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The advertisement in the newspaper
ran as follows: Suicides commencing
These should write for appointment
TO Rex Blake, re Uppingdon Gardens.
South Kensington =
Herbert Streuth, artist. received an
appointment for . 40 on Wednesday
afternoon He called at the South Ken
sington address and was shown into
solidly furnished library. where podgy
little old gentleman with white hair
shook him warmly by the hnnd and
babe him To be seated
Il nm very pleased to sec you, Mr.
Streuth. and trust that may be of
some service to yuu--in fact, that we
may be of service to each other. But l
must begin by asking you Il plain ques-
ton, which you will answer truthfully
and in one word. Is your intended sui
eide connected i'll any way with severe
poverty or overwhelming financial
lossesY''
mo, said Streuth. II am consider
ed believe to be fairly well off. .
Delighted to hear it, +" said Mr.
Blake, rubbing his chubby hands To-
gether "now we will proceed. | tell
you frankly that with me this thing IL
business and nothing but business.
If you decide that | can serve you l
shall expect moderate fee Now, what
are the principal objections to suicidef"
THE law does not permit il" said
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20

be able to give reason
for the faith that was i'm them. Mr.. Jor-
dan told some incidents which came I'M
der his own observation. when general sec
rotary Of the Baptist Young Peoples I'm
ion in the South, showing the ignorance
which exists even among preachers, and,
therefore, the great necessity for Bible
study among the youth of to-day. Some
OF the anecdotes related of the preachers
by MIR. Jordan were very amusing. most
of the Incidents being located In Kentucky.
The Southern people were very slow TO
take hold OF The young peoples work, Mr.
Jordan said, there being considerable op-
position to the pledge idea. He, therefore,
substituted the word covenant, to which
the Baptists were more accustomed, with
the result that opposi ton on this line
ceased Mr. Jordan said that he endeav-
ored 10 bring about the cooperation be-
tween the Northern and Southern Baptists
in this work, but found ii very difficult on
account of The jealousy existing among
the sections. After much prayer and
study he wrote out a basis of union for
the Baptists of the North, the South and
Canada, which, after much work, was ac-
cepted at a conference held at Chatta-
nooga. The Baptist Young Peoples Union
now has one general organization, with
headquarters at Chicago and one union
paper There are 5000 to 1000 societies,
with about $4,000 members.
A rising vote of thanks was rendered
Mr.. Jordan by the convention for his adj
dress.
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showing the opposition TO such work which
still exists among some of the older breth-
rem.
The relation of the society to the
church." was discussed by Rev. F. h.
Jenkens of Atlanta. The Christian En-
deavor Mr.. Jenkens said, is a training
school to train young people for the work
of the church, TO train them in business
methods in church work and to train them
spiritually There is a special field of work
of the society. he said in the work of
young people Tor young people. Mr.. Jen-
kens told of the remarkable result of such
work by the Endeavorers in city of his
acquaintance which had not previously
had a revival in 20 years before.
A very interesting. Instructive and elo
quent address was delivered by Rev. Ed
F. Cook, pastor of Wesley Monumental
Church. upon the Epworth League, the
young peoples society of the Methodist
Church.
Mr. Cook very prettily personated the
Epworth League as the child of the Meth
odist Church and described its growth
from its birth nine years ago to Its pres
ent msty childhood. The league stands
for the young life of Methodism, he said.
The league has been well received by the
pastors and their congregations. There
are now 252 900 Epworth leaguers in the
the Northern Methodist, making a grand
total of $4,000 members. The work of
The league in training up the young in the
work of the church, its doctrines, prl'-
tees. and lines of work, was ably present
ed by Mr. Cook. 1t is thoroughly evange-
listic. he said, training its me .nbers for
Christ and the church To care for the
poor, look after the sick is part of It's
work Social and literary work consil-
tute one of the departments. Bible study
is, of conise, the chief pu, pose of the So
Getty. The great influence ana the meal
culable results which may be expected from
the thorough carrying out OF the purposes
of this work among the young were clio
quently presented by Mr.. Cook. 1.-The
League at Work. was the title which
Mr. Cook gave to his well painted
picture of the Methodist society.
At the suggestion of Rev. w A. Nesbit
rising vote of thanks was rendered Mr.
Cook for his splendid address.
THE Baptist Young Peoples Union; Its
Work and Methods" was presented by
Rev. John d. Jordan pastor of the First
Baptist Church.
Mr. Jordan said that there had been an
evolution of societies for young people in
the churches. First. there was the Y.
NJ. c. A., for men only. Then there was
the Christian Endeavor, for both sexes.
