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RUSSELS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1902
W.H. KERR, Prop.
form in an old fashioned protracted
meeting. He wgs it great enthusiast
different from the other, thengh belonging
to the same Mirth. I .was down M
Southampton one day to gee the S. B,
Ayoa•Oaatle set sail for South Allen.
Slit had 1200 aboard her, 760 of wheal
were soldiers ins and
and karlti eelore.
They oliinbed nas nd spare and indeed
were many plaaee they should not be
They were full of intenaitythat was only
waiting outlet. ABritieh ebeamer Dame
into pert just as they were ready to pull
out, and ening the soldiers aboard the
Avon Castle, the inooming pagtengers
gang, "Rule Britannia, Britannia roles
the waves,", but their voioae were Dom•
pletely drowned by the soldiers, who, eap
high in air concluded the cborus "Britain,
never, never shall be slaves 1" That Wee
an outburst of gteat enthusiasm. Every
eolnier was proud of the uniform he wore ;
proud of hie fellow subjeobf and proud ,ol
ie King. These examples go co ehow
a
th t enthusiasm will find an outlet ap-
propriate to its nature, ranging iron
formalism to cheers. It will depend upon
the nature of the work we 'undertake
what the phased our enthusiasm will,be.
You remember what we are to fortify
onrselvea against,: Indifference, look of
deep religions co0viotion, inconsistency.
Mere shouting will not contend with .
these. To meet them we must have
something stolid and real, and I would
commend to you that kind of entbueiaem
which shown itself in inoreaeing tender-
nese toward the sinner and eolioitnde for
his weal. That enthusiasm ie the out.
come of a cultivated taste for real Chris-
tian work, coupled with devotion. En.
thueieem moves men to noble deeds and
heroism for the sake of the Master whom
we serve.
The poet Browning gives us an "Ind.
dent of the French Camp." It was at
the storming of Ratiabou, when Napo.
leon'e plans nearly failed, but hie heart
leapt when a lad rode forth from "t'wixt
the battery smokes," with lips oomprea.
sed and breast "all but shot in two," yet
standing erect
"Well, " cried he, "Emperor, by God'a grace
We've get yon Ratiebon 1
Tia Alarebal's in the market. place
And you'll be there anon
To see your Sag bird dap his vane
Where!, to heart's desire,
Perched him 1" The Chief's eye fleshed, his
plane,
Soared up again like fire.
The Chief's eye flashed, but presently.
Softened itself, as sheathes
A aura the mother eagle's eye
When her bruised eaglet breathes ;
"our wounded 1" "Nay," hie soldier's] pride
Touched to the quick, he said
"1'm killed, Sire 1" And, his Chief beside
Smiling the boy fell dead."
There was enthasiasm, and devotion
and heroism. May I add thie word :—I1
meana more to overthrow indifference;
lack of deep religious oonviotion and in.
ooneieteooy in Canada, than it did to bake
Ratiebon. We have an incomparably
better Commander, whose eye is upon
the individual worker, 0 1 for the heart
of that lad to whom history has not ever
given a name..
The audience were ,thoroughly aroused
over the topic. Rev. Mr. Whaley, of St.
Helene, suggested that we should look for
souroee of strength without ea well ae
within. God Almighty sends ne and it la
His workae well ae ours. No one can
hinder us. Ours is a parbionlar, personal
work and we ebonld feel this. We will
have to answer by and bye for ne oppor.
tunitiee and privileges..
The President announced the hymn,
"Take up the prose the Saviour said,
"In what tpeoifio ways should the
Young People serve the Congregation ?
was dealt with by A. H. McLeod, B. A.,
of Brunets. He suggested (1) The social
influence. It should be the leavening in -
dance in the neighborbood and eepeoial-
ly in the churn. The Christian ohuroh
ehoald show ole friendliness and we oan-
not divide the leaden in the church
and the Endeavor as the young people,
000apy a larger plane than ever before.
(2) The Educational line. The study of
God's Word in parbionlar, then the beet
literature, stamped with the truths of the
Gospel and we will understand them
better by the aid of the Bible, Study
church history ae it has a high education.
al value. (8) Training young people to
express their thoughts publioly. The
suppliee for the ministry ie most likely to
come from the Endeavor ranks. Tben
there Should be a deepening of epiritnal
life ; train young people tondos Obeid;
a better attendance at all ohnroh meet-
ings ; train in the important matter of
pubtio prayer • wider knowledge and
greater intereat in the plane and schemes
of the ohuroh..
Rev. Mr. MaoNab thought the question
of growth of vital importanoe as wae the
oonoentration of powers and energies.
The right man in the right plane ie vary
necessary and the finding out what God
has fitted ue for.
Thei,disouesion wae elaborated by Rev.
