Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
German1a Bicycle clubs Races.


will hold ive-mile race over the East
Haven course next Sunday. The races
will start at o'clock There are already
about twenty entries. January Is the
members of the club will give an exhibition
of fancy riding, followed by ball at the
old Union armory. Chapel and Union
streets.
STATE v. p. s. O. e. CONVENTION.
Another Influx Of Visitors - Annual
Report of President Kelsey Of Hart
ford-The Doings of the Day.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. There was anoth-
er large influx of visitors this morning, and
it is estimated that 2, 500 delegates are now
attending the state Christian Endeavol
convention at the armory. This morning
the registration committee announced thai
1,l73 delegates registered yesterday. The
seventh annual report of President a. q.
Kelsey of Hartford was read this morning.
In it he urges the members to make the
next seven years even more successful than
the last. He says: s'This coming seven
years will complete and close this century.
So far the century has been one of aston.
ishing material progress. believe these
last seven years are to witness such prog
ress in the spiritual kingdom in the con-
quest OF the world for Christ as the world
has never seen"
A. E. Kilbourne of East Hartford, secre.
tary and treasurer, reported that in sixty
two societies there had bsen 434 CONVEX
sions; from 100 societies 800 had Joined
membership in the state is SO, $50, OF
which 20,650 are active, $3.50 honorary
and &, $50 associate members. The gain
in enrolment this year Is eleven societies
and 200 members. A society has been
organized in the state prison with twenty
four members. Chaplain Atwood is presi
| dent.
Mrs. Eli @. Smith of Bridgeport read q
report of work among junior societies.
The membership Is 80 societies and 2 46(
members. Mrs. s, L. Blake of New Lon
don discussed the report and Rev. G. 81.
Barber of Manchester also spoke upon it.
Mrs. j. E. Tuttle of Amherst spoke on
''The Development of Christian Life of
Children" and Rev. Il. B. Roberts of Tor
rington and Rev. George Adams of Hart
ford spoke on s'The Christian Endeavorers
Place in the Church." This afternoon
committee conferences were held.
Temperance Orator Thomas E. Murphy
addressed $500 people this afternoon, and
hundreds were turned away. At the clos
ing session this evening Secretary O. S.
Nash of Oakland, CAL, outlined Christian
Endeavor work on the Pacific coast. Rev.
DR.. s. M. Newman of Washington, D. g.,
made the closing address of the conven-
ton, and officers of the state Christian
Endeavor union were elected as follows:
President, Rev. Clarence a. Barber of
Manchester; vice presidents, Rev. O. A.
Northrop of Norwich, Rev. W. g. Fen
well of Meriden, Rev. David L. Downey of
Stamford; secretary and treasurer. A. E.
Ktlborn of East Hartford; auditor, Charles
E. Curtis of Norwalk; superinten-
dent of junior work, Mrs. Eli
9. Smith Of Bridgeport; directors,
for one year, Rev. W. A. Richard of Bir-
mingham, Fayette Goes of Willimsntic. j.
F. Ripley of Hartford; for two years, Rev.
John 81. Mason of New Haven, Rev. E. A.
Young of New Britain, George 8. Denning
of Middletown; manager of Connecticut
excursion to Cleveland next year, James F.
Williams of Bristol.
The total registration of delegates was
2,19O.