Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-26
Erpxavox HOSTS.

g CHRISTIAN ENDKAvOR HOSTS. surs she Town-The Meetings at she Armoyy Crowded Co OverMoW1ng. The Early Morning Arrivals-Ad. dresses by she Secretary and Treas- urer ana the President Of the sgate Union-Prayer Meeting Singing Dis- cussed-Ritshsr Btagg speaks-Dr. Chapman,s AdAress-The Committee Meetings Of ths Afterneen-Anshony Cemstock's Address as the Armery- other Interesting Spseches-ClosinE Services ana AdAressss Last Evening Praise Service, Election or Omeers ana Asjearnmsns-The Conventions General Success.
 The great army of delegates to the Chris. tian Endsavor convention arrived in this city yesterday, sad throughout the day they were everywhere to be seen absut the principal streets. The exercises in the ar- mory began ab0zt o'clock. The big build ing was filled with delegates and their friends. After devotional exercises, Hi Manchester, IT,, president of the New Haven union, welcomed the delegates in brief ad- dress, and then the one-minute reports from the presidents sf local unions were made. New Haven union was shown to have 32 so- eieties, with membership of 600. Hartford has bat 20 societies, with 1900 members. Tho 15 societies of Neriden have 1 ,250 mem- bsrs. The New Jersey State union sent a large banner, which was displayed by the president. Secretary A. E. Kilbourne, of Hiddletown, read his annual report. It showed: Active members Oct. 1, 1889, 8,691; associate members Oct. 1, 1889, g. SIP; honorary members Got. 1, 1889, TOY; total, 1S, ,210; church members, 7,671; rsgu- lar attendants on church prayer meetings, 5, 5,129; members who have united with other churches since Oct. l, '8S, TAT; conversions since Oct. 1, '88, 650; expended for charity, $2,177.06. There arc now enrolled 23 unions. Seventeen represent total society member ship of 21S, with Q membership of 13, T22. An estimate membership of the fve unre- ported unions gives . total of 16, ,437 young people.
 The report of the treasurer showed that the receipts for the year amounted to $267. 1o, and the expenses $18766, leaving a balance of $80.23 in the treasury.
 President Kinney.
 Rev. H. N. Kinney of Winsted, the presi- dent, in his annual address, said that the union was training school, not only for the local society and church, but for the large, religious work of the county, State and nation. In speaking of the prayer meeting he said: In our prayer meeting room in this State, signs of the millsnium have beer noticed and even in the regular church prayer meeting room of that church the froHt set tees are several inches nearer the ninister's desk than in years gone by. "What is a good endeavor prayer meetings Is 1t when the room Is full Not unless it is full of mem bers who ought to be there. Is it when many participate Not unless all who are mem bers do. Is 1t when some of these present are very edifyiBgi Not when so doing others the members are present and speaka Not un less they give evidence that,a members, they have been reading the Bible every day and praying every day and doing Christ-like deeds before they came. Some speak in meeting, but do not speak to anyone afte, meeting"
 Two Kinas of Prayer Meeting Singing,
 Prof. Waldo s. Pratt, of Hartford, spoke on "Prayer Meeting Singing" subject o1 interest and of no little importance, especial. ly when the singing is 70 discordsnt and un. melodious ss to distract the attention from devotional channels. Among other things hs said: The prayer meeting needs hymns oi personal experience, of private and tender sentiment, of a child-like frankness and sim plicity. Concerning empty, tasteless, me chanical hymns, turned out by the yard al tho order of book publisher, there canno, be any serious discussion, nor concerning fiippant foolish, rollicking tunes. Sing hymns of the kingdom, battle hymns, pill grim songs more than merely private con. fessions, or meditations or praises. Aim te use hy mns that are in advance of your last spiritual experience rather than below it. The church music of the year 1900 is ir your hands now. What will you make of it Shall 1t not Do a the inosnss rising from the altar of sacrifice, as tongues of fire to rest upon every head, as wings to lift us into the very present of God himselfi
 Address Ny MT. stagG ef Yale.
 Personal work and the prayer.neeting wal the subject of General Secretary Stagg of the Yale Y. N. O. A. Yale's famous pitohs, was received with hearty applause as he ad. vanced to his work. He had few notes in his hand which he occasionally referred to. h opening he emphasixsd are mark once made to him, saying: "Mr. Peck, whom many oi you will remember e former pastor of the Trinity church, once said to me: Young man, If you would succeed in leading souls to Christ, you must put the largest part of your effort into personal work among your congrsgation.' Words like these, coming from such @ source, give dignity to the prayer meeting.
 i've should organize bands of young men and women, who are oonsecrated to their work, and we should take especial care in picking out those who arc to compose our groups. We should see that each member uses his honest and faithful efforts, net only through the month, but throughout the year. And we must not have in our grsar anyone who is . crank in anyway, or who will do anything to disturb the truth. Tc do good work for Christ we must keep close to Christ and must keep ourselves full of the spirit of Christ. We must, each one of us build up saoh a manhood that we can wir souls to Christ, and an habitual prayer ii the best foundation for work for Christ" other speschss-Ths Pledge. Rev. J. W. Cooper of New Britain made brief address on "Bibls study in preparation for the prayer nseting," and Rev. G. w Winch spoke on "Ths prayer meeting ant the spiritual life." Then the audience ros, and repeated in unison this pledge:
 Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ for strength would like to have mo do; that I will pray to Him and read the Bible every day, and that just so fa as know how, throughout my whole life, will en deavor to lead Christian life. As an active mem Der, promise to Do true to all my duties to b, present ct and to take some part, aside from sing Ing, in every meeting, unless hindered by son which can conscientiously give to my Lord from the monthly consecrAtion meeting, I will Il possible send excuse for absence to the society," "The objects of the White Gross society are we'll stated in their manual, which il printed by E. T. Dutton & Co.,, New Yori oity, and which can be obtained for few cents, from which quote:
 "The object of the White Gross society il to elevate opinions respecting the nature and claims of morality, with its eqnal obliga tions upon men and women, and to secure proper practical recognition of its preeepti on the part of the individual, the family an6 the nation" In referring to the Society fo, the Suppression of Vice, tho speaker said This society which represent has during iti existence seized over 36S tons of eontraband matter.
 The men who deal h these articles taks lists of names from the catalogues of the diff fsrsnt colleges and schools of the country, whether for males or females, and then send to our children these books and articles, which ars true seeds of corruption. We are to-day e1rsed by the sowing oi these seeds in the past; we are to day reap- ing the sad harvest of this seed sowing. What think you, whom tell you that we have found lists containing 982, 900 names in the hands of people of this character whom ws have arrestsdi Most of the names wore those of boys and girls. There was mar