Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-28
JUNIORS AND GOOD CITIZENS
Christian Endeavorers Put in the Day on
Two Very Important Branches.
HOW BEST TO TRAIN THE LITTLE FOLKS
short Talks on the Problems Of child
Life Christian Citizenship Session
Brings out some Warm EN-
prcsSiOns.

prcssions.
The Endeavorers had another big day yes
torday, the attendance and interest APP
paren'ly increasing with every session of
! the convention. The morning was devoted
to the work of the Juniors led by Miss
Olive Hoover of West Branch. state super
! ntcndcnt of Junior work. The first seats
were occupied by many Council Bluffs chill
drcn, members of the Juniors and to the
right of the platform a decorated shield
held upon it a roll of honor. Devotional
| exercises were followed by number of
interesting papers read by local superin-
tendcnts. "Bible Work for the Juniors"
was the first of these read by Carrie Lynn
Of Orient, who believed that although the
Christian Endeavor meetings were not Sun
day schools, yet the bible must by no means
be left out of them.
THE Boy Problem" a paper written by
Mrs. G. NJ Orvis Of Dubuque, was read by
Miss Adelaide Bruilot.
The time being short, the open parlia-
| mcnt, in which were discussed how to gain
interest OF parents and how to interest
Juniors, brought out but few opinions.
among them that the Inauguration of
mothers meetings was necessary, and that
the children took more interest with added
responsibility
Miss Mabel Prouty's paper. Educating
Along Human Lines" had reference to hu-
name treatment of dumb animals.
Miss Tina Anthony of Defiance, who was
to speak upon Spirituality in Junior Meet
inSs,' being absent, MIR Shaw of Boston
made an tmpassiOned plea for the develop
ment of the best that was in every child.
a ten-mnutc question box was conducted
by Thomas Wainwright of Chicago.
The rally by the Juniors of Council Bluffs
under direction of the local Junior COM
mittee, Myrtle Bryant, chairman, formed
an interesting feature. About 100 children
marched to the platform, and Miss Celia
Jackson was the chosen Junior leader. Mr..
Ellis Cass, a boy of IA years, made the
address of welcome. The Junior catechsm
which followed showed that the children
were well informed upon the organization
to which they belong. Little Gertrude
iulette rocted piece about the little girl
who mistook the widows mite" for
'mitt," and threw her own treasured pair
into the contribution box. This was greatly
appreciated by the youngest of Christian
Endeavorers Little Annette Taylor told of
the Junior music, and Daisy Bates made a
report for the social committee. Both were
bright, interesting little girls, who spoke
with commendable f-unconscousness.
A beautiful flag drill by sixteen little girls
dressed in white, all scarcely in their
teens, under the direction of little Ethyle
Thomas, was so perfectly given and so
full of rhythm that the applause at its end
was followed by request for the Chau-
tauqua salute which was unanimously given.
COMMITTEE ON CANDIDATES STUMPED.
The committee appointed to present nom
nations for officers for the ensuing year
reported, but failed to present a list of
candidates. The chairman said that while
the committee had prayed, it had been
unable to agree, and so asked for further
time. which was granted. That was the
first show of a spirit of rivalry that has
manifested itself in the convention. 1t ap-
pears that the friends of President Kinzer
want him reelected for another year, while
the Endeavorers of the Christian church
want president from their denomination.
The afternoon session held at Lake
Manawa and was most pronounced sue
cess in the matter of attendance and in
terest The Grand Plaza. which has been
given over for few weeks to the antics of
burnt cork artists and Dutch and Irish
comedians filled to its capacity by an
audience that spent the afternoon in the
discussion of christian citizenship" There
was an enthusiasm in the meeting that
would have delighted the heart of the COM
edy stage, and every speaker had a recep-
tion that would have made stars of every
hamfatter that has had his little strut on
the Malawa stage during the season just
closing.
Before the regular program motion was
made and adopted that the presidents of
the districts, in attendance at the conven-
tion, be added to the committee on nomina-
tions. and that they be locked up in a side
room and kept away from electioneers and
wire pullers The discussion Of the work
of christian Citizenship" was :han taken
up, the first speaker being Mr.. william
Shaw of Boston, whose theme was, What
Has Been Done"
Mr. Shaw briefly outlined the results
that come from the work of the Endeavorerg
in the department of Christian citizenship.
He said the first result was that people
attended rallies and were interested in hear.
ing men who had something to say and were
not afraid TO say it. This was a blessed
relief, for in the last few years all kinds
of entertainments except public speaking
had been in favor. Much was also benS
done, and much remained to be done in
the educational work There was need to
teach the principles of government, the
management of affairs in the city, county
and state. Ii was as necessary for Chris
tian citizens to go to the polls to go to
prayer meetings. and if the primaries ana
the PRAYER meetings were held at the same
time. it We're better for the men to 20 to
the primaries and let the good women do
the praying. The rumselers, the gamblers
and the men with political pulls had been
in control of the primaries too long. 1t
was necessary for the men of Christian
character to get out and elect men to Of
flee who would make good laws and en-
force them, instead of waiting until afte.
election and then getting down on their
knees and asking some bluated rumseller
who had been elected to office to do some
thing decent for the sake of the good people
who had staid at home and allowed by
their Indifference the lumseler to be
elected TO office. 1t was more impOrtan;
that the young men of the country should
understand the principles of governmen,
than that they should be able to understand
BrOwnng's poems.
HARD ON THE SALOON.
Mr. Shaw also announced that the saloon
had to go. He wanted to bury It. without
a coffin and face down, so that the further
it went the nearer it would come to the
mouth of hell, where 1t belonged. He spoke
also for Sabbath reform, and said that the
Sunday base ball and the Sunday excursion
had to go. The laboring men were begin,
ming to realize that the Sunday excursion
and Sabbath violation only meant that they
had TO work seven days for six days pay,
and they were coming into the ranks for
a better observance of the Sabbath
Rev o. w. Stewart of Macknaw ILL.,