The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-25

tired. They could have listened to him
all night A small matter of time is
nothing to the Christian Endeavorers;
they are working for eternity.
Miss Margaret Horne sang THE Work
err in a forcible manner. She pleased
the audience very much with her rendi-
ton of the solo, which was sung as one
of the contest mum bers at Hutchinson.
A novelty that was introduced was the
singing of AT the Cross as the i'm
mense crowd dispersed The Endeavor-
ers sang it for at least a block after leav-
ing the church.
At RsPres entative HALL
While the constitutional and legally
organized Christian Endeavor cOnven-
ton was playing to a packed house at
the Presbyterian church, about a thOus-
and christians endeavored and success
fully to get into Representative hall at
the capitol, where an overflow cOnven-
ton had been advertised.
Historic, war-scarred Representative
hall was not itself last night. 1t is
doubtful if Speaker Douglass or Speaker
Dunsmore or Bill Higgins would have
recognized it A big banner was sus-
pended from the center chandelier bear
ing the inscription For Christ and the
Church" Society emblems were every
where. Where party enthusiasm was
went to raise the roof, such songs of
praise as ''Onward, Christian Soldier"
filed every nook and corner of the vast
nail uo atmosphere IN the nail, W0Icn
is usually akin to that of jury room and
blue with tobacco smoke, was last night
filled with air of spirituality and de-
votion and the choicest perfumes.
Rev. j. b. Thomas was the speaker"
of the service. and he recognized Rev. J.
T. COwan, the gentleman from Pittsburg,
Pa, who made an able and scholarly adj
dress on methods, Principles and En-
thusiasm.''
Prof. d. 8. Kelly Of Lyon county made
the presidents annual address.
Speaker Thomas led the singing and
'JOilied" the people into giving a liberal
collection.
At the Church This Morning.
The EndeavOrers filed the First Pres
byterian church again this morning and
many had to stand up back of the pews
1t wasn't sleepy, drowsy audience
either Almost all of them had attended
the sunrise prayer meeting at the First
Christian church, the Central Congrega-
tional church, and the North Topeka
Congregational church. They were
bright and cheerful. They didn't look
cross-Christian EndeavOrers learn to
be cheerful; that's the first and most
important thing to learn.
National President DR.. F. E. Clark
said: you all know about the Coxey
armies that are going over the country,
not particularly to get work, but to be
fed and sheltered. Pm glad to see such
the EndeavOrers laugh. Then the doc
tor said: In the ranks of the unem-
ployed there are two classes-those who
would work if they could procure it, and
then those who would not work if it was
offered to them. They are mere tramps
going about living on other peoples re-
sources"
DR.. Clark is a magnetic speaker. One
man, an evangelist living in this city,
with flowing auburn sideburns, who was
leaning against radiator, became so
interested that his mouth was wide open.
That didn't interfere with his enjoying
every word DIR. Clark said that Eng
land had had taste of the unemployed
also. There is a problem of the I'M
employed in every church. 1 don't want
any political party. 1 want to make
this a christian speech. We are not
going to vote for any one political party.
We are going to vote SO that it will
make this country more Christ-ike We
will vote for a man that we think is best
fitted for the place."
DIR. Clark said he had little mathe-
NAUTICAL problem that he wanted to tell
the EndeavOrers
He said: There are 100000 Chris
tian Endeavorers, not counting the Jun
iors. 1t is safe to say that 100000 of
these are wage earners. The average in /
come is $500 year.
"Ten $500 multiplied by 10000 makes
$15,OOO,OOO. Now if a tenth of the in
come were given to this work, then there
would be 81 800, O00."
State Secretary L. L Roby's annual re-
port interested the Endeavorers greatly.
Here are some of the figures that make
the hearts of the EndeavOrers glad: In
1892 there were 3S1 Christian Endeavor
societies, and 81 Junior Christian En-
deavor societies. In 1898 the bers
had grown to 564 c. Els, and 133 Juniors,
and at the present time there are III G.
Els, 225 Juniors, three intermediate and
five Mothers societies. This makes a
total of $50 Christian EndeavOr societies
in the state of Kansas.
Mr.. Roby has held his office for two
years, and has given great deal extra
time to the work. He is a great favorite
with the Endeavorers.
The state treasurer, Mr.. Geo. o. Foster,
made his annual report He said: II
didn't get to talk last night, but l wanted
to-" He said that there was about 1928
to be raised to settle the debts incurred
during the past year. the EndeavOrers
will settle this debt though before they
leave, for they believe in paying as they
go; or rather before they go.
The most interesting of all meetings of |
the convention are the reports from the
districts of the state. such en-
thusiasm! One man gets up and says:
''We're alive, and we are growing" Then
another district president gets up and
tells of his district One lady arose and
said: 1--WE are alive, and next year we
will be live-er."
The Christian Endeavorers enjoy a
joke just as much anybody else. In
fact they seem to enjoy a good joke in
more wholesome manner than other peo-
pie.