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


was glad to welcome the Y. p. S.
G. E. to city that believed there
were other lines Of advance of inn
portance as well as those of com
merce and manufactures.
A welcome was then given in
behalf of the churches by Rev. t.
II. Cleveland 1.-THE church that
is in Springfield salutes you," was
his greeting, in apostolic phrasing.
Rev. w. II. Tigart, OF the West
minister College of Missouri, gave
the response: "The grandest
sight | ever witnessed" " said he.
twas the gathering OF $4,000 young
people at Minneapolis last summer
at the national convention of the
Y. p. S. G. E." and he went on to
tell of the beginning of their or
ganization. "How had this mighty
stream arisen 2 Back a few years
ago, in the study of a young pastor
whose whole anxiety was how he
might become more useful to the
young people OF his church and
how they might become better SER
wants of his Master" To him,
this was the grandest moment in
the history of the church. Did
they ask "why this waste of time
and money in all these delegates
coming to Springfield ?" For these
conventions do cost large sums of
money aud much valuable time.
When that question was asked he
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 Christians are one, and
he pointed to the banner on his
right. lone is our Master, and
all we are brethren" And to the
motto of the Y. P. S. G. f., which
reached from the pulpit 10 the door,
across the church, in gilt letters on
a blue back ground. "For Christ
and the church. "
On Friday evening the program
consisted of praise service, con-
Quoted by Mr.. Joseph w. Hall, Of
Springfield; the presidents ad-
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. +. 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 He 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 a better temper,
and then added: "And, oh God,
while you are about it, fix up
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. 1872. "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
a sunrise prayer meeting at $50,
which was largely attended in
spite of the early hour. At the
close, just as they were singing
"There shall be showers Of bless.
ing" the sun shone in through the
open windows in shower of sun
beams.
At nine o'clock came the reports
from the different societies. The
sending of a telegram (of condo
lence, we judge to Wisconsin, met
with a 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--fve 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 al
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 delegatei
look this time to visit Drury Col,
lege.
In the evening the Grand Oper;
House was crowded by 1880. NJ
church in the city was large enougf
10 accommodate so many, and 81
the remaining meetings were helC
in the opera house. A selected