The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-08
In A GOOD CAUSE
Earnest Men and Women Meet a
MiSSoula.
WITH THE GOLD AND WHITE
. The Christian Endeavorers Are
Gathering I'm Large Numbers
and the Convention Prom
ises to Be a Big Success.


Missoula. May 7.-Gold and white,
the colors OF the Christian Endeavor-
ers, appear on every hand this evening
and the bright. happy faces of the dell
egates to the state convention. which
opened here this afternoon add life to
the city. 1t is happy, earnest crowd
of young people. and they take that
view Of religion which is the most ac-
ceptable--the cheerful one. Merchants
have decorated their windows with the
society's colors. the guests and their
hosts wear them in their buttonfiples
and the windows of the Hennessy Mer-
camille company contain the monogram
OF the society, &C. E." in gold and sill
YER. The Presbyterian church, where
the meetings of the convention will be
held, Is deliberately decorated. both in
side and out. with gold and yellow
streamers, and across the front OF the
audience room Is the motto in gold on
white background: For Christ and the
Church. Montana G. T.. Union"
The state officers OF the union are
given on the official programme as fol-
lows:
: President. c. c. Fuller. Butte: vice
presidents, Hollis Carsley. Helena, j.
ID. Tribby, Missouia. A. e.. Jones,
Butte; superintendent of junior work,
Miss s. A. Batterton, Bozeman. super
intendent of temperance and Christian
citizenship, Rev. j. +. Lynn. Boulder:
superintendent of missions. T.. f.
Crounse, Helena: superintendent, of
good literature. Miss Minnie b, Ham,
son, Bohemian; directors. Miss Mary II.
Read. Helena; Miss Jessie B. Wolfe,
Butte: w. ID. Province, Red Lodge;
Miss Anna Harpster. Missoula; Doug
las Lawson, Anaconda; Rev. r. NJ.
Donaldson, Bozeman; secretary-treas=
urer, j. III. Murphy, Boulder.
The first session of the convention
was held this afternoon. The large au-
dience room OF the Presbyterian church
was crowded and a lively interest was
manifested in the proceedings, which
were unusually pleasant. The reports
OF the several societies showed that
the work of the Endeavorers is going
on favorabiy. nearly all of the societies
reporting increased membership and
active interest. The exercises to-day
have been as follows: s't9
2:30 p. m.-Devotional service. led by
Rev. @. Il. ireland. Missoula
u. m.-Addresses of welcome:
On behalf of the city, Judge w. III.
Francis. president board of trade.
On behalf of the churches. Rev. ]. +.
SALESMAN, Baptist church.
On behalf of the Young Peoples soci-
cites. Miss M. e. Sloane, Christian
church.
Response-Rev. j. M. Douglas. Pres
byterian church, Miles City.
Reports OF Societies-Two minutes
each. Hr
Christian Endeavor Opportunities'-
Miss Margaret p. Bixby, Great Falls.
Introduction of delegates
'fcoat leader.
Natures Concert" chorus.
The Voice In the Twilight" Miss
Mabel j. Bolles. Missoula.
Star of Descending Night" chorus.
Address-"Who is Responsible" DIR.
A. Is. Cherrington, Spokane, Wash.
The addresses of welcome were all
very happy, and the visitors could not
ask any further assurance that Mis-
soula was glad TO see them than was
given them to-day. The Christian En-
deayor choir rendered excellent music
and the convention starts off under the
most favorable auspices. DIR. Cherring-
toms address this evening was an elo-
quent and interesting one. giving the
fundamental argument of the Endeav-
crers and answering effectively. the
query of the first sinful brother: Am
my brothers keeper" DR.. Cherring-
ton Is pleasant, effective speaker and
his address this evening was one OF the
most interesting ever heard in this city.
and compensated the union for it's dis
appointment over the enforced absence
of DR.. Clark.
The delegates who registered to-day
are:
Il. NJ. Allen, Cascade: Ed Butler. Cor
wallis; Rev. w. s. Bell. Helena Bell
Bertherton. Helena; Mrs. S. Berthund,
Philipsburg; Miss Bower. Philipsburg;
Mrs. Baxter. Granite; Margaret Blk
by. Granite; w. Il. Cook. Helena; Car
RE Call, Dillon; Mrs. Commons. Hell
ena; DR.. Cherrington. Spokane; Alice
Dates. Helena; c. ID. Demand. Great
Falls; j. Nj. Douglas. Miles City; Mr..
and Mrs. Esselton. Red Lodge; Edith
Earle. Deer Lodge; Rev. Mr.. Ellis.
Helena; c. c. Fuller. Florence Fuller,
Bozeman; Mrs. Fulkerson and Mary
Gardner. Helena; Mrs. Groeneveid.
Butte; Mrs. Hay. Corvallis: Miss Lille
Deer Lodge; Eddie Howard. Bozeman:
Rev. Mr. Hayes, Dillon; III. p. Jones,
Butte; Rev. w. NJ. Jordan, Deer
Lodge: II. L. Jones, Butte; Mrs. Lines,
Corvallis; Grace Lamont. Dillon: Rev.
Mr.. Lyn. Boulder; w. A. Moore. Hell
Matheson. Helena; Frank Merrill, Hell
ena; Mary and Lucy Mckenzie. Phil
ipsburg; Fannie and Sadie McLaren,
Hamilton; Daniel Mcdonald, Philips
burg: Miss McKinnon and Rev. Mr..
Newton. Hamilton: Lois and Nellie
Newport, Bonner; Misses c. and X.
Ostermeyer. Hamilton: Miss Owing,
Deer Lodge; w. c. Peat, Bonner; Miss
Peters, Pearl z. Reed. Butte: Rev.
James Reid, Bohemian; Mrs. Bert Rob
inson. Maggie Slack, Corvallis: Rev.
II. T. Shepherd. Butte; Jessie Spencer,
Butte; Mary Stackpole. Deer Lodge:
Rev. ]. M. Streator. Helena: Rev. M.
l.. Streator, Corvallis; r.. Smith, Deer
Lodge: Miss Stanton. Mr.. Trenary,
Mrs. Wilkinson. Iron Mountain: Foley
Waters, Bozeman: Mrs. L. Williams,
Deer Lodge; w. +. Wragg. Helena;
Miss Watson. Bozeman: Miss Bessie
Wickes. Boulder; Miss Warner. Boze-
man.
DR.. Cherrington is the champion OF
reform in Spokane, and his
lecture tonight had much 10 do with
that topic. He is a Jealous worker and
In accomplishing much good in his own
city Tomorrow evening Rev. James
Reid, the best-known OF the Montana
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