The record-union., 1891-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
DELEGATES IN SESSION AT MIN
NEAPOLIS.
An Address From an Ex-Yale College
BaSeballist-An. .Endeavor Trip
Around the World.
Special 10 the REooRp-uN1oS.

MINNEAPoLIs, July 12.-At this morn
ing's session Of the Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, William Harper of the
Chicago University. gave an interesting
Bible study with applications on "Nine-
vah's Fall" and the prophecy of Nahum.
After short prayer services, recess
was taken and the delegates separated to
attend the morning services in the differ
ent churches.
This afternoons session opened with a
song service, after which a. A. Stagg OF
Chicago delivered an address. Mr.. Stagg
was formerly pitcherin the Yale College
baseball team, and is now Instructor of
physical training in the new Chicago
University. After singing ''By and By,''
led by Ira D. Sankey, Miss Margaret F.
Fetch. from the Jaffna Mission, Ceylon,
India, spoke upon "Young Woman and
Work." Her address was very instruct
ing.
Rev. A. A. Fulton of Canton, China,
proposed to send Father Endeavor Clark
on a trip around the world to organize
Endeavor Missions. 1t was decided that
each member give five cents to different
mission boards, as the society's rule will
not allow an officer of the organization to
receive salary, and giving the money to
Mr.. Clark would in reality be giving'h him
salary.
Previous to an address, ''Child at
Work. by Mrs. Alice May Scudder of
Jersey City, the front seats were vacated
by the adults and between three and four
hundred Junior Endeavors marched in
and took seats while singing edward,
| Christian Soldiers'' After the song,
John G.. Wooley of Boston, delivered an
address on Gospel Temperance"
| 1t was stated from the platform that the
attendance of delegates was fourteen
| thousand, and the session closed by sing
ing doxology.
At the evening session Rev. p. Grose,
| Chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
| tions, submitted supplemental report
declaring against the whisky rings in
| fuence in politics.
On the Worlds Fair resolution the con-
| vention declared:
''Resot0ed, That we, the representatives
| OF 10000 members of young peoples So
| ciety of Christian Endeavor of this conti-
nent, in convention assembled, reaffirm
our allegiance to the sacred observance OF
! the Sabbath day, and hereby express our
condemnation of and opposition to the
| opening of the Columbian Exposition on
that day.
The resolution urges that an active eff
fort on the part of Individual members,
| societies, local and State organizations be
| made to prevent such opening. The
storm of applause that greeted the reso-
lutions made vote almost unnecessary,
but President Clark put the question and
the resolution carried by unanimous
vote.
President Clark was reelected, and a
long list of honorary Vice Presidents,
representing every State, Territory and
Province
Bishop M. Il. Gilbert of Minnesota, of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, de-
livered an address on the needs of
strength and growth in the Endeavor
movement, which he thought an indica-
ton ofa rapidly approaching millennium.
Rev. DR.. J. Wilber Chapman of Phila-
deiphia delivered an address on the
Secret of Power" and at its close con-
Quoted the closing conservation service.
A song by Sankey and singing by the
congregation closed the tenth annual
convention of the United Endeavor
| Society.