The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-10
REV. SHELDON WALKED
He Refused to Use the Sunday
Street Cars.
HO0FED 1T THREE MILES
Crowded Christian Endeavor Meetings
at Detroit-A Sunday Observance
Rally-Training in the
Home.

Detroit, Mich, July 9.--Although a
large majority of the army of Chris
tan Endeavorers in Detroit utilized the
street cars to-day, a considerable por-
ton refrained from reading the Sun
day newspapers. Few of the pastors
who occupied the various Protestant
pulpits went to the extreme of incon-
veniencing themselves by walking long
distances, as did Rev. Charles M. Shell
don, author of '1n His Steps" who
walked more than three miles to preach
from the text "One is our master; all
we are brethren" to a congregation
which entirely exceeded the capacity of
Bethany Presbyterian church. Mr.. Shell
don spoke optimistically of the signs of
the times, especially the awakening of
social conscience with better relation
ship between employers and employees,
federation of the church movement to-
ward civic righteousness and an
awakening of the stewardship feature
of the Christian life, as to his money,
time and talents.
The features of the afternoon We're
crowded meetings for men and for wo-
men exclusively and Sabbath obser-
walton rally. Thirty-five hundred men
filled the floor and galleries of the
Light Guard armory at the mems meet
ing. ...
The men sang with enthusiasm and a
very large proportion publicly pledged
that the occasion would be with them
a landmark from which would date a
better life. Secretary Baer conducted
the meeting and Rev. DIR. j. w. Chap
man of New York preached from Job
xviii, is, "Ye shall be driven from
light into darkness and be chased out
Of the world" The theme brought out
the fate of the persistent sinner as COM
pared with that of the godly.
Mrs. F. E. Clark, wife of President
Clark, presided over the women's meet
ing, which filled the Woodward Avenue
Baptist church. Mrs Joseph Walker of
Queensland led the devotions. The pro-.
gramme of addresses was as follows:
The Women of Mexico" Mrs. S. Scott
Williams San Luis Potosi, Mexico;
The Women of China" Miss Caroline
f. Chiltens, Foo Choo, China; The
Women of Asia" Miss Jessie Alderman,
Chicago; ''Woman's Work for Her
Country" Mrs. Howard NJ. Ingham,
Jefferson. Ohio.
Westminster Presbyterian church
could not contain the audience which
attended the Sabbath observance gath
ering.1 An address upon Sabbath in
the Home was delivered by Rev. DR..
d. McAllister of Allegheny, Pa. He
held the religious. development of the
family to be of the utmost importance,
the family being the foundation of civil
structure and the cornerstone of the
temple of worship. Said he I'VE
cannot carry on our civilization nor
keep our young people to the front un-
less they are trained in Sabbath keep
ing homes
Rey.e c. NJ Howard of Rochester, N.
Y. related at length the story of some
alleged futile attempts made in that
city toward closing the side door on
Sunday. He argued that prohibition is
the only true solution of the saloon
question.
The closing speech was made by Hon.
John Charlton, Mp, of Lyndoch. Ont,
What the Sabbath May Do for U.s.
The speakers idea was that Sabbath
observance had a far more potent in
fiuence in character building and world
development than had commonly been
conceded in later years
Tonight an additional touch Of sol
emnity was impaired to the meetings of
the Christian Endeavorers. The parti-
cipants in these transformations but inn
pressive services seemed to be striving
to make a direct personal application of
the tenets of the faith; many were the
pledges of more exalted efforts for the
coming year and more earnest Christian
service.
The capacity of the churches was
taxed and the rapt attention of the
crowds to the one subject of concen-
tration was impressive in the greatest
degree. H'"
President Frances e. Clark conducted
the conservation services in the Wood
ward Avenue Baptist church.
The big convention will end to-mor-
row night. There will be Junior en-
deavor and missionary rallies in each of
the big tents, prison work conference
and great farewell gatherings in con-
clusion.