The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
THE LAST DAY.
C. E. Convention Addressed by
Id. B. Eddy of LeavenWOrth.

ID. B. Eddy of LeaVenWOrth.
Detroit, July 1O.-The closing day of
the International Christian Endeavor
convention was the busiest day of a
busy week. When the day is completed
there will have been held eight great
gatherings, provided the rain, which be-
gan falling Just after the big mornings
meetings assembled does not check op-
erations. The tendencies of the '99
gathering, along educational and other
practical lines have caused this con-
vention to be called the educational con-
VentiOn. Its general trend is conceded
to have been to broaden as we'll as IN
spire the young people, rather than 10
have led them toward narrow forms
of spirituality, or intolerant rehglOuS
views. The last quiet hour early morn
ing service was largely attended Mis-
sfons was the topic in both the great
tents at the morning meetings; foreign
missions in Tent EndeavOr; home mis-
siOnS il Tent WillistOn.
In the former meeting the foreign
missionaries present were introduced to
the great audience by Father En-
deavorer'' Clark. The first address was
by Rev. DR.. A. Mclean of Cincinnati.
His topic was THE Great Need of Mis-
siOns.'
one Of the principal addresses in Tent
Williston was by Rev c. n. Howard of
try's Greatest Peril
The introduction of missionaries by
President Clark was one of the features
of the convention Thirty of the work
ers in heather fields spoke a sentence
or two in the languages spoken in the
scene of their labOrS, and retired. The
handclapping greeting their appearance
and retirement was almost constant
The following missionary workers ap-
peared:
Rev. VIM. L Chamberlain, India, Re
4 Of a rio TT
Mrs. Scott Williams, Mexico; Miss Pat
ton, Western India American Presby-
terrain mission; Miss Esther b. Fowler,
ShOlapur, India American mission; A
Z. Schmidt, MaIabar, East India, Ger
man Evangelical Basel mission; Miss
Mary E. Leach, India, 1900, Canadian
Presb yterian; Miss Jane r. Milestone,
Japan, Methodist Protestant board; OTIS
Carey, Japan, American board; Miss
Barber, Nowgong, India, Friends Mis-
sion; DR.. and Mrs. Thompson, E. c. A
mission, American board; Mrs. n. J.
Dean, Urumiah, Persia, Presbyterian
board; Miss Campbell, Sialkot, India,
United Presbyterian; Miss F. Rica
Shaffer to Korea in the fall, Presby-
terrain South; G. @. Crozier, NJ. D.,
Turu, Assam, Baptist Mission union;
DR.. James Butchart, Christian hospital,
Luchofu, China, Foreign Christian Mis-
sion society; Miss E. E. Barns, Sho-
bsrra Japan. Christian Missionary al
lance; Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Wharton,
India, Foreign Christian Missionary so
cietY. George X. w n1Ies Brazil, society
American Evangelical mission; H. V. ).
Peake, Japan, Reformed Church Of
America; Miss Annette z. Lawrence,
NagOya, Japan, Methodist Protestant
board; Miss Colman, Dehera Dunn, In
dia, first c. E. missionary sent by Pres
byterian c. E, Chicago; A. MazzOrana,
Havana, Cuba, Christian Alliance
board; Miss Nellie Zwemer, Annoy,
China, Reformed Church of America;
Charlotte Mason, Detroit, going to
China, Protestant Episcopal church;
Mr. and Mrs. James L. FOWle, Caesarea,
Turkey, American board; Elwood e.
Tewksbury, North China, CTung Chou),
American board; c. E. Society of Shola-
pur, India, Esther b. Fowler, mission
airy.
youth, D. B. Eddy, of Leavenworth,
kan member of the ale band. was
introduced to speak of THE great re-
sources of missions"
Mr.. Eddy spoke of the means, me-
chanical, inventive political and social
through which God had given assur-
ances that the world is to be won for
Christ The responsibilities of CHS
tians in carrying out Gods revealed
plans, he said, are heaVy ana they
must go forward.
pray and work" he said, A1est our
enthusiasm roll back upon ourselves;
we are playing with the world and let
ting motives of avarics and self-right-
eousness be uppermost; pray, pray al
ways, for guidance.
was an address by DR.. Robert E. Speer
of New York, on THE great blessing
Of missions"
The sentiment of the home mission
rally in Tent WillistOn as proposed by
Rev DR. Hill Of Massachusetts was the
Greek. proverb, They bearing torches
passed them on from hand to hand
Many home missionaries from west
ern states and territories were pre-
sented Rev. DR.. w. W Boyd of st.
Louis, delivered an address on Our
country's many problems" He discuss
ed the two questions of immigration
and the race problem. For the solving
Of the immigration problem he propOs-
ed three remedies-tO maintain Ameri-
can ideals at their highest point by an
aroused public sentiment, to leglSlate
against the admittance of the pauper
and vicious classes of Europe and to
bring to bear a combined and quicken
ed Christianity upon the stranger with
in our gates. AS to race problem. the
speaker said that in his judgment the
government made great mistake,
which it will no the abble to repeat in the
Philippines, when it put in the hands
of the negro all the privileges and
franchise of the freest government on
the globe. There are two sides to this
race problem" said DR.. Boyd There
is not a white man in the north, who if
his wife, or daughter were outraged by
a beast would not rush summarily to
vengeance. But that does not eX-
cuse thought it may palliate the dia-
bolical crime of lynching, and the hour
| is at hand when decisive steps must be
taken to abolish it. Christianity must
settle this question; legislation cannot
do it,
Rev Charles E. Jefferson, of New
York, spoke upon Our country's one
salvation