The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05


affect the welfare, and determine the dec
tiny OF our country. This Is the signift-
canoe OF the new citizenship crusade OF the
Endeavor movement
(S) FINALLY. this witnessing for Christ
by spirit-Quickencd and power-fillcd En-
dcavorcrs in and through tho church has.
ta) Given now impulse to humanita-
rian service. Our young people instead OF
spending their days In idleness and pleas
urc seeking, and their nights In dancing
and card playing. are going down into
| Sums and purlieus, rookeres and s1anty-
towns. into prisons. jails, aud hospitals TO
let little sunshine In to these darltenet
| hearts and homes, and out OF hearts OF
sympathy and humanity are extending
hands OF help to their suffering and cru-
oily treated brother men across the seas.
| tb) This spiritual movement amongst
tho young has given new Impulse to
world wide cyangellEation. II has fallen
INTO line with the true apostolic succession
In witnessing for Christ. first In Jerusa-
lem, then In Judea. then In Sainaria, aud
then to tho utmost parts Of the ealah.
| tcl Last but not least. 1t Is bearing
great and significant testimony In the ad-
vancing world movement for tho union OF
christians. While ecclesiastics and thco-
logians arc discussing the basis and tho
method, tho desirabiiity and the abstract
| possibility OF unity, tho young people are
giving to the world n practical deinnnstra-
lion OF the spiritual reality, This is q
soldiers battle. II II is left to theologians.
college professors, and preachers. thcy
viii fight over theories world without end.
and the question will never be settled,
ON my way TO this convention, | caught
| glimpse OF Lookout Mountain. ono of tn.
NEST renowned Of, the historic theatres
! IN our late unplcNsantnoss You have read
of the wonderful charge up Its prccipl,ous
| heights, phenomenal feat In the military
| annals OF the world No general ordered
that charge. Neither Grant, sherman.
| Thomas, Hooker. nor any other command
| ins general gave the order The marvel OF
tho war WAS purely soldiers achieve
mcnt When the advancing line reached
certain point, the men saw instinctively.
that the only safety, and the only possihil-
lily OF victory. waa TO go on, and OF their
own accord, they medo a rush for the
heights and drove tho enemy out OF their
entertainments. The young people without
| waiting for command from tho ecocst-
nsticel authority have soged the vantage
ground lifted their oolors to the summit,
driven scctnrianism frum It's lofty in
| tronchucrts In the battle above the clouds.
and planted the banner OF ono Lord. ono
faith, ono baptism. one body. one spirit,
| one hope OF tho eternal calling. on the
| heights of calvary Even the young In
| Christ havo begun to see what thcoo-
gical theoriaing has apparently failed to
see that the Inward spiritual Quality that
|
common, un;cs the soul TO Christ and tho
saints TO one another, Men and women arc
| essentially one In the inward spiritual life
and the outward ethical conduct. who ara
| sundcred far 10y ecclesiastical wallis and
| thcoloeical dopnns Of MINIS creation The
| spiritual Endcayorcr has learned that tho
| recognition OF an already existing essential
| unity ls the real solution Of the union
| problem, md I'm learning this has done th,
| highest possible service 10 the age in which
we live
Let this he the motto OF the Endeavorers
for the present year, and for every year,
The Holy Spirit for power power for scr
vice service In witnessing for Christ and
the church. Amen
President w @ Bel, announced the
following committees:
NominatonE-C H. Carrengor, Calves
ton; Miss Cora Miller, Wills Point: 10.
Rnndell Horton. Galveston; Colby Hall.
Waco. II NJ bradley. Houston; Luther a.
Johnson CoNicana.
Award John \. Green. San Antonio.
Miss Nellie Mciaddcn. La Porte; Mr.. G..
w Krech. LougYiew; MIR. Nj +. Caldwell,
Brownwood Mrs. c. II Wilson. San An
tonic Miss Emma Bray. Groenyille; Miss
| TYLER Wilkinson, Tomplc.
Auditing S. Guy lnman, Houston;
Plummer Harris. Mckinney; NJ, G War
grove, aroWnwooi + Y Morris III
Paso: j. II Douihitt. Houston; Miss Mag
| gle Hunter, Houston.
| Resolutlons-M Frank Dunn, Corst-
cana. Mrs. l.. T. Sloan. Pine valley Miss
Shirley Il Green. Palestine, Rev. Philip
| T. King. Bolton Rev. n. ". Hendricks.
| Brentwood Rov. j w. Marshall. Manor.
Dr. Melton j Biiem san Antonio
An anthem was sung by the double male
quNrtcitc
speed Away" was rendered by the en-
tire convention.
II was announced that all those inter-
cstcd I'm Intermediate work would assemble
on tho platform Immediately after tho
forenoon session today.
The following kilograms were rcnd:
"Chratian Endeavor Convention. lioubtoD
Boston. May H. President Clark cables
Hearty GREETINGS from across the seq.
My prayer for you II Corinthians, tx. s.
Permit mo also To extend personal greet
ings. John willis Baer."
III. II. Grotthoubc. Houston
Paris, May 4 .--GrcetingB My heart
with you anyhow. Colosslons 4. ix K.
John A. Porter"
After number OF prayers. the conyen-
ton adjourned to meet at o'clock this
morning.
The demouinationai rallies for the Con-
gregational, Presbyterian and Methodist
Protestant churches VIII be- held nj sun
rio this morning of the Auditorium. sim
liar services VIII be held al tho Christian
church. Capitol and San Jacinto. and ut
the Cumberland Presbyterian. Fannin and
Peaso
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