to thu story of Jeroboam and Ahab
mil Jezebel , and these who made Israel
to sin : the treachery of Judas and nl sui
cide ; to thi ) death of Ananias and Bap-
> hlru ; and to many other Incidents such
is these ; und wo must vvrlto In largo letters
n our blblu the precepts which reveal thu
lower , the pollution , and the guilt of hunan -
nan tln.
Our > outig people's bible must contain all
lint U contalntu In tho' actual blblo which
> eurs directly or Indirectly upon the great
luebtlon of human slnfulncss. Do you say
to mo that so much of the blblu Is taken
up In this Una that something of It may be
omitted' ' Tell me. htis the full revelation
in this point ke > pt men from sinning , or has
t turned men from BlnT In gplto of nil
bo precepts and examples. In aplto of the
lireaU-nlnns and the punishments , sin
aboumU still. Our proposed blblo ciumot
omit the precept or example , or a lnele i
threatening ocipunishment , or It will prov
a failure. 1
MUST HAVntA PLACE TOIl At.Ii.
The conclusion" Jl obvious ; our propose
blblo for youtt * people must contain every
thing that bcfity tfn human nlnfulness whip
Is contained in the bible wo now possess
Hut , again.'biir'young : people's bible mus
contain u fullilreVHntlon of the plan of sal
\atlon , This Ig Another foundation ston
of true -wisdom ! 'No ono can nnd the city
of the great 'King ; who does not know nn
have their fulfillment In the Incarnation
and then wo muat not forget nil the marvel
ous ways by "WHIch our Lord prepared th
world for the ndVent of His Son , by rite am
ceremony , by pruphecy and by providence
We must havib h place for Adam , mid fo
Mose.st nnd for David , nnfl for llezeklih
and for Ercklol , and for Isaiah , These mei
nro steps by which wo nre to climb to th
throne of God , which have onlv nnothv
name for the cross of Christ If a slngl
ono of them Is broken , wo Bhnll bo hlndcru
In our e'lltnblng , and U Is perfectly obvlou
that we must give u prominent place to th
four gospels , which arc the revelation o
the words , the works and the atonement o
Him whose blood clonliseth fiom nil sin
The central place of your bible , in > } oun > ,
friends the ct'iitrnl place of It all , must be
occupied bv the life of Him whoso name
Is called Wonderful.
And then , we > must not forget the blog
raphlea of the saints , which show us tin
way in which the gicat salvation Is eMijovoi
and niceple.il A pre-cept is a powerful love
to lift a man't he.irt nnd life , but It Is nl
most useless If It does not have the fulcrun
of example on which to turn. And so , the
lives of Noxli utul Enoch , of Moses am
David , of Elijah and Ellsha , of Nlcodcmu
and the penitent thief , of Sail of Tarsus
and the Jailor ot Phllllppl , nro examples In
troduccd to show us the way of salvation
Our proposed blblo must have In It every
thing that pertains to human salvation , am
that shows us how to woik , how to read
the land of promise and of rest. The con
elusion Is obvious There Is not too muel
revelation In the word of God today , for
while many are called , only a few are saved
And so It Is plain to us that the blblo for
our young peopio cannot omit ono single ,
chapter , not ono single vorsc , which unfolds
the redemption of our Lord. H must con
tain all that Is contained In the blblo wu
possess , that bears directly upon the jilui
of the atonement.
Still further. The young people's blblo
must have In It the rule of life , such n uile.
as Is contained In the moral law which Is
summarily comprehended In love to God am
love to men. am ] these ten commandments
must bo explained and cnfoiced and larguli
explained and enforced ; for men tire slow
to learn Apostles und prophets ) nnd the
Great Teacher Himself put emphasis on the
fact that tint ten commandments arc i
spirit as well as a letter , and that true ,
obedlenee governs the thoughts as well us
the words nnd deeds.
GOSPEL OP COMMON SENSE.
And then , the ten commandments have
to bo exemplified. Would you know how to
believe ? Kemember Abraham In bis pll-
grlmaga and on Mount Morlah.
Would von know how to be meek ? lie-
member Moses under the provocations ol
rebellious Israel
Would > ou know how to be patient ? lie-
member Job In his tilals , who In ono night
was loft a childless beggar , nnd whoso book
reveals the mystery of suffering und Its
remedy.
