The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
The Movomont Not Revolution
But II Director
A VAST MISSION TO Accomplish.
Tho Pledge at tho sooiory-Eloquont
Address by Dr, A, Il, Turner nt tho
BOSTON ConVention--Tho Principle
of tho Division or Labor Roong-
nizod-some Specific spheres OF In-
Huence.
iluoI,Ce.

BOsToN, July l2,-FOllOWing ia in part
the address OF DIR. A. f. Turner at the
Christian Endcayor convention to-day;
The appalling disaster which over
took asplsad,i German s.esmshIn Iaat
mid.wiutor only added to tho long liat
of heroic deeds, and served again to
show shat there is in man no common
stun. hut though no new insight was
given into human character and though
what happened was really expected,
tho world WAS spel,bound with admir-
alton as it behold again the devotion TO
duty which was not stayed though life
itself was sacrificed. And tho same ma
ture which makes all tho world akin
was not lass deeply stirred when, u hall
year after tho Elbe had sunk into IT'S
watory grave, devoted husband
dropped a mindful OF fragrant flowers
into the bosom Oi old ocean, where his
wife had met her death, OF the truly
beautiful and heroic there can BIO 10
safety. No cannot explain how,
though oft rdpeaIai, these simple deeds
Of love sIrikoa chord always responsive
In human hearts,
There must DO q snring OF action, leas
hidden it may DO, though not less strong,
which furnishes lEn tremendous en-.
thusiasm OF the present unparalleled
occasion, View il SIS We may, g eh'sI
glory OF the Christian EndGRYor move.
mant Ia that it has not TevOlntionlznd
but has simply directed energy. Mark
ing out for itself no new path, blazing
the way through no unexplurod forest
but marching over mucll-traveled roads
AID amid familiar scenes, 1t has
achieved results marvellous IN tho eyes
oil all beholders. h It not true that
many ut the movements inaugura'ed
for the betIorment Of manhood aud the
vlIaiZing OF dormant energies have
come to uaught because founded upon
humanity rs they would have it, and
not upon humanity as II Is?
Granted the existence OF lofty sense
Of duty, OF obligation 10 divine Creator,
Endeayor has wroughI itself out through
the potentialitios OF Christian youthful
ness. The extent OF those potenlialitios
it has remained for our day to develop
Who cannot recall the dark ages OF his
own experience when children are to
be seen, not heard" wns the yiEilanl
mothers watchword? Who has not u
sympathy OF the sincereat kind Tor the
earnest inquirer after truth who sald
PA, will all the people in the world be
resurrocled at the Judgment "Ios,
my son." wa, the reply. "Well, when
the cannibals have been resurrec,ed
and thon the missionaries what's been
eat by the cannlbals comes around and
wants to DO resurrectei, things is going
be awtully mixed, ain'tthey, pa" Then
like hundreds OF other inpnisiitYo boys
he was consigned TO n culprts bed, the
mystery Of the cannibals still unsOlved.
Thank God for a Clark who has eman.
cipated the young from a Wel.intended
thraldom and given to every ono some
thing TO do and something to say.
Granted, | have said, sense oil duty
toward our Creator, lie lacks much Of
the stature OF manhood who feels not
within himself tho ability which ena.
bles him to say lean because ought
From such character no worthy action
can issue, in it no uplifting ideal can be
realized, Came this voice from New
EnglAnd's hills: