New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
THE ENDEAVOR SOCIETIES.
REPORTING on THE PROGRESS OF The
MOVEMENT IN THEIR FIELDS.
c1ERGYMEN OF TWENTY DEMONSTRATIONS
TESTIFY TO THE VALUE OF THE SOCIETIES.

r, rpcvNrN OF TWENTY DENOMINATIONS
TESTIFY TO THE VALUE OF THE SOCIETIES.
uonooroIIs mly 1.-THE early morning PRAYER
meeting today was conducted by Miss Grace Living
sion Of Winter Park Florida. AT the regular niOr"
Ina session the text was from tho LORDS prayer iS
Kingdom Gomez and the first thing on INC ~"
o,amme WAS Reports from the WORLDWIDE ficiu'
with General Treasurer Shaw In charge the S'o'c'
rarl,o,ios and Provinces were called In turn, and
representatives of each gave brief reports Of the psst
uresent and future Of the Endeavor movement IN ,he
socton Nearly all we're applauded, but none Others
~ heartily as was the colOred delegation from South
oarolna The Rev. Mr. johnson, a coorcd dele
cate from Africa, was presented, ana was see'eu WIN
enthusiasm. lie is about to return to Liberia, and
homes to establish a chain OF Christian EnoeaVor So
cjeties across the Soudan. cable message OF BreeS
ing was read from England Japan also reporIed oy
cable A cable dispatch was received from Cuba, re
porting society organized there last night with ni
teen members W. II. McLain, of ST. Louis, led IN
abort nrayer service and the Pastors Hour" was All
pounccd conducted by the Rev. Br J. 5. Black, OF
Minneapolis.
Abont twenty denominations were heard from, Dr.
Rlack beginning the discussion with brief talk on
behalf of the Presbyterians. He considered inc
Endeayor societies the missing link" between child
hood and mature life In the churches. The Rev.
Alfred c. Hathaway, of Richmond. Ind for the society
The Church OF the Disciples through the Rev j. L.
Parsons of ST. Louis, announced belief In the Endeayor
societies. because the pledge was first to CHRIST
The Rev c. b. Wilcox, of St. Paul. said that In the
Methodist Episcopal Church he found the Christian
Endeavor society the strong right arm OF the Church
For the BaptstS, the Rev. W. W. Dawley. Of ST. Paul.
said the movement had made them better and more
intelligent Baptss and loyal 10 their own church
The Rev j. +. COwan Of Httsburg, for the Methodist
Professionals said good word for this movement The
Rev Ii. +. McKirhan, of Topeka, Kan, OF the Ohlteu
Presbyterian Church. said his church believed In TRIM
ing the young and that the Endeavorers were inst Id
their line. The Congregational Church was rpre-
sentcd by the Rev Smith Baker of Minneapolis, VINO
said he was here " ndose the societies tho most
bopeful child of the Church The United Brethren,
through the Rev. II. L. Swain, of Westervilie, Ohio
had found the Endeavor societies to be characteristic
of that Church The Rev. a. Dew. Mason. of Brook
lyn for the Dutch Reformed Church, said that only IN
unity in Christ was there strength, and that was
what Christian Endeavorism was.
The Free Baptists through the Rev. j. D. JORDAN OF
powtuclet r. l.. reported many successful Endeavor
socicties The Rev A. J. Thrcke of Omaha, brought
greetings from the Lutherans. Bishop Falow, OF the
reformed Episcopal Church. said It was fully com
mitt,,d IN the Endeavor societies. The Southern Pics
bvterlans spoke through the Rev. r. c. CALDWELL ana
the Epscopalians through the Rev o. D. Paiher' Ar'
Sonkcv was announced by the chairman as representing
the Church of the Holy Revival ana nc sang VIC
shall meet beyond the river" The Rev. Dr' OhareS
F. Deems of the Church Of the Strangers, New YORK.
closed the hour BY saying his church was simply
Christian Endeavor Society
After hymn, the Rev. A. f. Fulton OF ean'oi
China delivered the missionary address, MS tne"ie
being "Thc Society for all the World
Although defeated for the convention OIL lso1 w
New-Yorl Montreal was speedily up again. ana ~ Ilo
close Of The morning session strethed Ds Ur,uI
from the gallery where the Canadians sat announcing
Montreal. 1885 o ,,oor,e hold
onothcr meeting this morning. and ad0pteu inc i)i
lowing: . . 49,, - - ,l,is conference
TINT we the DELEGATES from the several states" ought 10
b"d oniscves re- pOnslblc for securing spee1y acuP
from or state Christian EndeavOr Unions u Dear uPIn
ihcIr several commissioners In favor Ot closhs 'io
Worlds Fair on Sunday" -, - -..,,,,, ,o,
The following we're appointed to draw up strong res
Iutions IN lac presented to the convention to horrQw
and also TO push the agitation OF the matter aiter me
convent0n adjonrns. The Rev: X. '. Hulrer, Oh
Ind,anapos DR.. McPberSQn Chicago Dr. iiMaY'
Minneapolis; Dr. Deems, New, Ork bsioP faiIoHHS
Chicne5: Colonel &. r. Clark. and j. +. Jac4ns-
chicago: T.. p. Scarlc, Tennessee; ana I. D. hirA
patrick Ohio H., ..,, 90, ,r,ino cu
7 olip MlnuctOiika.