The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-02
The Christian EndeaYor Convention Trans.
acts Some Interesting Business.
SEVERAL sTRoNG ADDRESSES MADE
"JeHns Christ tho Disturber of
society"-A Brilliant Address by
Rev: Peter Ainslie-.'The American
Sunday" Discussed by Rey. Wilbur
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day with a sunrise meeting. conducted
by Mr.. John w. LoyegroYe, of etaun-
ton.
Mr. w. r. Kennedy. of Lexington.
president of the State organization. was
In ther rchair when the regular morning
session began at 8 o'clock, with Mrs.
A. S. Wood'house, of Sta,nton officlat-
ing as secretary.
'Stren gthe1led for Service" was the
theme for the day, and the first number
ON Idlle programme was Bible Study"
Wfffch was ITO have been conducted. by
uhe Rev. j. p. Barrett, D. d. Of this
ctty. He being out of the city, the Rev.
y. +. Rultledge, State evangelist, took
his place
After this service the president made
MS annual address. in which he en-
pnasazed the following points: ID
Greater zeal In soul winning" (2). "a
more systematic giving of money" (3),
"A more systematic and proportionate
giving; Of time"
Alter this came the annual report of
the secretary, Mr.. H. NJ. Lewis, OF
staunton. That gentleman nclt being
able TO get here on time, the report was
read by Mr.. Howard Amole, of Lexirg
oon. 1t showed THAT there are 10000
Endeavolne1s in the Sitate-an increase
Of 1000 during the past year
The treasurer, Mr.. John W. Love-
grove, of si:auuton, tFen made his an
nual re1ort.
Next came the report of ythe Press
Colnmbdtee, made by DR.. James Lewis
Howe, of lexington
Not much had been done by the Press
Committee during the past year nor va
iuouS reasons, and the report was sug-
gestive as ito how 'the press work could
ne carried on successfully in the fu-
fure The sum of 500 could, 1t was
STATED :n THE report, be profitably ex-
pended by this committee in each year
IN fact. ds necessary for the success CT
phet tcomnnittee's work. The report was
referred ITO committee for recommenda-
tion.
.A:t this point Mr.. c. r. Toweon, gen
eta1 secretary of the local Y M. C a
was introduced. He extended an inyi.
taltfop 10 the Endenvcrers ito ATTEND the
leopenlng OF the Y. NJ. C. A building
fortnight and ito take charge of the
'Dtflding and services there next Sun
day. The mahter was taken under
advisement
The neNt feature on the programme
was TO have been THE report OF the
missionary Department. by 'the Rev. Ira
ktmmel. of Roanoke, but HE being ab
SENT the report was Nit read.
Miss Annie lind Forslerg. of I,ynch
burg, then read q very interesting re-
port from the Junior. Department
1hlS report was spoken ITO very profit
ably by a number OF Endeavorcrs cn,
phass being laid upon the great neces
sty for draining children in Christian
ende'aWor that they may be useful In
church work In older Nfe.
The last number on the pror,-a nomo
: for the morning was ''Comms,tee
Work" the Rev. e. E. Hutton. Lexjnp.
ton. That gentleman being absent thds
feature was passed by.
The session closed with prayer by tho
Rey. Mr.. Wallace.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
,Nhe Afternoon session began a,out
2:30 O'Clock with prayer and praise SER
vice, conducted by Mr.. T. w. Besely.
of Ash Grove
1T was followed by an interesting ad-
dress entbtled Good Ctrizenshlp" Nv
the Rev. F. T. Benson, of Alexandria.
Mt. w. H H. Smith. OF Washjp r,ton.
was ITO have had charge of ,the "Oues
'ton Drawer" but l,e is ltao ill to at
tend the convention, and DR. Howe
was substituted.
Professor s. M. Smith, Of Berkeley. de-
lVered am Instructive and pertinent ad
dress upon the "EndeavOrer's Relation
TO the Church" after which there wera
several committee Conferences and the
~Sit' SuiSfSui pOph utCesSS.
t%. EVENING SESSION.
- AT 1880 O'Clock, the hour appointed for
the evening exercises to begin, the au
dltorium Of the Freemason Street
Church OF Christ, was well filed with
delegates from other cities and with tho
members Of the local Endeavor Unions
The devotional service at the beginning
was omitted, a song service being sub
stltuted for It,
Mr. w. dt Kennedy. Of Lexington, in
froduced the principal speaker of the
evening Rev. Peter Ainslie, of Balti-
more.
MIR. AinsIe expressed his pleasure M
being present, and then remarked that
he thought 1t best to sing another
stanza of the hymn just concluded. I'M
I'll the new arrivals could be seated.
you Norfolk folk" hc said, Don't run
on schedule time" After a few mo-
ments the reverend gentleman began his
address, which was In substance rs fol-
lows:
When Jesus Christ came into this
world, he found religion a form; he left
1t n living passion. Christianity is not
q system of doctrines, but It Is a life.
am separated from by brother only
, because we live differently. The sunrise
dlsturbs the darkness; righteous laws
disturb lawlessness. and when the white
Light Of Christianity streamed acrossthe
hills OF Bethlehem all the superstition
and evil practices Of that age were put
to flight
This unrest we meet to-day In all
the worlds affairs. because the wrongs
in these fields are being brought to trial
before the just laws of Christ. The
Nsame power that drove the darkness