Would you know how to repent ? nemem-
ber David's silent heart and broken heart.
Would you know how to love ? lie-member
John , whose text and sermon over was
"Little children , lovu ono iinother. "
Would you know how to be sacred to our
Master's service ? Ilemember Paul , who was
ready to wish himself anathema lor Christ
for bis brethren his kindled according to
the flesh.
Would you know how to bo holy ? Remoin-
ber Him who 'Us holy , harmless , undented
and separate from'sln.
Would j ou know'now to conduct yoursell
In the ordluaryjiffalrs of life ? There Is the
book of I'ro verbs , vv hie h teaches Industry
ami honesty nnd sobriety and economy and
fidelity to maji 'rtnd ' ! the fear of God.
H Is not a gospel of salvation , but It Is
a gospel of common sense , and next to sil-
vntlon common sbnse Is the great need of
the hum-in rape. Would > ou know how to
worship ? There nre the Inspired Psalms ,
which e\pre ss"Viyery phase of human ex
perience and touch every revealed attribute
of divine perfection. They must be best , foi
God's things are always best. And there is
the Lord's prayer , ' with Its Introduction ,
"After this ina.nnor , theretorc , pray v6 ; "
a prayer that hits been offered in the closet
and In the great congregations , by the little
chllil and the ilylnli- saint ; und It Is ns new
today and In Onnlia as it was on the d ly
when the fcernioit , on the Mount wns first
pre-achecl bi-sHJe tire sea of Galilee. Then
we have the retarded prayers of the men
the largest mfin'ofHho olden time. Wo can
go Ith Moses into his mountain , with
David Into his" Closet , with Elijah to his
juniper tiee , and with Dinlel to his cham
ber , whose oppn window- was off toward
Jerusalem , wo can stand greatest wonder
of nil beside our blessed Lord , and listen
to Him vvhllo Ho offeis his Intel cessory
prayer. If we Oo not know how to wotshlr.
in Its minuter and Its methods If we do not
ltnovv how to woishlp , It Is not because wo
iavo any luclc of instruct'on or any example.
The question Is sometimes aske'd , "Why
arc the Impelfectlons and sins of nun so
fully rccoided In the word of God ? " Why ?
For our encouragement. There are other
reasons , but this ono should occupy a prom
inent place If only perfect examples had
been set before us we would have been
overwhelmed with despair. 1 once saw two
men sleeping under Mr. Spurgeon's preach
ing. That Incident did more to encourage
mo In my work than the sermon of the
great preacher ( Applause nnd laughter ) .
I am glad to know something about
Enoch , who walked with God. and wan not ,
for God took him And of Elljih , who was
translated that ho should not see death
Hut my Christian friends , I am a thou.
sand times more glad that the names of
Samson and Jepthali nnd Gideon have a
nlnce In the roll call of the faithful dead.
If they wens saved , there Is hope for you
nnd for me. And so , a proposed blblo
don't you see It ? must contain everything
that bears directly or Indirectly upon the
theory and practice of Christian living , or
it will bo a failure In one word , thn young
icopln's blblo must In this regard differ
in no respect from the blblo as wo have U.
TALES OF DARING AND ROMANCE.
Still further. Our young pcopla's blblo
must contain tales of daring and romance.
Such-tali's have n. wonderful attraction foi
the young ; and where will wo .1ml the equal
of the stories which nro In tl.e word of
God ? Who of us have not smiled at the
pranks of Samson , the great practical jokei
of antiquity , who lived and died an un
turned boy ? Who has not been saddened
by his death ? Who has not been stirred
Liy the victory of Deborah und Jareil , und
iy the courage ot Gldenn and his .00 !
