The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-22
MANY ARE COMING
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS ARE Ar
RIVING FOB CONVENTION.
Meeting to Continue From Tomorrow
Night Till Sunday--Brilliant Orators
and Able Thinkers From Abroad to Ad-
dress the Meetings--Dr. Power Of Wash
ington Will Deliver Three Addresses on
Important Christian Subjects DIR.
SewalI of Kansas City TO Speak Also--
DIR. Martyr of Chicago 10 Coming.

Wichita has had a number Of great
meetings this year, grand lodges Of
fraternal societies and other gather.
iDgs, but by far the most notable and
the one that will attract the most at
tention by reason of the cause it rep
resents, the members in attendance and
the reputation and ability of the several
speakers from abroad, Will be the gath
ering of Christian Workers known as
the state convention of the Kansas
Christian Endeavor Union, which con-
venes in the auditorium building to-
morrow evening and continues during
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Some 1000 delegates are expected to
be in attendance. an enthusiastic bodF
of Christian young people gathered
from every city and hamlet of this grea,
state meet to consider questions of vital
Importance and interest TO Christian
workers and 10 the development of the
great Christian endeavor idea. Repre-
sentative workers and speakers from
various portions of the country will be
present and will be heard from time TO
time upon the living questions OF the
day. Rev. +. d. Power, d. D.. pastor
of the Garfield Memorial church OF
~,
three addresses before the convention.
DR.. Powers comes with the reputation
of being one OF the brightest lights OF
the Christian church of America. On
Thursday night he will be heard on
christianity Call 10 Youth" on Sat
urday morning on MY Duty as a
Steward" and on Saturday night on
Some Lost Arts of Christianity. and
How They Are Being Regained." On
EridaVniOhr II L Of ha
Clyde Congrega church of Kan
sas City. Mo. will give an address on
Every Christian an Evangelist" Sat
urday afternoon the good citizenship
period will be held, the principal ad-
dress being upon christian Citizen
ship" by Rev. Carlos Martyr, d. D., OF
Chicago. DR.. Martyr is the editor of
the Christian Citizen of Chicago and is
the national lecturer of the Christian
Citizenship movement and comes en-
dOrSed by such men as Chauncey De-
pew as one of the finest pulpit orators
in this country. Sunday afternoon the
missionary session will be held. Rev.
Charles Hays of Kansas City giving the
address on Zone Reason for the Faith
that is in Us" on Sunday evening Mr..
John @. Wooley of Chicago will give
the temperance address on THE Powe>
of the Church" Mr.. WoOiey is the
John 3. Cough of this generation, and
has been heard with delight before the
great conventions of the country. Last
year his address before the great
Christian Endeavor convention at Cleve
land was the event of the gathering
There will be a number of addresses
from many of the bright men of Kansas
and the entire convention will be filed
with bright things.
The principal session OF the conven-
ton will be held in the auditorium,
which will be tastefully decorated for
the meeting The first session will be
held on tomorrow evening and viii con-
sist of a praise service and addresses OF
welcome and response; the annual ad-
dress of State President Prof d. $.
Kelly Of Emporia, and the address by
DR.. Power. The announcement of the
program will appear from day to day.
The Wichita local union officers and
committeeman are: President. Mr.. II.
w. Rule; vice president, Miss II. Rea
WoOdman; secretary, Miss Lulu knight
corresponding secretary. Rev. F. G..
Ward; treasurer, Mr.. w. s. Oldfeld;
chairman of subcommittee: On finance
w. +. Smith, on entertainment-W.
s Oldield: on music-W. NJ. Shaver:
on press-John Carter: on decora ton
Walter Vincent: on reception-J. VI.
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