The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-29
IAl BlcTClE IND
ngESpAPERs DENOUNCED.
BICYCLE A ROBBER OK VIRTUE
~ The Road House Destructive to the
B Uorais Of all That 10 Pure and Holy
lie Says = Union Win Draft
Resolutions.

Opened by prayer service. Tho attend
4 Ants was much larger than that Mt tho
morning service, The first address on
tAs program was one by Rev. Frank
Holland on the subject Loyalty to our
\ church,
Rev. T. A McCurdy of Central Presby.
lesian church addressed tho audience on
NE subject Lives Of Purposes" Dr. Mo-
sOurdy emphasized tho thought of useful.
nsas toward God and toward man.
The scope of our purpose Is one in prin.
S1ple, manifold In detail. The life of our
Lord Is multiplying itself IN million
forms. The fulfillment Of the Christian
Endsavor pledge is u realization of ones
usefulness In the society The doctor In
conclusion urged purposeful usefulness
with accomplishment.
Rev. w. ]. Erdman, d. d., OF German
town. talked on "Why We Study the
Biblc~ He regarded the Bible as the
I Book Of Books, comb ming both knowledge
and wisdom. 1t is also tho judge Of all
Zion Is not only miraculous but its begin.
ming. 1t makes the claim that not SEN.
! tonce Of Ii would have appeared unless
Sod had made himself known.
1t IL one OF the four great SUI ornaturnl
things III this world. You cannot account
Tor the Old Testament unless you bring
Bod In from the start. The Book is q rst
Walton OF day of rest as taught by 1t, DIR.
Erdman held that II either the seventh Or.
4rst day was kept 1t made no difference.
He urged his hearers tos.udy the book IA
supernatural beings. Many people have
used the human method which accounts
Tor the great diversity of opinion whichcx.
lists to-day over the study of the Book, The
peaker quoted several examples OF study
tfotn theAatural standpoint.
Y, He said we study the Bible first for
knowledge for the life of Gods children;
tor services and for worship. He con
alluded by hoping that the next time tho
book was read 1t would BIO in an attitude
IF alteration.
An offering was taken, and after the
congregation sang "Endeavorers' March
Ing Song" there came partial disap-
pontment. Rev. Ezra Tinker, i. l. D.,
Was ON the program for un address on
Loyalty TO the Lords Day" but DR..
Tinker was unable to be present and tho
subject WAS discussed ably by Rev +. S.
Crawford Of Ridley Park, who first asked,
What Is the Lords Day?
He described i as q great honey comb
BY the way Of life "If you want to turn
the great mass of humanity into the pit"
said he, "then just annihllatc tho day.
Any one who touches its power is q trait.
or, not only to time and raGe, but an
enemy to his own soul and all souls. Gods
day Is mans highest privilege. Without
4 We would not have Gods wisdom and
fFnth by the way. 1t is jewel set in the
midst Of days. Let it be our deepest study
how to get greater treasure and greater
Gweetness out of It, Keep it sacred. Thank
0Od for the Sabbath Day.
What would the earth or life DO without
IT. Loyalty to Gods day is absolutely
necessary to good government, social ad-
vancement and the spiritual life. The
man who is dsloyal to 1t is disloyal to So
Oanl advancement, to all that Is great and
pure, and to civilization 1t is not day
Of mans nor of the church. And to man
Is Is to loose the sweet music in tho midst
Of days. Let the day never he marrod by
m Endeavorer. l sny the Lords day is
the sweetness of Heaven by the way"
SUNDAY BICYCLE AND PAPERS DENOUNCED.
Rev. l. W. Hathaway ID. d., General Sec
notary of the American Sabbath Union,
vas present, and although not on he pro.
aInm for an address, was called upon, re-
plying with speech on the progress of
the Christian Endeavor work and the
Sabbath day, which he said was fast be.
coming holiday, he feared. He held that
the Sunday newspaper and the Sunday BIZ
cyclic destroying the character of tho young
people of the land.