Mr. Anderson, and among the suggestions
were these :—Don't bury talents : de-
velbp singing and the playing of the
organ, the gift of prayer, ability to eon-
daotwomen'e missionary meetings, duties
of eldership and ae teachers in the Sab
bath eehoal.• The lite of the church de.
pends on these eo be ready et God's call
to take up the work,
Following office bearera were elected on
motion of Revd, Diesels. Whaley and
Stewart :—President, Rev. Jno, Ross,
Brussels ; Vioe•Pree„'Rev. F. J. Max
well, Ripley ; Rem -Secretary, R. Lane,
Kinlough ; Oor..gearetary, Rev. J. J.
Beetle, Beigrave ; Treasurer, Rev. G. M.
Dunn, Whiteohnrah ; Counaillore, J. H.
Cameron, Bruesele ; Mise J: Wilson,
Wingham ; Miee Annie Fergana, Wal-
ton ; and W. O. Gordon, St. Helene,
After announcements and collection
the afternoon neaten was oonolnded by.
singing "My hope ie built on nothing
lase,” and prayer by Bev, De. Moffatt,
Secretary of the Tract Society.
Min Jennie llabkirk oapebly presided.
at the organ duringthe afternoon.
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Opened with singing "All Hail the power
of Jesus' Name" and after reading and
prayer Mies Sara Forbes sang a fine Bolo
entitled "Unanswered''.
t0ontinued on page 8.3
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New Advertisements,
.
Local --`Pram Poar.
Ladies—A. Strachey.,.
L' c e l—U o e m opo l i t an ..
Notice -John Molntosh,
Attention -Horsley re Co,
Farm for eale—Geo, Shale,
Jamestown etere—W, Innee.
Perfect eight—Mee. Fletcher.
Farm for ode—John B. Flyde.
Clearing tale—Obae, Qnerengeeser,
Millinery openieg— Mollitinon 8t 00,
Xxsfri t.
leletridee.
Ab. Haggitt ie doing nicely now.
Milton Sharpe ie enjoying an outing
with London relatives.
' Taylor Bnoo.'''shipped ti ;tar load of
cattle to Toronto on Monday.
Hiss Norah M&nndere ie visiting her
eieter at the Personage, Sebringville.
Threshers should drive cautiously and
nee two planks ea a support on the cul:
vertu.
Mre. J. R. Miller and her daughter,
Mrs. Brown, are visiting at Elora for a
week or so.
, Harvey Beam and P. Barr were away
at Goderioh this week serving on the
jury at the Fall Amine.
Inepeotor Robb visited S. S. No.. 4
Wednesday of last week nod reported
everything satisfactory,
Two threshing machines worked near
each other on Wednesday making
a soaroity of hands to handle the grain.
Quite a number of Morrisites attended
the marriage of Jbbn Bhortreed, 9t3 line,
and Mies Madman, at the home of W. J.
Dietitian, MoKillop, on Wednesday of this
week.
Ernest Maunders left last Monday for
Belleville where he will attend College
for the ensuing term. He was 'there a
portion of lest year. We wish him a
saoceeoful time. •
One evening last week Robert and
George, eons of R. B Alcock, eaw a full
sized deer on their farm, lot 11, con. 7.
It is not very often one of these -animals
ie` Seen in this locality.
We are pleased to report that James
Davie, 6th line, who was eo seriously ill,
le almost: oonvaleeoent once more. He
would not stay in bed 10 minutes more
than the prescribed time we'll guarantee.
Last week Inepeotor Miller wee renew-
ing old friendehipe in Brune County.
It is 36 years singe Mr. Miller was through
that 0080100 as inspector of the building
of the gravel roade. Many changes
since then.
At the Townehip Commit last Monday
John Mooney, who bas had hie 18th
appoietemeot, enrpriesd that body by
tendering his resignation as 'Contester of
taxes. He was firer eleoted in 1886 and
has done hie work moat effiofently and
satisfactorily. Mr. Mooney declined to
not owing to pressure of hie own work
and from the feet that his hearing is not
ae alert as in years gone by. Whoever
life successor may be it will keep him
hustling to ont-do hie predeoesoor'e record:
MerartioxrL..—After due consideration
James Robb, a former well known rest.
dant of the 6th line,, Morris, end brother
to William and Jub.'Robb, of the 'same
line, forsook bachelorhood on. the 18th
August and wee united' in marriage to
Mita Lucy, daughter of Joseph Webster,
formerly of Brunets locality, now of
Langdon, North Dakota. Thelold friends
of the (mandating parties will be a unit
in wishing them many happy,proeperone,
years. Mr. and Mrs. Robb : wIll make
their home at Banner, North Dakota.
$envier Home —Very enooeeefal anni
vereery' serviette were held in Johnston's
church, let line. Morrie, on Sunday and
Monday 14th and 15013. On Sabbath
appropriate sermons were preached at
10.80 a. m. and 7 p. m, by Rev. T. Wes.
ley Coseoe, of Brussels. In the morning
the reverend gentleman took for the
foundation of hie sermon the words
"Speak unto the ohidren of Ierael that
they go forward" and in the evening the
text wee John 16th chap. and 8th verse.
