THE OMAHA DAILY IttJHS ; .FlllPAY , A1TG1TST 21 , 180G.
dent-elect , an ho arose to respond. Ho com
mented on the excellent program , "a feast
of good thing * . " an ho termed It , and Raid
) io "believed In brevity. He urged that every
thing that wag to bo Bald bo thought over
twlco , nnd asked forbearance from thoio
who had their vest pockets full of parlia
mentary technicalities to spring upon him
Ho thankee ! the convention for the honor
conferred , nnd asked that U glvo Its hearty
co-operation.
TUKASUUEll'S 11EPORT DELAYED.
The report of the general treasurer. W
J. Stewart of Purnasiui , Pa , was on the
program , but wan not received at the
mornliiR'R session , as that oniclal had not
arrived In the city In time to be In attendance -
tendance at the meeting. U was announced
thnt the report would IIP delivered later In
the dny
There followed Iho report of the general
fccrctnry the most Impressive service > et
hold. It wns called "A cutlet BCislon with
an address on 'Tho Practice of the Pres-
rnco of ( led ' " It was conducted by Prof
W. W. White , D D of Chicago There he
IB a professor In the Moody InstituteIn a
few dajs he will sail for India , where he
Will give a course of two enrs bible
Btuily to over 2.0CO Engllsh-srenklng stu
dents nt Calcutta , the great educational
center of the Orient Dr tthlto U a com
paratively > oung man , but ho has ulrendy
inndo for himself n favorable nnd extcmlvo
reputation not only among the people of
his denomination , by whom he la regarded
us a leader , but throughout the religious
world. He Is a splendid speaker and has a
Jlno presence. _ _ _
itnpoitT OK < ; UMIIAI < .sncum'Aiiv.
\Voi-U Hint \Vni Ari' MiiilUlif | l
I.IIHt 1 I-KI- .
The report ot Uov. J. A. Duff , the pcner.il
Fccretary , was presented and referred. The
document follows.
Hut for the fact that our constitution re
quires the general committee to report to
the Institute each jear , there would bo
llttlu necessity 111 BO doing ns all the data
nt hand has been used In the report to the
general assembly , ami this it-port bus
reached you through the columns of the
Christian Union Ilci.ald. As this report Is
iiow published In the minutes of the general
ns embly , nnd ns It Is thus easy of necc.ss
to nil who deslru to rc.id It , we will onlj
report such matters us will refresh otn
memories as to the present condition of our
work. From thu ic-ports submitted , there
nee-ins to be no disposition to bo restive
under denominational contiol , 01 to feel
tint the church has not a right to counsel
the young people , and guard their Intel cslw
nnd direct their energies The joung
people know no scctlomllsm , nnd manifest
no objection to n liberal support ot the
work planned by the general committee
Unless tbo commltteo Is dcec-lved In ref
erence to the status of the woik. wo aie
oble to report Increased loyalty to the
church nnd devotion to her InMpsts The
work has prospered along all lines , ami the
loports sliOH n larger membership and
larger contributions than anv lierctofoio
' Prcsbvterlal conventions
ITlven. The llftj'-llve
tions and rallies held ( luting the year
plther stimulated the nttpndanep on the
geneinl Institute nt Columbus , O. , or were
helped by the M'lllt of that mee-tlng , s-o that
thu repoits from these conventions Indicate
that they were the best that have been held
Four Presbyteries failed to place a ie-
port In the hands of the committee , and of
tbo tlftj'-slx reporting , ten held no con
vention
The commlttco authorized a c-hnnco In
tbo blanks sent out so that wo liavo no
Items ns to the manner In which the young
peoplu talsed their monej' , or ns to the
number received Into the chinch from the
socletlc-s The reports last > ear showed
much confusion In the former Items ; and
ns to the latter , Iho society and Sabbath
Bcbool nro ho Inter-related as to tnako re
ports misleading
THE STATISTICAL REPORT
-submitting our statistical report tu
you , wo confess to a measureof disappoint
ment In that the reports have been so
Incomplete Special effort was put forth
In order that wo might have complete re-
tuins from all our societies jet but C31
reported. As all tlie other statistics here
with submitted concern only these Ul
soclMles , wo will omit the 172 , with a mem
bership of 0,70(1 ( , reporting to the assembly ,
jepomng only organization nnd member
ship Had all icported to the committee ,
nnd hml the average of thcS rat been
rrnlntnluod , our mumbeishlp would bu 33-
210 , and our rnntilluitloiis about $45000 Ol
tbu Kil reporting , ! l > 7 are Christian Union
it Jlil IGS'Chrlstl in Endeavor , and eight arc
ilnileHlMintPd Their piosont membership Is
SS.HSO. as against SVW last vear , glvltu ;
n net gain of 2391 They conti United to the
boards of tbo chinch $7.011 ; to expenses nl
societies $10,12'j ; to other purpose'3 , 51S.17I ,
n total ot JTi310 This Is an lucre ise of
J3.1",0 over the amount contrlbuteil last
year.
Ono of the features of the Columbus In
stitute was n confeicnce on Kj'stem.itU
giving , and HO great wcis the Intetest In
this subject that a tithe committee was up
pointed to keen tbo subject bcfoie the
young people Cauls wire printed nnd dK
trlbuted pledging tboso who signed them tc
try this method of giving It seems fron
the rotuins that tbo hccietnrles of the
local soc-Intles liiivn not maelen cnrcfu
canvass of the icsults of this agitation , foi
only 2 CCO aio reported as comml'tcd to the
tltho sj'stem Two hundred < uul ten socl
Piles lecclved tin- raids , und 1M hivec
tithecommltteo The- average contilbutlor
t > < r member hist yonr was $1 U ; this j'ciir
$1.21. nnd this ndvanco without the specia
effort of a self-denial we-ek
JUNIOR WORK
Them Is nothing ot special Interest Ii
this line of work Rev W I Wlshart con
tlnues to servo ns juuloi secictnrv , havln.
been lonppoliited thereto bv the institute .11
Columbus While there has bec-u Berne ad
vnnc vmc-iit. thu work has not jut bc-comi
general , Dlfllculty litm been experienced Ii
securing lenders who c.in aiiel will gUi
RUfllclent time , thmi lit and energy to In
tere-st. Instinct and develop thu child ) en
Reports hava been lecelveel fiom STi socl
etles , having last ye-nr a membership o
5431 , whlle > this jenr they ropoit S.flOJ
Their conti ihntlon.s amounted to S,7l > 2.
RciMidlng tlio inpinorl.il from the Co
lumbu.s Institute asking for mote sultabli
music foi meetings of clillelieii , the ns
scmblj refened the icquest to the Board u
Publication with Instruction to Issue * sue !
music fiom time to tlmo as they may duc-n
helpful to thn needs of Junior societies
PIlAYEIl MEETING TOPICS AND HELPS
There has been no changu in thu arrange
ment of topics for us In tbo prayer moot
lugs , 'liwso adopted by the Christian En
dotuoi societies have been used , excep
where It was deemed advisable to make i
change ) In the Interest ol our denoinlnn
tlonal woik or polltj Mrs. Mary Cloke ;
I'oiter bus for the greater part of the yea
conducted the Jtinloi dcp u tnuvit of thi
Chilsll.m Union Herald , nml continues he
helpful hints nml suggestions , whllu Rev J
G. Kennedy , by leappolntment of tha com
Do You Use It ?
It's Hie best thing for the
hair tinder all circnmstnnces.
