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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton New Era, 1894-11-02, Page 3r .�.• � u RA , . r .... t make the meetings November I, 1894 MUSICAL: EXCELLENCE; : ARTISTIC DESIGN DURA.BL1. CONSTRIIt,T1ON CAIAI.00IIES Surra Fear. orrwArrrrOAesser. Morris- Feild -Rogers-Co LfSTOWEL. has done his art all they shoo d be. We third and last division, rviz.,the mnow toembers, and in this division we may be able to detect causes as easily as in the others, but find they are more difficult to remove. They are as follows: Taking no part in the meeting, neither- by praying nor speaking, but' leaving it toe few, or -entirely to the leader; not being regu- lar in attendance, and when absent on consecration night ' neglecting to be represented by a verse; not being soci- able, neither speaking to acquaintances nor thus d stn bing the meeting,, and failing to get any good themselves,we have al- ready given a remedy for this, by the leader beingpunctual) not entering heartily ino the singing, and, when. the room is large, by getting as near the door as possible, or scattering through the room. How to remove these hindrances to lively meetings have often been the questions in the minds of leaders and others interested, and some may have tried to aceom- plish the work by pointing out our duties, by continually referring to the vow we made when joining, or by Canine!. Wad Remedies of Dull • speaking of our God-given talents, which we are neglecting to use for - Meetings, him, and by showing the consequences — of such action, but have failed in An address given by Mies S. A. Ache- arousing any to work. son, of ch, at the recent Chris- Now I believe there are members in tian Endeavor convention held in Olin- our leagues e societies who, when ton, October 4th and 5th : they hear others pray, desire to doh Dull meetings in any League or So- for ability i t dhth people r p, wish ciety are caused from lack of s iritual for g to do the same; courage in o speak p strangers, long efar• thesareo afraid earnestness in its members. At the to them, but because they afraid time we joined, no doubt most of us to hear their own voice, or they under - were interested in the work, and were estimate their own ability, or for fear in earnest, but since have become coldof being laughed at, are continually and listless, so we must consider what crushing down their desire, until it is combined causes have brought about beginning to die. this change, for there certainly are Now, to remove these troubles, the causes, and these we find are external. members must be trained in the differ - As we are too largely the creatures ent lines of work, and to get them to of our surroundings to remain uninflu- take part in the meeting, and lead in enced by ;mistakes of the League, ` prayer, may be the most difficult, but we shall consider the reasons for our may be accomplished by asking some present state, under three beads, viz: personally to come to the meeting pre - The League, the Leader, the Members. pared to speak a few words, or read a The object of the League, as I under- verse of Scripture, or a quotation bear - stand it, is to extend the kingdom of ing on the topic,land when the oppor- our Saviour, and to build up Christian tunity is given for any to speak after character, and the success of the League the address, have them take • part, if depends upon the number of souls we not by free will, by calling on them; in add to the church, and the advance- the same way they may be trained to went of its members in divine life. take part in prayer. One very active But, as it is so easy to drift away from society always applied this remedy of its first purposes, and allow some work calling upon its members to lead in of minor importance to take our entire prayer, and in one case never missed a attention, so we may find, that some meeting from about the first of Nov - Leagues or Societies have, or are be- ember until the first of April, but the -F coming, merely literary societies, where leader called upon a certain member to a pleasant evening is spent., but no - 1 spiritual advancement is made, hile e ° others may be engaged in relieving its church or Sabbath school of some debt in which it has become involved, and the Society is gradually drifting into a money making society, and to accomplish its work have allowed so- cials to be held, and troup entertain- ments to be given in its assembly room, and as our minds are so consti- f.