Monday evening a harvest Home sapper
was given under the anspioea of the
Ladies' Aid. The tables in the new shed
fairly groaned ,under the enmptuone
spread, and ample justice was done by a
large number of people. Shortly after
8 o'olook the orowde repaired to the
thatch which was literally peaked. An
excellent: literary and musical program
wag rendered, consisting of solos by Mise
Belle Smith. of Brussels • a „whistling
solo by Harvey Sperling, of .Gerrie ; solo
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Perfect sight
Between peridct slight
and partial blindness
ny degrees of
seeing. Modern sci-
ence enables. us to
give pe t vizibn to
nearly all who see..
however Imperfectly.
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'I'„ ?t cif:ctis
Scferatif90 and
Great:t.te Chstiriata
JSI4uSStLS
Mee. W, Tohneon ; duet by gra, W.
and Mr. Rattan ; instrumented mune by
the Bluevale Orchestra under the leader,
ship of Mr. Oantelon ; mneio by the choir
of the ohnroh. The mneio wag all. A 1.
Short, humorous and pointed reddreeeee
were given by Rev. David Regime, Chair.
men of the Platelet ; Revd, Mestere,,
Coeene, of Bennie, and MoRelvie, of
Wroxeter. Rev, V. Swann, pastor of the
tburob ably offiniated in the oapaoity pf
Chalets='
The chard wee beautifully
decanted for the 000aeion, Proceeds of
endeared)) amounted to about 862.00,
WEDDING Bonus.—The Woleeley News
of Sept. 4th says:.. At high noon on
Tuesday, at the Magee, by Rev. R. C.
Pottook, were married, Mies B. Bewley,
of Elliaboro, formerly of Morrie, and
Blade), Scott, of Hoose Jaw, formerly of
Ellieboro. After the ceremony was per.
termed the happy oonple, with bridesmaid
and groomeman, ropatred, amid ehowera
of rioe, to the.home,oftbe bride'e brother,
John Bewley, where with other friends
they partook of a dainty and eumptuotte
wedding breakfast. Mr, and Moe, Soott
will spend their honeymoon at alrenfell
and other 'pointe and will take up their
residence in Hoose Jaw.
Cfreanbrgphr.
Dr. Turnbult.wasvisiting in the village
for a few days.
Mee Nellie Williams, of London, is
visiting friends bare.
Mrs. Geo. Ballard, of Lietowel, was
visiting at her home Ma week.
The Mines Rae, of MoKillop, were
vioiting Mrs.A. MoDonatd last Sunday.
We notioe a young batchelor of our
town is getting the gage in ehapo for the
bird.
Mise Jean McNair ie home from Tor•
onto where she has been vioiting for a
few weeks.
Mrs. A. McDonald, John Rang and
Willie Forted are taking in the London
Fair this week.
A numberfrom Cranbrook and locality
attended the Christian Endeavor Con
vention at Melville church, Brussels, on
Tueeday afternoon and evening.
Two young men were seen going Sou to
Sunday night between the rays of maga.
light. We hear the boys returned at an
early hour weary and footsore bat were
heard singing in a low tone "Will they
no' acme baok again."
Suwon Rsroar.—Following is report
for B. S. No. 7 Grey. Seam Depart.
menta V Olaoa-Athol MoQuarrie. .Sr.
IV—Minnie Menarey, Maggie Porter. Jr.
IV—Allie Forrest, Emma Heather, An
tie Alderson, Willie Smell -don. Sr. III
—Amelia Mulnoio, Myrtle Sperling,
Annie Gordon, Vioa Alderson, Roy Uau.
Madman. Jr. III -Ida Sharpe, Myrtle
McDonald. Junior Department. Sr. II
—E. Hunter, H. McDonald, 0 Schnook,
V. Sperling, S. Alderson, M. MoNiohol.
Jr. II—A. Dark, D. Perris, L. Lamont.
Part II -0. Fischer, - H. Smalldon, J.
Baker, Geo. Smalldon, N. Reymann, V.
Long, Wm. Baker, E. Lamont: Br.I—
G. Bohnook,'A. Kreuter, 0. Fieoher. Jr.
x -Ed. Smalldon, B. Alderson, L. Dark,
L MoDonald, L. Perrie, P. Guhr, F.
Fischer. Urea Mea0easT OALDaa, Teacher.
Wal ton.
Rev.111r. Jarrow want to Goderioh on
Wednesday to meet Mrs. Jarrow who
Vital on the homeward trip per boat.
Wednesday Rev. Mr. MeoNab and
others attended the Presbyterial 'Endea-
vor Convention at Brussels. The rever-
endgeutleman officiated as President.
Wm. MoAllieter purchased 30 two year
old steers' from Robt. Dilworth, Ethel,
for the neat gum of 81310. They are a
fine lot and will make the new owner
some money. Who says farming don't
pay ander, the Laurier Government ?
Last Tuesday. Rev. W. E. Gifford, who
has been pushing theForwardMieeian-
ary movement on Goderioh District,,
addressed a meeting in the Methodist
church here end Wednesday evening he
wee ab Bethel. He hos a good grasp of
the important aubjeat . and ie a free
speaker.
