The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-18
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAV0RERS
Many Addresses Delivered
Yesterday Afternoon
and Evening.

Yesterday afternoons meeting Of the
Delaware Christian Endeavor Union was
more largely attended thun any Of the pre-
vious sessions.
The first report OF tho afternoon was
from Miss Mary f, Wright, state superin-
tendent Of missionary work. 1t showed
the condition of mission work to be great.
ly improved and new interest seems to
have been klndled.
Mrs. Frank +. Harris made an excellent
address on "Misslcn Work, and WhyS'
She said mission work Is one Of the do.
mands of God and should not be ques-
toned. The very character Of Jesus set
ties tho question of world wide missions.
There Is none other in whose name civili-
zatioH can be saved. In Jesus the whole
world Is drawn together In one brother.
hood.
4 Mrs. Harris said this Divine life be-
comes the reason for missions. New pas
sessions, though professedly Christian, are
peoplod with idolators, and heathens Even
in Cuba the homes are dIled with house,
hold gods. Mrs. Harris gave statistics to
prove that there Is but ono missionary for
every 900 souls in Africa, one for every
800, 600 in Slam. and one for every 100000
in China. The missionary spirit Mrs.
Harris portrayed, is one Of the principal
feat urcs Of tho gospel, which must be
preached to all nations. The sending
forth Of missionaries is one Of the essen
tials of the home church. Mrs. Harris
was applauded as she concluded her excel
lent paper,
Rev. DR.. Vance considered Methods Of
Mission Work."
"Our Delft to Missions" was the subject
Of Presiding Elder Robert Watts address.
He said that any opposition to missions
will be found to DO based IN o ,nisconcep.
tion of the work. In answer to the argu-
'nent OF some people that it costs q dollar
to send twenty-five cents to tho mission
ary, Dr. Watt quoted Professor Fisk, who
said there is not IN enterprise on the face
OF tho earth that is run more cheaply than
that Of missions.
The usual song service preceded tho
evening exercises. Rev. +. f. Briggs con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
The first speaker was Rev. DR.. James T.
McCrory OF Pittsburg ex-president of the
Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Unior.
His subject was prove Your Pledge"
The word pledge he construed to mean
outcome" which, he faid, above every
thing else the Americans pride themselves
on. The recent war proved this, he said.
But the Christian Endeavnr question is:
"Can we keep the pledge?' DIR. McCrory
held that no person can keep the Chris
tian Endeavor pledge who is not absolute
ly con:ecrated to the Lord Jesus Christ
He cited the life of Daniel as an instance
of his conservation, and from the lesson
of Daniels public prayer DR.. McCrory
commented.
Between speeches Secretary Burns read
greeting from the Maryland Union In ses-
sion at Baltimore to whom the Delaware
Union sent regards Wednesday evening.
The last speaker Of the evening was Rev
DR.. Wayland Hoyt. Of Philadelphia, who
portrayed Some Lessons for Christian
Endeavors From the Late War" The
hosting Of the flag meant not only civil
liberty, but religious liberty to the
countries over which it was unfurled.
Every form Of faith will have an equal
chance for worship in the conqs!ered
lands.
Dr.. Hoyt sa i'd there was great lesson
to Christian Endeavors in opening the
doors of religious oppression. "Now, sirce
the bombardment with balls hos ceased,
you must lombard the countries with
New Testaments," he declared. "Are you
roady to 60 inp That's the relation of this
war to you"
Another lesson found in thu war uniting
the country, DR.. Hoyt stated. He al: o
dwelt upon the preparation of Admiral
Dewey and his fleet, which won for them
tho glorious victory that Spain's the
largest su bmarine 1eet in the world. Ho
held that all Endeavorers should be pre-
pared, and among othor means he recon-
systematic reading, of history es-
pocially. The Christian Endeavor Society
Itself Is preparation, he said and t, Q
1t becomes the end instead of tho
means.i becomes traitorous TO the church.
of' Hoyt instructed the Endeayorers TO
keep at their task, whether they feel like it
or not. The only way for success is to
Keep at 1t until you feel like doing your
lrty. DR.. Hoyt also was Of the opin-
on TINT the war has disclosed what
ire the really precious things-the truth
loyalty to tho country and to |
God. DR.. McCrory pronounced The bene-
LECTION.