Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-11-05

coming TO Springfield fOf lhese
conventions do cost large sums Of
money and much valuable time
When that question was askedfhe
remembered the Masters words
when the woman anointed His feet
with oil and wiped them with the
hair OF her head. He hoped they
would leave the city something
worth having for all the effort made
to render them welcome. "They
were there" he said "to tell the
people Of Springfield and Missouri
that all Chriatians are one, and
he pointed to the banner on his
right. zone is our Master, and
ali we are brethren" /" And to the
motto of the y. P. S. G. e., which
reached from the pulpit to the door,
across the church, in gilt letters on
blue back ground. 'For Christ
and the church. "
On Friday evening the program
consisted Of a praise service, con-
ducted by Mr.. Joseph w. Hall, Of
Springfield the presidents adj
dress, by Mr.. Geo. B. Graf, Of
Boston; and the convention SER
mon, BY Rev. Geo. w. Miller, d.
D., pastor Of independence Ave.
NJ Il. church, of Kansas City
Mr. Crafts subject was The
Future Among the things he
saw in that future were nearer
Christ, more loyalty TO the church,
more systematic bible study, more
missionary endeavor, and more
real christian work lie also
thought that there would be in the
future more Junior Endeavor work
Children could often teach their
elders valuable lessons, as for IN
stance the little girl who prayed
God to give her better temper,
and then added "And, oh God
while you are about it. fix mp
mothers too" That prayer was
answered; the child's temper was
improved, and the mothers was
fixed up" too Though often
humorous in his illustrations he
was always in earnest,
Mr.. Miller was an eloquent and
forcible speaker He took for his
text Chron 1892. "The chill
dren Of Issachar, which were men
with understanding and judgment
to know what Israel ought to do. +"
Men OF sound Judgment, he said,
were chosen as the leaders IN the
nation, and they were the men who
were needed in the church also
On Saturday morning there was
sunrise prayer meeting at $50,
which was largely attended in
spite of the early hour. Al the
close, just as they were singing
"There shall be showers Of bless
ing" the sun shone in through the
open windows in a shower Of sun
beams.
At nine o'clock came the reports
from the different societies. The
sending Of telegram (of condo
lence, we judge to Wisconsin, met
with round Of applause. Wis
consin wanted Dr.. Clark and so
did Missouri Missouri got him
A half hour was then given TO an
open conference, with five minutes
each devoted to the different COM
mittees. The pledges from the
local unions were taken up Nine
hundred dollars were raised in
twenty minutes and the work was
then suspended for the closing
part Of the morning programme, a
paper by Miss Haus, of St. Louis
on "Child training
Saturday afternoon there was a
free parliament-five minute talks
and discussions. Then an address
on "Soul Winning" by DR.. Chap
man, Of ST Louis, followed by the
inspiring song which we sang at
our last Sundays meeting, Faith
is the Victory"
The question box was the next
feature. The answers were given
by DR.. Clark
A pleasant social time then fol-
lowed A part OF the delegates
look this time 10 visit hrafy Col
lege.
In the evening the Grand Opera
House was crowded by 1880 No
church in the city was large enough
to accommodate SO many, and SO
the remaining meetings were held
in the opera house. \ selected
chorus of 100, which had been in
training in st. Louis and Spring
field for the occasion, occupied the
stage, facing the audience. They
were led by Mr.. l.. F. Lindsay, oi
St. Louis, who had charge of the
song service at Minneapolis.
After a short song service came d
lecture by Rev. j. W. Ford, of ST.
Louis, on the Life aud Times oi
the Pasriarchs, - which proved ef.
fective and interesting
Sunday morning Dr. Clarh
I DIthtltn on Abt 0eOMtu anu tue
Anchor, " in the Cumberland Pres
byterian church. He was greeted
with the Chautauqua salute, a fiut
ter of white handkerchiefs.
Sunday afternoons programme
included an address on the
Worlds Evangelization."
The closing conservation meet
ing Sunday evening was one which
we will net soon forget. We car
hear still that last sweet "By ane
by" We shall sing Redemption !:
Story" the soloist sang, and tbs
parquet took up the chorus Bs
and by" and away up in the gal
teries they sang, more softly still
"By and by, BY and by