What boy Is there who Is yet on his
mother's knee , or Is wearing n
crown of gray , who has not followed
with a throbbing heart the comb it
between David and Goliath In the valley
of Klah ? Where have wo romanuo greater
than that of Joseph In his father's tent , In
Potlphar's prison , and In Pharaoh's pal
ace , of of Rebecca who said with all'a
maiden's modesty nnd love and confidence ,
"I will go with this man. " . ' ( Laughter. )
Or Jacob , who crowded so hard In his
search for a wlfo , whom ho found nt hist
n the land of PadunArnmWhere In all
the ruiiio of literature can wo find n story
which Is so graceful In Its wlmplicty nnd
so pure In Us lessonn nnd so happy In Its
outcome ns the story or Ruth the Mou-
iltes , with which Henjnmln Tranklln Is
said to have confounded the skeptics of the
Kronen court ? And wo all love to visit
the quiet homo In Hothuny , and go out to
IH mighty seiiulcher ,
Ha\o these talqs and daring nnd romance
any power today ? Go , ask the mothers
who have ( old thpm over nnd over , nnd
whoso chlldn > i ir very evening clnmoi for
heir re'pctltlon.i Take away thesa stories
of romancu und'daring , and the blblo HO far
ns the young nro iconconied , would bo n
glnnt shorn of bis locks nnd a song robbed
if Its music. Tlm < conclusion Is obvious
Wo cannot omit one of these tales that so
captivate ( no lldarti of the young. In this
regard the youflKf peoplo'a blblo must bo
nut llko the blhlajwo now possess ,
Still more. Tlio-youiiB people's blblo must
contain a dlstawtlctn of the doctrines of
ho Christian nyr-tlm. Such a discussion
s contained Inthu epistles of Paul nnd
his fellow iipbsttos : epistles which are
inndbooks nnd'inniples ' of pinctlcul logic ,
Our joung peoplii's ' blblo must contain
i revelation of < thol future ; such n revela
tion us Is contained In u prophets , and es-
teclally In tho' Iftst book of ho bible ; by
which nnd In wlllch wo are permitted to
ook through the open window of heaven
mil hear the s6jig Uf the complete redemp-
Ion , A revelatlwi vthle-h 1ms soothed many
i sorrow and wlpil away many a tear.
IN BIGHT1 OK THE GOAL
Hut on thcsQj paints und on many slml-
ar ones vvhlcli art ) thiustlng theiiftulves
on my attention I cannot dwell. Thu time
it my disposal will not admit of It ; nor is
t necessary , I am speaking to an audlenco
of the members of the Young People's
Christian union. Vou all nro in tight or the
goal to which wu are tending ; you have
ill reached the conclusion , the Inevltubla
conclusion Our young people's blblo must
le thu blblo , the whole bible , nothing but
hu bible , that book which has blessed tha
icneratlons and which stands today In-
plrcd and Inormnt In all Its parts. ( Ap-
iluusc. ) Wo older follows whoso Imaglnu-
lou has been dimmed und whoso passions
uivo been curbed by years , might possibly
sparu several chapters out of the blblo
Cltliout uny material loss. We hnvo no
llrtet personal Interest in Jostph'u temptu-
lon , or of the hunger of the prodigal In
ils far-on land , or In Jacob's courtship.
Wo huvo got uwny beyond that ( Laughter )
Che Mnsit-r'H ble-ssed words. "Surfer little
children to c'omo unto me , und forbid them
tot , " urn beginning to lose something of
heir sweetness to us , for wo are netting
irayheaded , but you , who are In the morn-
IIK of life , with all Its possibilities of
emptutlon and ol usefulness before you ,
cannot omit ono single verso or word Eve
the long chapters which contain the name
of these long since forgotten reveal God'
love nnd cnro for HI * own people. My youn
friends , your blbln must begin with th
words , "In the beginning , God created th
heavens nnd the earth , nnd It must en
with the nsplrntlon , "Amen. Kvcn R
come Lord Jesus. " Not a chapter , not
verso can be omitted from that perfec
book , from which nothing Is to bo take
and to which nothing Is to be added Th
young iioople'B bible Is the bible , the whol
bible , and nothing but the bible
So much , then , for thp contents of th
young people's blblo. Now. If I can mnk
the other part of my subject ns plain n
that , I will be satisfied In the second place
wo turn to the study of the bible Hov
should the young people study their bible
for In n larger sense It Is their bible , an
It U the blblo of us older people In thl
respect It does not differ from nny othe
book which Is worthy of our attention 1
It a. well ? Wo will have to draw the wale
for ourselves Is It a mine ? Wo will Jun
to dig. or we will never bo enriched Is I
n harvest ? We will have to gather our ow
sheaves There are three generil ways 1
which the word of God may be studied On
Is In private , after seeking and obtatnln
the promised power of the spirit , the stu
dent can sit down with the open book I
his hand , compare passage with pit sig
and , using the valuable helps which In the"
favoied ilajs are within reach of us nil , h
can ( llspovi r Its meaning and Its appllca
tlon The ii'lvantages of pilvnte stiiib o
the word of God nre neither few noi smiil
A second way Is through the' prcachlw
the formal preaching of the word of Goc
It Is HIP business of mlnlsteis to evplil
nnd enforce the doctrines ot the hoi
scriptures The value ot this method I
recognized by the church , nnd by the Master
tor himself , who commissioned the apostle
and their successors to go nnd teach th
nations.
