Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-14


meetings were held at the Broadway
and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches. the attendance being even
larger than on the preceding morning,
and the topic, ASK the savior TO Help
You. lie Win Carry You Through. ;"
was entered into with the character
istic zeal and spirit Of the Christian
Endeavoror. The morning session at
the city hail showed no abatement In
the interest that characterized the
meeting of the previous day, every
worker in the vineyard being ut his
post OF duty.
After fifteen minutes praise SER
vice the regular work OF the morning
was taken up, Rev. G W. MuelSlcy OF
Kansas city, speaking Tor a half hour
ON christian Endeayor FOR the Times"
our Work. Past and Future" was
the topic for open parliament, which
was conducted by Rev. Ira Laudrth uf
Nashville. Rev. J. a. Rondthalcl, to
whom the topic was assigned, being
absent.
Reports OF committees and other rou-
tine work OF interest only to members
occupied the remainder OF the fore
noon session.
Al Ii o'clock Miss Shirley II. Green
OF Palestine led the exercises. MosBrs.
{. /. Ritchle of aGintsVillu and $. j.
Tire OF Dallas ably assisting.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
a beautiful prayer service In song
opened the afternoon session. occupy
Ing twenty minutes. scatter Seeds OF
Kindness" Marching on" and other
selections being sung alternately by
the ladies' and gentlemen greatly to
The credit OF the former.
Rev. } IL. Hardin or Cincinnati
then spoke for an hour on the subject
OF missions, prcfacing his remarks by
a brief tank on prohibition, In which
he dcplored the fact that two counties
IN Texas had Just gone wrong" but
ne did not want The EndenvOrers to
feel discouraged. lie had recently seen
diagram In one OF the leading news
papers showing that one-third OF the
state OF Texas was living under prohi-
billion. He had heard Chicago travel
ing man say that II n certain fight
came on In Dallas Chicago alone would
send 10000 men there To see IT, II
say Christian EndcnvurorH, do YOU
want them to Gomez (Cries OF mo.
no. "Well, you needn't tell me. Tell
come one whore II will do some good.
II the people OF Texas permit that bru-
tai fight to take place It will not be
long until q dimncss VIII come over
the Lone star state, and you'll soon
be singing. 'Twinklc. twinkle, little
star how | wonder whore you're at"
The speaker here entered into his sub
Ject OF missions and spoke eloquently
Tor twenty minutes, giving much yul-
liable information and statistics on the
work OF foreign mission. The two
4 g. Isa.a
union ana Christian missions. To
march reunited under the blood-staln-
ed banner OF the cross TO the conquest
OF the word-this should be the aim
and motto OF all Christian EndeaVor-
crs. THE world cannot stand against
the onslaught OF the church. and We
shall not be able to accomplish our
aims until we stand together as one
mighty host" Speaking OF missions,
tho speaker said that he wanted to
contradict the old falsehood that said
II took a dollar TO carry dollar TO the
heather. That saying was too old.
People talked as though missionaries
in foreign fields were rolling In wealth
and luxury, when exactly the opposite
was the case. Seven hundred and nifty
millions OF people on the earth know
nothing Of Christianity or religion.
II the pastors wanted any Information
OF missions carried to the people they
should give It TO the Christian En-
deayorcrs. They all looked for inaplrn-
ton TO the Christian Endcnvorers.
a prayer In song by Rev. j. G. Fos-
ter uf Fort Worth followed the ad-
dress OF Rev. Hardin. and was quite
the Sweetest solo OF the convention.
4 magnificent voice. full NJ pathetic
tenderness. and accompanied by SOFT
organ obligato, thrilled every heart IN
the vast assembly 10 such an extent,
in fact, that appreciation manifested
Itself In quiet applause. which was
quickly checked By hiss from the
secretary, who reminded the audience
that this is prayer" But they
could not justly be oensured for having
forgotten. 80 sweet was the song.
The Pastors Parliament" led by
a. b. Buchanan OF the Cumberland
church OF Fort Worth,
was n very entertaining topic, The
speaker called upon the ministers In
the house 20 arise, ana forty-fie stood
up. He then called upon each one to
talk one minute on HIS plans for the
success OF prohibitlon.for sunday-school
work, how Christian lsndenyOr Bocle-
tiles should be organized. and various
other questions The responses were
rapid and 10 tho point. lasting until
4 40 p. m. At this time Dr.. Ellen Kell-
er OF Fort Worth was called upon 10
which she did with great earnestnoss.
reviewing the work Of the order from
the crusade OF 1874 down to the present
day.
Rev. Mccain OF Cincinnati then adj
dressed the convention, speaking on
the board Of foreign missions, and NIL
ing the place on the program assigned
to Hon. W. X. Homan Of Dallas. who
was down on the program for an ad-
dress on "Christian Endeayorer w. the
Saloon" Rev. Mcclain'a talk was
on the subject Of foreign mis-
sions. and was received with APP
plause.
Boston 'sB" and Some Things Not
Expected" furnished subject matter for
the remainder Of the afternoon session.
everybody taking part when called on.
An Invitation was extended 10 the
20 visit the new court
horRe and attend the jail reryice
Never Alone" a touching solo by
Mr. HempEill. and talk b. Roy. Lam
drlth. were some Of the surprises that