The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-19
ENDEAV0RERS
ADJOURN.
During Afternoon and Eve.
ming Interesting Ad,
dresses Heard.

The afternoon thought at the Christian
Endeavor Convention was Loyalty to
Chrst-Fidelity In Servee.'
Miss Anna L. Lincoln made an address
on "Midweek Service" which was full Of
bright ideas pertaining to the midweek
prayer meeting.
Mrs Margaret Ball of Bridgevllle COLI
sidered "The Sunday Evening Service"
She held that the problem Of attendance
ut the Sunday evening services was for the
Christian Eudeavorers to solve.
Miss Belle Crawford made an excellent
address on "The Graduate Endeayorsr,"
She explained in lucid manner tho new
societies of Graduate Endeavorers, which
are composed Of older Endeavorers who
have served II number of years in the
Young Peoples Societies, and have gradu.
ated.
Lift up your eyes and behold the fial ls,"
was tho topic Of an interesting address BY
Miss Frances NJ. Schuyler Of Pnilndel phia
The particular fields of mission work to
which she referred were in tho South
among the colored people, and on the In
dian reservations. She also spoke Of the
conditions among the Chinese along the
Pacific slope, and portrayed the efforts
now being put forth In the mission fields
by the women sent forth by the different
denominations. The neoi of more faith
full workers was urged
The Rev. George j. Burns, D. D., Of
Philadelphia, spoke on "Undeveloped
Powers" DR.. Burns considered Jesus
Christ tho greatest undeveloped power.
The development. he believed, could be
brought about by prayer, by Scriptursl
reading, and by work in connection with
the church.
The question box and conferences was
conducted by Treasurer Shaw of Boston.
In the evening the diplomas to the
successful societies for Increase in mem-
bership and for contributions, vera award
cd by Raw. DR.. McCurdy. The diploma
proportioaate fucreaso in membership
was awarded to the Christian Endsayor
Society of Gilbert Presbyterian Church,
this city. and for proportionate contribu-
ton to the society OF Forest Presbyterian
Church, Middletown Rev. d. G. N.
Luccock Of Washington. made an excel
lent address on christian Endeavor-a
Covenant With God"
He said the Christian Endeavor Society
came from God. 1t is AIN organization into
which God breaLhed H $ own breath. The
Christian Endeavor Society to-day stands
as protest from 1900, 900 persons against
the wildcats theory in youth. 1t is COM
posed of young persons who placed in it all
their actualities and possibilities, and
hence they fear no iron-clad pledge.
Their iconoclasm should be instructive.
not destructive, anu their idol-bre aking.
should be accomplished by the Endeavor-
ers becoming ideals.
The last speaker OF the convention ses-
sion was Treasurer Shaw of Boston. He
spoke of Christian Endeavor Ideals"
after which he conducted a short consecra.
tlon service. He said the ideals which o
person has, fashions the life Of the ind!-
v.dual All men of power, he held. have
been men with great ideals, and all great
movements in history have boen started
by men with high ideals. He spoke Of the
Transforming power of some ideals. and
said they were greatly needed to-day, one
ideal in particular being God.
The convention formally adjourned by
nil recting the Mizpah benedicton.
Following the adjournment the visiting
delegates were entertained in the lecture
room of the church. and an enjpya bic time
was had.