Then followed the Epworth League which
embodied the UNCONVENTIONAL idea Last
came the Baptist Young Peoples Union.
which, of course. improved upon all the
rest Mr. Jordan said that he had been
rocked in Presbyterian cradle and had
learned religion in a Methodist church of
the same sort that the Baptists had been
believing in for 800 years
The Young Peoples Union. Mr.. Jordan
said. pursued the same general plan OF
work as the other two societies, but il
paid great attention to the study of the
Bible. 1t believed that its young people
should be thoroughly familiar with
the Bible that they should
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
ENDEAvonERs' PROGRAMME.
Convention Will Have an Excursion


Convention Will Have an Excursion
to Tybee.
The state union of Christian Endeavor
will conclude its annual session in Savan-
nah to-day. The meeting has been a very
pleasant and profitable one so and will no
doubt continue so.
To-days programme is as follows
Morning watch service at Lawton Mem
orial Church at a. m, conducted by Rev.
]. F. Blackburn, of Fort Valley.
At First Presbyterian Church:
quiet Hour" at a. M, conducted by
Mr.. j. w. Baer.
10 a. M, conference on state work.
1920. Address on the approaching nation
al convention at Detroit, by Mr.. c.. l..
Williamson of Atlanta, manager of the
Georgia delegation
1910 a. m. Election of officers for the en-
suing year.
II a. m. Conference on Junior work, con-
Quoted by Miss Mamie JEFF Jemison, state
superintendent. of Macon.
u O'Clock. Denominational rallies. The
gregationalists. Christians and Pres
byterians, the three denomination which
are prominent in the Endeavor work, will
hold short sessions separately
This will close the morning session. The
delegates will have time to do little sight
seeing before dinner time. Among other
places the Telfair art gallery has been
opened to them.
In the afternoon the convention will en-
joy complimentary excursion to Tybee
rendered by the Central of Georgia Rail
way. The train Will leave the Tybee de-
pot at $3.50 p. M, city time, and returning
will leave the island at p. m. For the
benefit of friends of the delegates who
may desire TO accompany them a special
rate of % cents has been made for the &C.
casion for the round trip.
The closing service will be held at the
First Presbyterian Church tonight. when
the place of holding the next convention
will be chosen and the session will close
with conservation service.
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given by the American people annually for
missions
Mr.. Baer then told the origin OF the
Tenth Legion" young man In Boston
was so much impressed, he said. by the
disparity between the amounts eXpeuced
by the American people for the Injuries
and pleasure of life. as compared with the
amount given by them 70 spread the cause
CT Christ that he decided TO give a tenth
part OF his income annually to the Loro.
He stated his determination 70 few
friends who agreed 10 unite with him, ana
thus the Tenth Legion was brought INTO
being and became a part OF the Christian
Endeavor work. The movement has since
spread rapidly ana now young people are
joining az the rate of 20 a week, pledsins
themselves to give a tenth part Of their
income to the Lord
Mr.. Baer spoke of the means adopted
to raise money for missions and other
church purposes, deprecating some of the
methods employed. Occasionally, he said
worked upon by the appeals of some elo-
quent speaker, would give largely This
was spasniodit giving.
Surprising that Christians should give a
tenth OF their incomes to the Lords work.
Mr.. Baer undertook TO give an explana,
ton of the number Of various demands
which would be made upon this tenth. A
divided into ten sections, each section rep
resenting a tenth of an income properly
expended. Some article, representing the
expenditure, was hung upon each section.
The expenditures 90 which a tenth each
was allotted by Mr.. Baer were exercise,
nome adornment books, perfumery, hats,
1000 clothing, Jewelry. Upon the Lord
tenth he proceeded TO hang a number or
afucles representing the different avenues
OF expenditure, churches Sunday schools,
foreign missions, home missions, colpor,
terage, temperance Indian, Armenian and
Chinese Missions There were great
many more things which should be includ-
ed Mr.. Baer said, but there was not room
70 hang them all on the picture.
Each one of these objects is symbolic
Of need of some kind" said Mr. Baer
The Lords Tenth is very much bur-
dened." eH
Mr.. Beer said that the average for Chris
tan giving throughout the United States
was just 40 cents per member per annum.
In his audience of at least 500 people he
asked how many there were who would be
wii1ng TO pledge themselves to give ten
per cent. of their incomes annually to the
Lords work. Should there be five, he said
ne would be fully satisfied He did not ask
for any public pledge, however, but re-
quested those who were willing to become
members of the legion to forward their
names to him at Boston.
Mr.. Baer concluded his lecture with a
prayer for the blessing of God upon the
Christian Endeavor work, and especially
for the increase in Christian giving for
missions.
The congregation sung Take my heart
and let il be-" after which the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. DIR. Fair.