+-law, toted as to recall past scenes, when we meet in the same place, so we find it hard to forget these scenes of amuse- ment, in the religious meeting, and consequently, failing to enter heartily into the service, cannot but find the meeting dull, and do nothing to make it otherwise. Or, again, some societies may be doing no definite work; indeed apparently have forgotten for what purpose it was organized, and have fallen into a rut, each meeting being the same as the preceding meetings, until all its members know what will be said and done, before going, and such leagues are indeed dead. Any Ieague or society acting along any of these lines cannot expect any other than cold and listless religious meet- ings, and to have spiritual life again wemust aim at the first object of the society. Works of minor im- portance ate all right in their place, but let them only be used as a means to help on the great work our league should be doing, and for which it was organized, that of winning souls for the Master, and training them for Him. One of the most active societies I have heard of holds a meeting each month for each department of work, as follows:—The religious department ' holds a religious meeting; the literary, a literary meeting; the mercy and help, a religious meeting; the social, a free entertainment. Each meeting con- ducted by a person of his or her com- mittee. Our next division is the leader, and to any society having dull meetings I would say, see that the leader is re- lieved of ail other church responsibili- ties, it possible; that he may be able to devote his whole attention to the one important work, for no leader can pro- perly look after a dead league, and do It as he may wish to do it, and have his attention divided, excepting he has the day to himself, and few have. However, besides this, we find this person is often the cause of dull meet- ings. He holds a very responsible po- sition, for we find, as a general rule, the meetings are what he makes them, and as we find the leader, so we find the members, If he comes late to the meeting, the members will soon do likewise; if he is not active, nor soci- able, nor full of zeal, neither will the members be active, sociable, or zealous. If he loses faith in the meetings, or confidence in himself, the members wilt also, and it is not necessary for me to tell the resitill, should the leader show any of these faults. Besides these, he • may kill the meeting by al- lowing too many long prayers, or by singing long hymns, in which the members do not heartily join. By allowing the meeting to get into a rut, or by allowing such subjects to be tak- en up for the address, which are nei- ther interesting nor instructive, and Which have too much of a sameness. Now, as we see many errors which a leader may make, the only remedy is to shun any of these, and if any of them are being allowed in your league or society, they must be reversed, to have life in the meeting. Also, see that all business is transacted in the sh rtest possible time, and should it cessary to have business trans- etes on any than, the regular meeting, ring it on before the address, for manyood impressions lose their effect by a few minutes of business at the close of the meeting. Waste no time between numbers, throw heart into the work, vary the conducting of the meeting, be an example to all the com- mittee workers, by your enthusiasm in each department; he willing to assist in any way you can in the work, and let conduct and conversation be such his position demands, and the leader Children Cry for h r% + t tonus part. I would not say for society to call upon one person often as this, but occasionally, u they overcome the fear of their own voice, and their fear of others, and take part of their own free will. The social part may be done by ap- pointing two persons to stand at the door and shake hands as the people come, then let the leader occasionally allow five minutes for social talk dur- ing the meeting. Shortly after the opening exercises may be the b UZAHOS iN THE STOMACH ner's heart. If the devil had to travel in his bare A REPTILE SR ALLOWED WHIL DRINKING IN THE DARK. EXcrlIIOIATING A40NY SUFFERED BY MB WE8TPALL — Reaves SHATTERED, AN DEATH LQOESD Fon As THE ONLY RELI From the Trenton Courier.' feet, we could always tell hien by his tracks. The deyil bates the preaching, but he is generally pretty well satisfied a' with the collection. The devil will keep on makingh erites as long as there is a good ma* in the church. d The devil has never been able to find i" out how to make his mud stick to a gChristian's back. 1, The noblest ambition any one can - have is an ambition to live together o for Christ. r The devil never gets a minute to rest t in the neighborhood where a good • man lives. in sts does the - of a Only church rice a y higher than pita pastor preaches. The editor of the Courier having hear of this strange case of Mrs Simon Westfal made enquiry and learned the fellowin fades—Mrs Weetfall said that one evenin some tbree years ago, she went to the wel and pumping some water she drank a per tion. As she did so she felt something g down her throat kinking, and told he mother co at the time. Little she though of the agony m store for her through drink ing water from a purnp in the dark, for a female lizard found its way into her atom soh, and brought forth a brood. After a while the sight of milk would make her tremble and she had to gine it up. The disorder increased so that the very sight of milk would produce effects bordering on oonyuleions. She lost her appetite but would feel eo completely gone at the stom- ach that she had to eat a cracker and take some bailey roup frequently to quiet the diaturbanoa within. She