The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-23


when on six other days OF the week
children were accustomed 20 eating.
caused . iistAste IN the chii6's mind for
an attendance accompanied by 50 much
prfvatson- IL was generally felt that 10
hold church and Sunday school at an
earlier hour would have an influence IN
increasing attendance.
General omcers.
The convention elected the following Of
fears for the ensuing year:
President-w. c. Merritt. OF Srehornish.
Sacrstary-G. A. Virtue. OF Seattle
Treasnrer-Prof O. - whitney, OF Ia
coma
Vice Presidents-w. O. Hardin. OF Seat
tie: George II. White. OF Spokane: c. z.
Bailey, OF North Yakima; .. W. Freeman,
OF New whatcom-
Executive Committee-The president
secretary and treasurer sx-offacio, and
Mrs. T. l. Blaine. OF Seattle: Prof. Sher-
wood. % Everett. Mr. Beebe OF Tacoma;
c. II. Koontx. OF Olympia: L. T. Trfmhae.
or Colfax; j. II Elliott OF wsiia Walia:
c. g. Gridiey. Of Vancouver: A. A Taylor.
OF Tacoma; Rev. J. R. Thompson, Of
Ocosta and Rev Dunlop. OF Seattle.
Member of the International Committee
%. 8. Johnson. OF Tacoma.
State Normal Observation-Disclosures.
Robert Arkiey. OF Tacoma
superintendent
Miss c. s. Hyatt, of Seattle.
The Downfal Of Turkey.
Attendance in the evening was larger
than at any session during the conven-
ton. Chancellor c. r. Thoburn. of the
Puget Sound university, Tacoma, took up
the early part of the evening with a char
acteristically intense address on The
Word OF God-the Immntahie Foundation
of Every True Life" Prof. Harniil ex-
pressed some regret when he was called
upon that the earnest chancellor's ad-
dress could not be allowed to continue
longer.
PreiudIng his study of Lakes Acts"
Prof. Hamill was led to speak of the pres
ent war between Greece and Turkey. He
did not assume TO prophecy, he said but
he could see in the present trouble the
hand OF Providence. which would blot
from the list Of nations and from the map
of the geographer the power that had so
long been dominant. Turkey. He believed
the shedding OF national blood was neces-
sary TO purge the national heart OF it's
sins He thought he could see IN this
step toward the restoration of the Jew
10 his original possessions, and when Tur-
key was parceled out and sold the Jew
would be the chief bidder and England the
autocrauc authority as TO the partition.
When England wished 10 place a watch
Jew as the Waterman.
Coming to his subject. the book of Acts.
the speaker started by showing the lands
covered in the travels OF Christianity. as
shown In the book. Starting I'm Judea IL
ran to Samaria, Syria. Asia Minor, Eu-
rope and Africa. Its track In Europe pass
ed over what is now the seat of war. The
scattering of the tribes had given rise TO
the theory that the Saxons were the ten
lost tribes. He dismissed that subject
with little discussion.
In closing. he complImented the officers
of the convention, making especial men,
ton OF President w. c. Merritt. ex-Sec-
rotary H. l.. Sizer and Chairman K. l..
Blaine. OF the latter he said: HE is
the most urbane and kindly-spirited. yet
efficient. presiding officer / have ever
met" Seattle would some day be the
greatest seaport of the Pacific coast in
the United States. he had no doubt. "But
remember" he said. ''the nohiest monu-
ment you can build on the Pacific coast
is In the righteous lives OF your boys and
girls"
President Merritt made brief but ear
nest address. and after singing the con-
vention was finally adjourned.