The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-17
ANACONDA NEWS.
SESSIONS ARE ENDED
Delegates to the Christian En-
deavor Convention Return.
HOSTS WERE HOSP|TABLE
Great Falls People Did All in Their
Power to Make the Stay of the
Visiting Delegates
Pleasant.

Rev. +. B. Cleland. Miss Mae Morse
and Gordon H. Place returned yester-
day from the Christian Endeavor con-
vention held in Great Falls this week
They had most enjoyable trip and
say that nothing that would tend to
promote their comfort was left undone
The sessions We're most enthusiastic
and earnest" said Mr.. Place last night
and much good was accomplished.
Rev. DR.. David N. Beach delivered two
wonderful addresses, and these, coupled
with the bounteous hospitality of the
Great Falls people, were the browning
features of the convention
AS far as Helena, on the return trip,
the Endeavorers had the train almost
altogether to themselves and enlivened
the journey with their songs
Rev. j. A. Jenkins remained in Hell
ena, where he will be the guest of the
Baptist ministers until this afternoon,
when he will return to the city.
Close of the Convention.
The convention, which was the eighth
annual session of the body, came to a
brilliant finish Thursday evening in the
Great Falls Presbyterian church First
on the programme of the closing exer-
cises was a song by the choir. "He'u
BE Our Guide and was rendered in
most pleasing manner. Mr.. Coleman of
Great Falls sang a solo, Life for Ever
more" The third chapter of ST. John
was read by Rev. Henry Van Engelen
OF the Great Falls Baptist church.
Then followed the surprise of the even
lnS-the ladies quartette sang "Jesus
Lover of My Soul,' as only they can
sing it.
Rev. DR.. David N. Beach of Denver
delivered an address, entitled Signs of
the Times He said:
Trusts work no end of trouble; they
crush out the small dealer and handle
men as though they were the pawns in
chess game. Their mode is selfish,
Srasplng and greedy. When we look
az the trusts we see that they give
signs of the triumph of Christ The
E Natlonal cash Register trust is one to
which l wish to- call you attention.
These people divides their profits with
their Workmen; we must admit that
TINS is an exception, but it shows the
symptoms that there is coming a birth
OF soul in profit makers. The rich are
dowment of schools colleges and
libraries, all of which are helpful to the
working people This shows the re-
spect that men of limitless capital are
paying to Christ ME-.
Those who are managing trusts, and
are seemingly owning the world are
sitting on the limb of tree and saw
ing 1t off; and soon they will drop
The trusts are acknowledging that
cooperation is their only hope The
time is coming when the newly discov-
cred power of combination will be adj
n1lftp6 tai nc hni
both capital and labor
The subject of war has engrossed
our minds for years. War, Red-hand-
ed, lnhuman war! We will not speak
of the humane sides of war, or it's
nobler motives, but will ask when be-
fore, in the history of the world, did the
captors OF hero like Hobson send
messages to his commanders, saying
that he was safe and we'll cared for?
Can you remember in anv other war.
when victorious nation sent to their
native land, tens of thousands of pris-
oners of war at the expense of the vic
tor?
New Temper in War.
There is a new temper in war.
When one navy was belching forth an
iron hail, and the flags of the enemy
came down, the captain on the bridge
said: Don't cheer, boys; they are dy-
ing. Oh, friends! red-handed war is
lnooS tes'isihS 70 the glory OF
Politics! The miserable politics of
. our big cities, the abuse of political
combinations. all show greed in it's
Vilest form. Greed is but the symptom
of base material development. If the
times be dark, it is the darkness before
the dawn, as the elections of late have
been putting honOrabl Christian men
in the chairs the boodlers once occu-
pied.
Brutality is rampant! Lynching,
murders. pugilists, dog fights Did YOU
ever notice i'll the New Testament the
devils always got very savage and ugly
just before they were overcome? Such
was the case then and is to-day You
see in children a great increase in ten
dernesss, compassion and pity: this is
forerunner of better things. You see
the multitudes doing what they can to
relieve human suffering: sin is not SO
sinister when men have such a desire
for deeds, not words; for realities, not
illusions. for the solid thoughts, not the
froth and scum.
Men are becoming hungry for God.
There is much outward goodness and
we must admit that we are in a critical
time.
Look at representative men who are
reaching down and helping to lift up
those beneath them. The sense of an
ever present helper in Christ is taking
possession of the hearts of men. We
will leave this group of favorable wit
nesses and take an additional group.
Science is our witness. Old mater
ialism is dead. The new lights and
realities of science show how the spirit
ual eve of matter is. Scientists cannot be
atheists, because they are so slose to
the primary causes of things that they
see a divine beginning and must admit
that there may be God
Our second witness is litera ture.
Dante, Shakespeare. Milton, Longfel-
low, Browning, writing from the depths
of their imaginations. all wrote for
Christ. | adduCe as our final witness
the great movement among the great
10 help the students, and among the
youthful Christward. Look at the re-
ligious societies lifting UP their fellow
men; the Y, p. s. c. e. girdling the
globe the Student Volunteers, the 7.