The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-01
.ENDEAVORERS' field DAY
Rev. DR.. T. E. Clark, Founder Of the
I. r. S. c. E., in the City.
FORETASTE OF CONVENTION
Lecture at Frothinsham and Reception st
Y. NJ. C. A. Buiidiag-The Flag OF
90 and the Convention Choir
Make Their Appearance.

lutS ycuT Which is ucStiuSu W oS
ever memorable in the annals of Scran-
ton Christian E:ndeavorers will prob
ably have no day to which they Will
look back with more pleasure than yes
terday when the first gun of the state
convention was fired by the committee
of sc.
Rev. DIR. F. e. Clark, founder Of the
Christian Endeavor society. was
brought here to stir up the enthusiasm
that is so necessary to the success OF
the coming convention. That he sue
.ceeded will be attested by the success
which awaits the fall gathering.
DIR. Clark arrived in the city at 3
o'clock in the afternoon and was quar-
tered at the Jermyn. After short rest
he was escorted about the city by the
committee of 80 who rode In carriages
gaily decorated with the special flags
of this years convention. In the even
ing he addressed u large audience at
the rockingham and at the close of
this meeting was rendered reception
at the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, where he added hundreds to the
almost limitless list of people whom he
has personally met throughout the
whole world.
Had he been lesser parsonage than
DR.. Clark. he would be in danger of
being considered an incident OF the
evening meeting because of its magni-
tude and Importance. For the first
time the choir of $50 voices which IL In
training for the convention made its
appearance in public, and for the first
time the Endeavorers were given an
opportunity of seeing the flags specially
designed for sc. The choir Is led by c.
II. Chandler and Is already singing
with admirable power and unity. The
Hn, 10 Eap,U mn N t.AR II
has two wide bars, the top one red.
and the lower, white. In the upper cor
ner. next to the staff. is keystone
containing the Christian EndeaVOr
monogram. Across the full length of
the white bar Is printed in blue letters.
Scranton &c" The colors, red, white
and blue are emblematic of the nation:
the keystone Is representative of the
state; the lettering is indicative OF the
city, and the monogram denotes the
cause.
MR.. DANIELS ADDRESS.
Chairman c.. L. Daniels, OF the COM
mittee Of '96, presided over the meeting
and made a short explanatory address
in displaying the flags. which was one
of the numbers of the programme. Rev.
Dr. James Mcleod opened the meeting
with an invocation and two selections
were rendered by the choir. Rev. Dr.
Clark was then introduced in fitting
words by Mr.. Daniels. AS the speaker
came to the front Of the stage he was
greeted the Chautauqua salute and
continued applause.
He began by recOunting his former
visit to this city ten years ago, when
q state convention of the Endeavorers
was held here. The vestry Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church was large
enough to hold all the delegates and
spectators and left room to spare. Now
it requires two or three large buildings
to accommodate the average state con-
ventiOn. Then there were only few
hundred societies, now there are $4,000
scattered over the whole world. The
United States is, OF course, the strong
hold, and Pennsylvania Is the banner
state of the Union in point of member
ship. These statements, he said, were
not made by way of bOasting, but were
merely a contrast predatory to his sub
sequent remarks. Continuing he said:
What is Gods purpose In this work
No one can claim to be responsible for
It. No one could have hindered II. God
is in It all. 1t is Of little consequence
what you or I or our critics more or
less kind may think Of the Christian
Endeavor society. The question Is.
what is Gods purpose in 1t? 1t Is found
in the Book OF Acts and the Book of
Joel: "Your sons and daughters shall
prophesize; young men shall see Wis
ions, and old men shall dream dreams" f."
BY prophecy here Is meant In hOmely
phrase, to stand up for Jesus. In four
times ten thousand churches through
out the whole world are young
prophets. In their modesty they would
not claim to be prophets but In the sense
Of the text they are prophets. stand
ing up fearlessly and without timidity
for Christ.
HE PITIES THEM.
"Your young men shall see visions.
I pity the young man who never
dreams, who never sees a vision. Many
of the glorious visions of better days
to come have come to our young peo-
pie through the medium of the Chris
tian Endeavor society. First is the
vision of better citizenship. II the
spirit of true patriotism should die In
this country, then would our doomsday
be at hand. In Japan, found that by
appealing to the patriotism OF the
young man l could make the best i'm
preston. Do 1t for Japan's sake was
my cry, and their eyes would sparkle
and their faces kindle with a light which
told me plainly that they would do It.
In China, I could not reach the young
man with any such appeal. They had
no love Of country. The government
at Pekin was to them only a succession
Of rotton and ryrannical dynasties
They owed their country nothing. What
was the result when the test Of patriot
ism came? japan was placed among
the foremost nations Of the world and
China was beaten into the dust.
"The time has come for the arousine
of patriotism in America. I realized
this in my travels and had it iorcibly
brought to my mind in continental Eu-
rope, where an American would have
to remain dumb when they would say
that our moral stock was low and point
out the 10000 murders. 200 lynchings
riots. boodshed and political corruption
that disgraced last year. There has
come to Americans desire to throw of
this deplorable condition. An instanc,
of it was the uprising that overthrew
Tammany under $4,000 white ballots
and which is overthrowing Tammany.
ties throughout the whole country. Now
we are beginning to realize that these
| were but sores on the body polite and
we find that there Is a sound substra-
| tum beneath. Christian Endeavorers
can truthfully contend that they, by
| the influence Of their young men, hat
a share in this healing.
| another vision Is worldwide mis-
sions. 1t used to be Our State fol
Christ Now it Is The World fol
Christ At state convention las
year in Iona. Michigan. when the lead
er of the closing meeting asked tina
any who would be willing to go to th'
end of the world to carry the gospel O.
| love, should stand up. Forty youns
people were counted on their feet II
the state convention at Tennessee sixt,
young people expressed like willing
ness. You will see this thought eXem
plified next fall in your convention.
--- THE THIRD VISION.