The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-10
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>peak~r~-GreetinxF From or. Halt

SAN FRANCISCO July &-At Wood
ward : pav 4ior. President clark pres de1-
An address On the senior Society %
christian kndsaVor" nzs delivered ny
key BaV1o1 W Perry. II san LsSniro.
t&L iaiS vas followed ~ Al open par
Aan1eni under charge Of Rev. 4. y. Fn.l-
pett. o. Philadelphia. Many members par
flcipAled, aid there was An interesting
ana instructive discussion.
Rev. + ". TAonpsoa. o9 Patterson. y
J., then spoke on CHRISTIAN E.rdeaxor
and me Mid-WesN Prayer Meeting. Ills
a9GFtsS ~as devoted 50 practical church
work Mir. Thompson said:
christian en6savor Is no longer an ex-
pertinent. is existence has been juslTed.
-ata Eea}lzFs This fact an1 believes ~ Z.
Sod alcSS4S IT. CHRISTIAN eE8e&gCT has 4
ciFlne enterprise which enables il 70 carry
ces rs own principles. TX .s not the
CAoich pat a force within the church.
ahd tae most ambitious II as has no I S.re
tnat II shall be anything else tban Fer
Ch!lst and ths Church. igs motto
The character aad spirituality of sndi-
N.dAAl CHRISTIANS ma kes lae spirituality
oI ne church only as the Christ lfs :
made manifest II the individual. can j; oe
inade manifest in tn church, Those who
nave commenced with CHRIST ana are
SstoStd 10 hlm- must have a deep seuST ot
their ersonal gespousib llty for the grow IN
IN $race 0t themselves sUi the4r fellow
man The Christian who does rot ma ~
Use oi every ms tans that Cod has hIe. sci
70 me salvation and hep of men. Is great
~ lacking ln his work for Chrsss"
The following telegram from Dr. Charles
NuthoeTt hall. president of the Cnlon
Theological seminary. Was then read:
Chicago. July q
DR.. Francis z. Clark Christians En-
deaVor Convention. San Francisco: Union
Theological seminary sends greetings TO
CHARLES CUTHBERT HALL.
President"
Another brief open parliament WAS then
Opened b. y {. Perkins of BaltlTnore
An anthem followed. and after an addr -
by Rev X. r. Tyler OF New York the
session was adjourned until night
Every part Of the pavilion was crowd
ed tonight with an enthusiastic thr0ng Of
tndoavorers, hundreds being compelled
Ia stand throughout the entire pro-
sramme, and many being unable 10 gain
admission.
The leader Of the service. Rev Charles
A Dickinson, Of Roston Mass. who was
present AT The birth Of the Christian En-
deavor movement in the little Maine
church sixteen years ago. spoke feolngiy
81 that historic religious event After a
series II rouSing songs. led by O. NJ
Nesper. of Oakland Cat. and devotional
exercises conducted by Rev A ] Turkle.
| OF Omaha. the leader introduced the Rev.
! Matt ;. Hughes. u, u. OF Minneapolis
40 spoke OF tne fFpm0tlan OF Benpm-
national Loyalty hy Christian E.ndeav-
or The speaker urged loyalty to de-
| nomiuationaiism and fraternity among
denominations as the two fundamental
principles Of Christian Endeavor work
BY request the beautiful song. saved
/ by Grace" was sung hy Miss Josephine
| Patterson and Robert Husband.
The second speaker Of the evening Rev.
j. c. r. Ewing. u. n, Of Lahore India,
followed with an interesting address on
Christian Endeavor Promotes a World
Wide Fellowship" The statement that
this foreign delegate represented 80 So
sieties called forth a warm welcome.
Enthusiasm centered. however. In the
| award Of banner II the Philadelphia
Union The banner previously held by
Chicago. was given for the best work
accomplished in the past year in pro-
noting fellowship by organizing the larg-
! est number Of Christian Endeavor So
cieties. The presentation was by the Rev.
| Canon J. r. Richardson. of London. Oat..
| the response being made by T. ]. Grant
/ Shields. president OF the Philadelphia
! Union.
The meeting was dismissed with song
! and PRAYER the Endeavorers passing from
! the pavilion into the street singing
| There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today"