Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-07-18
CLOSE OF THE WORK.
LAST DAY OF CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAVOR.

The Enthusiasm acknowledgements
tion' the Principal subiect-w. G..
PuddIefoot Talks on THE Nations
Needs and PeriIs."
Boston. July 15.-The fact that the
great Christian Endeavor convention is
drawing to a close did not in the least
abate the enthusiasm with which the
delegates participated in the proceed
ings of the last day of the greatest
gathering of Christian young people
that has ever yet been held. "Conse-
Grafton" was the central thought in the
score or more prayer meetings that be-
gan at $50 and was in fact the prin-
cipal subject of the day. The attend
ance at all the morning meetings was
as large as any day last week. The ad-
dresses of President George A. Gates,
D. D., Iowa college. and President Ell
bert d. Warfield, Ill. D., of Easton,
Pa, in Tent Williston were the features
of the morning. The former spoke Of
the "Consecration of an Educated Life
and was followed by his great audience
with close attention. President War
fields address was on The Attractions
of the Ministry to Educated Men. At
Tent Endeavor an address by Robert
+. Speer of New York on the mission
airy service proved a great drawing
card. In the morning meetings in both
tents were conducted under the general
title THE Scholarship of the World for
Christ" At Tent Williston and Me-
chanics' hall encouraging reports con-
corning the religious life in colleges
were made and in both the tents n
the hall the roll Of honor upon which
were Inscribed the names of the unions
who members have been able to give
literally to the cause was simultaneous
~ unrolled. These exercises were ac-
eompanied by suitable addresses. The
presentation of a banner to the local
union for the best work in promoting
systematic and proportlonate giving
was made at Mechanics building n
Tent Williston. The praise and song
services at the big meetings We're, as
they have been since the opening of the
conventions. full Of : zap, energy, and
ea~rnestness. The aggregate attendance
was about 5000. The regular noon
evangelistic service attracted crowds of
workers. who joined In the praise with
a seriousness that seemed to indicate
regret that it was the last day of the
convention.
w. G. Puddlefoot. talking on Ma
tional Needs and Perlls.' said that dur
ing the last twelve years $4,000 people
have been killed by violence in u own
land and not more than 5 per cent of the
guilty ones had suffered the extreme
penalty Of the law. The record OF hom-
ielde has risen from 1.467 in 1882 TO $500
in 1894 In twenty years over twenty
six thousand children had been aban-
doned by their mothers in New York.
lie attributed the real cause OF so much
crime TO the scarcity of churches.
THE Christian Personality" was the
subject of the address of j. II. w.
Stuckenburg. Miss Ellen ID. McLaurin
delivered a ten-minute address in Me-
chanics' hall. in the course OF which she
said. Christian E~ndeavorers have not
only given their money and their pray
ers, but thousands ave looked into the
face of the worlds Savior and have
asked. Lord. what wilt Thou have
me TO dor And this morning rom the
east and the west. from the north and
the south. from away In the heart of
Asia. down in Africa and across in Eu-
rope. comes our ratlying cry, For
Christ and the church, and people,
tribes and tongues are hearing in their
own language the wonderful works Of
God"