HEST WAY TO STUDY
The third method Is by Sabbith schoo
Instruction. The teacher ot the Sabbat !
school gathers his class of six or tight o
ten about him , for the Sxbbalh schoo
achieves Its largest possibilities when th
classis arc neither too large nor too small
Hy skillful questioning bo dlnclosrs the at
talnnients or deficiencies of his scholars
and by pointed nppc.il ho dilves the trutl
home to their hearts. This third mcthoc
Is the best ono for the young , for those who
nru joung In. > eurs and who uro young li
knowledge.
In making- this assertion , I have not for
gotten Hint It Is written. "It hath pleueec
God by the foolishness of preaching to sav
them that believe , " but the preaching li
the dnvs of the apostle was more llko the ,
Sabbith school than the pulpit of the pres
ent d iy. The teacher was often Inter
iiipted , questions were often asked and an
swe-rcd. the stiff formality of a set dlscours
was entirely unknown. I also bear In mini
this established fact , that the best Sabbatl
school scholars nro the best private stu
dents nnd the most attentive listeners
Good Sabbath school scholars are the one
whose bibles bear thp marks of frequcn
use They are the ones to w horn we minis
turs love to preach. I would to God thn
there were more of our children and on
young1 m.on nnd women who belong to thl
class
Now , what nro some of the advantages
the peculiar advantages , of Sabbith schoo
Instruction ? In the ( list place , the Sabbatl
school affords peculiar opportunities for 1m
parting religious Instruction A good paste
must know his people , and then ho mus
adapt himself to their needs This Is no
easy thing to do Ills congregation num
bers BOO , more or less , and the member
differ In their ages , their attainments am
their circumstances Ho can expect to mee
with them only on rare occasions and , whei
ho meets them , If vou will bellovo the tes
tlmony of an experienced pastor , they hide
themselves behind themselves. They wea
their best clot hen and their sweetest smiles
and their politest manners , and the rea
men nnd women you are not nblo to reach
( Laughtoi ) The gre.it pruncher , the prince
of preachers of the modern time , said ii
one of bis nddresses to his scholars , "Mln
Isters of thu gospel often put the provisions
of the gospel so far above the heads o
their audiences that they seem to under
stand our Lord's direction to Peter , 'Foci
my lambs. ' ns If It read , 'Feed my
giraffes. ' " ( Laughter ) .
ERRORS OF THE TEACHERS
The Sibbath school teacher very oftci
falls Into the same error ; his words are no
understood. He 1ms le s In his hands thai
to nienchcr ; ho has fewer with whom ht
can dwell , he can readily become ncqualntec
with the temptations of his pcholais , thel
peculiar circumstances , the doubts that ns
sail them , the weak points in their chnrac
ter ; and , when he has learned tholi pecu
llarllles , he can adapt himself to them. The
archer who draws the bow at a venture
may sometimes drive the arrow betweei
the Joints In the harness , but generally 1
is bettor to take deliberate aim.
No one s ivo those- who for n long time
have stood In the pulpit can iinderstunc
how helpless the pi outlier often feels There
Is his congregation before him Are thej
listening , or nre they not ? Is he meeting
their cases , or Is hu not' How can he
know ? Shut eyes do not alwuvs Indicate
sleep , nor do open eyes always Indicate
attention. ( Laughter. ) If he should enl >
stop every llttio while and say to one and
another In his audience , ono by ono , a
pointed direct question , ho would very seer
discover whether they vvero following hi-
sermon or not.