Jtibl as uo man by taking
thought can add au inch to
his stature , so no picparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayer's Hair Vigor. It removes -
moves dandruff , cleanses the
scalp , nourishes the s&il in
which the hair grows , and ,
just as n desert will blossom
under rain , J.Q bald heads grow
hair , when the roots arc nour
ished. IHit the roots must be
Ihere. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color , or
if you wish to restore the lost
tlut of gray or faded hair use
Ayer's Hair Vigor.
mlttee. npponra from week la ncrk vslth hi1 *
fund of lllU9trntlon < i nml hint * . he-lplciK to
ninkc ii ! a I n to the ywinjr people the topic
for consideration Whllo not One , v\o
think , to the topics F < < loctt-d , or to the man
ner or mutter afforded In the help- ? , there
Ii oftc-n , n < < Indicated by the report * re-
crlve-d , n lack of Intel ot In the prayer
nuetltiKR. This Is not n now complaint , hut
HH roltiTHtlon , nml claims the1 attention of
the lenders , both general nml locnl , for In
thc < < e mcetltiBS center the energies of the
noddy.
SUGOKSTIONS ruo.M SOCIKTIHS
In rciponio to the Muesllon : "How cnn
thf > Commltteo Help You ? " a number of
ropllci hfiNe been received thn most Im
portant ofhlch nro : "Olvft UNO mutter
on niHslonnry and tithe -work ; " "Help us
tret the joutiRcr tnnmhert to work , " " 1'ro-
\M < < Bood , prnelli-nl literature"Htlp ; us ,
mnke our business meeting InterpstliiR , "
"Olvc < more time nnd attention to 1'rcsby-
tcrlil e oiue-ntlons , " "I'lnn xsork for
Juniors , " "ArninRO local Kcnornl coiui-n-
tlons Hint many might nttcml who nt pros-
i-nt bociiuso of the KrciU dhtnnce an- pre
vented from so doing. " "Give thn 1'resby-
tcrlnl B-er < -tnrle-i morn dcflnltn pom re or
dutltH , " "Provide n fuller lltc-rnturp for the
potnmlt < > < s ; " " (3IVP n % nrlety In Riiblpcts
for Juniors ; " "Don't repent the Sibbnth
school ItsHoiis , " "Uw pastors to tnko it
deeper Interedt In youiiR people's work , "
"He-vino some waj to Ret reports In oil
time"
To comply with nil these HURKOstlons will
tnnko woilc for the new rotnmlttcc , but
will help to mnko the work olllclnnt
roxcniiNiNo Tin : INSTITUTE
With rrforonc-o to the memorial referred
by the lust Institute , concerning special
work by the Younjj People's Christian
union In eredlnjT church buildings , tlie
eommlttpp took the following action.
ll < solu-d. Tbnt It Is the sense of this
committee tint special work bo not taken
up at the present time.
Wo nerd not report to you the Institute
nt Columbus , except to nay that believing
the time selected and the Kcnerul nrrniiRc-
melits made by tlie committee had much to
do In brlnnliiK the 2,21S younR tosether In
that meeting , the commlttco pursued a
similar course for this Institute , fixing the
ilnto nn liemlr as possible to correspond
with last jear's , selecting Omaha na the
plncp. nnd preparing n piogrnm which It
will beoiir privilege to cnjov. No efforts
have been spared to make tills meeting n
memoiablo one Youi presence here la the
earnest of jour Inteicst In the work and
that vou respond to every iffoit of the
committee laboring In your behalf
TOT.n IN CONVMJSION.
In concluding our report to the general
assembly the committee sxld "While
measurably satlsllinl with the attainment
already m.ule , your committee Is of the
opinion that the Interests of the } oung
piople's vvoik require that some 0110 glvi-
his entire time to the work , and tint such
steps should bo taken ns would secure this
esult. To secure this we recommend that
the General assembly Instruct the general
commlttop to lay the matter before the In
stitute nt Omah.i , with such regulations as
.11 . their Judgment would secure the best
: csults from Hiich an olllcer , and tlmt the
action of the Institute be reported to the
assembly ne\t year for final action "
Whllo this lecommendatlou was not
adopted b > HIP General asscmblv It Is still
the Judgment of the commlttpp that such
an olllcer Is needed to secure1 the best In
terests of the Young People's Christian
union
Wo thank you for your hearty co-opcra-
tlou In all our plnns for you , and wo
ask for the committee that shall have
charge of the work no-cl > rnr the simp dis
position and i espouse you have accorded
.is. Iet us move another stage forward In
: ht year upon which v\e hive now entcied ,
llllng our place as best we p-ui nnd tr.iln-
Ing others to be sxiccessors In the line of
effoit to mnke the Kingdoms of this world
the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ.
Qt'ir/r sii > siu > or T-nn COAVEM-IOV
Aililrcsx nil Hip l'rniIo < - of tlie I're -
rnc-e ol Coil.
The quiet session \\as about nn hour In
duration , ami during It there \\nsastlllncss
throughout the Immense audience that only
added to the solemnity of the occasion.
The address vins Intctsperscd with prajcrs ,
anil during these every head In the house
\\as reverently bowed. Prof. White re
quested that nil notebooks be abandoned for
the tlmo being and that a serious effort be
made by each one to hold direct communion
with fiocl.
At the beginning he said : "In our medi
tation we 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 of
the presence of God , which may be as
signed as reasons for the same ; some practl-
ol suggestions ; some personal questions"
In speaking of the practice of the presence
of God Prof. White said : "It is to ll\e as
In His presence ; to order the whole career
In vlou of and In icfcienco to the fact that
God ! near ; to walk , talk , act ,
think under the Influence of His
presence It Is to follow
Jesus , to lenrn of Him , to abide In Him , It
Is to pray always. The man who lives and
walks with God prajs always. He fulfills
to the letter the injunction'Piay without
ceasing. ' H Is our duty and high privile-ge
to have this constant converse with God
The heart should be like the nltar of incense
on whlcJi the flic never went out " In speak
ing of the results of practicing the presence
of God the spcakci said : "Peace , Joy and
happiness arc In his presence. Jesus wishes
that we bhnll be shaicrs of his Joy. The
soul that Is concealed in the secret of God's
presence feels i > nfo and is free from anxiety
rellowshlp with God results from a prnctlce
of His presence. Wo do not for an Instant
bupposo that God and Enoch walked far
together without conversing with each other
And if Enoch was the man I believe him to
have been lie did not do nil the talking.
Ho simply did enough to keep God speaking
to him. I think he mostly asked questions
and frequently Interjected an expression of
umvorthlncss nnd wonder that God should
bo his companion. I think his wonder in
creased us he went along , and yet with each
step the companionship became more in
dispensable. If God e\cr suggested leaving
him I Imagine he bald. ' 0 , bo pleased , my
Lord , to proceed with me I entreat Thee
not to leave mo. Without Theo I could not
live. Where tliou gocst permit me to go. ' "
HE HUMHLE AND PENITENT.
