St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
A District Convention Of the
Christian Endeavor So
eietieS.
DR.. French and the Unbellef
Abroad in the
Land.
interesting Closing Exercises
by Students Of the Mon
roe School.
The Assignee Of the CONNER
cial Bank and Delinquent
Creditors.

The convention of Christian Endeavor
societies in the st. Paul district opened
at House of Hope church yesterday
morning. Delegates were present from
Minneapolis, Saltwater, st. Paul Park
and other places. The convention is
one of number that will be held in the
various districts of the state before the
Minnesota delegation leaves for
the national convention at New
York. State Secretary j. E. Thiv-
ing presided over the morning
session and called the delegates to
order at 10 o'clock. The opening prayer
was led by J. Powell Moore, president
of the House of Hope society. Miss
Mabel Bolles, of Saltwater. was intro
duced, and read an excellent paper on
social Committee Work in Our Prayer
Meet ings." George W. Hammer, presi-
dent of the st. Paul Park union, fol-
lowed with a paper on Lookout and
Prayer Meeting Work in Our SOcials."
A lengthy discussion on the two sub
lects took place, in which every dele
gate participated. and after an address
5y Rev. E. X. Edwards, of Christian
church, an adjournment was taken for
dinner.
E. r. Willis, president of the Mime
apOlis union, occupied the chair in the
AFTERNOON, and State Secretary Thwing
explained the work to be accomplished
at the national convention in July in
detail. Trafford w. Jayne, first state
vice president, explained the route to
be taken to New York. A special train
will be made up in st. Cloud to convey
all the Minnesota delegates. The re-
mainder of the afternoon was given
over to Junior work. Rev. Thomas Nc
Clary. pastor of Bates Avenue M. E.
church, spoke at length on the necessity
and value of training the little ones and
rearing them up as good Christian en-
deavorers. If the child is taught to
take an interest in society work he
will take that same interest all his
life. Too much attention cannot be
given 10 this branch of the endeavor
unions. Mr.. McClary's remarks met
with appreciation from all present. and
a long discussion took place as to the
best plan of organization and time for
holding the meetings of the Junior en-
deavors. At O'Clock the convention
again adjourned until evening. The
routine of the day was occasionally i'll
terrupted with music and singing that
made the session all the more interest
ing for the enthusiastic workers.
DIR. French's Appeal.
The evening session was more largely
attended. First came song service,
conducted by Prof. Colville, and in
which the members heartily partici-
pated, and then followed the usual de-
vOtiOnal exercises. This was conducted
By Francis l.. Hayes, pastor of the First
Freewill Baptist church of Minneapolis.
Rev. Il. Ii. French, the eloquent and
handsome. young president of the state
union, delivered an address. He began
with drastic arraignment of the self
constituted critics of the Bible = 1t was
an eloquent exposition, in which The
|. fallacies of the liberals were exposed.
Then came a graphic and effective
definition of the pledge of the Christian
Endeavorers. The first thing that the
Christian EndeavOr does, it was alleged,
is to exemplify the Sublimity of its ex-
istence, and this idea of the theme was
carried on to its unwritten end. The
speaker did not care to undertake to
disparage the theory of earthly pleas
ures and amenities. He thought there
was much of Christian utility that is
taught in social congress. 1t is some
thing for us to live, he asserted with
tervor. He took up the agnoStic view,
and spoke with eloquence and feeling
of the death of the brute in contradiS-
-
human life. The brute goes down to
the grave, and the cold wave shuts over
him.
He turned attention to the unity of
the Christian EndeavOrers' movement.
They ought to be hopeful and to be
unit in the one common aim. And he
recited some of the incidents of the re-
cent general conference in Omaha. tie
made an earnest plea for the principles
of the Christian EndeavOr society, and
advocated the principle 'of church unity
In so doing he took occasion
to disparage sectarian conflict.
He is Methodist, he said,
and he believed in MethodIsm
because he fancied that it does
more than all the other churches 10
bring the people to Jesus Christ. And
| he was looking forward to the time
when Jesus prayer is to be fulfilled
when ali will be one. Still he was a
Methodist, and he felt that it was the
greatest church, and If he was not
Strong enough in his position he called
upon ''brother Wilson, to correct him.
DR.. French continued his appeal to
the EndeavorerS to act as individuals.
He asserted that the effort of the pastor
| is futile without the personal endeavOrS
| of the grand army of EndeavorerS,
The closing conservation service was
conducted by Rev. G. n. Carson, OF the
| Central Presbyterian church of st. Paul.
Straw Hats and Thin Clothing.