The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-21

secretary, corresponding secretary and
treasurer, superintendent OF junior
work, who will also constitute the ex,
ecutiye committee for the discharge Of
business otherwise not provided tor.'
There was some discussion, but all was
favorable to tho change, and the new
section was unanimously carried and
became u part Of the constitution,
The other constitutional change was
IN the clause regulating the time when
state conventions shall be held, The
present section provides that the con,
vention shall be held in the months oil
July and August, but the new section
yesterday adopted makes no such lllnl'
tation future conventions can BIO hel9i
in any month OF the year.
N MINUTE TALKS.
The next event on tho programme
was the series OF one minute speeches
from all of the various societies repre-
sented at the convention. This lasted
for half an hour, after which h eaddress
on "Christian Endeavor Development,
by Rev. s. IL. Doyle, OF Mouudsvitie'
followed.
REV. MIR. DoYLE's ADDRESS.
E~NBEAyoRRas OF West YIRalNlA;-The
Christian Endeayor movement has al
ways been characterized by the element
Of immensely. This fact has been illus
trated by nothing better in the last few
years than the annual international CON
y%entions, OF the last one OF which Ishall
speak this afternoon. Last year the
convention was held in New York city,
the metropolis OF America When pre-.
yious to the convention the friends OF
Endeayor made their boast OF the large
numbers that would attend the New
York dailies made light OF their claims,
and said New York could entertain sew
eral such conventions and not know that
they were in town. But when the time
comes, and that vast army OF En-
deaVorers, numbering 10000 to $4,000
march upon that city, these same papers
changed their opinion and paid the con-
yention this tribute: "The Endeavorers
took possession Of all things except the
saloons" The convention at Montreal
was not less wonderful than the n mt
New York, even in respect to the sa-
looms, for said a saloonkeeper oil TINT
city, I'VE might as well put Grape on
our doors since tho Endeavorors are
here"
There is 80 much which / wish to
tell you, and SO little time in which to
tell 1t, that | scarcely know where to
begin; but, perhaps, | could do no bet
ter than to trace the course OF the
WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION
to tho convention city. This delegation,
numbering seventy, under tho leader
ship Of L. B. Hull, Of Grafton, started
from Parkersbuag Monday evening,
July 8, at 8 o'clock. While on the train,
morning and evening, we had prayer
meeting, 1t was certainly anovel plan,
and yet 1t was inspiring and uplifting.
AT Detroit We were joined by the Ohio
and Michigan delegations, aud q tri-
state mass meeting was held in n OF
the large churches. Tuesday evening
we started by the Grand Trunk railway
for Niagara Falls, where We arrived in
the evening, and spent two hours.
Travelling alI Tuesday night We arrived
early in the morning at Kingston,
when We took a large boat for an all day
ride down the st. Lawrence, Through the
s Thousand islands and tho noted rapids.
Theday was Spentin singing. soCiability
and in prayer meeting. 1t was my
pleasure I oconduct the tirstprayer meet
ing at the boat | took for my subject
''1he Personality Of the Holy Spirit"
and called for remarks by u represents
tive OF each OF the states represented.
They responded and We had u glorious
meeting. Wednesday evening, our boat
pulled alongside the wharGboat Mon
treal, and what a scene that was. 1t
was dri2zling rain, but the ardor and
enthusiasm OF non was d%ampeHCd by
it. Hundreds and hundreds OF people
had gathered to welcome us, and rs we
approached there were cheers, waving
OF haadkerchiefs aud umbrellas. AS
We drew near the delegation burst out
win the song, "Blest be the tie that
binds" 1t was taken up by the hum
dreds upon the shore, and before. we
landed 1.-The eceptioncommitte ecame and
reached across tho waters and grasped
our hands and this was u welcome to
the city OF the Royal Mount An Inter
esting feature OF the delegations was
their
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
You did not know and you did not
care whether they were Presbyterians,
E"piscopalians, or what, so they were
Endeavorors. This is IL OF the best
features of the Endeavor movement.
Nor does it make any ono less loyal to
their church. They have in Canadian
NJ. L. churches n society which l hope
may soon visit the states. 1t is an
Epworth League Of Christian En-
deavoE Epworth League-loyalty to
the church. Christian Endeavor-fel.
lowship with all young Christians.
May such Il society find root in Amer,
lea, and may the day soon CONC when
We shall have not only Epworth
tongues OF Christian Endeavor, but
also Westminster Leagues OF Christian
Endeavor, Baptist Unions of Christian
Endeavor and similar societies in other
denominations. Let us break down
this wall Of separation between donom-
nations, and lot It's have at least one
society where we stand on the plat
form II am a Christian" regardless Of
all things else.
Another interesting feature was tho
enthusiasm. Naturally you would
pect some enthusiasm where you had
80 many people and you would not
have been disappointed.
The speaker gave descriptions OF the
most notable sCones and said;
Now let us turn our attention to tho
singing. Endeayorers are singers. It
may well be called a singing army.