"God's presence guides. Ho who lives In
It does not lose his way. Enoch walking
with God wont by a straight load right
home to God. Like a Hack , the angel of Hie
presence led Israel In the wilderness. They
noor lost their way. The presence of God
leads to the recognition and confession of sin
and unworthlness. He who practices Clod's
presence must bo a veiy humble and pent-
tent one , Ho Is alwajs depending on the
blood of Jesus Christ to cleanse him from
all sin. Ho stands before a holy God only
because ho Is In Jesus , who over llvcth to
make Intercession for him. When his con
science condemns him ho hides not his sin ,
but Into the light with It he comes and
confesses It. Ho says , ' 0 , Lord , this Is Just
like me , I shall always bo thus doing It
thou dost not aid me. ' He accepts the
promise that ho Is faithful and righteous to
forglva us our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness If wo confess our sins ,
and utaj.s In God's presence , and Is at rest ,
though now doubly on his guard against sin
In the future. God's forgiveness has been
so real , Ills gentleness has been so gener
ous that It has made the penitent
deeply sorry and determined not to act so
again , Iy ) God's presence sin Is prevented
and overcome. Jo practice God's presence
btlmulntcs to the best performance , The
character Is changed by tlio practICe of
God's presence. These 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 ,
Wouldst thou become more holy ? Look nt
God , Know His character. Contemplate
Ilia peifectlons. Yield to the Inworklng ol
His Ufa nchnldlng an In a mirror the
glory of the Lord we nro changed Into the
fcaiuo Image from glory to glory , "
llrlelly the practical nuggcstlons given by
Prof , White were : "Ho on double guard
against sin. which Is the only thing that
can keep God and the soul apart. Uccog-
nlzo God ns present. Dy faith accept the
fnct. Look about and see Htm , Ho quiet ,
listen and let Him speak to thce. flake
much of I John , Is 7-8. Dally acknowledge
utter unworthlncig , Get nnd Keep very low
before God , Walk humbly with thy God ,
Instantly when conscious of sin confess II
and accept lorglxeneBS. Hy all means stay
In the light. Keep the morning watch ,
Thousands all over the world arc now spend
ing a half hour In the morning In prajer anil
bible study. Shall wo not all Join tbeli
rank. One who began' it only a little while
ago sain to me : 'O , what u help It Is all
day. ' Piay without ceasing. Do not con <
line all devotion to the morning. Let the
tout bo ah\a > a on Us Knees. Like thp bird ,
be uluu > s ready to lly. "
Then , when uvcry head In the house wai
bov\od and while the eje were all closed
the leader of thla wonderfully Imprest hi
service ) read forty-eight peisounl questions
After leading each one he paused , allow
Ing each ouo In the house an opportunity l <
silently answer the question concerning thi
welfare of hU soul The service close ;
with a fervent prayer ,
William E. Giattoa , oa Ichnlf ot tin
ocal excursion committee , then an
nounced the excursion to riorcncti on Satur
day at 1 o'clock. He spoke of the splendid
arrangements ttiat hail been made nnd told
tlio delegates that they should not go
away from Omaha without seeing the pump-
ng station that was providing them with
water from the Missouri river. He
promisee ! n pleasant trip to nil who should
Tlipn the dele-gates sang ! " ( Joel Shall
Guard from Every 111. " from psalm cxxl ,
This was followed with the Christian Kn-
Icavor benediction , led by President Quay ,
and the first morning session was con
cluded.
oi'n.M'.n WITH A SOMS sunvicu.
' fur HieVciir
I nml I UK < 'niniiilltrL-N
Aliiloiine-vil nt Vftt-riiiKtil JM-I " | I > II.
The afternoon session was attended by nn
o\en larger gathering than was present In
ho morning The gallery was better filled
and the corridors of the lower floor ami the
lalcony wcro c\cn more closely thronged
hail at previous sessions. After the singing
of the opening hymn Hev 1'ressly Thompson
of Colorado Springs , Cole , led the nsscm-
ilago In prayer Then the delegates arose
and sang , "To Thy Name Sing 1'ralse , " from
1's.ilm xcll. It was followed by responsive
reading No 1 " 0 , Sing Unto the Lord n Now
Song , " led by President Quay. The song
service was continued by the singing of
'Ills Mercy Flows , " based on Psalm
cxxxvl , nnd was concluded by the singing
of two stanzas eif "Uvery Day Will 1 llless
Thee , " from Psalm cxlv.
Hev. Udgar McDIll then made a few an
nouncements He gave the notlco ot n meet-
ng of the delegates from the Cedar Hnplds
iresbytery nt the hotel Dcllono nt 5.30
> 'clock Thursday afternoon , Iho meeting to
) o addressed by Kvnngcllst H , H. Dell nnd
W. P. White , and the singing to be led by
H II. Wilson. Hev. McDIll also made nn
urgent appeal for a large attendance at the
excursion to Florence arranged by the local
commlttco for Saturday afternoon. Ho
nskcd for a show of hands of nil those who
would go , nnd was encouraged by seeing a
; cnurous number of delegates Indicate their
ntcntlon of going on the excursion. "It's
a go , " said he , amidst laughter and applause.
Hov. J. A. Dutt , the general secretary ,
gave a notlco concerning the work of the
solloKo settlement association. Chairman
McMillan announced that thorp would be nn
overflow meeting in the evening to bo ad-
IrcRsed by Hev. J. T. McCrory , I ) D , of
Mttsburg He said that tlio attendance was
so largo that It had been decided that some
novc must be madu which would Insura
soils for the delegates who were to take
reports of the convention back to their own
societies Ho announced that at the evcn-
ng session the doors of the theater would
jo open from C 45 to 7 15 o'clock p in. , for
the admission of only properly enrolled
delegates. After thnt , he said , If there were
any vacant seats the doors would be opened
o the public.
STANDING COMMITTUHS.
The following committees were then an-
lounced for the ensuing year. Nominations-
J. P. Tracy. Chicago , chairman ; John Mar-
: ln , Colorado Springs , Itev. James A. Wyllo ,
Sugar Creek , O. ; Miss Cora Dickie , Pitts-
mrg ; Miss Margaret Hurnsldb , Mbumouth ,
111. Resolutions J. M. Frazler , M. ,
Cleveland , O. , chairman ; T. J. Olllosplc ,
[ 'Ittsburg ; James A. Hanna , Monmouth , 111. ;
t'ressley Thompson , Colorado SpUUBS , Colo. ;
MeKoiiJ'lp CIcIand , Chicago. Auditing.
Archie Hohlnson. Allegheny , Pa. , chairman ;
John A. IJell , Monongahela , Pa. ; J. C. Tag-
gart , M. D. , Cast Liverpool , O.
n HIM : FOR Tin : YOTMJ rnopkc.
Dr. ] tcl < l of I'lttMttiirK PrcsentN home
Pit In tali If Krllri-IIniiM.
President Quay then Introduced the vener
able William J. Held , D. D. , of Plttsburg.
lie was to address the convention on "The
Young People's Ulblo , " nnd as he advanced
to the center of the stage ho was gieeted
with great applause. Although the atmos
phere was a trllle close , and though It was
necessary for the delegates to use their
fans constantly , the speaker was granted the
closest attention ot all from the front boxes
to the furthest seat in the gallery. Dr.
