The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-12
ENDEAVORERS ADJOURN.
Close of the Seventeenth information
al COnventiOn-NOt We'll Attended.

NASHVILLE Tenn, July 1.-THE closing
session of the seventeenth international
Christian Endeavor convention was held
here tonight and already many delegates
are homeward bound, while others will
leave tomorrow for Chickamauga While
the attendance upon this convention has
not been as large as was expected, among
those who attended were many of the most
prominent members of the society, and the
addresses made and sermons delivered have
been of the highest order and in perfect
keeping with the programme which leading
members claim to have been the best ever
presented to the convention. The closing
scenes tonight were impressive and touch
ing and the parting songs brought tears 10
the eyes of many even OF those VINO were
not members of the society
The programme for the closing day began
with early-morning prayer meetings at sew
en- churches and the daily quiet hour SefH
as usual by Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, OF
Philadelphia, Pa. The topic discussed was
| over the Line" Committee conferences
We're held at various churches and were fol-
| lowed by officers conferences. The junior
workers conference and school or methods
at the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church was presided over by Mrs. James L..
| Hill, of Salem. Mass The programme in
cluded addresses by G.. ]. Atkinson. of To-
| ronto, Ont; Miss Elsie L. Travis, Rev: F. f..
Clark and Willis Baer, of Boston, Mass. :;
w. r. Ellis. of Philadelphia Pa, and Rev.
Ira Landrith, of Nashville. An open parlia-
ID. D.. of Boston, Mass, and the question
box by Thomas Wainwright, of Chicago.
The afternoon session at Hall Williston
and Auditorium Endeavor attracted large
audiences and the proceedings We're among
| the best of the series. Rev. w. j. Darby, D..
Vi Of ans in6 Franes e. at aa
d. D., of Boston, Mass, at Auditorium En-
deavor The. addresses at Hall Wlliston in
| ing Rev Arthur Vale Casselman. Columbi-
ana, O.: More Earnest Study" Rev. T. M:
Johnston. Greensboro N. c.; More Spirited
| Meetings. Rev; Ernst Bourner Allen; Lam
| sing. Mich: Partnership with Cod" Rev.
Charles Manton, Paris, Tex; The Con-
quest of the World Rev. John Henry Bar
| Auditorium Endeavor included addresses on
THE Tenth Legion; Forward, March, by
Miss Margaret W. Leiteh, o., Of G S d. and q
Puddefoot, D. D., of South birmingham,
Mass.
After the close of the afternoon sessions
there was chalk talk at Hall Wiliston. by
Rev. r. F. Pierce, of Scranton, Pa, and a
school of methods for committee work. con-
Quoted at Auditorium Endeavor by Treas
urer William Shaw. of Boston, Mass.
President Clark presided over the closing
exercises tonight which were held in Audi
torium Endeavor before the largest audi
ence of the convention. The full chorus was
present and the music was most striking
feature of the opening praise service The
Royalty OF oerNlce was the SUBJECT upon
which Rev. u. T. Sweeney, d. d. of Rich
mond, Va, delivered a patriotic, forcible,
stirring Grafton. one which aroused the en-
tire assemblage. The sermon, most tell
ing one, subject, Christ Crucfied, the
Source of Unity and Power" was delivered
by Rev. r. S. Macarthur. d. D., of New
York city. The conservation appeal was
made by Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins. jr. of
Providence, r. l. President Clark conducted
the annual roll calls. Rev. Ralph w.
Brokaw, of Utica, n. Y. assisted in the
devotional exercises. The parting song God
Be With You Until We Meet Again was
sung. President Clark pronounced the bene-
dicton and at IL o'clock the convention adj
iourned.