St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-23
EHDEAVORERS' LAST DAY.
WIRD-U UP or THE STATE CONVENTION
OF CHRISTIAN WORKERS.

Miss Ida Middle ton, of Minneapolis,
state superintendent of Junior work.
A service of praise followed, after which
Thomas Wainwright, of Chicago, pop
ularly known as "Uncle Tom among
the younger Endeavorers, for whom he
is very enthusiastic worker, gave an
object lesson on temperance work,
which he illustrated with charts. This.
| of course, Interested the Juniors very
much indeed.
| Miss Virginia c. Dixon, of Mime
| apoliS, arraYed in Grecian costume,
| illustrated in the most perfect way the
| surprise and gladness of deaf mute,
who, or entering church, learned and
understood for the first time the mes
| sage of Christ. The idea was unique,
and the execution by Miss Dixon was
| superb; in fact, the most entertaining
on the afternoons programme.
Following this came the Junior con-
| secration service, conducted by John
| Willis Baer, after which the Juniors
| retired and the Minneapolis delegation,
| which had just arrived. took their seats,
| and listened first to talk by Miss Mid
| dleton on the outlook for the work of
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year. She spoke in brief of the pres
| ent condition of the work, and sag
| gested in what way cooperation
| might help the progress for the future.
| Prof. Colville had promised to give
solo, but Oh account OF very bad cold
| from which he was suffering Miss Tur-
ner gave solo instead.
Thomas Wainwright gave an inter-
esting talk on Junior work, in which he
| related his own experience.
The question box was handled by Mr..
| Baer, who, in replying to the many
| questions put to him, made some very
| amusing remarks, and entertained his
| audience IN the way that only Mr.
| Baer can for some little time.
TALK BY BISHOP FOWLER.
| The convention sermon was preached
in the evening by Bishop Charles H..
Fowler, of Minneapolis. The bishops
| text was from Acts xxi, Both verse, and
Acts XII, verses Is and 10. He said in
brief: 1.-THE character referred to you
| will easily recognize as that of st. Paul.
| 1t matters very little about the outer
life OF this great man. and a
| great deal that is ambiguous has
| been written about him, but
| it is his inner life that is of great i'm
| portance-a living epistle which has
| been the inspiration of SO many lives.
| He was the very best embodiment of a
true son of God. except Jesus of Naz-
| areth, and we cannot even contemplate
| his life without profiting thereby. We
| read various stories about his life. but
| we see him first when his doings affect
US most, when, after a long period
| of hard work he is thrown into prison
| and taken to Rome, where for two years
| he leads the life of a common prisoner.
| This is one incident in the outer life of
| the greatest man that great God ever
| made. but let US look at the inner man.
| He was a student and educated on
| magnificent plan. We go into our work
| with little or no preparation compared to
| that which this wonderful man received.
| Cities were his tutors, Tarsus cared tor
| him in his infancy, and Jerusalem in
| his early manhood. Damascus. the eye
| of the desert, flashed her light upon
him, and he spent many of his middle
years here, while Antioch and Ephesus
| also entered into his training. and
| helped to round out great character.
| None of us can do the work that st.
| Paul did, but we can al all times keep
! ourselves on the alert and do the thing
| that our hands find to do. He was filled
with the divine go" and did much of
| his work in the midst of agOniZlng
sorrow, and at all times carried on his
heart the burden of all the churches.
| He lived so near to God that ne could
| know the sorrow of the Divine One over
the sins of His people.
| Now the churches should prevent q
| great deal of the depravity among men
| by commencing with the children and
| teaching them, and the sooner the bet
| ter, for, of course, the best saints can
| be made out of the best material. An
| embodied conviction is what we need
to take us through any call of duty, a
| conviction that we must get out and do
| for the men who are within our reach
and who are in great need"
The bishop drew several pictures of
| st. Paul in different situations, always
doing good, and typical Christian en-
| deavorer. He spoke of his endurance,
his patience, and though we are not
hunting for suffering, yet when it comes
to US, if for the sake of the cause, let us
bear it patiently. 'In the scene at
Lydia when his followers think him
dead, see the expression on his face
when he recalls the fact that when he
was attacked by the mob ne had
been preaching, and, turning to his
disciples, he said: Pear not, for all
| things will work together for good to
take this great citizenship of st. Paul
and preach the universal gospel to all
mankind.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutionS follows:
Resolved, That we give to the good
people of st. Paul, who have rendered
to US such a hearty welcome to their
city, their homes and their hospitality,
our sincereSt gratitude, and express
hereby our profound appreciation of
their kindness, care and unfailing at
tention to every detail Of our visit. Be
it further
Resolved, That we thank the st.
Paul union for their efforts and the
committees in whose charge have been
the arrangements for this convention
that we are especially grateful to those
who have so successfully contributed to
the musical portion of our programme
that the attentions of the local press and
the concessions and service of the rail-
roads merit our thankful acknowledge
ment; and that TO the speakers who
have appeared on our platform, who
have SO ably and eloquently inspired
and encouraged US, we can but give our
unqualified thanks. Be it further
Resolved, That our loyalty to the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
and the principles for which Christian
EndeavOr stands remains mistaken, and
our interest in its work, in which Min
nesota is so favorably represented by
our loved General Secretary Baer, in
creases with the passing years. Be il
further
Resolved, That 10 our retiring officers
we express our heartfelt gratitude for
the faithful and consecrated labors they
have performed, and for the large
measure of success that has been
achieved. especially commencing the
completer district organization which
they have so decidedly furthered; that
to our secretary. Miss Halbrook, whose
time and service have been SO freely
given to the wOrk-we are deeply and
sincerely grateful. Be it further
Resolved, That we are unalterably
and upequivocally hostile to the power
and presence of the liquor traffic, and
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