Reid's address abounded with dry humor ,
and Its delivery was Interrupted with laugh
ter quite as often as by applause , which was
nothing if not liberal. It Is not dciogatory
to the pi elous speakers to say that none
of them held the rapt attention of the dele
gates as did Dr. Held. Ills complete address
Follows :
Sir. President and Ladles and Gentlemen
ot the Convention : We have all lie-ard and
re.id of the womnn's bible , u revised and
Improved edition of the word of God ; It
Ic.ives out everjthing that reveals woman's
unworthlness , everything that forblda
woman'B ambition , uvciythlng that Is not
In accordance with woman' ; ) taste , and It
contains only that which Is pleading to
those who occupy advanced ground In the
movements for woman's emancipation from
the tjianny of man and law and eiutUom
an Improved bible ! It is un attempt won
derful in Its folly and marvelous In Itb
daring ; It lb akin to the lubclllon of the
angels. Whatever other lesion tills attempt
may tench , It certainly seems to Imply that
the fools are not all of the masculine gender.
tLiughter and applause. ) Whatever other
lcson It teaches , It does seem to tenoh
the sorrowful lesson , Mr. President , that
the fols nre not all dead yet , and prob ibly
will not be till we are In our graves. ( .Laugh
ter and applause. )
Hut the iproject to prepare a woman's
blblo and the failure of the1 project h.lva
.suggested that perhaps U might bo n good
thing to have u young people's bible , one
which would leave out everything hurtful
to the youth , everything not adapted to
their clrcumstnnce.s , nnd which would con-
tiiln only what was Interesting und profit
able to them. Here Is a 71 cut mabs of oio ;
let us melt It , and sepur.ito the precious
metul from Its mnroundlngs Jloro Is a
thieshlng floor ; let us winnow th vvhoat
from the chaff Hero Is a book ; let us tear
out all the chapters In It vvhIUi do not bear
essentially upon the rrtot and Its develop
ment. Here Is a book ; let ns take out of
It everything that Is not necosiry. . And
so wo bhnll have the purest gold and the
llrest wheat , nnd the most entertaining
volume , and n pcifpct bible. It buems to
me that aucli a project us thl.s Is possible ) ,
1 am qulto confident , for the thing which
I have outlined as my task this day 1
to suggest mich a blblo for our young people
ple ; nml I am confident that this tusk will
not bo a failure If I can suggest such
a bible , I elemand for It from my young
frlcnclH the most careful study and the
most profound n-vere-ncu. In order to as
sist my memory and yours , pc'rmlt mo to
discuss the.so two points : The contents nnd
the study of our young people's blblu ,
CONTENTS OF THAT UIULB.
In the first place , then , vvluit must bo
the contents of our young people's bible ,
which Is to contain only what IH profitable
nnd Interesting to thu joung ? It must
contain a full revelation of human sinful-
ness. Tlmt Is one of the foundation Htones
of true wisdom. The SjrUiu captain must
know that ho Is a leper , or ho will not
1mthe In the Jordan Hartlmeun must
know that ho Is blind , or he will
not VMilt for the coming physician ,
I'etcr must know ho Is sinking In
the wnterH , or ho will not ciy for
help. Man must know tlmt hn Is u
pinner , or he. will never bo delivered from
his blnfulness , And our young people aio
trnilHgressorH , for transgression ia not lim
ited either to the IIBCO : or to those In mid-
din life. Therefore , our young people's
bible , whatever else It munt omit , must
not omit the revelation of human sinful-
nexs It Is u hard thing to coin luce men
on this point , nnd , therefore , a proposed
blblo must have a plain and full and re
peated revelation of human slnfulnens.
It Is Important for our young people ) to
know how Bin was Introduced Into the
world. We must , therefore , glvo n place
to thu sad Htiiry of Eden ; to the Had Btory
of thu full , which changed the Garden of
Eden Into thn Garden of Gethhcmune. nnd
torn up thn tree * of life nnd planted the
rrosH of Buffering It Is necessary also
to glvo i\ place to the development of sin ,
Wo cannot omit the story of the deluge
nnd Its uhorelcBs sea , or of the destruction
of the cltlea of the plain , or of Iliii extinc
tion of thu nations of CaimunltcB , or of
the cnptlvltloH of Israel , or the ruliiH of
Nineveh nnd Unbylon. The young must
know also the < levc > lopmcnt and consu-
eiuenrt's of sin In thu human life ; nnd BO
wo must give a placet In our pioponed blblu
to the dcuth of Abel , to the cnrso of Qaln ,
to the cruelty of Pharaoh and thet plagues
of Egypt , to the Hln of David , and the sorrow
row of his house nnd lilx kingdom ; to the
bnldheadcd prophet and to the Irreverent
and mocking children. Wo must glvu n
place to thu story of Jeroboam und Abiib
and Jezebel , nnd these who madu Israel
to Bin ; the treMchcry of Judas and Ma sui
cide ; to tht ) death of Ananias und Sap-
phlru : and to many other Incidents auch
as these ; und we must write In large letters
In our blblu the precepts which reveal the
power , the pollution , nnd the guilt of hu
man fin.
Our joung people's bible must contain all
that U contaliud In thu uctual blblo which
bears directly or Indirectly upon the great
question of human elnfulncss. Do you way
to inu thut so much of the < blblu Is taken
up In this line that xomcttilng of It muy be
omitted' , ' Tell me , has thu full revelation
on this point kept men from Binning , or tuix
It turned men from Bin ? In spite of al
tbti precept * und examples. In spite of the
threatening nnd the punishments , sin
abounds bttll Our proposed blblo citnnot
omit the precept or example , or a single
threatening oipunishment , or It will provo
a. failure. 1
MUST HAVEtA PLACE FOH ALL
The conchHlpHMs obvious ; our proposed
blblo for youhif people must contain every-
: hlng that belity ton human slnfulness whleh
Is contained in the bible wo now possess.
Hut. ng ln. Our'yoting people's blblo must
contain ie fulI'VeV'Hatlon ' of the plan of sal
vation. ThH Is 'Another foundation stone
of true wisdom' 'No one cnn nnd the city
of the great 'King who elocs not know nnd
follow The hlttllwtiy He has prepared. So
wo must beglli xVlth the promise concerning
the Herpent'rf Mlllsed hcnel , mid wo must
follow It wllli/hll'tho other promises which
Imvo their ffflililment In the Incuriintlon ;
nnd then wo mu t'not ' forgot nil the marvel
ous ways by'wnich our Lord prepared the
world for the advent of His Son , by rile nnd
ceremony , by prophecy and by providence.
WP must Imvb U place for Adam , and for
Mosest nnd for David , and for HpzekHh.
nnd for Ezcklol , and for Isnlnh. Thesn men
are steps by which wo are to climb to the
throne of God , which hnve only another
name for the cross ot Christ If u single
ono of them Is broken , wo shnll bo hlndenvl
in our climbing , nnd It Is perfectly obvious
that wcs must give a prominent place to the
four gospels , which are the revelation of
llic words , the works nnd the atonement of
Him whose blood clcnnscth Horn all sin.
The rcntrnl place of > our bible , my joung
friends the ee-nlrnl place ) of It all , must bo
occupied by the life of Him whose nnmc
Is called Wonderful.
And then , we must not forget the biog
raphies of the xalnta , which nhow us the
vvav In which the gient salvation IH enjojed
nnd accepted A ptccept Is a powerful level
to lift u man' i lie-.irt nnd life , but It Is nl-
most Useless If It does not Imvo the fulcrum
of example on which to turn And HO , Un
lives of Noah , nnd Unoch , of Jloses nnd
Divld. of Elijah nnd Ellshn , of Nlcodemus
and the penitent thief , of Saul ot Tarsus ,
mil the Jailor ot Phtlltppl , nre examples In
troduced to show us the way of Hnlvutlon
Our proposed blblo must have In It every
thing Hint pertains to human tmlvatlon , and
that uluma us how to work , how to teach
the land of promise nnd of rest. The con
clusion Is obvious There is not too much
revelation In the word of God today , for ,
while many are called , onlj u few nrp saved
And so It Is plnln to ua thnt the bible for
our young people cannot omit ono single
chapter , not one ) single ver.se , which unfolds
the redemption ot our Lord. It must con
tain nil thnt Is contained In the blblo wo
possess , that bears directly upon the plup
of the atonement.
