The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-05-25


h-Denomina tionaIisIn Forgotten.
The Christian Endeavor people are
busy workers. They work in the dawn
of the day and late in at night they
are not absent from their posts of duty
The rain yesterday may have kept a
few people at home but if so cir pres
ence was hardly. missed at the various
meetings, and they were all attended,
that at the First Presbyterian church
being the largest.
One of the things in connection with
this great convention that attracts the
attention Of the observer is the re-
spectacle appearance of the delegates
and people attending it.
1t Is questionable if a finer audience
than that which assembled in the au-
ditorium on the opening night was
ever seen in Wichita. The crowd last
night, though not quite so large, was a
creditable one.
There is another feature of their
meetings that attracts the attention of
the interested observer, that is the SEN
uinlent OF union manifested among all
the Endeavor societies.
they greet one another on the street
with nod and a smile or clasp hands
In warm fellowship that never fails
10 convince the observer that they
recognize that while being in different
regiments they all belong to the one
same army.
There is no doubt of the fact that
these little Christian armies camping
III every church in the state of Kansas
are power that is breaking down the
denomina tiOnal walls that separate the
Protestant churches.
II can be seen and realized on the
streets, in the Genominational meeting.
ana to a larger extent in the union
meetings. The motto of the societies
Is loyalty to the union and to their
own church, but it is matter of fact.
however, that is apparent even TO the
casual observer that the enthusias site
christian worker in the Christian En-
deaVor loves the union more than bis
own denomination. He regards mem
her Of the society in another church
with the same affection that he does
that of his own church.
IN TACT these faithful workers have
q first regard for the Christian En-
deaVor union as the American patriot
regards the nation, before his own
state. There are no state rights men
and women in the Christian Endeavor.
Ihey are the Washingtons and Jeffer-
sons and Adams and WebsterS and
LlncoinS and Grants of the church
when the question of denomination
and the church is considered.
Ihe ministers of the churches see this
and they are the Calhouns and Wig
1alls who emphasize the allegience of
the Endeavor to denominations. The
young men and women and a few of the
preachers who are heart and soul in
TINS EndeavOr work never emphasize
their allegience to their own church.
AT all the denominational rallies YES
terday there was an attempt to arouse
an affection for their own church in
the hearts or the delegates. The most
pronounced attempt in this direction
was at the meeting at the First Pres
byterian church
At this meeting pamphlet was dis
u1buted among the delegates entitled
The Presbyterian Endeavor," in
which were articles contributed by Rev
David Winters, Rev. Cleveland, 3. |
McAfee Of ParkerviIle. No; Rev. a. F. |
Irwin of Hutchinson, Rev. H. A. Coop
er, Paola, Kan; Rev. John c. Miller. |
Winfield, Kan, and Rev. Charles w.
Hays of Kansas City, all telling why
the writers are Presbyterians
At the denominational meeting at the
First Nj. h. church one brother Wro
was from a western county stated that
they had no preacher in their town.
but three churches. He also stated
that last winter the Christian Endeav-
or composed Of members in all the
churches had hired a revivalist and
converted nearly every man and wo-
men in the town
This statement was greeted with a |
loud amen. and bless the Lordi but
Rev. @. :. Davis of Kansas City who |
was the leader of the meeting came /
promptly 10 the rescue and said to the /
brother, you were of course all the /
time loyal 10 your own churcheS?" The /