In the bottling rooms of the celebrated
springs of Saratoga the bottler docs nol
stand the bottles through the room am'
tl'en gut upon a platform with a hose tun :
xqulrt all over the room ( I.iughtei ) . and
Imallv get two or three drops In each bottle
tle , That Is what I am doing now ( L.aupli-
tor nnd applause. ) lie takes the bottles
one by ono , holds them by the neck ( laugh-
tnr ) , puts them under the pump and tills
them up to the bilm. ( Renewed laughter ]
That Is Sunday school teaching
Again , the Sabbath school affords pecu
liar opportunities for exerting a salutary
influence. What Is the great character
istic of the Sunday pchool teacher'
What Is his strong right hand , which he
icnches down to lift up Immortal souls ?
Mot Intellectual abllltv : for earthen vessels
best icveal the excellency of the Divine
lower. Not eloquence ; stammering tongues
are oftpn times most persuasive. Not even ,
as some seem to think , love for children ,
mportant as that It. The great character
istic Is love for our Master When Peter
was about to be restored to the aposlleshlp
the solo question the Lord asUed him
three times repeated wns , "Lovcst thou
me ? Lovest thou me ? " and It was only
when Peter had answered the tliree-fdid
question that ho was commissioned to feed
: Jio sheep , feed the limbs. And that Sab-
mth school teacher who unites In himself
eve for Christ nnd love for the class who
jan measure his Influence ? He can mould
its scholars ns the pottni moulds the clay ,
lie can guldo them sifely through the *
trials of temptation and Inexperience. Ills
work Is lasting. The artist may paint plc-
.ures which will endnro for generations
nit their colors will fade by and by The
sculptor may chnnpo the shapeless marble
nto forms of beauty , which will tell their
story after the maker's hand Is dust ; but
oven stone cannot resist the ravages of
; lme The author may wrltn books which
iromlso fame , but they will bo forgotten
if tor a little. Ho who works In the soul
paints and chisels and w rites for eternity ;
ind that Is the province of the Sabbith
school teacher. His Influence. , Inspired by
eve for his Savior nnd love for his scholars ,
s as lastliiK > ns the eternal ages
Again , the Sabbath school affords pe
cullar opportunities for doing personal
work. Dr. Cuyler's word , "hand picked. "
ms passed Into a proverb , nnd the Snb-
iath school has glve-n to the te'ncher ono
reo In the orchard of the Lord , and ho
iced never bo at a loss to know what ho
should do. Ho lias only a few souls com-
nltted to his care , and ho can very easily
iccomo acquainted with their circum
stances , help them In their temptations ;
10 can meet them every Lord's day In the
class ; ho can visit them during the week
it the home ; ho can help them In tholr
vork ; ho can glvo thorn other personal nt-
out Ion , and such personal work as this ,
is the years prove , -will save souls from
death nnd hldo a multitude of sins ,
THERE MUST HE STUDY ,
I hnvo the honor this afternoon to nil-
Ircss very many who are teachers In the
! abhnth schools , I pay a profound respect
o you and to your follow workers. You
nro among the most useful nnd honored
members of the church Hut , If you would
10 worthy successors of those who have
gene before you , you must study you
must study , for the ago Is making Inrscr
lomnndB of our teachers You must have
kill skill which can bo acquired only by
ntlmnto acquaintance and Chrlst-IIKo love
and long expcrlenco. You must bo men of
irayer. for It Is only in answer to prujor
hat the power of the nplilt will como Per-
onally and in your woik , honor thy vocu-
Ion : "Sabbath school teachti , let no man
'Vhcro1 ' to bo a redistribution of the re-
vards of the Great King Then those who
mo first shall bo last , and the lust first ;
ml. when that redlstilbutlon takes place ,
teacher will out-
nuny a Sabbath school -
ank In the hotter land these brilliant
ireucbera whoso place has been In all the
IUhuva 'tho honor this afternoon to unenk
o very many who are scholars In thp Sab-
mth school. I have no fault to find with
ho multiplied organizations of the present
day ; tlfouirh , when I recall the tlmo when
ho Sabbath school was the ono Instltut on
of the church which claimed the attention
nd the energy of thu j ounir. It requires bp-
levo mo-no small measure of grace to
teen nn old mnn from saying. "Tho for-
nor days were better than these. " Hut.
or a thorough and saving knowledge of
ho word of God. neglect not the Sabbath
chooU. Great convention * stirring con
ventions , llko this , have their p aces to
IOUBO enthusiasm , Young people's meet-
nca have thi-lr places to truln for Chris-
Ian work and worship ; but. for obtaining
knowledge of the word of God , the Sab-
lath school. If not the most Important , la
t least first among equals. This la the
estlmony of ChrUt and of Christ's church.
