St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-25
II WAS VERY TAME.
The Christian EndeavOp Meet
ing Was Something Of
q Frost.
Revive Us Again" Was Sung
in the Most Touching
Manner.
rhe New Minneapolis Kinder
gapten' Association Is For
mally Organized.
Street Cars Have a Collision
FeVer--NiIS Lundblad'S
Little Romance.

All is not just exactly lovely in the
local Christian EndeavOr camp. There
hasn't been quite the proper show OF
activity of late, and it looks very much
as though there would have 10 be very
general revival of interest in the order
or Minneapolis will make pretty poor
showing at the coming convention in
New York. The breezy little rumpuS
in the Epworth league convention on
Thursday stirred up the EndeavOrers
trife, and inaSmuch as it was thought
best that there should be a mass meeting
the local hosts before going to New
York. last night was OppOrtunely chosen
as the date for this meeting. Notices
were sent out only yesterday. This
was very short time, but the EpwOrth
league incident was relied on to bring
the young people to the front. and big
crowd was consequently expected. 1t
was expected, too, that there would be
some very plain talk from the brethren
concerning the matters at issue
between the two orders. The class
room of the First Baptist church
was the place of gathering. Those
who came expecting to see a crowd
and witness some fun got very poor re-
turns for their time and money. There
were perhaps fifty young people pres
Pnt and all were as mild as doves
There were no infiammatory speeches
nor anything to suggest there were any
sore or bruised hearts among the En-
deavor hosts. Everybody was mild
spoken and peaceable, and seemingly
Fls.TN rNu ~ ftanTn
friends of the Epworth league
them. DIR. Wayland Hoyt occupied a
front seat and looked very much bored.
At the close of the third song he wall
dered away and forgot TO return. DR..
McKaig was billed to speak to the
young people, but he disappointed them
SOrely by falling TO show up at all.
Johnny Hughes was present and filled
clear to his short neck with chOker, but.
like Achilles of classic fame, he chose
to sit back in the shadow of the por-
there's in the rear of the room, and never
once opened his mouth.
He was very much diSguSted with the
small turnout and the apparent lack of
interest. Harry KinpertS led the meet
ing and efficiated as chief mOurner. AS
mass meeting it was very much off
ice of song. The fourth hy INN was ap-
propriately selected both for its title
and sentiment. 1t was Revived
Again." and the young people stiffened
up in their seats and sang the song
with most touching fervUr. The
president and secretary of the
local EndeaYor union came in for
a few mild rOaSts for their very evident
lack of enterprise in arranging for the
meeting. There is disposition besides
to blame most all the shortcomings of
the union on these two gentlemen.
Johnny Hughes insists that it is all the
fault OF the administration that things
have been going so by skies and sevens.
But Johnny has the reputation of being
something of kicker, and it is claimed
has the itch of office himself, so it won't
do to say this is the sole reason for the
present state of affairs until the other
side has been heard from.
There is Enthusiastically painful lack
of the Old-time fire and fervOr among
the local EndeavOrS, and the leaders in
the movement are at their wits end to
know what to do in this crisis. Evil
IDENTITY the reaction from last years con-
ventiOn has been greater than was cal
culated upon. Even a man with
wooden eye could see last night that
there was 10 enthusiasm to be worked
up at this meeting, and so it was de-
ciGed to postpone the mass meeting TO
next Wednesday evening at the same
place. 1t is planned to hustle about and
make this hummer. Any one WHO has
compliments to pay the EpwOrth league
will bottle them up until this meeting.