Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-08-25

Inc Ihlrd Annual Convention of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Christian En-.
deavor Union, held in Lancaster Tues.
day and Wednesday OF last week was
undoubtedly one Of the most ENJOYABLE
and highly profitable meetings of the
kind ever held in this part of the state.
The attendance was large. those who
took part in the exercises marked out
on the complete and well arranged pro.
gram, were ready and wide awake in
their work. and the entire convention,
delegates and visitors, entered heartily
and Enthusiastically into the spirit of
the occasion and the Spirit of Christ
and Christianity was at all times mani
fest. The convention opened at 1880
A. NJ. Tuesday by the singing of the
favorite Christian Endeavor hymn,
"Blest be the Tie that Binds :"
Although there was not full attend
ance at this session. it lacked nothing
to make it a most happy one, and it
sounded the key note of the following
sessions by the earnest inspiration ex-
emplifieG The Esd and oath psalms
were read respectively, Rev. P. H.
Mason, leading. Songs, prayers. re-
sponsive reading and short decided
remarks on moral and religious sugges-
tons kept the eye, ear and mind con-
tinually on the alert, and the session
closed with the heartiest appreciation.
The first afternoon session was opened
by a praise service and responsive
reading and sentence prayer for the
convention. This exercise was most
admirably conducted by Mr.. Henry
Hay, of Platteville. The address of
welcome given by Mr.. Harper, was
very happily responded to by Miss M.
j. Miner, President of the Union. The
next address, What is Christian En-
deavor SocietY-Its Object and Aim, ;"
was earnestly given by Rev. G. w.
Brownjohn of Bloomington, sfter which
an intermission of ten minutes, giving
an opportunity 10 greet old acquain-
tances and make new ones was indus
triously improved.
When the meeting again came to
order, Miss Carrie W Hartford of
Wyalusing, read thoughtful paper on
the Prayer Meeting Committee" and
this was Immediately followed bv a
capital article on The Sunday School
Committee, " given By Miss Anzonetta
Owens of Dodgeville. The next two
papers, 1.-The Missionary Committee"
assigned to Mr.. Clay Adkins of Bloom
ington, and 1.-The Social Committee"
by Mr.. Fred w. Starkey of Richland
Center were necessarily omitted owing
to the absence of the writer's Miss
Clara Jones read finely written and
attractive paper from Miss Susie Peck
of Smithfield, Pa. An open parliam ent,
admirably conducted by Mr.. E. NJ.
Pease of Richland Center concluded the
afternoon session. The discussions in
this Parliament" were hinged on the
question. "How to Further the Endeav-
or Cause in Our District, and were
pointed and lively enough to satisfy the
most enthusiastic endeavorer.
The Tuesday evening session opened
at seven O'Clock with song and praise
service for half an hour, when Mr..
Henry Hay Of Platteville gave peer
less address, using for his topic, "A
Decade of Progress, A Decade of Prom
Use. " Mr. Hay is certainly entitled to
much credit for the excellent thought
put into his address. and to tho thanks
of his audience for the pleasure it gave
them.
A symposium of enthusiasm bottled
up from the Great National Endeavor
Convention was heartily entered into
by returned delegates, Rev. P. H.
Mason, Miss c.. l.. Miner and Prof. w.
ID. Gibson. Talk about lack of enthu-
siasm in Christian work There is no
text of that kind to talk from in the
Endeavor Society. These speakers
were full Of life and spirit and they said
they could tell or give but little idea of
the enthusiasm of the Great Convention
of the forty or fifty thousand who came
from every civilized and uncivillzed
land upon the face of the earth to ex-
change religious thought with each
other in New York City. Rev. Ira lie
Baron, of Bloom City was not present
but his topic, Responsibility of En-
deavorers, was vely acceptably pre-
sented bv Dr. w. II. Simmons of Viola.
The Doctors address very forcibly
illustrated the fact that there are, at all
times and under all circumstances,
members in the Y. T. S. G. + who are
ready, willing and competent TO fall
into line and execute the work of those
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