Wo take the telephone of Inspiration , and
no call up the central office of the whole
universe , and "fly what means shall n
> oung man learn to cleanse his way ? " And
the answer straightway comes back to us
with nn emphasis not of this world , "llv
taking heed thereto according to the word ' '
We take the telephone of history niul vvn
call nr > the central olllce ot the redeemed
church In the > pnrs of Its grealost prog
ress nnd spirituality , nnd wo cry , "How
shnll a young man lenrn the word ? " And
the response comes back , clear us a trumpet
call , so clear that none may misunder
stand It , "Hy the Instruction of the Sab
bath school " ( Great applause )
nr.coiin or run .U'MOIL ' VMO\S.
lloiuirl of Iho SccrrtnrjMnkrx nn
Prolonged applause followed Dr. lit Id's
address. Then the congregation again
arcso and sang "Thto Will 1 Love , " from
psalm xv III.
Rev W. I. Wlshart of Allegheny. HIP
secretary ot the Junior work , then read his
annual report It follows :
After six .venrs of trlnl In the United
Plesbyterlun church , the value und Impor
tance of the junior work has been tlior-
oughlvestablfshe'd The time bus been
long enough to witness some of the ilpe
fruits of this form of endeavor , nnd from
every side eomes testimony us to the peed
things , lioth In rcnllr illon and In piomlse ,
which are the dlreet result of this form
of organised Christian work among the
children During the last year , so far is
the setrotnry Is nblo to Jiulgo from reports
nnd other sources of Information , the most
effective woik has been clone among the
juniors of anv jcar slnco the woik was
begun The gain In number of new orgnn-
Izitlons Is not so great as the > car pre
ceding , but there has been more' thorough
ness of organization , moro s > stem In the
work of Instruction , a clearer wrasp of the
great nlms of this form of Christian effort ,
and a moro aggressive effort to bring In
the children and hold them within the
tliclc of these developing Influences
The rcpoits this year arc unfortunately
quite Imperfect , and the showing the fig
ures make cannot , therefore , bo ns ac
curate as wo could wish It was requested
by a commltteo of the Ladles' Mlsslonuiy
society this year that the Junior Mission
ary societies be represented In the con
test for Iho Junior banner to bo awarded
to the Presbyterlal union showing the larg
est annual Increasa In membership of Junior
organlzttlons After confotonce with them
an arrangement has been made which wo
trust will bind these two organl7ntlons
which arc doing practically the same work
Into a class and entirely harmonious icla-
tlonshlp. Hut ns this Is the Hist ye ir the
general committee nttenvptud to gather re
ports from the Junior Mlsslonaiy socletlis.
us might be expected , they are not full
and do not glvo an accurate showing of
the strength of that organization. And
ns n full icporl that line of work bus al
ready been given the church by the Junior
missionary sccictary , wo shall not deal
piitlciilarly with that organization lest In-
justlco bo done It
The membership of our Junior unions
and Endeavor societies this year Is re
ported as 8,902 , a gain of 1,512 over last
year. The number of organizations 10-
poitcd Is 219 , as against 211 reported at
Columbus last voar , a. gain of thlity-elght
organizations. This Is a good showing , but
not neaily HO good as It ought to be Is
It not tlmo that every congtugutlon which
has a Young People's socloty have also
a Junior society ? Is there not enough of
real among our young peopio to urge them
forth on this endeavor for the children ?
Counting Junior unions and Endeavor so
cieties , nnd nil the' Junior Missionary so
cieties reported to Mrs. Stevenson , there
are yet more than one-half the congre
gations of the church which ate without
any form or organization for training the
children In Christian life and service.
GAIN EVENLY DlSTRIIiUTKD.