Word was received here this week by
Rev. Mr. Oarsealleu that be had been
transferred to the Manitoba Conference
and hie field of labor will be in the Ed-
monton District. The Walton people
are very sorry to see him go .as he has
made many Mende singe 'coming here
bat if the powers that•be say he has to go
we wish him amen.
alma uontnn:—A large wedding party
assembled at the oommodiooe and Dom.
Notable residence of W. J. Diokson, lj
miles Booth of Walton, on Wednesday
formed to witness the tying of the
matrimonial bow between John Short
reed, a sturdy, well known young man of
the 9th line of Morrie, and Mies Alive
MoMann, who has carefully and cam.
patently' presided over the household
affairs at the Diokeen home for some
years. At 10 80 o'olook Mies Carrie
MoKibbon played the Wedding March
and at the game time the interested
parties took their plaoea in the parlor.
Rev. U. G, Jarrow was the officiating
minister and woo aeeitted by Rev. C. R.
Oaraaallen, B. A. Some of the bachelors
thought the service was long an they
anxiously strained their need to catch a
glimpse of the happyeoene. The bride
and groom were nna000mpanied. Very
hearty oongrstnlatione were accorded the
happy twain and if all the good wishes
expressed are. verified theirs will be, un-
doubtedly, a happy, prosperous fife. The
bride looked charming in avery booming
dame of cream nun's veiling. Wedding'
glitz valuable, numerous, useful, and
'well Beleoted attested the popularity of
the bride and groom. They edged [rem
gold opine, elegant aide beard, extension
table, claire, and sewing machine, to
jewellery, silverware, glassware, linen,
outlery, and toilet neoeeearieo, tam, Diok.
son Ben. gift wag the sewing machine.
Tabloe, in horse shoe shape, .were eel in
the dining room laden with the beet of
the land and the supply not only equalled
the demand but demonstrated the fact
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' er
that had slob of the Dto to
tented to form a matrimonial alliance
with one of the fair guests the
000kory, fruit ' and oonfeationery
would not have been wanting. A good
many expressed the wish that before
aggro a little further down on the wed,
ding invitation oard, lnotremental and
vont aeleotiope of music weregiven in an
entertaining manner and 000ialohat Went
the roped as old friends or relatives met.
Ur, and Mre, Bhortreed, aoaompeined by
a goodly number of the wedding party,
drove to Blyth whore they tock traiu for
London where they will eleit and may
continue their trip - to Halton County,
They will make their home on. Mr.
Shortreedeg farm, 9th line, Morrie, whore
they will imminence married life under
very favorable anopioee and with, the
warmest good will of the community.
Tei? Pose thrown an editorial slipper
atter the happy twain.
10 tie et.
Mise Spence and the Ethel Orchestra
will take part in the program to be
rendered in oonneetion with Roe'S ohuroh
Harvest Home next Monday evening,'
James Rae has' disposed of the•50+sore
farm, lot 26, 6th con., know an the
Smalldon lot for 82,500 - to Robert
Brimner, The purobaaer ownee the 100
agree opposite and will have a fine farm,
on which we expeot he will do well.
Mies Ella Dilworth, who hoe been
visiting relatives in Dakota, has gone to
Crystal City, Manitoba, where elm will
oontinae her stay for a time. She will
likely arrive home about Christmas. We
are pleased to hear thin her health is
keeping good.
Real estate is oommenoiug to boom
again. R. Dilworth, of - this place, has
sold Weet }lot 14, eon. 5 to M. Fraser.
Aa he owned the adjoining 60 he has now
one of the beet 100 agree on the; 000000.
Dion, Lot 26, eon,,3 has deo been die -
posed of by Mr. Dilworth to William
Storey, of MoKillop, who will get pose.
eooion next March. There ie a good
brick house and bank barn on the farm.
Aa - Mr. Storey ie unmarried people are
wondering, who the housekeeper is to be.
Dgoaaean: We regret to be called upon
to report the death of Mies Edith, eater
of Angus Brown, of Grey, who departed
this life on Sunday, Aug. 24tb, at her
home Emery, near Toronto, at the early
age of 16 years. She bad an attack of
appendioitielon Mondayland wee operated
011 the next Thursday but despite all that
000ld be done passed away as stated above
her illness being lees than a week.
Funeral took place on Tuesday and was
' largely attended. Many beautiful floral
tributes were planed on her casket.
Edith was a lovely girl with a sweat die
/maiden and was beloved by all. She,
will be greatly missed in the oherah
choir. Daring her illness she asked her
friends not to mourn for her ae she
was going, to her Father's home
and huped to meet them all
there: Great sympathy as felt for the
bereaved relatives and Hr. Brown, of
this locality will share in it in the end
deo demise of a beloved deter.
cekre�'.
hire. Mann, Monorieff, has been quite
ill but we hope she will soon be folly re-
stored.
Mies Zetta Ferguson, of Teeewater, ie
visiting relating in Brussels and Grey
township.
