THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR MOVEMENT. REV. DR. CLARK'S VISIT.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue 26, 1 February 1904, Page 7

THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR MOVEMENT. REV. DR. CLARK'S VISIT.

On'SiUuiduy nfieinoon the Ri>\\ Dr. Chirk, founder of tho Christian Endeavour movement, attended a junior rally in St. .Johns Chinch, led by tho Rev. C. Dallnston. At 7 p.m., nn opon-nir demonstration was hold at tho corner of Boulcott und Willis .strretH. It awis led by the lU-v. J. Ditwson, ami the City Mission Bund assisted wit'i {-elections. Dr. C'laik received a warm welcome in St. John's Church on Snluultiy night from the Christian Endeavourers nnd Lheir friends. The meeting was liright throughout, tho hpecchca being ."hurl and' cusp, and the singing very hearty. Tho chair was occupied by the Rev. Ncwmun Hall, President of tho Wellington Christian^ Endeavour Union, who sjud that thu hearts of all Christian Kndcuvouiors in Wellington lejoieed when it wns known that Dr. Clark was coming to New Zealand. Thoy wciu iill delighted to be able to tender him a most hearty welcome and honour him an the founder of the Christian lindc.ivoijr movement. They all felt that ho was by no means a stranger in a strange land, but was a man who would always ho loved for his giout woik for Christ. The Cliaiiman concluded by extending the right hand of fellowship to Dr. .Clark, and tho congregation, rising, pulutcd, each waving his or her handkerchief. Speeches of welcome, were nutdo by tho Revs. C. Dallaston (Baptist), W. Hhircr (Presbyterian), and W. J. Elliotl (Mctjiodist), each of whom testified to (he success of tho Christian Endeavour movement. Dr. Clark addressed tho meeting for about half nn hour. He thanked the Christian Endeavourtre for their hearty welcome, which, coupled with tho reception nl the City Council Chambers, had made h'm feel thoioughly at huino. Ho felt particularly honoured tit being welcomed by the pastors of the various churches. From the fust, the Christian Kudo ivour movement had bcon tho Pabtor's Aid Society. The object of tho movement wns to bind together the hearts of tho young people of the different churches, and thcro was not the slightest doubt that if wo knew each other better wo should love each other better. The movement was making great progress in the Episcopalian Church at Homo, and ho should bo delighted to hear that it was also mnking progress in that direction, in this colony. The way in which the Now Zealand people had treated him wna most ftympsUhplic, and he had taken thorn into his hc:ut. Dv. Clnrk gave some interesting 'details concerning tho progress of tho movement in countries which ho had visited, and Ito extended hearty greetings from Christian EndoAvourcrs in other lands to their brothers and_ sisters in Wellington. In conclusion, lie expressrd a fervent hope that tho Christian Endeavour meetings in Wellington would be fraught with rich blessings for tho movement. Two public meetings were conducted by Dr. Clark yesterday m the Skating Rink, which was packed to tho doors on each 'occi«sion. At tho afternoon ine-cCinc, the revorvnd guntlcman flpoko on "Tho Spiritual Power for 11k; Young People Through the Kiidcnvour Movement," and gave n number of valuable hinta on orgiuumtion work. Tho subject dealt with at tho evening meeting wa« "How tho Chmtian Endeavour Society Girdles tho World j with Prayer, Praiso, nnd Fellowship." Ho mentioned that tho two underlying principles of llu* Chriwtan Endeavour Movement Wore fidelity to Christ nnd then to Ilia chunk; nud fellowship with all those who loved tlto fcnniy Lord In any douomi nut ion and in luiy land. Fellowship, ho fluid, for which tho churches had long prayed, was coining— in f«ct, lind come — almost before they knew it. This wefl due practically to tho young people* Chmtiun soewtie*. They'hml four million younu people in tho Chrifttiun KudoAvnur Movoment, rcpre*'nting inoro tbnn fifty mtiona, Ap»'nking every lajigu.gv uluiost under the sun. Thi.i iollow6hip had come without any diminution of loyalty mid devotion to the churehts. All along it had been thought that fellowship with thifc mission mettitt duilocation or wenkening of the tien to their own churehts. Thb was v vn.st mi*tako. Loyalty to ono's mni church was entirely comjwtible with fellowship. Ho bolievcd that those present could got such infcpiratiou frmn tlit (jlirinluui Wnde«vour meet, ings being conducted this uoek ns would send tliL-m back to do better work it\ tlicir own ehurchea, mnko them more willina to do their pastors' bidding, and moro wiling to do everything that Jesus Christ gave them to do. It wn» a happy moment for him to «co the Union Jpck nnd the Stt»rs and Stiipen hung upon tho wall. (Applause.) Ho believed that wn» nn indication of tho Ohrijjtiuu unity which would como between tho nations of the tvorld-'— especially as between tlio Huglush speaking nutioim. It looked as if Gort had givi-n to thu Anglo-Saxon speiikmg p.'iipies tho evangelisation of tho woiUI, "Let us bo truo to our principles," ho added, "and iv order that wo iiuy bu truo to Ulis trust ltt as r* mil together and unite our forces and do all that wo can to win thta world." /Appl.'use.) Ho theligavo a number, of illusir.ition» of the way in which, through tlio Chrwtifin Endeavour Movement, thin li'rgcy fellowship was coming about, anil mentioned that there was not an hour of tho day when prayer and prni«e w«rc not buing offarisd by one of tho 64,000 nodetira of Christian Endoavourera, and not on hour whon the earth was not girdled with service in tlio Mustei's name. 110 gave a graphld nccbunt of tho good work ofing clono in foreign laJids by the So- ! ciety, referring moro especially tc> .India and Japan, and aaid if \\L% audience had bi-cti round the world aa ha had they would find some of, tlio work which tho young people were doing in girdling the worltf with fellowship. They should thank God that they lived in a time when Chri«tiniw Saw eye to oyo as ttyoy never saw before. Fifty yoaia ago they did not love one anotW as Christians as they do now. A hundred yeur» ago it would lmvo been impossible- to talk about Christian fellowship, and even twolvo years ago this belt of fellowship wae not so complete. During tiio service appropriate hymn*) were sung to tho accompaniment of tho CeiiUiil JSliwion Band. , Tbis ovoning, at St. John's Cliurch Schoolroom, thero will bo a Convenience Tea, to bo followed by a song servico and a coiificcratiou uorvico.

At Ekotftlunui List week several settler* were charged, at tho in.stiuieo of the Agricultuvul Department, with failing to erndicuto ragwort «nrt Colifornian thi.il lo growing on their properties. Convictions and fines wore recorded in ouch instance.