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hardly be called a stranger as he had at
tended the Christian Endeavor convention
held at Wesley Monumental Church sew
eral years ago
Mr. Baer's lecture dealt largely with
Christian giving, but contrary to the
usual RUE in such cases, he made no APP
peal to the congregation to open its heart
and its pocketbook at once, the only col
lection taken having been taken previous
ly for convention expenses. Mr.. Baer's
lecture was filed with interesting facts
and figures ard was illustrated in a very
unique manner Two posts had been
erected at either end of the choir stand
and across these was stretched a line.
Mr. Baer said that this was his clothes
jne. and that he prepared to hang out
large washing Incidentally, he told them
that he had been very much on the go
recently, beginning at Minneapolis and
working southwark. From Savannah he
will go to Union, S. c., to attend the state
convention there, and from Union he will
go to Salisbury, n. c., to attend the En-
deavor convention of that state From
Salisbury he will go to Boston. where, az
Ter spending a day or two he will take
ship for London. Only three or four days
will be spent in London, and from thence
he win go to Belfast, where day or two
will be spent and from where he viii re-
turn directly to Boston. The national sec
rotary is evidently a busy man.
Mr.. Baer spoke briefly of the necessity
for organization for missionary purposes
and then got right into his lecture. That
is, he proceeded to hang out. his wash
ing" His purpose was to show how the
American people spend their money and
how much they spend for the different
things. The first article hung out was a
large bottle.
That represents the annual bin of the
American people for strong drink" said
Mr.. Baer. zone billion of dollars"
The next article of the wash" was a
cut of q large meerschaum pipe, well col
ored. This represents $625,000 900 spent an
nualIy for tobacco. That includes the
pipe" said Mr. Baer.
Next came a load of bread. six hun
dred millions for bread" said Mr. Baer
A bicycle was used 10 represent the an
nual consumption Of iron and steel, $780,
0o0. 600
A garden gate was hung out as the tyne
OF sawed lumber for which the Ameri-
cans expend annually $3.50 5000. A boot
represented the annual expenditures for
boots aud shoes of S335. 10000. a molasses
Jug the annual expenditure for sugar and
sweets, Of ST.. 10000. and a chair the Si75.-
O10. 90 spent annually for furniture. Last
came q very small book, which Mr.. Boer
said was intended 20 represent the Bible.
This IL the missionary Bible" said no
ut h very small, but n Il were made On
proportion 10 the sum annually expended
Cor missions, as compared with the other
articles represented here. Il would be- %
small you would hardly be- able 90 see ID.
The sum Of ss,eoeW represents an that 10
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ENDEAvoR WORK DISCUSSED.
Its Features Talked Over by Leading
EndeavOrers.

Its Features Talked over by Leading
EndenvOrers.
The features % the afternoon session
were the addresses by Rev. G. W. Bull of
Atlanta. and Rev. X. r. White Of Macon,
and the discussion of committee work The
session was opened with the usual song
service.
THE Endeavorer and the Holy Spirit"
was the topic of the address by Rev G. w.
Bull Of Atlanta. The Holy Spirit, Mr.. Buzz
said, was the great organizing and work.
ing force, the great harmonizlng power,
and the great converting poser. The Holy
Spirit is TO the Christian what steam is to
the engine. Everything else may be per-
feet and everything ready, but unless pow
er is furnished there can be no progress.
What the Christian Endeavor societies and
the churches need is the power of the Holy
Spirit II Is the spirit of onward movement
of Christian progress. When this spirit
takes fun possession of the Endeavor So
cieties and the church. there will be no
hating, but a grand forward movement,
resulting in great things for the church.
After a brief season of meditation and
prayer there was an hours conference on
committee work, brief talks being given by
members of the convention on the work
Special attention was paid to the subject
of good literature, the necessity of placing
the best reading matter, both religious and
secular in the hands of the young people
and the exclusion of vicious and impure lit
erature being stressed.
The work of the lookout committee,
whose business 1t Is to look after both
members and those who may become mem
bers to increase the membership of the
society and to maintain the interest among
those already members. was discussed with
much interest. The best method of con-
Quoting each line of work so as TO obtain
the best results were discussed, various
members giving their experience and the
plans pursued by them for the Information
of others.
"A Well Rounded Endeavorer" was the
subject discussed by Rev. r. r. White of
Macon. To tell everything necessary to n
well rounded endeavorer would require
several hours, Mr.. White said, and con-
sequently he would not undertake TO do
this. The first requisite for a well round
ed Endeavorer, he said, was that he must
have been born again, in other words, that
he must be a Christian. 1t was not nee
essary that the person must have had
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some thrilling experience TO know that
he had been born again, he said The
desire TO do God's work and TO be with
Gods people was evidence OF this. lie
must be filed with the holy spirit. The
second thing Is growth. Many Christians
never grow. Al 30. 40 80 years OF age they
are helpless babes. IN swaddling clothes In
the spirit To grow la the spirit the En-
denvorer must work The growing En-
dsasOfefs dfe those wnO attend Convcn-
lions, get in touch with other Endeavorers
and learn their methods OF work The
third step II by doing. Growth cannot
come without work. ono feature OF Chris
tian doing must he study Of the Bible.