Still further. The young people's blblo
must have In It the rule of life , sueh a lule
us Is contained In the mornl luw which Is
summarily comprehended In love to God and
love to tnetii and these ten commandments
must be explained and enfoiced nnd largely
explained and enforced ; for men nro slow
to learn Apostles and prophets und the
Great Teacher Himself put c-mphusls on the
fact that HID ten commnndmentH are n
spirit as well us a letter , and that t'uu
obedience governs the thoughts ns well us
the words ami deeds.
GOSPEL OP COMMON SENSE.
And then , thti ten commandments have
to bo exemplllleel. Would you know how to
believeliemember Abraham In his pll-
grlmago and on Mount Moriah.
Would jou know how to fou meek ? He-
mumber Moses under the provocations of
tubullious iKrnel
Would jou know how to bo patient ? He-
member Job In his tilats , who In one night
was left a childless beggar , nnd whoso book
reveals the mjstory of Buffering and Its
icniedy.
Would you know how to repent ? Remem
ber David's Hllcnt heart and broken heart.
Would you know how to love ? Uemembcr
John , whose text and sermon ever was ,
"Little children , love one unothcr. "
Would you know how to be sacred to our
Master's service ? Ilemombcr Paul , who was
ready to wish himself anathema for Christ ,
for bis brethren his kindred according to
the flesh.
Would you know how to bo holy ? Remem
ber Him whp LIs holy , harmless , undelllcel
and separate from'sln.
Would jou khow'how to conduct yourself
In the ordli\ary ! XtTalrs of life ? There 13 the
book of Pi ovi'rbb ' , w hlch teaches Industry
ami honesty and sobriety and economy and
fidelity to mai to ml ) the fc.ir of God.
it Is not a. gospel of salvation , but It Is
a gospel of common sense1 , and next to sal
vation common sbrise Is the great need of
the human rape. Would you know how to
worship ? Therfc a.re the Inspired Ps'alms ,
which express' ' livery phase of human e'\-
perlence and tbnc'h ci cry revealed attribute
of divine perfection. They must be best , foi
God's things are alwajs best. And there Is
the Lord's prayer.1 with Its Introduction ,
"After this ina.iinftr , therefore , pray v6J"
a prayer that his ( been offered in thp closet
and In the grciu congregations , by the little
child nnd the dyinii saint ; and It Is as new-
today and in Oni-ilm as It was on the day
vvhon the tierrn.ott on the Mount was llrst
preached beslflc tire sea of Galilee. Then
WP Iwvo the rofonled prayers of the men
the largest mcn'or'tlie olelen tlmo , We can
KO 1th M ewe's Into his mountain , with
D.iv ul Into his" ' closet , with Elijah to his
juniper tiee , and with Daniel to his cham
ber , whose open window was off toward
Jerusilom. AVe can stand greatest wonder
of all beside our ble-ssed Lord , nnd listen
to Him while Ho olTeis his Intercessorj'
prayer. If we do not know how to woishlp
in its manner nnd its methods If we do not
know how to woishlp. It Is not because wo
liavo any lack of Instruct'on or any example.
The' question is sometimes asked , "Why
irt > the impel fcctlons and sins of men so
fulljrecotiled In thu 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 bet before us we would IMVO been
overwhelmed with despair. I once bivv two
men sleeping under Mr. Spurgeon's preach
ing. That Incident diet more to encourage
me In my work than the sermon of the
great preacher ( Applause and laughter ) .
I am glad to know something about
Enoch , who walked with God and was not ,
for God took him. And of E11J ih , who was
translated thnt he should not see death
But my Christian friends , I am a thou
sand times more glad tlmt the names of
Samson and Jepthali and Gideon have a
place In the roll call of the faithful ( lend.
If thoj * were Haved , there Is hope for you
and for me. And so , a proposed bible )
don't j-ou see It ? must contain everything
tl-ut bears directly or Indirectly upon the
theory" and practice of Christian living , or
It will bo u failure In one won ] , thn young
peoplo'.s blblo must in this regard differ
in no respect from the blblo ns wo have U.
TALES OF DARING AND ROMANCE.
Still further. Our young people's bible
must contain tales of daring and romance.
Such-tales have a wonderful attraction for
the young ; ami where will wo ilnd the equal
of thu stories which are In the word of
God ? Who of us have not smiled at the
pranks of S inisoii , the great practical Joker
of antiquity , who lived and died an un
tamed boy ? Who nun not been saddened
bj- his denth ? Who has not been htirrcd
by thu victory of Deboiah and Jnrcd , und
by the courage of Gldean and his MO !
What boy Is there who Is yet on his
mother's knee > , or Is wearing a
crown of gray , who has not followed
with a throbbing heart the comb it
between David and Goliath In the valley
of Elah ? Wheru liuvci wo romance greater
than that ot Joseph In his father's tent. In
Potlphur's prison , and in Plmi.ioh's p.il-
nce. of of Rebecca who said with nil-a
maiden's modesty and love and e-onfldonco ,
"I will go with this man" ? ( Liughtcr. )
Or Jneob , who crowded so hard In his
Hcnrch for a wife , whom ho found at lust
In the ) land of Padan-Aram ? Where In nil
the range ot literature can wo Ilnd a storj'
which Is so graceful In Us slmpllcty nnd
BO pnro In Its lessons ami so happy In Its
outcome as the story of Ruth the Mon-
bites , with which Henjamin Tr.uiklln Is
said to hava confounded the skeptics ot the
Trench court/ And wo all love to visit
the quiet homo in llethany , and go out to
HH mighty scpulcher ,
IIiivu thesa talQs nnd daring and romance
any power today ? Go , ask the mothers
who liavo told thpm over nnd over , nnd
whose chlldieiii every evening clamoi for
their re-petition. ) Tnko away these stories
of romuncu and > darlng , and the blblo so far
nn the young tire [ Concerned , would bo u
glnnt shorn of tils ilpcks nnd a song robbed
of Its music , Tlm < conclusion Is obvious
Wo cannot , omit one of tboso talcs that so
captivate ( ho hilarti of the young. In this
regard the youoif people's blblu must bo
JUBt Ilka the biblewo now possess.
Still more. Thb-young peoplo's blblo must
contain a dlsauntldn of the doctrines of
the Ctulstlan ttyettin. Such n discussion
Is contained Inl the epistles of Paul nnd
his fellow npoiitliis ; epistles which are
handbooks nndii.imples of pinctlcal logic ,
Our young peonluis blblo must contain
a revelation of Hhol future ; such a ruvula-
tlon IIH Is contunifd in a prophets , and es
pecially in thu Iftst book of ho blblo ; by
which nnd In wlllch wo nro permitted to
look through tlio open window of huaven
and hour thu soiitf Uf the complete redemp
tion ; a revTlntll/n vthlyh has soothed many
a sorrow and wlpti ! away many n tear.
IN SIGHT OP THE GOAL
nut on thcsoj points und on many simi
lar ones whlcn arc ) thrusting thentu'lvcs
on my attention I cannot dwell. Thu tlmu
nt my disposal will not admit of It ; nor Is
It necessary , I nm speaking to un audlpnco
of the members of the Young Peoplo's
Christian union. You nil are In sight of thu
goal to which wu uro tending ; you havu
"ill reached the conclusion , the Inevitable
conclusion Our young people's blblo must
be tlu < bible , the whole bible , nothing but
the blblu , that book whtoh has blessed the
generations and which Btunds today In-
? plred und Inornint In all lt parts. ( Ap
plause. ) Vto older follows whosu Imagina
tion bus been dimmed und whoso passions
huvo been curbud by j'ears , mUht possibly
ttparo. several chapters out of the bible
without any material loss "Wo Imvo no
direct personal Interest In Joseph's tempta
tion , or of the hunger of the prodigal In
his far-off land , or In Jacob's courtship.
