The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-21
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED.
Were Answered by National secre-
tary Bner.

tary Bner.
Aside from the election of officers the
feature of the closing session was the
question box" conducted by Mr.. ]. Willis
Baer. The delegates who desired informa-
ton on various matters pertaining to the
Endeavor work wrote their questions upon
slips of paper, which were collected and
turned over to Mr.. Baer The questions
varied widely, but all were answered by
Mr.. Baer in very satisfactory manner,
with many helpful suggestions as to the
Endeavor work.
One questioner wanted to know why the
convention was like Wall street Mr.. Baer
said that he did not know unless II was
because the bull and the bear" had been
so prominent, referring to himself and
Rev. Mr.. Bull of Atlanta.
Another desired to know If the Christian
EndeaVor Union prohibited card playing
and dancing. Mr.. Baer said that the ma
tional union had no power to iegsate on
these subjects, such matters being left to
the local societies and largely TO the indi-
vidual judgment of the members. For
himself he strongly disapproVed of these
forms of amusement.
Another wanted to know if there were
any Endeavor societies among the Baptists
of the North. Mr. Baer said that there
among the Baptists of the North. The or
ganization of the Baptist Young People s
Union did not prevent the members of the
union, he said, from also joining in the
Endeavor work.
In answer to question as to the origin
and extent of the Endeavor work Mr.
Baer said that il had it's origin in Port
land, Ne, eighteen years ago. 1t begun
with one society and fifty-fve members
To-day it has So, 900 societies and 3,5OO,O00
members. To-day there is not a country
on the globe which has not its Christian
| Endeavor Society. In London there are
600 societies and in England over 1000 In
| India there are sixty societies and in Rus
STA three, the latter organized within the
| last year.
AS to the denominations which lead in
| the Endeavor work Mr.. Baer said that the
| Presbyterians lead in this country, the
/ Baptists in England and the Methodists
| in Australia He also mentioned that
! there were a number of Christian En-
deavorers in the army during the recent
war with Spain, societies having been or
| ganized at several of the camps and three
| societies having been recently organized
| in Havana.
After finishing with the question box
| Mr. Baer gave very earnest, thoughtful
| talk upon the work of the convention and
the effect which it should have upon those
who had had the privilege of attending it.
| Those who failed to go back to their homes
| filled with desire 10 aid their pastors in
| their work and to brighten the services of
their churches to put into effect the IDEAS
| and suggestions which they had received
at the convention must surely have missed
his voice and the purport which il eudeav-
ored to convey. Mr.. Baer described the
impression made upon him by a view of
Munkaczy's two wonderful pictures,
| Christ Before Plate" and Christ Upon
the Cross" and followed this with de-
scription of his visit to the Alamo and
| the impression which he received there
| The cly of the American soldiers during
the war with Mexico, he said, was RE
| member the Alamo" During the war
| with Spain the battle cry of the Ameri-
can army and navy was Remember the
| Maine" The battle cry of the Christian,
Mr.. Baer said, must always be "Remem-
| Der Calvary
In closing his remarks Mr.. Baer alluded
to the fact that there seemed to be only
four persons present who were not thor
| oughly interested in the meeting, and who
had shown their indifference by their man
ner to the importance of the questions
which he had endeavored to present In
the prayer with which he closed his ad-
| dress, he prayed very earnestly for these
| persons, that they might go away from
|
which they had suffered by reason of their
lack of interest and Indifference. 1t was
| probably the severest rebuxe ever given
10 thoughtless persons in a Savannah
| church.
Before adjournment a resolution was
adopted expressing the appreciation on the
| part of the convention of the pleasure and
| benefit which the members had received
| from their attendance of the hospitality of
the people of Savannah and for the courte-
| sizes extended by the railroads. the news
| papers and the people of the city generally
| The convention hymn was sung again.
| the beautiful words of the refrain being
! sung softly at the close with bowed heads
| as a prayer Rev. Mr.. Nesbit then pray
| ed that the blessing of God might rest
upon the work of the convention and that
| it might prove of far reaching effect upon
religious work throughout the state.
| The benediction was then pronounced by
| Rev. Arthur J. Smith and the convention
| was al an end
Some time was spent by the delegates
| in bidding goodby to their Savannah
friends with whom they had spent the last
two days so pleasantly. A few will re-
main in the city to-day and tour of the
| city under the direction Of some of the To-
| cal endeavorers has been arranged for
their benefit The party will visit the De
| Soto at o'clock this morning and will
| take view of the city from the top of the
building After this they will visit the
wharves of the Ocean Steamship Compa-
nv and the cotton and naval stores yards
To the visitors from the interior these viii
be sights of great interest.
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