took medicine for dyspepsia and every known stomach dis- ease, but got no relief. She changed doctors and the new dootor having experience of this nature before, gave her medicine to kill and expel the lizards. For three years the poor woman suffered all kinds of phy- sical and mental agony. Her whole sys- tem, kidneys, liver and stomaoh were all ont of order. Her heart would flutter and palpitate so faintly as to be imperceptible, and a smothering feeling wonld come over her, and it was often thought she had given her last gasp. Her memory was almost gone, her nerves shattered so that the least sudden movement would bring on collapse through extreme weakness. Sitting or standing she would be dizzy and experience most depressed feelings and lowness of spir- its. After the removal of the reptiles, the doctor sanctioned the use of Dr. Williams'' Pink Pills, and she took three boxes but found ne apparent relief. She then gave up their use, believing she was past the aid of medicine. At this time a Mrs Haight, who suffered twelve weeks with la grippe, and who was completely restored by taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, urged Mrs Westfall to begin the use of Pilau Pills again. She did so and soon she perceived their beneficial effects. Her appetite began to improve, and for two p months she has steadily gained strength, r health and steadiness of nerve and memory. Site can now do her household work and feel as well as ever. She says she cannot speak as strongly of Pink Pills as she would e any , like to, and feels very grateful for the great so i good resulting from the use of this wonder- m ntil ful medicine. t Mrs Haight, before referred to, is enthnsi. astic over her own perfect recovery from d the after effects of la grippe, feeling as well as ever she did in her life. She also eorrob- g orates the above statement regarding Mrs Weetfall's euro. c These pills are a positive cure for all , to troubles arising from a ,vitiated condition of the blood or a shattered nervous systema old by all dealers or by mail, from Dr. illiame' Medicine Company, Brockville, nt., or Schenectady, N. Y., at 50 Dents a x, or 6 boxes' for $2.50. There are nuni- ons imitations and substitutions against hioh the public.is cautioned:--= - --- Some of us would talk less about the neighbors if we would talk more to the Lord. "The Lor but he hear eous," Religion take home our own use The reaso not grow, is watered mil Good mer, lives prove wrong. Nowhere i ised to defers d is far from the wicked, eth the prayer of the,right- Religion not something we can and keep exclusively for n some babes in Christ do because they are fed on k, are hated because their to sinners that they are n the Bible has God prom- o us while we stay on the devil's ground. The devil has no fault to find with the man who goes to church to wor- ship God with his bead. "Many are the alictio ns of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all." Will our names neonourigravestonea be nothing more than names to those who read them? The Bible as a centertable ornament will not do any more for the soul than a block of wood. When an opportunity knocks at your door, don't stop to ask why it is there, or it will be gone. Stop looking toward the wrong lace, and it will be easier to stay in ight place. There are some people who think hat going to church and looking sol - Erin on Sunday is religions. There is nothing Christians pray ore for than purity of heart, and no- ing they so much resist. The devil never knows just what to o with the man who keeps his reli- ion when he loses his money, The preacher who would have the ommon people hear him gladly, must Ik so as to be understood. If yoil become unequally yoked with n unbeliever, you will soon have to ull the whole load yourself. time, so as 'not to detract from the fluence of the meeting and by an casional "at home," this difficulty w soon he removed. As to the members attending, I kn of no better remedy than has be tried and proven a success in a socie east of us, where they had the excus which the members gave for being a sent on consecration night read out the society each month, but omitti the names. The singing may be i proved ty the chorister selecting su hymns as are familiar and soul stirrin and by getting the leading voices sit together at the front, and this w not only help the singing but will he to get the other members nearer ti front, and if it does not succeed, f the leader or some member, before t meeting begins, to go to them and, a pleasant way, invite them to con forward a fdw seats; and they, seein you are becoming more interested 1 them, will also become more intereste in the meeting, and will show it b sitting nearer the front. Then, if the sexton will keep th room properly ventilated, it will say a drowsiness from coming over th meeting which often results from poo ventilation. If these ren-edies are ap plied, together with bringing the leapt or society daily to the throne of God i earnest prayer, the meetings will .b filled with interest and enthusiasm. This will not be accomplished in week or month, it may take