Kra. Alex, Hyde, of Stratford, hag
been visiting her son, Jno. B„ 11013 eon.
She ie a smart body for her years.
Last' Sabbath evening Rev, D, B. Mo -
Rae bald the usual service at Bethel.
The hour will be 7 o'clock until further
notice...
Tuesday Andrew Lamont, 10t11 con.,
left on the Harvest Exonrsion for Mani-
toba where he will epend the next two
months.
Mita Maggie Taylor and Mies Jeeeie
Strachan aobpmpanied Min Sada Wilson
to her home at Harrow, E+eex Go , and
will visit there for a time.
The farm of George Shfale, 17113 von.
ie offered for este. Mr:Shie;e' health is
not first cease and be deeirer' to get rid of
the pare of it so offers ib at a bargain.
Mre. Frank Harried and obildren, of
North Bay who have been vioiting rola-
tivee here, have gone Eastwardto tall on
other old.friende before returning home.
Mee. Hugh Stewart, 16th eon., arrived
home this week from an extended visit to
relatives and friends in Manitoba and the
Northwest, having greatly enjoyed her
stay.
The item in last week's POST having
reference to Min Tilly McTaggart being
ill was not torrent, we understated, ae she
is in the enjoyment ofexcellent health.
We suppose a mistake has been made in
the name by our correspondent.
Mrs. A. Stewart and eon Felton and
Mrs. G. L. Thomson and eon, George,
of Lindsay, are vioiting at their naote'a,
Alex, Stewart, of the 16013, eon. They
lame to attend the wedding of their
mein, Matthew J. Stewart: Mr. Thom.
eon le a Grand Trunk railway condeetor.
Among those from a distance to attend
the wedding of Mlae S, Ron0000 and M.
J. Stewart were Mr. and Minn Kelly,
from near Beafortb ; Mien A. Swanson
and Robert Ray, of Toronto ; Mr.. and
Mee. S. Houston and family, from near
Seaforth ; David uproot and Mies B.
Sproat, of Belgrave ; Jae. and Mrs. Tay-
lor from near Guelph ; and Mies M.
Houston, of St. Marys.
Harvest Home nermona will be preach.
ed in Roe's ohneoh on Sabbath, 21st lost„
at 10 30 a. m. and 7 p. m„ by Rev. C. P,
Wella, 13. A„ B. D. A special Sab
bath school service will be held at 2 80
realook the same day. Monday evening a
Tea meeting will be held and after dipper
a fine program of addressee, vocal and in.
etrumental music, recitation, Leo., will be
glean by a good array of talent, looal and
imported. The church will be suitably
decorated for this harvest besttval and a
good time is seeded to all ;who attend.
The musical and literary program will be
contributed by the following :—Io00ra•
mantel magic by H, L. Jaokeon, H R.
Brewer, T. and -Mee Weigh, Ethel
Oroheetra, Mies MaLnaohiin and Honore,
Brown and Frain; Vocal music by Mies
Belle Smith, Mita R, Spence, Min L.
Crooke, Leslie Berr, Mr. and Mrs. MoEee,
Molaeworth Quartette and Roe'o chard
Qoartetto olab ; retaliations by Miens
Bogie Pearson, Minnie MtNaaglbtoti and
Ida Cole ; addressee from Revde. H, E.
Carry, D. B. MoRae anti T. Wesley
very long W. J, Dlokeon's name may Gonne.
Maitland. Presbyterial
Society,
INTERESTING IIATIIHRING IIE1LD IN
IICe,iler eM t1II111tC11, 131tU88E48.
The annual Convention of Maitland
Preebyteriai Society wee held in Melville
Church, Brussels, on Tuesday afternoon
and evening of this week and was one of
interest and holpftalent, to those who at-
tended.
Rev. A. MacNab; U. A„ of Walton, the
President, oeoupied the chair, the after-
noon session opening at 2 o'clock with
the hymn, "Palmy be to God the ,Father."
The 4th chapter of Nehemiah was read
and prayer offered. .
"Bleet be the tie that binds" wathearth
ly sung after wbioh Rev. G, M. Dunn, of
Whitechnrob, was galled upon to intro•
duce the important topio "What ere the
purposes of Young People's Societies and
are these being measurably attained?"
After referring to peoeamistia references
to the decadence of the Christian Eu•
deavor movement, and the foot that abatis
tine showed a alight falling off in mem.
berehip, he said while we should not
make light of diffioultiee there were many
hopeful and encouraging features in the
work. The purposes of the Society may
not have been clearly enough defined but
a review of principles adopted in oonneo-
tion with the birth of the O. E. move•
went in the Willie congregation, in Bos.
ton, 21 years ago would not be with-
out profit. These imply (1) Per.
aortal devotion ; (2) Covenant to be tree ;
(3) Constant religious training ; and (4)
Loyalty to our Church, or fa shorter
terms Devotion, Obedience; Usefulneee
and Loyalty. Personal interest is a
necessity to success, and no better oppon
tuaity ever presented itself. The purpose
of the C. E. has been measurably attain-
ed. Not our ideal and often we have had
to lament the failures ; better work has
been done and the alarmists have not
paused diemay to may faithful toilers.
