Y.M.C.A.

Evening Star, Issue 15539, 8 July 1914, Page 8

Y.M.C.A.

At the Young Men’? Christian Association Booms, Moray place, on Sunday afternoon, an address was delivered by the Rov. F. Adams, of Naseby. Mr Adams said that the subject oi his address was ‘ Pio-tr-astination.’ He told the story of a boy who had gone into a business man's office, and when asked what his motto was he laid: “The same a? yours, sit.” The business man asked what that was, and he said : “ ‘ Push,’ for 1 saw it on the door a ■■ I came in.” There can be no procrastination about such a motto as that. “Do it now” was a gcod maxim. When the plague oi frogs came upon Pharaoh and his people, he asked Moses to get rid of the plague and he would let the children of Israel go, but he said "To-morrow.” There was a distinct parallel in the case of Pharaoh and some ot the men of to-day. They said: “Some time we shall give up our evil living, but not now." No man loved sin. A drunkard was always going tj give up drink some day , Hut.' because he did not do it at the time he went on from bad to worse. Such procrastination showed lack of earnestness. Pharaoh was afraid, but ho was not in earnest, therefore he said “To-morrow.” Then there was the story of Felix. When Paul spoke to him his heart opened a little way, but ho said: “ Not now, but some more convenient day.” Some day they were going to reform, but not just now. *lt was a bad state of affairs when they .never got any further than going to do it some day. Tomorrow might mean never. The business of procrastination grew on them. It did with Pharaoh. The heart grew harder as they nrocra&tinaied. They get into the way of just going on, and thought less of their bad habits. He had heard the story of the criminal who was always going to reform, but who never did, and when the time came when he was to ho hanged for his offences his heart was so much hardened that even in the face of death he did not realise his position. They needed Christ to-day.

Mr Atlama's address ;wae much appreciated by the men present. At the close stMiypa*' tea was held .a* usual.