some time but we will havesocietiesdoing a wor that exceeds our hest hopes, and gran and lasting work will be done for Go and for humanity. est S in- W oc- 0 ill bo er ow w en ty es b- in ng m - eh g, to 111 1p ie or he 1n e n d y e e e r e n e a k d d ALL MEN Young, old or middle-aged, who find them- selves nervous, weak and exhausted, who are broken down from excess or over -work, resulting in many of the following symp. toms: --Mental depression, premature old age, loss of vitality, loss of memory, bad dreams, dimness of sight, palpitation of the heart, emissions, lack of energy, pain in the kidneys, headache, pimples on the face and body, itching or peculiar sensation about the scrotum, wasting of the organs, dizzi- nese, specks before the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eyelids and elsewhere, bash- fulness, deposits in the urine, loss of will power, tenderness of the scalp and spine, weak and flabby muscles, desire to sleep, failure to be rested by sleep, constipation, dullness of hearing, loss voice, desire for solitude, excitability of temper, sunken eyes, surrounded with LEADEN OIROLEs, oily lobbing skin, ere., are all symptoms of ner- vous debility, that Lead to insanity, unless cured. The spring or vital force having lost its tension, every function wanes in consegnenae. Those who through abuse committed in ignorance, may be perma- nently cared. Send your address and 10o i stamps for book on diseases peonliar to man, sent sealed, Address M. V. LUBON, 24 Macdonnell Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada. Phase mention this paper, Mise Ella Knowles, who was almost elected state's attorney of Montana, has just been paid a fee of $10,000 for effecting a settlement of a lawsuit in- volving large mining properties. It is supposed to be the largest fee ever paid to a female lawyer. In the spring of 1861, Kneeland Dar- row, a young man living near Cleve- land, Ohio, quarreled with his father and left home. His people heard that he had enlisted in the army, but no further news came from him, and long before the war was over they conclud- ed that he was dead. A few years ago his brothers and sisters, who still in- habit the family home on the farm, where surprised by Kneeland's open- ing the kitchen door and walking in. He remained south after the war and is now a well-tolo widower with one son. •• MEN AGAINST OXEN. Few people know that a man, • bulk for bulk, is stronger than an ox, but it appears that is the case. The matter was tested the other day at the Cum- berland county (Maine) fair, a feature of which was a contest of a yoke of ox- en against an equal weight of men. A drag was loaded with granite blocks, weighingthe aggregate 4,959 pounds. The yoke of oxen that made thetrial weighed 3,220 pounds, and twenty men, allowing 160 pounds to the man,were set against them. The men took hold of the drag first, and easily walk- ed off with it. covering a distance of ninety-five feet in two minutes. The oxen at their trial made but eight -five feet in the same length of time, and the men were declared winners. BUILD UP. W hen the system is run down, a person becomes an easy prey to Consumption or Scrofula. Many valuable lives are saved by using Scott's Emulsion as soon as a de- cline in health is observed. THE RAM'S HORN. A COLUMN OF PHILOSOPHY , MOST APTLY EXPRESSED. The devil hates daylight. Short prayers reach heaven first. God is close to us when we trust him. The man, who wrongs his brother defies his God. The religion that costs nothing does nothing. A step toward God will put the devil behind us. When we know how a man lives we know how he prays. Religion that isn't used every day ' Wont Relit eg p sweet a week. The Christian who neglects his Bible will soon forget his God. The man who never praises his wife deserves to have a poor one. Real goodness never has to blow a born to proclaim the fact. When Christ comes into the heart it must be through the front door. The devil feels almost sure of the man who isn't quite ready to be saved. The ,devil is not far away when we get too -busy t'o pray. The Lord never tells us anything that we can find out for ourselves. God rewards us according to the amount of heart we put into our work. The real cross of Christ for us is the one upon which we may die for him. An act s ch opportunitychance t'take a steto do an p wlfish ith Christ. The thing that made Job rich was his faith in God; not his camels and sheep. On the day the Sons of God came to-, gether first, the devil made his first hyprocite. The man who don't give God any of his money hasn't given him much of his heart. The man who loves his neighbor as himself is living that way every day. in the week. Christ 'Was born in a stable show bis wIllin' ness to enter~ the ail st tin. p A Little Daughter Of a Church of England minister cured of a 'distressing rash, by flyer's Sarsaparilla. Mr. RicnARD Bums, the well-known Druggist, 207 McGill st., Montreal, P. Q., says: I have sold Ayer's Family Medicines for 40 years, and have heard nothing but, good said of them. 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