The necessity of its existence ie evident,
and the practical is seen better than in
its more youthful days. If we judged the
prayer' meeting or ohnroh services by the
same rule we apply to the 0. E. we would
soon be atrnnlc by the application. Young
people do make sacrifices and the extent
of their attainment is impossible to mea-
sure. The work done in new fields by
0. E. members going in is difficult to
estimate. The non-active are benefitted
by the sanctifying power of the faithful
and the non -interested are awakened by
the influence of the true. Strong, fresh
blood Celle on the congregation and we
look with pride on the work of the young
people. The great Missionary Conven-
tion held not long ago at Toronto was an
undoubted exhibition of the enthusiasm
in Godly young people. A ringing appeal
was made to the young people to eeek
after the very best equipment for service
so that duty may be well done. Rev,
Mr, Dunn's paper was an excellent 0130
of which the above is a very brief and im-
perfect outline.
Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Wroxeter, open•
ed the dismission. Bethought we often
expected too much of our young people,
it was not their mission to create interest
as this was essential before we go into
the organization. The 0. E. should be
(1) Educative—a deeper knowledge of
the Truth and religions thought and pur-
pose ; (2) Stimulative—by enabling us to
gratify the best in ourselves ; (3) Forma•
five—a fixed principle rather than an
impulse ; (4) Praotfnal—doing work for
Christ and all to be interpreted into a
Christ' life otherwise we shall die of
spiritual dyspepsia.
The hymn "Jesus and shall it ever be"
wan sung.
Barrister Blair, of Brussels, discussed
the subject "Are random topics or con-
tinued courses of study the more desir-
able for our Young People's Societies ?"
He thought the topic system was probably
the better for the prosperous days that
have passed but for the time to come a
proper training, au assimilating of the
beet is necessary, hence the necessity of
an educative course. A pronounced effort
has been made by all denominations to
give greater prominence to the social aide
and the danger is that we have ran or
are running to the other extreme. Men.
tallazinessis acknowledged and anything
that requires effort is often objected to
by our members. Our duty is to educate
and this work must be done by continuity
in study. We meet stimulate mental
activity and accept the oall to seek after
Truth by reaching out from height to
height so as to possess the Truth God ie
pleased to reveal. If this is done it
would prove to great inspiration to both
pulpit and pew. Mr. Blair's address
toned favor with the Convention,
Rev. Mr. MacNab thought a sprain'
course of study would iutereat ue more
than the present system. Endeavor
means a striving after and if so achieve•
mantaareoda.
Rev. 0, Perris, of Wingbam, eaw great
advantages to the young people if they
entered on a eyetetnatio study of the
Bible. It is the only eonree of inspira-
tion. Keep out the extraneous. An in•
teltigent audience will give an intelligent
ul rt
p "p hriet of all my hopes le grounded"
was the appropriate hymn sung.
Rev. J. J. iiaotie, of Belgrave, was
called upon for an address on the very
live question, "Necessary equipment for
service' in Christian Endeavor Work."
He said :—.
The subject which I have been asked to
speak upon to day le go wide that my
fleet difficulty was to aeleot from the
numerous eesettials that readily suggested
themselves the few that it would be pore
eiblo to speak upon. Christian Endeav-
or work, like all other kinds of real work,
domande muoh upon when we live and
the kind of people with whom we come
into oontoot in working, The man who
goon angling takes with him more than
one kind of hook, and he i0 a poor Ohrim
titre l]ndeavor Werke), who has only one
way of approaching people. 0111 men
have (sensibilities, end .although it is their
eonl you with to win you must take their
eenelbilitiee into ooneiderabfon in ap•
preaching them on religiousquestiona.
It le an old cricket aphorism "Know the
game before you go to the wioltet,f1 but it
hold just as good in Christian wools.
Each man has hie owti way of bowling
add scarcely two people can be found
whose 0100d aban religion correspond in
every little detail. A kind Providence
hes fashioued us that way and we must
make' the best we can of it. Now the
question to, How are we to do that ?' As
1 have said, numorone essential.) present
tlisrneclves for at least a reepeotable con
eideoation, but the beet interests of the
Convention require mo to speak of a few.
But before I: begin to speak more particu-
larly of what my eubjeot calls"necessary
equipage," I should like to emphasize en
important word in the eubjeot, naively,
Service. .Whom do we seek to serve ?
