The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
that they Will be here to attend the

convention.
The motto of the society, ''For Christ
and the Church" is upon their lips
and they are filled with practical ideas
and plenty of enthusiasm. There will
be noted speakers here from all parts
of the United States and the meetings
will be interesting.
Today the work of ASSIGNING dele
gates to boarding places is going on at
the First Congregational church Here
a committee of Topeka Endeavorers
wait upon the delegates, give them their
assignments and supply each with a
badge. These badges are a pink rib
bon which hangs from a pin bar
The following appears:
Tenth Annual Kansas Convention
Topeka, June IA, 1897
Suspended from the end of the rib
bon is monogram of the society,
which is a large letter "C' with a small
Ter letter e. within it. This is of
cellulOid and on it the motto of the So
ciety is printed.
The Topeka endeavorers wear small
cellulOid button on which is printed:
Topeka Q. E. Union"
Rev. NJ. G. Long, Lewis Roby. H. w.
BOmgardner and other Topeka Endeav-
orers are looking after the comfort of
the delegates as they arrive.
The First Presbyterian church, where
the main meetings are to be held, was
never more elaborately decorated. The
colors of the Christian Endeavor are
pink and white. From every post and
flags are hung. On the wall over the
choir stage an immense heart, framed
with foliage, caps the decorations. In
it incandescent electric lights forming
the letters &C. and e" are placed. Di-
rectly beolw this and covering a space
20 feet long and five feet wide there is
a banner with a white background with
letters of pink: "One IS your Master,
even Christ"
Under this there is a short banner of
similar pattern on which For Christ
and the Church, is again repeated.
On the west wall above the curtain
there is a large banner: Welcome
1S97-Endeavorers.
From the center of the high ceiling
of the church, four streamers of white
and pink are draped to the corners of
the auditorium. The organ, pulpit, pill
lars. and in fact everything in the room
is decorated with the society colors-
When the Kansas Christian Endeav-
or Union meets this evening IN
tenth annual convention the church will
look like a great fair. When they sing
together their rousing songs the stream
ers will wave proudly back and forth
and add to the general effect of the oc-
An extension to the platform has been
made which will accommodate $50 Deo-
pie On this Prof. Tracy's chorus of
100 singers will sit and be under the dl-
rection of Prof. E. o. Excel of Chica-
go, the noted chorus leader
At the First Congregational church
and the audience room gaily decorated
in the society cOlOrs. Overflow meet
ings will be held here. A number of
the business houses and the residences
are decorated with pink and white in
honor of the visitors The Topeka rail
wav trolley poles from Tenth to First
street on Kansas avenue were to have
been decorated, but the present diminu-
tive white and pink strips of cloth look
ridiculous
Mr. William Shaw, of Boston, is one
of the distinguished visitors at the con-
vention. He makes the opening ad-
dress tonight. He is treasurer of the
United Society of Christian FndeavUr,
which is the national organiza ton. He
has charge of the business department
of the society. To a State Journal re-
porter today he said: This city seems
very nice t. me beside kingfsher Ok
IaF1oma which is so new. 7 Just came
from there where attended the meet
ing of the territorial society This is a
very pretty place. I intend in my
speeches to touch up the delegates on
In Toledo the I5ndeaVOrers
have taken this up and The result is
wonderful If he maer of law en-
f0rcement this idea that some have to
set a standard as low as the lowest is |
all a mistake. They say we interfere
with their personal liberty, but believe
in setting personal liberty high instead |
of low I do not believe IL legaliZing |
any violation of law. AS soon as you
do that you lower your morals.
"Our society is seif-support1ng. In |