They arc enptying the church pews. be
said and drying up tho fountains Of
bsnevolence He saw the usefulness Of
tho bicycle, however, but its use was
abused With that abuse had gone mo-
rafity and virtue. he said, Tho rond house
IL destructive TO the morals OF young mon
and women and everything that is pure
and holy. II am not extreme rs you may
think in this matter" said the doctor. Il
have given the subject great thought but
lcsn't express it all upon thi, occasion.
AT this point DR., Hathaway exhibited a
copy of u New York Sunday paper, Con1id-
erable Of which was devoted TO pictures y
csh't Imagine how that can interest man
said he. 1T Is enough to make ns imbo-
Caie of man. BY it the church is forgot
ton and left. They are undermining tho
morality Of the country. 1see by tn is paper
Shat q wheel club went on century run Oh
the Sabbath day md were Joined by bicy.
clsrs who would grdlo the globe three
and half times.
l say the sabbath Is fast becoming
holiday and II the day is lost it will DO DO.
cause tho church Is indifferent. Let us
r3Se up and set our faces like flint against
the evil. Endcayorers, never ride your
wheel Oh the Sabbath day or read the Sun.
day paper (clIcerS and cries of no, hero in.
terruplsd Ike speaker)
Then DR.. Hathaway spoke Of II tract, OF
which he is the publisher, condemning tho
practices referred to and urged every En-.
4sayoror in tho state to send 10 New York
Oom munitits.
A Missionary work would then begin
which would he productive Of much good.
II conclusion the speaker condemned Sun
day excursions by rail.
President Turner suggested the drafting
Ola resolution condomning tho sunday
bicycle, newspaper and excursion, and the
Committee on Resolutions will in Az
probability present the same.
THE EVENING SERVICE.
The feature of the evening was tho adj
dress OF Hayes Laird, orrcspunding snclu-
OF the Philadelphia Christian Endravor
Union. NJ. Laird attended the San lIan.
cisco Convention aud committed to memo.
~ tho famous illustrated address, the
Tenth Legion" delivered by Professor
Wells. air, Laird surpassed tho cxpecta.
tions of his hearers. He took for granted
TINT one tenth of persons ncomris given
uso tho church had for it. How tho
pastor had TO be paid, Sunday schools
sustained missions supported, aud many
OLher departments OF the church kept go
an.. he then b. Illustrations showed how
much the other ninctenths would buy If
= the 0ne.icnth would get so much
The closing address vas delivered by the
hoy. George b. Stewart, ID d., Of Harris.
burg Pa. His subject was Deepening
tho Spiritual Life"
After the meeting last night tho local
union gave reception to tho officers Of
the other soceies. 1t was informal and
wns held for tho purpose of uniting tho
Officers. There were II few speeches. after
which refreshments were served.
PitEsDYTElslkN RALLY
After the regular session yesterday nf.
ternoon Presbyterian rally was held in
the Sunday school room. An address WAS
delivered by Hiss May White oi UJssollv,
a. J.
THIS MOHHlNG SESSION.
THIS is The last dny Of the Christian En-.
deavor Unions Convention. Tho attend
DpGo was us la"ge us that OF yesterday.
The mornings motto was Missions"
The first service of the morning was
held at G,B) o'clock 1t was ono Of praise
aud prayer, under ther leadership Of Rev.
u. +. Briggs. 10 o'clock Mrs II. n.
Reed of Newark conducted devotional ex.
erCses, which continued half IN hour
Then the convention business was taken
up Next years pledges were called for,
the following replies being made: ST.
Paul $40, second NJ. T., 80; Central, s.;
Covenant, S2, Delaware Avonuo IS, Han.
over So, Dover NJ. f. Junior, 80, Dover
M. +, s.; Dover NJ, f., 81, Dover prcsby.
terian, 50; Huntington, 81; Harrington,