The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-13
WORKERS FOR CHRIST
Christian Endeav0r Forces Hold
Preliminary Rally.
BIG CONVENTION TODAY
SOME FAMOUS WORKERS ARE IN
ATTENDANCE.
c. E. Clark, Founder of the Order,
Arrives at Provo-Salt Lake Meet
ing Addressed By Rev. o. W.
Stewart of Illinois-Delegate
From Ogden Attend.

A meeting preliminary to the regular
session of the State Christian Endeavoi
society was held last night at the First
Presbyterian church. There was a
large attendance of young people tc
hear Rev. o. w. Stewart, ex-president
of the Illinois society, and his charm
ing wife. A large delegation from Og-
den and the north, en- route to the
Provo meeting, came in in time to at
tend the session.
President c. E. Brainerd of ogden
introduced Rev. William II. Bagby.
who opened the meeting with prayer.
Mr.. Stewart was then presented. He
talked Interestingly of the Advantages
of a Convention" explaining and Illus
trating with many stories how one in
attendance at the meetings can get
most out of them.
He bespoke the sympathy and
prayers of the young people for DR..
Clark. the father of the society, who
is TO be heard in Provo today. In urg
ing the attention of the young people
to all the papers presented, Mr.. Stewart
assured his hearers that if they at
tended in a studious frame of mind.
they would find something good and
helpful in the poorest speech or SER
mon. l myself have gathered a new
thought from country boy, whom l
never would have suspected Gould
teach me anything. 1T frequently
happens that the thing which we re-
gard as least good on the programme
viii prove to be just what we are in
need of.
Again" said the speaker, IF we are
to gain the most good from these
meetings, we must not attend in crit
ical frame of mind. What though a
good thought is not expressed in just
the kind of language we like?"
Mr.. Stewart then briefly outlined the
purposes of conventions. He placed
the spiritual help gained first, and then
spoke very highly of the sociability
ing forward with great pleasure TO this
occasion, because of the new people 1
expected to meet.
Then we all ought to be thankful
for the spiritual unlifting that comes
from these meetings. Even the preach
ers enjoy this
I'VE need make no apology for being
Christian Endeavorers, concluded the
speaker. We should think God that
we are a part of this movement, which
is such a help TO faithful living. But
let us beware of getting tangled up in
the machinery of the work, lest in so
doing we lose the benefits that come
to us through identification with the
cause"
Mrs. r. j. Caskey and Mrs. Andrews
of the church choir sang a duet, GLORY
to Thee. My God, This Night" and
then Mrs. Stewart was introduced.
Mrs. Stewards Talk.
81 congratulate the young people on
being identified with this society. 1
like the Christian Endeavor organiza-
ton because of the part it has taken
in the evangelization of the world, be-
cause of its missionary work. 1 like
il, too. because it believes in self-con-
secration- There are duties that are
hard and prosaic, and there is work to
do that is never known of outside of
ones socitty. But these things have
all helped TO make the world better.
Il like the society for yet another
reason" declared Mrs. Stewart. 1T
appeals to the heroic in men and wo-
men, 1t frequently takes more courage
to declare oneself in favor of a right
eous life, and as an opponent of every
evil, than to enter a battle. It re-
quires strength to stand with the mi
nority but we must be strong in bat
Ting for the right.
g Life is no idle Dream as Carlyle
says" concluded Mrs. Stewart.
Harry \. Tolles, secretary of the
state organization, made the announce
ments for today's sessions m Provo.
a conservation and song service, led
by Mr.. Tolles, concluded the evening
session.
The delegation from the north and
he Ogden Endeavorers will proceed to
Provo on a special train this morning.
They will be accompanied by the Salt
Lake delegation. which, it is expected,
will he unite large