"Christ and the Church t" 2 hope the
day is pact when the Endeavor Sooiety le
evenauepeated of being untrue to the
Church, There was a time when some
(not many, nor farseeing, but "meta in
dismal thinking") looked upon earnest
young Christian people of the not as the
Jewish historian lode upon Simon of
Perea, and Athrongeus the shepherd,
glen who were servants of King Herod,
but who created great disturbances in the
kingdom, and one because he wee tall and
handsome ; the other because he was
strong of body and despised death ;
they eaohprat a crown upon their head
and overran the oountry,and both in time
needed to be hewn in pieces There was
a time, I say, when soma looked upon the
C. E. movement as a Simon or. Athron.
gens—a servant of the Ohuroh who wee
taking too much liberty, and seeking to
wear a crown to which no oaths of fealty
had been sworn, but, Hr. President, that
day is happily peat, and we who are here
today, look upon the 0. Fl. Sooiety as a
body reduced in numbers, but not in 'nem
fulneso; as a body of Christians whose
supreme aim and only motive is to serve
the Church. For eaoh service theremust
be good preparation if we are to be sum
oeeeful and helpful. Now let us proceed
to look at our :—
Necessary Equipage.— Several times
when I have visited the British museum
my attention has been called to Otto old
coats of mail which were worn by the
olden time warriors ; and to the arms
and weapons with which they wronghb
and memorable havoc. How armour
has changed with the march of time 1
What was protection one age became nea-
ten in another, and sten needed to suit
themselves to the age iu which they
fought. What changed was of course
only the outward start of the soldier. In
every age the British soldier has shown
himself to be more then hie uniform ; in
every age, when occasion required it, he
has been conspicuous for hie bravery ;
and with uo little pride we oan say, what
has been true of the sons of the Mother-
land, is, and will always be true of her
sone beyond the seas. The man does
not change, but modes of warfare and
modes of counteracting attack do, and
be would be a foolhardy soldier who
would go forth now with Doe of the clay-
mores of olden time. There is a necessary
equipage for the present day or duty.
Now we require to have clearly in our
mind the fact that the difficulties of to-
day are not the same as in previous years.
We need to find oat first whet we are to
protect ourselves against, and then con•
aider what will be the equipage in which
we shall find some measure of safety.
In the present day there is a complexity
in life that is not favorable to spirituality
and he who wishes to exert himself in
way of doing good must reckon on coming
into contact with mud dead weight.
Nor is it confined at all to the congested
may for we meet with it in our rural work
also. That which was once scored, no
longer is treated as end, and everywhere
there is an uneasiness of desire. That is
the condition of Scotland ae outlined by a
minister of our own Church. And tarn.
ing to our own Presbyterian Blue Book
of June, 1902, we find the following net
down as antagonizing the advancement of
godliness :—Indifference, laolr of religious
aonviotion, inconsistency. These are the
obstacle° which, if we are going to render
effective service in Christian Endeavor
work, we must equip ourselves in Boum
measure to contend against. By what
shall we fortify ourselves :—
I. By acquiring a good working know.
ledge of the Bible. A minister not un-
known in this Presbytery had a small
bill which he wished to change into the
form of a useful book and meeting a cer-
tain Missionary divine on Yonge St„ Tor-
onto, asked "Can you give me the name
of a good book to buy ?" The divine
thought a moment and replied, "There is
a book I could recommend, very few of
ue read it enough, I mean the English
Bible." I think we ought to preach more
about what we find fn it, and maybe a
little less about what we find elsewhere,
Every Christian, and especially every
Christian Endeavor worker needs to know
the Book. It le not a Book whom, 'prin.
oiples apply only to a particular commun—
ity for it as universal iu foe application to
the conditions and experiences of men.
The man who teaches the teethe of the
Bible is an empire builder. Last May I
had the good fortune to be present in
Exeter Hall at the annual meeting of the
British Foreign -Bible Society. . Among
the many splendid speeches was one by a
knight from India, who bad spent years
in the civil eervioe of that land. Ia the
nurse of his speech he referred to the
Bible and the humble, plain man who
went about teaching its principles, and he
said, "When I meet a 1Y13ssionary of the
Croce I always take off my hat to him, he
is helping ue to build our Empire." Yee,
end there is a kingdom greater than our
vast British Empire that the Bible teach.
ing fa helping to make and every worker
in the Society who teaches, better yet,
who lives the toaohiug of the Bible is a
kingdom maker. But you aek, What do
you mean by a worsting knowledge of the
Bible ? Pardon me if I give an illustra-
tion of what I mean. Get teach a work as
"Book by Book" and a dant of paper and
proceed its if you meant something,
Make out an analysis of a bpolt and then
read it over thoroughly. i take the book
of Obadiah from the Old Tenanted.
Write out is bold writing at top pf' page ;
Tide book eddied Edom. Bdomites
lived in mountplo rapgea about Mt. Stir ;
original name of Edomibos was Modem ;
Tldomitoo were conquered by David, I2
Sam. 48:19 14. Edam is to be destroyed.
Ezekiel!
wee witnee•ood against by Arno;Ezekiel, Psalmist ; Edome destruction
was a judgment, but salvation was in
the background. LBeeon of the Book,—
Be careful regarding our carriage and
temper toward. the Kingdom of God.
This plan of course, means work, but it
is work that pays. I do not 'Bey that
everyone can do it, bat those who wish to
equip themselves as workers will find it to
their advantage to do it, and they will
lied, moreover, that in a alert time the
Holy Bible will bed new hook to them.
