Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-13
Tbs CHRISTIAN ENo1AvoR SOCIETY.
/ the Good Work Goes on with GreatZsal
sundays Closing Proceedings.

The Good Work Goes ON with Great Zeal
sundays Closing Proceedings.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. July BY Yesterday
vas great day for the Endeavors Serv-
ICES began in the convention hall at $50
IN the morning. President William H.
Harper, of the University of Chicago, de-
lvered an address. Adjournment was
then taken to allow the delegates to at
tend the regular church services The
afternoon session was opened at 2:30
O'Clock by the usual devotional exercises,
after which an address on the young
Man at Work" was delivered by Mr. Alon-
20 Stage, of Springfield, Mass. He said
that the young man was ready and will
ing to work, and he must be given work
to do. In 1850 it was the young man upon
whom the nation depended, and today it
is the young men that Christ depends
upon to do his work
Twelve Thousand NickIes Subscribed.
Rev. A. A. Fulton of Canton, China,
then arose and announced Christian En-
deavor scheme, which was for each mem
Der of the society in the house to give five
cents to send Father Endeavor Clark
around the world to extend the society all
over the world-to make it intercontinenJal
instead of international in it's scope. He
asked for those who were willing to con-
tri butte to this movement to rise. There
were over 1000 delegates in the hall and
not one remained in his seat. This guar
anteed 5000, the remainder to be raised
outside. This was reconsidered as against
the principles of the society in that it sent
out a worker independent of church
denominations. 1t was decided to send
the money to the several missionary
boards
Wants 16, 900 Missionaries.
Miss Margaret Leitch, of Jaffna, Cey-
Ion, then spoke of the work in the mis-
sionary field, and asked for 1900 mis-
sionaries from the society of Christian
Endeavor and to be supported by them.
There being 5000 societies now in exist
ence with 100000 members gives an
average of 600 members to each society.
She pleaded for each society to send out
and support one missionary. This brought
the convention to the children's or junior
endeavorer's hour on the programme.
The central sections of the main hall were
cleared, and 500 children marched in sing
ing Onward Christian Soldiers" taking
the places vacated for them. Mrs. Alice
May Scudder, of Jersey City, y. j., the
originator of the Junior Endeavor move
ment delivered an address on The Child
at Work"
Iows's Temperance Banner.
John G. Wooley, of Boston, Mass, the
noted temperance worker, then delivered
and address on gospel temperance. His
main idea was to take God into the tenn
perance question. During pause in his
address a banner was carried out in full
view of the immense audience bearing the
inscription-"Des Moines the largest c.ty
in the world without q saloon" on One
side and "iowa's glory-A school house
on every hill top and not saloon in tie
valley" on the other. This elected Wild
applause which lasted five minutes.
Closing Session of the Society.
There were $1,000 people present at the
closing session last night, and an over
flow meeting in the street af 5000 Res
olutions were adopted calling upon the
Worlds fair directory to keep the EXPOSE
ton closed Sunday; eondemning intern
perance, and demanding the sup
preston of the saloon and the annihila-
ton of the power in politics of the whisky
ring. Rev. Francis E. Clark was elected
president, together with long list of vice
presidents. The president addressed the
convention, thanking the delegates for
their zeal Bishop Gilbert, of Minnesota
(EpiscopaD, talked of enthusiasm, and
then Rev. !. w. Chapman delivered the
closing address. Devotional exercises fol-
lowed, and the convention adjourned sine
die