10 this must be added constant. prayer
fui Intercourse with God. Then the En-
deaForer must o. ready az al times 20
do What God gives him ~ 10. nnd he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
SPOKE TO coLoRED STUDENTS.
Mr.. VarIey's Address Before the In
dustriaI school.


Mr. Henry varley addressed the
students Of the Georgia State In
dustrial College yesterday. He spoke
first to the whole school on the
subject of Life" from the next st
have come that We may have life and that
We may have it more abundantly."
Those TO whom Christ uttered these
words were the possessors of life just as
We possess it, said Mr. Varley. Then what
did our Lord mean? he asked. In explain
ing he said that life is a relative term.
Sandhys have life They have the lowest
form; worms have life. so have dogs,
horses, and sheep Men have life. There
are angels that have life. Think how much
higher mans life is than a Sleeps; an an
gels life than a mans; and higher still
than the angels is the life of Christ, which
he says he came to bring to us. He said We
mistake if We think we have life unless
we have Jesus Christ. Christ's life is i'm
mortality. Without il we are dying. He
spoke of the possession of this life as an
element to success. 1t is needed more
than education, money, or anything else.
For Christ says, I'm my right hand are
length of days and life forevermore; and
in my left hand are riches and honor"
conduct. With 1t man can not be self
oonceited and Stuck up;' but he is hum
BILE and meek. To him, to be great is to
serve and the greatest Of all is the SER
want of ALL True nobility consists more
in serving than in being master, not serv-
ing. The life of Christ rules our tempers,
passions. and all of our relations with our
feilow-man. He said no man who aas
Jesus Christ will do or think anything
wrong; but right actions and right
thoughts are natural to him.
Mr.. Marley then extended the invitation
to all to take upon them this life which
Christ brought into the world. In most
earnest tones he exhorted that they might
accept this Inheritance to which all may be
heirs.
Rev ]. y. Chapman of the Duffy Street
Baptist Church offered a prayer and after
a hymn the young women We're dismissed
and the young men alone listened 10 a sec
ond lecture by Mr.. Varley on the Curse
of Manhood" This lecture was about
forty-five minutes long and dealt with sub
jects which should be brought to every
young man.
To-day at O'Clock Prof. Otis Ashmore
superintendent of public schools, will talk
to the students on plain Facts
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"THE TENTH LEGION"
Mr.. j. Willis Bner's Address on
Christian Giving.

Mr.. j. Willis Baer's Address on
Christian Giving.
At the night session a very instructive
and entertaining lecture was delivered by
the national secretary. Mr.. j. Willis Baer.
entitled the Tenth Legion" The lecture
was enjoyed by a large audience. the at
tendance being the largest of any since
the convention opened.
Previous to the lecture there was an en-
joyable song service. The convention hymn
"Consecration. was sung by Mrs. C! d.
Mize, the congregation joining in the re-
frain. The hymn Life" was sung by
Mrs Mize. Miss Isaacs. Mr. Byrnes, Mrs.
House and Miss Chandler, Rev. Mr.. Shaw
of Florida, Fed in prayer and other hymns
were sung by the choir and congregation.
Mr.. Baer was introduced to the congre-
cation by Rev. Arthur j. Smith, the state
president, who stated that Mr.. Baer could
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-20
SYMPOSIUM ON "ouR RELATIONS.
Addresses by Prominent Members of
the Convention.

Addresses by Prominent Members of
the Convention.
Al II o'clock there was a symposium on
"Our Relations" Interesting talks We're
made under this head by Mr. J. I. OH
plant upon The Chairman and His Com
mittee," by Mp c. w. Thompson Of Fi,z-
gerald. upon THE President and His So
ciety;" by Rev. W. A. Nesbit of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, upon The Pas
tor and His Society" and by Rev. f. +.
Jenkens Of Atlanta, upon The Society and
the Church"
All of these addresses applied to the
Christian EndeaVor work and the man
ner in which it could be made most bene-
fetal to its members and the church. Each
address was discussed briefly by members
OF the convention and many helpful sug-
gestions made. 1t developed in the dis
cussOn that there are older brethren in
the churches who do not look favoraby
upon the young peoples work, and that
a spirit of opposition has been manifested
by them.
Rev g. w. Bull Of Atlanta, said he had
just come from a meeting of his presby-
terry and one of the Old brethren who was
not in favor of Christian Endeavor work
had had him appointed a committee to in
vestigate this society and report to the
presbytery.
Just at this point Rev. Mr. White of
Macon. called Mr. Bulls attention 10 a
card received by him in answer to circulars
sent out in reference to the meeting,