Wu huvo sot wway beyond tlmt ( Laughter )
The Master's bleshed words. "Suffer llttlu
children to conio unto me , and forbid them
not. " aru beginning to lose something of
their sweetness to us , for wu are tot ting
grayheadcd , but j'ou , who nro In the morn-
IHK of life , w h all Its possibilities of
temptation and ol usefulness before you ,
cannot omit one single verso or word. Even
the long chapters which contain the names
of these long slnco forgotten revenl God's
love nnd cnro for III * own people. My young
friends , your blblo must becln with the
words , "in the be'glnnlng , Oed created the
heavens nnd the earth,1' and It must end
with the nsplrntlon , "Amen. Kvcn so
come Lore ! Jesus. " Not n chapter , not n
verse can be omitted from that perfect
book , from which nothing Is to bo taken
and to which nothing Is to bo nddcel The
youiiK people's bible Is thp bible- , the whole
bible , nnd nothing but the bible.
So much , then , for thp contents of the
young people's blblp. Now , If 1 can mnko
the other pirt of my subject ns plnln ns
that , 1 will bo satisfied. In the second place ,
wo turn to thp study of the bible How
should the joung people study their bible ?
for In a Inrger .sense It Is their bible , nnd
It Is thp blblo of us older people In this
respect It does not differ from nny other
book wbleh Is worthy of our attention Is
It n well ? Wo will have to draw thn water
for ourselves. Is It a mine1' WP will have
to dig , or WP will never be enriched Is It
a harvest ? We will have to gather our own
sheave * There are three grncr.il wnjs In
which the word of God maj be studied One
In In private , after Reeking and obtaining
the promised power of the spirit , the stu
dent ran sit down with the open book In
his hand , compare ) passage with passigp
and using the valuable helps which In these
fnvoied dnjs are within reach of us all , ho
can Olseovir Its meaning nml Us applica
tion The u ( vantages of pilvate study of
the word of Goil arc neither few nor small
A second way is through the tircac-hltm ,
the formal preaching of the word of God
It Is the business of mlnlsteis to evpHIn
.mil enforce the doctrines of the holv
scriptures Thp vnlile of this method Is
recognized by the church , nml by the Mas
ter himself , who commissioned the upostlos
and their successors to go and tench the
nations.
I1KST WAY TO STUDY
The third method Is by Sabbath school
Instruction The teacher of the Sabbath
school gatheis his class of nlor eight 01
ten about him. foi the Sabbath school
achieves Its largest possibilities when the
classes nre neither too 1 irgo nor too small
lly skillful questioning he. dl elo es the nt-
talnments 01 deficiencies of his scholars ,
and by pointed appeal he drives the truth
home to their hearts. This third method
Is the best one for the young , for those who
nru JOUIIR In > eurs nml who are young In
knowledge.
In milking- this assertion , I have not for
gotten that It Is written , "It hath pleased
God by the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe , " but the preichlng In
the dnv'8 of the apostle was more like the
Sabbith school than the pulpit of the pres
ent day. The teacher was often Inter-
iiiptcd , questions were often asked and an
swered , the stltT formality of a set discourse
was entirely unknown I also bear In mind
this established fact , that the best Sabbath
school scholars nio the best private stu
dents nnel the most attentive llstenets
Good Sabbath school scholars are the ones
whoso bibles bear the marks of frequent
use They nre the ones to whom we minis
ters love to preach. I would to God that
theip wcro more of our ohlldieii nnd our
young m.en nnd women who belong to this
class
Now , what nro some of the advantages ,
the pecultnr advantages , of S ibbath school
Instruction ? In thp Hist place , the Sibb.ath
school affords peculiar oppot tunltles for Im
parting religious Instruction A good pastor
must know his people , nnd then ho must
adapt himself to their needs This Is no
c nsj' thing to do His congregation num
bers BOO , more or less , nnd the members
differ In their ages , their attainments nnd
their circumstances He can expect to meet
with them only on rare occasions nnel , when
ho meets them , If you will bellevo the tes-
tlmonj' of an experienced pastor , they hide
themselves behind themselves. Thej- wear
their best clothes and their sweetest smiles ,
and their politest manners , and the real
men and women vou nre not nblo to reach
( LaughtPi- ) The great pieachcr , the prince
of preachers of thu modern time , said in
one of liK addresses to his scholars , "Min
isters of the gospel often put the piovlslons
of the gospel so far above the heads of
their audiences that they seem to under
stand our Lord's direction to Ppter , 'Fe ed
my lambs. ' ns If It read , "Feed my
giraffes. ' " ( Laughter ) .
ERRORS OF THE TEACHERS.
The Sabbath school teacher very often
falls Into the h.ame error ; tils words are not
understood. He has le s in his hands than
to piencher ; he has fevvpr with whom he
can dwell ; he can rcndlly become acquainted
with the temptations ot his scholars , their
peculiar circumstances , the doubts that as
sail them , the weak points In their charac
ter ; and , when IIP h.is learned theli pecu
liarities , be can adapt himself to them. The
archei who draws the bow at a venture
may sometimes drive the arrow between
the Joints In the harness , but generally It
Is bettor to take deliberate aim.
No one save those who for a long time
liavo stood In the pulpit can understand
how helpless the pieaeher often feels There
Is his congregation before him. Are tbej'
listening , or nre they not ? Is he meeting
their cases , or Is hu not/ How can he
know ? Shut eyes do not nlvvnvs Indicate
sleep , nor elo open ejcs alwaj's Indicate
attention. ( Laughter. ) If IIP should only
stop every little while and saj1 to ono and
another in his audience' , one by one , a
pointed direct question , he would very soon
discover whether they were following his
sermon or not.
In the bottling rooms of the celebrated
springs of Saratoga the bottler does not
stand the bottles through the loom and
then get upon a platform with n hose and
qulrt all over the room ( laughtci ) , and
finally got two or three drops In each bet
tle. That Is what I am doing now ( Laugh
ter nml applause. ) He takes the bottles
ono by ono , holds them by the neck ( lauuh-
tnr ) , puts them under the pump nnd fills
them up to the brim. ( Renewed laughter )
That Is Sundaj- school teaching
Again , the Sabbath school afforels pecu
liar opportunities for exerting a salutnrj'
Influence. What Is the great character
istic of the Sunday school teacher'
What Is his strong right hand , which he
ipachps down to lift up Immortal souls ?
Not Intellectual ability ; for earthen vessels
best tevenl the excellency of the Divine
power. Not eloquunco ; stiimmurlng tongues
are often times most persuasive. Not even ,
ns some seem to think , love for children.