The gain in organizations during the
jiast year has been pietty evenly dis
tributed over the church. Allegheny pres
bytery still heads the list with the largest
number of organisations , reporting this
year eighteen , and New York and Phila
delphia presbyteries bland second , having
twelve each.
If wo turn to the matter of contributions ,
there has been qnlto a gain , the boys and
girls giving this j car J3 7u2 us against $2,753
given last jcar.
The banner presbytery In the matter of
giving Is Allegheny , the boys and girls of
that presbytery having raised $370. and
Monmonth presbytery comes second with
$170 , and Chartlers presbytery third with
$2ik > r.G. If wo look for the particular 01-
gunlzatlon raising the most money , the
Hist nnd second places arc- still held by
the same unions that held them last jear ,
but this venr the order Is icversed A jtar
nKO the Juniors of the First church , Alle
gheny , bad Kiven the most money during
the year und the Junlois of the Green-
sldo Avenue church wera second best. Tills
> e.ar the Greensido Avenue Juniors foigo to
the front , having inlsed $190 during the
year , and the Juniors of First Allegheny I
take second place with $150 raised Cannot
some Junior organisation take the banner i
from these two unions for liberal giving ? !
Will they be allowed to hold their places lor'
another year ? Where Is the society that
will carry away the palm from these earn
est Pennsylvania boys and fjlrls ?
Some ono will want to Know what local
society this je.ar has the largest member
ship. The Second Chicago stood first last
year , and the First Auiora came a close
second. But this year the sceptci has de-
paitcd from Chicago. These Windy City
youngsters have to step bick and let the
effete east head the procession 'The Junior
union of the Fifth cburth. Allegheny ,
stands Ilrst this year with a membership
of 1SS , and the First church. Allegheny ,
comes second with ISO , and Aurora has
forged ahead of Second Chicago and holds
thiid place with 122 members Second Chi-
cigo coming fourth with 120 , vvhllo the
Tenth church , Allegheny , has climbed over
the 100 maik and reports a membi-rslp of
104. Wo thus have llvo organisations with
a membership of over 100
Did somebody ask w hat presbytery shows
the largest Increase of mtmbcishlp ? I will
tell thnt Saturday morning.
All these figures suggest encouragement
They urge us forward They do not show ,
they cannot show , the best it-suits of the
Junior work , but wo uru suio that thcso
ire so many nnd largo that we may well
oln In thanking God for his blessing on
For the' coming year we need to push
the work of organisation May wo not ex
pect that by another year the most of the
ongrcgatlons In the church will have n
Junior orRanlr.itlon ? Young people , If yoi
love Christ , snve nml I nun the little onci
IIo lovoso well. Let no obstacle stoi
you Orgnnlro nml pmh the work. Me
form of Ohrlstlun effort has Rrnniler possi
bilities nml more slorious promise than the
work for the children
SAIIIIATIl SCHOOL \VOII1C IIISVIHW
Session Dctiilrit to Slinrt but Spirited t
The conference on Sabbath school anil
Junior work vvtis preslilecl over by J. P.
Tracy of Chicago. Ho Impnrlccl not n llttlo
of his own enthusiasm to the delegates ami
the result wns that the conferencewns a
llve-ly , Interesting ami helpful one.
Slips containing the scheme of the work ,
the heads of the matters that were to bo
considered , had been distributed nmong the
delegates , and when Mr. Tracy nskcd that
thcj bo waveil three times as a salute to the
Sabbath school and to the Junior union U
wns done with n Rood-will "Hallelujah.
1'ralso Jehovah , " from 1'salm 146 , vva sung
with a vim Then the leader took up the
scheme nnd had the women delegates read
the headings pertaining to thn Work of the
Sabbath school , and tht < men those concern
ing the work of the C'hrlitlan union. In
speaking ot the work of the former Institu
tion. Mr. Tracy said that there ? now wcro
11,000 teachers and 90,000 pupils , a total of
over 101,000 enrolled In Iho work Thl * wns
10.000 more than there had e'Vcr been before !
