The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-26
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STATEY.P.S.C.E.CONVENTlON
Princess Rink at Fort Wayne Crowded
with 1900 Delegates Ready for Work.
Meeting Called to Order BY Miss Elizabeth
Wishard. of This City, and the Day Spent
in Preliminary Business Session.
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FoRT WAYNE. Ind. Nov. 25.-The fifth
annual convention of Indiana's Christian
Epdesvor societies convened at the Princess
Rlak at IL O'Clock this morning, and will
remain in session until Sunday night. 1t
will be the. greatest Christian meeting,
perhaps, ever held In Indiana. The ad-
vance guard arrived early this morning.
Miss Elizabeth Wishard, State secretary
of the organization. came In last evening
and has temporary headquarters at
Westminster Seminary. The first
delegation to report oonsisted of
eight young women from Madison.
gates had arrived. The Princess Rink.
whIch holds four Thousand. is beautifully
decorated. and the convent ion will be held
there while the UNCONVENTIONAL and district
rallies are being held at the differeEt
churches The music of the convention
will be led by Mr.. Edward f. Yarnelle, of
this city. who won much prominence at tho
great meeting in New York.
When the convention was called
to order 1,5O0 delegates were In the
hall The rink had been tastily ar
ranged, and festoons of evergreen and
bunting were everywhere visible. On
q background of evergreens were worked
with bit ter-sweet berries the letters "Y. z.
S. G. E." On the stage, enscOnsced in q
large national Tag. was fine portrait of
Dr.. Clark. founder of the society, and
known as Father Endeayorsr." it was
1145 o'clock when the convention was
called to order, Miss Elizabeth WIshard. OF
In dianapolis, acting as chairman. Two
hymns were sung by the audience, Mr.. Z.
L. nf aifx
Wishsrd then announced that Dr. McKaig.
of Minneapolis. would lend in prayer. He
asked that the blessings of God be show
cred on the heads of members of the So
ciety and especially on the leaders. who
were working heart and soul In the re-
liQious cause. The Chair announced that
owing to the late arrival of Rev. Morgan,
president of Wabash College. a change in
the programme would be necessltated and
adjournment was taken until o'clock.
1t was lao p. NJ. before the conven n tion
was again assembled by Rev. Morgan. who
invited all ministers present TO take seats
on the platform. A large mum berrespond-
ed. Mr.. Ierneile was announced as hav-
ing charge of the music during the conven-
ticn. with Miss Leo Long at the piano and
Mr.. Grodzik as cornetist The audience
sang the hymn. "All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" Mr.. Yarnelle leading. Devo-
tIonal exercises followed. led by Rev.
Moffat. who read the first part of the fif-
teenth chapter of John. prefacing the read
iug by q few remarks explaining the mean
ing of the verses. He followed in q pray OF,
asking the blessings of God on the deliber-
ations of the body of young Christians
who were working so earnestly In His
cause. Then followed the hymn. Faith
is Victory" the entire audience joining in
singing.
Prof Brannon was in tr cd uced. and on be-
half of the Christian Endeavorers of Fort
Wayne welcomed the delegates to the
city, and thanked them for the honor con-
ferred on Fort Wayne In bringing to the
city q convention which was to be so wide
spread in Its results. Rev. Northropt, of
the Baptist Church. welcomed the dele
gates to the city on behalf of the churches
of Fort Wayne. The welcome was cor
dial one and the delegates were i'm pressed
with the idea that the churches were
deeply interested in the work of the So
ciety. hich the pastor termed the largest
body OF young Christian workers in the
world. Rev. Eldridge. of the Wayne-street
M. +. Church. followed with an address of
welcome for the pastors. Rev. Morgan,
vice president of the State Union, and
chairman of the convention, responded on
behalf of the Christian Endeavorers of the
State. During the delivery of the above
address several hundred delegates from In
dianapolis, Terrs Haute. Wabash, Perm
and other cities arrived. and when seated
the regular programme of the afte rnoon
was begun about o'clock. consisting of an
address by Rev. Sleeper. of Beloit, Wis.
At 5 o'clock the Indiana State executive
committee held an important meeting in
the library of Westminster Seminary to
hear the committees from Indianap polls and
Terre Haute present their Claims for the
convention next year. The decision was
reserved until tomorrow. when it Will be
settled at another meeting of ,he commit
tee A 4 O'clock denominational rallies
were held in all the Protestant churc hes.
and were largely attended. and this even
ing q general union meeting is in progress.
and Princess Rink is crowded to tho doors.