I repeat therefore, with muoh earnestness
acquire a working knowledge of the Bible.
11. By cultivating a taste for real
Christian work.—This is a very essential
part of our equipage. Taste for better
thioga grows as we learn to appreciate.
After playing "Gloria in Exodus" skill.
fully and well, I heard the player remark,
"My father oultivated my taste up to that
kind of mneio." . In Christian life and
work, as well as in music the taste can be
trained, providing of course, that we have
the deeire to improve. St. Bernard said,
"Where you begin to be unwilling to be
better, there you begin to cease to be good."
No cue is worthy the name of a Christian
worker who is contented with what has
been acoompliabed. The true and real
worker is dedicated to God, and feels that
the responsibility of doing all he can for
God lite heavily upon him. This is what
I understand by having the Spirit of
Ohrist, and "If a man have not the Spirit
of Christ, he is none of Hie." Row simple
a thing will sometimes waken ne rap to
larger duty. Well do I remember a simple
thing' which both moved me at the time
and many times since. I had been but a
few weeks in Anatralia, and even an old
worked out gold mine interested me. I
wandered out over the common among
the goats, and sat down on a tiny, rickety
footbridge, to look round on the scene
which had changed so munh since the
days of the gold rash. It was a lone-
some, dreary place, so different from my
Canadiam home. As I sat athinking a
Chinaman come along, stood opposite me
for some time, his fans a study. I did
not dream that he was studying mine.
Be came nearer and in a kindly voice
asked, "Areyou bery sic ?" I said "No 1"
For some time he looked at the ground,
then asked me, "Are you far from home?"
He thought that I was "a new ohnm,"
stranded and meditating self.destrnotion.
That was years ago, but I cannot forget
the little incident. It warmed my heart
toward the poor heathen„ who are "hery
do" with sin, the awful malady of the
soul t and it has often made me thiuk of
the Ione Christian worker in China and
India when he realizes that he is "far
from home." Bat the little incident spoke
to me also of a sympathetic desire to do
something to assist, and the more I en-
gage in Christian work the more I see the
need of sympathy. We speak of a soloist
as putting soul into the rendering of the
song.; of the artist as making the canvas
live ; of the sculptor se making the marble
breathe. In what terms shall we describe
what the Christian worker does ? Often
a kindly deed is done, but robbed of half
its moral effect because there is an evi.
dent laok of real sympathy in the doing
of it. There are mechanical Christian
workers just as well as there are meohant•
oat organists, but, I think that in the ease
of the Ohrietian, at any rateithis oan in
a measure, be overcome by cultivating a
taste for enobliug kind of work. But no
man save the needy, the sin -laden, and
the dying must make the appeal to our
Soule, and the good spirit of God mast
teach ne how to respond to the appeal.
My young brother and sister, if you would
possess necessary equipage for service in
Christian Endeavor work begin to study
your brother's need ; cultivate the desire
to do something, however small your in-
clination may be, and God in Me own
good time Shall develop that which you
now possess. There ie a hymn, 205 in
Book of Praise, which we often sing, eaoh
verse of which ends with the words,
"Something for Thee." I like the hymn
well ; but I sometimes wonder if it stated
some particular deed or duty would we
sing it as heartily. Christian work palls
upon us to do many things which, if our
feelings were consulted we would long de-
fer. Nay, we find ourselves falling in for
what we toll "the lion's share" of duty,
and though we know 8210 can do it, we
complain and demur. The children of
Joseph boasted to Joshua that they were
a great people and strong ; but when
Joshua told them to go to the mountain
and cast out the danaanites there, they
thought themselves agrieved. They be.
gan at once to speak of "giants and
chariots of iron." The truth was that
expelling the enemy and cutting down
trees meant real work and they expected
little of that in Canaan and they shrank
from the particular something. So I say
itis necessary to cultivate a taste for
real Ohriation work.
XII. By throwing Enthusiasm into
the work.—The lamented Rev. Rev. John
i himself a great.preacher and a
F. Ewing, me g p
man beloved by and a friend as Henry
Drummond, told me this about peeaoh.
ing :—"If you find your feelings are go-
ing to run away with you or o13olte you
for a bit, or if you find that a tear is go.
ins to dim your eye, lab them oome, do
not try to keep them book, you will preach
far better afterwards.' It was a leaf
from his own book. It wee. ,a plea for
enthusiasm in my future work. Now
enthusiasm is another name for intense
interest, andintense interest may be
shown ht many ways, I dropped into
St, Alban'o,London, to an evening ser-
vice and eaw some enthusiasm in the way
of en0onragement to popery, though it
was nominally a Protestant service.
Another night Mr. Carlyle, the head and
founder of the Church Army, .gave me
the Church Warden's spat at a servlee
which certainly was the very other ex.
Creme from St, Alban's. Braes instru.
meets, solos, magic lantern, etc,„
up witty something akin to a penitent