The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-13
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hve'minule greetings oil EndeaVofefa
from the corners OF the earth, constiIut'
ing that part OF the programme deslg'
mated "rhe Parliament ol Nations" was
both encouraging aud instructive, and
At all three msetings the presentation Of
q banner TO q local union for best work
in promoting local fellowship was q
happy Incident.
The other speakers at the meeting to-
night were greeted with tho warmth
that has unintprruptsdly been the spirit
Of the convention, and especially does
this apply to tho report Of tho Senior
MolheFS' or Parents Society, which was
giVSn at Mechanics building by Bey.
II. w, Kinney, OF Syracuse, n, Y, This
ia comparatively q new feature Of tho
Endeayor society, and ita increase Rs
indicated 10 the reports produced
marked enthusiasm.
AT MECHANICS HALL
At Mechanics building before 7
o'clock tonight every available seat In
the immense hall was occupied with
Christian EndeayorerG and even before
Musical Director Percy 5. Foster, took
his position, both audience and chorus
began to sing the Christian Endeavor
sougs, which are now becoming familiar
even 10 outsiders. Tho singing Con.
tinuod without intermlsIion for nearly
thres.q Of AL hour.
Rev Samuel McNaugher, pastor OF
the Reformed Presbyterian church, OF
Boston, conducted the devotional oSer.
cisss, which con'iSEed Of tho responsive
reading Of the twentv'iourth psalm
aud tho singing Of EndeaVor sonRs. BE-
fore opening the regular programme,
President Clark, who preIidod, read u
protest which had been sent to the
convention, directed against the singing
OF deHominalional songs. The protest
was dismissed with few sincere and
graceful remarks by PreIidsnt Clark,
Mr.. Yong Kal, Of San Francisco,
formerly OF sacramento, aud a member
OF the Chinese Society Of Christian En-
deayor, was introduced In u lew Ieel'
ing rOmarks the speaker urged that
efforts OF Christian Endeavorerd DO sx.
ertsd in the broad fields Of China to
convert his CountrymOn.
President Clark then introduced Rev.
II. n. Kinney, OF Syracuse, N. Y, who
spoke on tho Senior Mothers Society
Of Christian Endeavor, which he said
was tho auxiliary TO the junior En-.
dsayor society. Rev. Mr. Kinney was
pioneer ia the moYsnSRt tos ths estRb'
lishmOnt OF thus society in 1857, and
spoke eArne'tly for tho iurLherance OF
the work. The object OF the Young
Peoples Society OF Christian EndeAvOr.
he said, wa. to Feed tho sheeplinga, OF
the Iunor society to feed the lambs and
Of the senior society 10 feed the juniors.
AT TEST ESDEAvoR,
Ten thousand delegates attended tho
evening meeting in Tent EndeaVOr, and
at lea,t 1000 were kept outside by the
incapacity Of tho enclosure. Songs OF
praise were tho feature Of tho halthour
preceding the opening OF the service al
which Trustee L. K. Dill, b. d., Of San
Francisco, presided.
The presentation OF the banner 10 the
local union showing the best work for
promoting Christian Endeavor fellow.
ship was made to the Philadelphia
Union. The same honor fell to that
union last year, the banner having been
awarded them at the Cleveland conYen.
ton.
These exercises wsro followed by an
address by Prof J. F. Love, jr, ot Roches.
ter, n. Y, on "Ihe Christian Home
Bureau" a. eIsmplidsd by the work in
Syracuse.
In tho 6vo.mlnute greetings from
Christian Endeavor representatives un.
der the parliament OF Nations feature,
Edward AIarSden, an Alaskan native,
told Of the 1900 native Indians Of his
country who had been converted
through Christian missionary influence,
Various missionaries made similar
reports.
At TENT wILLisToS.
The feature Of the night programme
at Tent WilltSton was the address OF
Chaplain D. II. Trebons, oil the United
States navy, on "Chris!ian EndeaYor in
the Nayy" He said in part:
"The navy Is almost new, nearly all
tho elective vessels being younger
than the Christian Endeavnr Society.
at is an interesting fact that tho So
ciOty and tho now navy started about
the same time. AS to tho speed the new
ships have beaten everything except
the society. The first Christian En-.
deavor work on the sea began in 1880.
1t was started by that faithful, earnest,
tireluss woman. Captain AnLoinOtte i.
Jones, OF Falmouth, Mass. On the lst
ol November. 1902, three ChriAtian mea
aud four seekers oi religion, all sea.
iarinR mon, mot in tho chapel on tho
cob dock al tho Brooklyn navy yard and
formed tho first Christian Endeayor SO.
ciety In the navy. They wore lOd to
this by Donald MCl.ar0n, now tho head
Of corps OF chaplains, Thair president
was that indoiatigablo worker, John NJ,
Wood, formerly Of tho navy, hut now
with tho SOam0ns' Friend Society,
From that little society oiacyen mem.
bora thoro havO beOn enrolled Rt tho
cob dock no leaa than $50 nenbOrA,
representing thirty.lya Of tho fifty ahpi
Of navy now M cammi4SIoa. Besides
this tharn ara societies on board the
Now York, tho Columbia, tho Mime.
apoli', tho Charleston and four OthOr
soAgoing ships, with 40 enrolled NON.
bOrs, n society on board tho Wabash aud
ono NJ tho training station aL Newport,
"Thcro aru only about $4,000 mon in
tho navy, but there nro moro lhan s..
100000 who follow tho aOa. Aud tho
world IL yet to DO Ovnngoli1Od-just as
II wai disCoyOrOd by tho men who 90 to
sea- DOpond upon II, tho sailor IL tho
brBL ally Ia all miBl0naty work, Got
him frat, and hu will take tho world
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