there had been nn Increase of 10 per cent In
the numbers during the past year The con-
trlbutlons amounted to . " . .OO. during the
past jcar , an Increnso of o\cr $0.000 over the
collections of the next best } car thp Sabbath
schools of the denomination had known. Hut
better than evcr > thlng else , he declared , wns
the fact that 4.135 pupils of the Sabbath
schools during the past > ear had found sal
vation through tholr Saviour , and had united
with the church ,
The organization of the work and Its man
agement vvero briefly discussed , because the
dolcgatcs who wished to speak wcro limited
to ono-half minute for their remarks. The
primary , Junior , senior , normal and homo
departments of the Sabbath school worn con.
slch-'rcd nnd the work that should bo accom
plished 1 > > each department outlined. Under
the head of operation , text boolis wcro con
sidered. It wns agreed that the blblo , the
catechism and the confession ot faith wcro
the best literature thnt could bo placed be
fore thu pupils.
A show of hands Imllcntcd that the musla
which li now nccompanjlng the Bnbbath
school quarterlies Is regarded with great
favor. It was also voted that It would bo
better vvero the music printed on loose slips.
The general exercises thnt wore deemed to
bo most profitable wcro prnjcr. scriptura
reading , catechism , praise and memory
verses. The delegates vveio utged to ex
amine tholr own work and that of tholr
respective organlzntlons by the following
te-sts : Attendance , contribution , profession ,
pralso nnd the Word , the latter being the
foundation for all the others Prn > er nnd
the keeping of accurate records were de
clared to be the best stlmulints. It was de
cided that contributions were taken up In
order to got money , and liberal giving vvaa
recommended ns n good habit , lllrthday
offerings were commended.
Mr. Tracy nsKcd nil those who had ns-
slstcd In the work of organizing any church ,
mission , Sabbath school or union to rise to
their feet. About 200 stood up. Then ho
called upon all those who desired to nsslst
In such work to stand with the others Ho
was rewarded by seeing a largo corps of
volunteers Indicate their desire to help In
this work , for every ono In the great audl-
cnco arose. "All Rnds of Hnrth Shall Turn
to God , the Lord , " from I'salm 22 , was sung ;
also " 0 Lord , My 1'rajer Hear. " from I'salm
143. At the conclusion of this Insplilng ,
service the audience arose nnd sang "Yo I
Gates "Lift your Heads , " from Psalm 24.
It was announced that thcio would bo a I
sunrlso prayer meeting led by llov. J. Knox j
Montgomery In Jefferhon park at C o'clock
Friday morning. It was also stated that all .
announcements would hereafter bo sent to
the platform and then be filed with the Dee's j
buioau of Information at the theater. llov. i
T. C. Atchlson then pronounced the bone- j
diction. j
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rillfil lloforr. I
Though It had seemed that the capacity ' ,
of Crclghton theater had been taxed to Its
utmost nt previous meetings , notably the t
Wednesday evening meeting , the vast throng (
that managed to crowd within Its walls last i
night was convincing proof that former at-
temlanecs had not completely filled the
building , Last night's meeting wns by all
odilb the largest , the most enthusiastic and
altogether the grandest that has yet marked
the convention of the Young People's
Christian Union of the United Presbyterian
Church of North America , In this city. If
It does not go Into the archives of the socloty
as the banner event of the eighth annual
convention thcro nro bound to bo some
very great occasions during the next four
[ lays. Certainly the meeting was a wonder-
mi affair. It was probably the greatest
religious meeting over held In Omaha.
In accordance with the decision of the
Dfllccrs , announced nt the nftcrnoon meeting ,
the doors of the theater vvero opened from
5:45 : until 7 15 o'clock for the duly accredited
delegates and for them alono. They nearly
[ lllcil the pretty playhouse They wercn t
bashful , hut all anxious to hear the songs
mil the addresses of the evening they
lircsscd forward and slezed the front scats.
The parquet , the clrclo and the balcony vvero
ivell filled when the doors were opened to
the general public H was the work of but
i few minutes for the expectant audltom who
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tS You haven't time to read now.
S But you will want to read all about it
when you get home.
Your friends at home want to know
about it , too.
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Why not have ALL THE COPIES of
The official paper of the convention ,
Jr
Containing full reports of the proceedings of the con
vention the speeches everything.
Sent to any address in the United
fc States or Canada post-paid , for
fcI twenty-five cents.
Leave orders at The Bee Business Office , Bee
Building , or The Bee Information Bureau , Creighton
Theatre Lobby ,
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