St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-22
THE CONQUERIRG SPIRIT
rs EYINcED By CHRISTIAN ERDEAY0R
UNY0.Y WORKERS.
NO WASTE TIME YESTERDAY.

Evil Effects OF Intemperance
Considered and Suggestions for
Corrective Work Power o.
Prayer Discussed Interest
ingly-Secretary Baer's Query
Session.
There is an lnvigorating, satisfying
and refining atmosphere about these
Christian Endeavorers. The stamp of
sincerity marks every word and action.
Yesterday afternoon they talked about
committee work-a dry subject, some
might say-but none who heard them
talk would say SO. They made it inter-
esting, because they were interested.
They spoke with an earnestnesS and
fervor that no hypocrisy could counter
felt, and they listened with an eager
ness born of the desire to do good in
this world. The discussion was led by
the ladies at this session. The subjects
considered and those who introduced
them we're:
Lookout committee. Miss Emily Will
lard, of Red Wind; missionary commit
tee, Miss Lora Stevens, of st. Cloud:
prayer meeting committee, Miss Eliza
beth Underwood, of Fergus Fails; tenn
perance committee, Mrs. Lew w. IL
vine, of st. Paul; neglected commit
tees. Miss Mary E. Treadwell, OF
st. Peter. All of the other
ladies SPOKE well. Their papers were
couched i'll terse and fitting language.
every word of which probed 10 the heart
of the subject. The paper which occa-
stoned the most discussion was that
outlining the work of
THE TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE"
LII the absence of its author, Mrs. Lew
W. Irvine, it was effectively read by
Miss Matte Knapp, of Rochester, Mimi.
1t opened with these assertions:
1.-The saloon is the recognized enemy
of the home, the nation and the church.
1t is the one great power OF evil which
underlies every crime and sir, revolving
against God and Righteousness, sending
desolation and death to the ends of the
earth. 1t is a curse running more bodies
and souls than the church saves"
The general tenor of the paper was,
that there is not sufficiently active
temperance sentiment i'll the churches
temperance committee should be organ
lied in every society. Pledge signing
was strongly urged. Children should
be asked TO sign the pledge, temperance
meetings should be held and temper
ance literature induStrlOusly circulated.
The discussion WHICH followed was
spirited. A gentleman from one of the
interior cities remarked: "lts the
young men who drink, not the young
ladies. l am married, and l know how
uncomfortable young man feels when
the lady he admireS tells him she don't
want him to call on her. Tie young
ladies should refuse TO associate with
men who drink" Applause.
Another gentleman, addressing Miss
Knapp, the reader of tile paper, said:
"lf you lived i'll st. Paul you would see
the need of holding temperance meet
lngs once in while. Laughter.
They put out red placard Oh house
which contains a case of scarlet fever.
L would rather one of my children
should eaten the scarlet fever than the
whisky feverm Applause.
A Minneapolis lady informed the con-
Yentlon that III her city prayer meetings
were held Tor the benefit of the beer
drinking women there. Much applause
Was accustomed when an Iota delegate
Salu tllat nlgh license and all license In
that town had been abolished through
the energetic action of its young wom-
Ell. The municipal authorities favored
high license because the town needed
the revenue to light the street lamps.
But the young women said they would
see that the streets were lighted, and
they kept their word by climbing the
lamp posts and lighting the lamps.
IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER.
Miss Elizabeth Underwood, of Fergus
Falls, spoke of tile Importance of the
prayer meeting committee. Miss I'm
derwood did not read, but talked from
her notes. Though she said but Il few
words, her extraordinary magnetism
and excellent delivery riyeted attention.
Miss Underwood said:
"'AS man thinketh in his heart, so
Is he.' As prayer meeting committee
Is, so is the prayer meeting. l will not
say that the prayer meeting committee
is the most important of all The most
Important committee is the committee
you are on.''
In the ensuing discussion opinions
were expressed regarding the long
winded speeches and prayers made by
the pastors and elder church members
who attend the young peoples meet