Important ns that It. The great character
istic Is love for our Master When Peter
was nbout to be restored to the npostleshlp
the sola question the Lord asked him
three times repeated was , "Lovcst thou
me ? Lovest thou me ? " and It was only
when Peter had answered the three-fold
question that he was commissioned to fi-cd
the sheep , feed the Iambs. And that Sab
bath school teacher who unites In himself
love for Chi 1st nnd love for the class who
can measure his Influence ? He can mould
his scholars ns the potter moulds the claj' .
lie cun guide them sife-ly through the
trials of temptation and Inexpeilence. Ills
work Is lasting. The artist may paint pic
tures which will endure for generations
but their colons will fade by nnd by The
sculptor may chanpo the shapeless mnrblo
Into forms of beauty , which will tell their
story after the maker's hand Is dust ; but
even stone cannot resist the ravages of
time The author mujf wrllo books which
promlso fame , but they will bo forgotten
after a little. Ho who works In the soul
paints nml chisels nnd writes for eternity ;
anil tlmt Is thu province- the Sabbath
school teacher. His Influence , Inspired by
love for his Savior nnd love for his scholars ,
is us ) astlii UH the eternal ages
Again , the Sabbath school affords pe
cullur opportunities for doing personal
work. Dr. Cuyler's word , "hand picked , "
has passed Into a proverb , nnd the Sab
bath school has given to the tc'artier ono
tree In the orchard of the Lord , nnd ho
need nevur bo at a loss to know what ho
should do , Ho has only a few souls com
mitted to his care , and ho can very easily
become acquainted with their circum
stances , help them In their temptations ;
he can meet them every Lord's day In the
class ; ho cnn visit them during the week
at the home ; ho can help them In their
work : ho can glvo them other personal at
tontlon , nnd such pcr onal work us this ,
its the years provo , -will save souls from
eleath nnd hide a multitude of sins.
THERE MUST BE STUDY.
I hnvo the honor this afternoon to ad
dress very many who nro touchers In the
Hablmth schools. I pay a profound respect
to you and to your follow workers , Vou
nro among the most useful nnd honored
members of the church IJut , If you would
bo worthy successors of these who hnvo
gene before you , you must study you
must studj' , for tha nge Is making larger
demands of our teachers You must hnvo
skill-skill which can bo acquired only by
Intimate acquaintance and Chrlst-llko love
nnd long experience. You must bo men of
prayer , for It Is only In answer to prujer
thnt the power of the nplilt will corm > Per
sonally nnd In > our work , honor thy voca
tion : "Sabbath school tenchei , let no man
" ' °
"There' to bo a redistribution of the re
wards of the Great King Then those who
are llrst shall bo last , and the last first ;
nnd. when thut redistribution tnkes place ,
teachci will outrank
many a Sabbath school
rank In the better land those brilliant
preachers whoi > o place has been In all the
° IUiinve 'tho honor this afternoon to snenk
to very many who nro scholars In the Sab
bath school. I have no fault to flnd with
the multiplied organizations of the present
day. tllouirh. when 1 recall the tlmu when
the Sabbath school was the ono Institution
of the church which claimed the attention
and the energy of thu yountr. It requlres-be-
llcvu mo-no Binall measure of grace to
keep nn old man from enylng , "Iho for
mer days were better than theseIJut. .
for o thorough ami saving knowledge of
the word ot God. neglect not the Sabbath
schools. Great convention * Btlrrlng con-
vc-ntloiis. llko thin , have their p aeon to
nrouvo enthusiasm. Young people's meet
ings have their places to truln for Chris
tian work and worship ; but , for obtaining
a knowledge ) of thu word of God. the Sabbath -
bath school , if not the most Important , la
ut least llrst among equals Tht * Is the
testimony of Christ and of Christ's church.
Wo take , tha telephone of Inspiration , and
we call up the contra ! olllce of tbo whole
universe , find "ny xvhftt means shnll n
> oung mnn lenrn to cle.anso hi * way ? " And
the answer straightway comes back to us
with an cmplmsrti not of this world , "llv
taking heed theieto according to the word tf
WP tnkc Iho telephonp of history nml wo
call up the central olllce of the redeemed
church In the j-ears of Its greatest prog
ress nnd spirituality , nnd wo cry , "How
shnll n > ouiiB mnn lenrn the word ? " And
the response comes back , elear us n trumpet
cull , so clear thnt none may misunder
stand It , "lly the Instruction of the Sab
bath school " ( Great applause )
itr.coiin or run .H'MOII ' t'.Mo > s.
ltpiorl of ( lie ScnrHnry Mnkox nn
Prolonged applause followed Dr. Hold's
Address , Then the congregation ngnln
arose and sang "Thto Will I Love , " from
psalm xv III.
Rev. W. I. Wlshirt of Allegheny. HIP
secretary of the Junior work , then read his
annual report. It follows1
After six jears of trial In the United
Pic'sbyterlan church , the value nnd Impor
tance of the Junior work has been thor
oughly established The tlmo bus been
long enough to wltnpss some of the ilpp
fruits of this form of endeavor , nnd from
evcrv side comes testimony as to the M > od
thing" , both In re.vllr itlon and In piomlse ,
which are thp direct re-suit of this form
of organbed Christian work among the
children Dining the ) last year , so far is
the seeretarj- nblo to Judge from reports
and other sources of Information , the- most
effective woik has been done nniong the
juniors of nny > cur blnce the woik was
begun The gain In number of now organ
isations Is not so grp it as the venr pre
ceding , but there has been more thorough
ness of organlEitlon , moro s > stem In the
work of Instruction , n clearer grasp of the
gieat alms of this form of Christian effort ,
and a moro aggressive ofToit to bring In
the children and hold them within the
clielo of these developing Influences.
The reports this year nrp unfortunately
quite Imperfect , and the showing the fig
ures make cannot , therefore , bo as ac
curate as wo could wish. It was re-quested
by a commlttco of Iho Ladles' Mlsslomuy
society this year that the Junior Mlsslon-
ar > - societies be represented In the con
test for the Junior banner to bo awaidc-d
to tbo Piesbylerlal union showing the larg
est annual lucre-asp In ine.mbcr.shlp of Junior
organizations After confuience with them
an arrangement has been made which wo
trust will bind these two organisations
which are doing practically the same work
Into a class and entirely harmonious icla-
tlonshlp. Rut ns this Is the 111 at year the
general committee attempted to gather le-
ports from tlio Junior Mlsslonaty socletlis ,
as might bo expected , they nro not full
and do not give nn accurate showing of
the strength of that organization And
as a full ic-port that llnu of work has al
ready been given the church by the Junior
mlsslonarj' seeictnry , wo shall not deal
paitlcularly with that organization lest In-
Justlca bo done It
The membership of our Junior unions
and Endeavor societies this jear Is ru-
portcd ns 8,902 , u gxln of 1.512 over last
j'e.ar. The number of organizations lu-
poi ted Is 219 , as against 211 reported at
Columbus last rear , .a. gain of thlitj'-clght
organizations. This Is a good showing , but
not neatly so good as It ought to be Is
It not tlmo that every congiegatlon which
has a Young People's society have also
a Junior society ? Is there not enough of
seal among our joung people to urge them
forth on this endeavor for the children ?
Counting Junior unions nnd Endeavor so
cieties , and all the' Junior Missionary' so
cle-ties reported to Mrs. Stevenson , there
are yet more than one-halt the congre
gations of the church which uia without
any form or organization for training the
children In Christian life and service.
GAIN EVENLY DISTRIBUTED.
The gain In organizations dining the
past jear has been piettj- evenly dis
tributed over the church. Allegheny pres
byter j- still heads the list with the largest
number of organizations , reporting this
year eighteen , and New York and Phila
delphia presbyteries bland second , having
twelve each.
If wo turn to the matter ot contributions ,
there has been qulto a gain , the bo > .s und
girls giving this jear ) 7i .i us against 2,755
given last year.
