The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02
NEWS OF CHURCHES.
Two Great Christian Endeavor
B Meetings at Hand.
STATE CONVENTIONAL SPOKANE
RssE Rudolph Tells why He len shs
Pastor SiseisiP Rssigns.

81 Ths next three or four months will Wit
sness marked activity in the Christian En-
1sayor circles OF this city md state gener-
nsIy Three events Of marked Importance
re N the plans Of the Endeavorers- The
est Of these IL the proposed visit OF the
Sssnerai secretary Of the organization, John
wins Baer. Of Boston, who will start on
April % for . "trip across the continent,
neopping 20 address the Christian En-.
issvor organizations In several cities On
his route. He will reach this state about
Nay l, and will deliver three addresses,
one 1t Spokane, the second a4 Seattle and
y third q. Tacoma
81 Mr.. Baer 10 . young man. IN enthusiast
&c worker and ready and forcsfui
speaker. He was born in Minnesota, and
srsceived his training Is newspaper man
IN Cleveland and other Eastern cities, re-
turning TO his native town, Rochester,
MIMI, when he reached manhood His
active and successful work ~ m organizer
ssad his ability ~ speaker attracted the
attention Of the officers Of the United SO.
cieiy OF Christian Endeavor, who per-
suaded him TO give up . lucrative position
in . large milling concern and accept .
small salary a. general SECRETARY Of the
Christian Endeavor movement, and sven
this small salary 10 not paid by the Chris
tan Endeavor Societies. but ~ met, - are
the few other salaries paid 70 Christian
Endeavor officers. out Of the profits OF the
publication department. and Of the Golden
/ Raie, the weekly paper published for the
Christian Endeavor societies.
& DIR. Baer will speak In Seattle on Friday
evening, May 4 The executive committee
of the Christian Endeavor Locai Union
has appointed q committee to arrange for
reception TO be rendered him on that
evening. which IL composed Of Mr.. Henry
Ewing. chairman; Miss Alice Mundsy.
s Miss Hetty L. Green. Mr.. Thomas C. Wis
veil and Mr.. Deli Hicks, and. a. honorary
members. Rev. Clark Davis. Rev. George
II. Lee. Mr.. II. Willis Carr and Mr.. Will
lam II. Lewis. 1t In expected that the
meeting will be held at one Of the largest
ehurches in the city, and there will BE- .
large attendance Of Endeavorers from
Seattle and the surrounding country. Il
is probable there will be quite . large mum.
Der OF tho Tacoma Christian Endeavorsrs
present. and that . party Of the Seattle
workers will rsciprocate BY attending tho
reception to Mr.. Basr in Tacoma q few
days later.
Two other prominent events In the
Christian Eudeavor work Of the immsdi-
ate future are the state and international
conventions which will b held In July.
! Large numbers OF young people from the
Sound region are making their plans to 20
TO spokane for their state convention July
,, and s. A transportation committee
has been appointed TO arrange for the sx-
j cursions 10 both the state convention and
20 the international convention at Cisvs-
z land, consisting of Mr.. William H. Lewis,
Of this city. as chairman. Mr.. Fred Beebe.
Of Tacoma. Mr.. X. l.. Edmiston. Of Spo-
kane, and Mr.. Fred Bonnsy, Of Walla
Waiia. This committee has already en-
tered into negotiations with the railroads
u and expects to recurs rate Of one fare for
the round trip, which will be SIS round
trip to Spokane and SIS IS round trip to
4 Cleveland. The committee plans to run o
special train, starting from Seattle and
Tacoma on tho morning Of July 2 Stops
will be made during the afternoon at
Z points Of interest In the mountains, and
the train will arrive at Spokane about
noon on the Sd. allowing the delegates
abundance Of time TO make themselves
S comfortable In the homes Of tho Spokane
!. Endeavorsrs, who will entertain the0
n ana to he ready for the opening session on
that evening. The sessions Of tho couvcn-
tons will continue over from Wednesday,
the 81, TO the evening Of Friday. the 5th.
when quite a large dsieA alton will proceed
In special cars to represent the state Ut
the great international convention TO b
held in Cleveland July II to H.
The indications are that the Cleveland
convention will be the largest and most
q helpful ever held. even exceeding that
held in New York two years ago. Tho
people of Cleveland, being proud Of their
beautiful homes, have determined not to
let the Endeavorers crowd into hotels. aud
have thrown open their private residences.
The delegates from each state are assigned
81 some one church for entertainment and
reception. Washington has been we'll
treated in this respect and her people will
be entertained by the Miles Park Prssby-
ierian church.
The excursion to Cleveland convention
will not DO restricted to members of Chris
tan Endeavor societies. but any persons
Interested In church or Christian Endsavor
4 work. or who come recommended by such
workers. will be welcomed and given all
the advantages granted to members Of the
organization.
I'll For the purpose OF circulating informa-
ton about these approaching events the
sssi,le Endeavorers are planning for roas-
sns mass meeting next Friday evening at
the \. NJ. c. A., l4i7 Front street. Mr.. NJ.
H. Ropkey. as chairman of the committee
OF arrangements. has arranged an attract
I've programme. There will be special
music under the direction OF the Plymouth
Church Eudeavor Society. and two short
aidFesses--one on Christian Endesvor
Methods and Plans" and another on
christian Endcavor Men"-both by local
hadeavoFers Of long experience. bat who
have rot heretofore appeared before the
Seattle local union. An invitation Is ex-
isndsd TO ali young people who are inter.
sssei in Christian work TO be present
way HE LEST THE CHURCH.