The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-28

There yet remains unpaid bllls amounting
10 IA The present convention expense!
will amount to SOL, making total OF
$75 which amount is expected to be raised
by collections, and thereby leave balance
on hand at the beginning Of the year.
Then President Turner delivered his an
nnal address, which he began by asking
each delegats what his or her mission was
"A the Christian Endeayor. Some, he said
were attracted because the association was
| mified In every part of the world; others
to please frlends Others because OF tho
magnificent leadership OF the movement;
and sill others for u variety of reasons,
more Or less worthy But DR.. Turner held
that love to Christ and to his motive band
sboald be the motives. Personal individ.
ual effort should be used in the work. Then
anew revival would follow. Every Chris.
tian has work for which hc or she is re.
sponsible.
| Personal, Individual, conseorated service
is what is needed. God demands It, This
man forgets 1t is not holiday task but
| about as difficult an undertaking AS man
ever attempted. No man who works out
even his own salvation finds its a tr.fling
task.
Among other things the president said:
| "When he finds himself safe. the first
thought he has is of his brother. Believe
in the possibility of the salvation of every
man. woman and child in your commun-
ity then Christ will work with you. 1t is
| q broad field which covers every line of
missionary work. But "a stop shculd not
bc made here. There should be striving
TO. per. .oction.
go home to your society and whatever
seems small take hold of that. Can you
| provide home for u homeless ono? Can
| you put light in some dark homer Can YOU
| get a man to enter the church? Ii you can,
| then as great q work will be furnished as
that accomplished by tho discip' Of old.
thank God for the work Of tho year and
hope that when we assemble again 1t will
bc after an even moro successful year than
tho ono just closing"
Next in order on the program was six
| minute reports OH the Christian Endeavor
movement by vice president That of the
Presbyterian Church was first called for
Rev. W. g. Hogg submitting tho report
which showed 2S senior societies with
membership of 12l4 and IL junior societies
with a membership of 400. Three new
| junior societies and three junior societies
were organized during the year. OF tho
senior members Is had joined tho church.
| Twenty-Five juniors had become members
OF the church.
Both societies had contributed about
| 500 for foreign and home missions, and
about $40 for other benevolent purposes.
In ten churches there are no societies but
there are ro,pects of organization. Some
churches had good and others poor reasons
for not organizing.
| C. A. Clino presented the report of the
work in tho Baptist church which showed
that the Christian Endeavor Society had
| opposition in the Baptist Young Peoples
Union which held tho majority of the
| members. -.
There are 81 churches, none but Calvary
Delaware Avenue, Elliott Avenue Mission
| tt,E L'I,..f Ilnt tat Nntrr
| Castle, Camden and Calvary having en-
deavor societies. The membership of the
societies at Delaware Avenue, Elliot Ave.
Second Baptist, Calvery was only given.
1t was 2Ju. The membership of the other
societies will increase the figures to about
800. President Cline said nothing OF the
missionary work of the societies.
Rev. Thomas J. Mason for the reformed
| Episcopal church reported that there were
but two churches of that denomination in
the state, which are located here. He pre-
| fixed his report with the statement that
| tho denomination was yet In its infancy,
and any great work aNng the limo of
| Christian Endeavor could not be expected.
The two churches. he said had scnitr
and junior societies with a membership Of
| ISL. The societies had contribu cd about
$50 for missionary purposes during the
year Mr. Mason said tho field in his
church was a hard one to work for, the
| reason that another denomination had in
stilled old fashioned ideas into the church.
notwithstanding this. ho said he did not
know of IL Reformed Episcopal Church in
tho country that has not Christian En-
| dcavor Society. He hoped for another
church hero during the year which he felt
| confident would yield two moro societies
| ID. d. Bogg, Of Dover was to have spok n
| for the Methodist Protestant Churches
| WORK b 1t no report was submitted.
After singing, Rev. +. q, Nc Sorley Of
Newark delivered On address on "Civic
Righteousness and Temperance" which
proved an interesting discourse. DR.. Turn
or considered the address appropriate from
the fuct that the State has recently gricv.
cd because of political disgrace. Tho new
constitution ho considered u destruotor of
| bribery, for which he was thankful
Roy. +. 5. Crawford of Ridley Park PL.,
| then conducted an open parliament, tho
subject of which was "How can the young
| people help the church," Or. Crawford
| held fixed and enthusiastic dc,ermina
| tion in tho work was llrst needed To fol.
| low the plans OF the pastor should be tho
| second step.
President Turner said be found that the
| young people of his church helped him
along the line Of advertising
Rev. Mr.. Walling suggested that tho
young people single out cne person to
bring to the church.
Curtis II. Pierce thought the plan of
bringing people TO the prayer meeting
good one. He also believed cottage prayer
meetings led by young people would be
very successful. J. Fl. Burns and several
other luymeu offered good suggestions.
1t was announced that Neil Comfy, |. Ell
mcr Perry and Mr. Hayes would have
charge of tho services at the yards of the
Harlan Il Iiollingsworth Company, Puscy
& Jones Company, Diamond Stale Iron
Company and Z, ". 81 b h. II. Com
uany.
Rev. Adam Stcugle will have charge of
the afternoon devotional exercises.
The committee to chose officers for tho
ensuing year held u meeting during the
noon hour. The report will le submitted
this afternoon.
The feature of to-night's session will be
r. Hayes Laird's lecture on Prof. Wells
"rcnuh Leg on" This address was deiv.
cred at the San Francisco Convention.
Following is the program for this after
Praise Service
Address . Loyalty to Our Church"
Rev. Frank Holland.
Aldress. . :. Lives of Purpose
Rev. Thomas 4. McCurdy, ID. D
B.bla Talk ... "Why we Study the Bible"
Rev. VIM. j, Erim0n, D. D.,
bc-NlDtoWu, IA.
Frce.wi]l Offering
Singing
Address. -. Loyalty to the Lords Day
ltev. Ezra T;aker. LL. ,.
Singing
Bnnedction
This is the evenings program:
Song Service.
Devotional Exerclsct "IIoly Spirit in
Prayer Acts 4 :3l.
Rev. Lafayette Marks ID. d.
Prof. Wells "Teuth Lcg!on,' address, Il.
lu-trated.
Mr. r. Hayes Laird Cor Sec'y Philadcl-
phia c. II. Union.
Frcr-will Offering.
Presentation Of Diplomas.
Alu?c -, "Dcfaulting DIbtors" +"
Rev Jpbn 4. Kerr, Elizabath. n. J.
Singing.
Address. "Decpening the Spiritual L!fe,'
Rev. e. b. Stewart, y. D., Harrisburg Pa.
BCncdiCtion.
Tu.morrow's program is
Ear!y Morning Praise and Prayer Service,
Them, Gods Law of Love" Romans
|: 10, Iohn 1; s. Leader, Mr.. sam
lcl G Evans ,'r., Milford
Devotional Exc SIS Il oH,r the Sptiit'
y