The banner presbyterj- the matter of
giving Is Alleglicnj" , the boj's anil girls ot
that presbj'tery having raised $ o70 , and
.Monmouth presbjtcrj' comes second with
$170 , and Chartlcrs presbyterj' third with
720356. If we look for the particul.u 01-
ganlzation raising the most money , the
first and second places are still helel bj-
the same unions that held them last year ,
but this venr the order Is tevc-rsed A jear
ngo the Juniors of the First church , Alle
gheny , bad given the most money during
the year and the Junlois of the Green-
sldo Aventio church were second best. This
j-ear the Greensldo Avenue Juniors foigc to
the front , having raised S190 dining the
year , and the Juniors of First Allegheny
tnko second place with J150 raised. Cannot
some Junior organization take the banner
from these two unions for llbcinl Riving. '
Will they be allow eel to hold their places tor
another year ? Where Is the society' tlmt
will cany away the palm from these earn
est Pennsylvania boys and girls'
Some one will want to Know what locnl
society this jc.ar his the largest member
ship. The Second Chicago stood llrst last
vear , nnel the First Auiora came a close
second. Rut this year thp bceptcr has do-
p.utod from Chlc.igo These \\lnrty City
youngsters have to step back and let the
off etci cast head the procession. ' The Junior
union of the rifth church , Allegheny.
stands llrst this jear with a memberblilp
of 1S8 , nnd the 1'lrst church , Allegheny ,
comes second with 130 , and Aurora has
forgi-d ahead of Second Chicago and holds
thlid place with 122 members Second Chl-
cigo coming fourth with 120 , whllo the
Tenth church , Allegheny , has climbed over
the 100 maik and reports a memberblp of
1W. Wo thus have llvo organizations with
a membership of over 100
Did somebody auk what presbytpry show's
the largest Increase of mcmbcishlp/ will
tell thnt Saturday morning.
All these figures suggest encouragement
They urge us forward. They do not show ,
they cannot show , the best icsults of the
Junior work , but we aio suio thnt them )
am so many and large that we may well
Join In thanking God for his blessing on
this work. , ,
I'op the coming j-ear we need to push
the work of organization May wo not ex
pect that by another year the most of the
congregations In the church will liavo n
Junior organisation ? Young ppoplp , If yoi >
love Christ. * v < > nnd train tlui little onci '
Ho IOVPS so well , Lot no obstacle stor
you Organize ami rush tbo work. Nc
form of Chrlstlnn effort his Krnnder poss | .
bllltles ami moro glorious promise than the
work for the children
s.viunTH srnooii WOHK HHvinwRp t
Sr * t < iti Devoted In Sliort lull Silrltpfl | j1
The conforcneo on S bbilh school and
Junior work was presided over by J. 1 * .
Tracy of Chicago. Ho Imparted not a Httlo
of tils own enthusiasm to the delegates and
the result was that the conference was a
llvply. Interesting and helpful ono.
Slips containing tbo scheme ot the work ,
the bends of the matters that wcro to bo
considered had been distributed among the
deli-gates , nnd when Mr. Tracy asked that
they bo waxed three times as n salute to the
Sabbath school nnd to the Junior union It '
was done with n good-will. "Hallelujah , >
Praise Jehovah , " from 1'salm H6 , wa sung ,
with n vim Then the lender took tip tlio i
schc-mo and bad the women elclcgatcs rend
the headings pertaining to the Work of tlio
Sabbath school , nnd tlu > men those concern
ing the work ot the Christian union. In
speaking of the work ot the former Institu
tion , Mr. Tracy said that there now were
11,000 teachers and 00,000 pupils , n total ot
over 101,000 enrolle-d In the work Tills was
10,000 more than there had ever been bcforot
there had been an Increase of 10 per cent In
the numbers during Iho pist > rnr Tlio eon.
trlbutlons amounted to fS.,00 > during the
past jear , nn Increase of over $ R.OOO over the
collections of the next be-st ve-ar thp Sabbath
schools of the denomination had known , Hut
better than ever ) thing else , ho declared , was
the fact that 4,135 pupils of the Sabbath
schools during the past jear had found sal
vation through their Saviour , nnd had united
with the church.
The organisation of the work ami Its man
agement wcro briefly discussed , because tbo
delegates who wished to apeak wcro limited
to ono-half mlnuto for their remarks. The
primary , Junior , senior , normal and homo
departments of the Sabbath school wcro con.
stdurod and the work that should bo accom
plished by each department outlined. Under
tbo bead of operation , text books wcro con
sidered. It was agreed that the bible , tbo
ratechlsm and the confession of faith wcro
the best literature that could bo placed before -
fore the pupils.
A show of hands Indicated that the muslo
which Is now nccompan > tng the Sabbath
school quarterlies Is regarded with great
favor. It was nlso voted that It would bo
better were the music printed on loose slips.
The general exercises thnt were deemed to
bo most prolHablo wcro prnjcr , scripture
reading , catechism , pralso nnd memory
verses. The delegates were uiged to ex-
amlno their own work and that of their
respective organizations by the following
tests ; Attendance , contribution , profession ,
pralso nnd the Word , the latter being tbo
foundation for all the others Pra > er and
tbo keeping of accurate- records wcro de
clared to be the best stimulants. H was de
cided that contributions were taken up In
order to got money , and liberal giving was
recommended ns a good habit. Dlrthday
offerings were commended.
Mr. Tracy nskcd nil thosp who had as
sisted 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 these who desired to assist
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 one In the great audi
ence arose. "All Ends of rinrtb Shnll Turn
to God , the Lord , " from Psalm 22 , was sung ;
also "O Lord , My Prajcr Hear , " from I'salm
143. ' At the conclusion of this Inspiring
service the audience nroso nnd sang "Vo
Gates "Lift your Heads , " from Psalm 24
It was announced thnt thcio would bo n
Bunrlso prayer meeting led by llcv. J. Knox
Montgomery In Jcfterbon park nt C o'clock
I'rlday morning. H was nlso stated that all
announcements would hereafter bo sent to
the platform and then be filed with the lice's
bureau of information at the theater. HOY.
T. C. Atchlson then pronounced the bene
diction.
GIIKAT cnown ix TIIIJ KVHM.VG.
1'IIIM thtTliI'll Or 11 H H M Vt-ii-r lle-oa
rin.Mi iii-r..i-i- .
Though It hid seemed thnt the capacity
of Crplgliton theater had been taxed to Its
utmost at previous meetings , notably the
Wednesday evening meeting , the vast throng
that managed to crowd within Its walls last
night \\ns convincing proof tint former at
tendances bad not completely filled the
building. Last night's meeting was by all
odds 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 Presbyteilan
Church of North America , in this city. If ,
it does not go into the archives of the society I
as the banner event of the eighth annual ,
convention there are bound to bo some s
very great occasions during the next four 1
days. Certainly tbo meeting was a wonderful - | ,
ful affair. It was probably the greatcat
religious meeting ever held In Omaha.
In accordance with the decision of the *
officers , announced at the afternoon meeting ,
thn doors of the theater were opened from
G-45 until 7.15 o'clock for the duly accredited
elclcgatcs aud for them alone. They nearly
flllcd the pretty playhouse They weren't
bashful , but nil anxious to hear the songs
and the addresses of the evening thpy
pressed forward and slezpd the front seats.
The parquet , the circle and the balcony were
well flllcd when the doors were opened to
the general public It was the work of but
n few mlnutoB for the expectant oudltom who
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