The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
NINTH CONVENTION
OF ENDEAVORERS
In Session at the First PreSbyte-
rian Church.
DR.. BAER'S PlTHY REMARKS
Most of the Time of Body Taken Up
Yesterday in Listening to Him
Subject Last Night Chris
tan Endeavor Ideals"

The ninth annual convention of Christian
Endeayorers for the state of Alabama IS
now being held at the First Presbyterian
church, and the people of Birmingham have
united in welcoming the visiting delegates,
some fifty or sixty in number, from all
parts of the state.
AL yesterday the visitors came in from
various parts of Alabama, and all Of them
Were met at the depot by local Endeavorers,
and they were Immediately taken to the
general headquarters in Twenty-first street.
between Second and Third avenues. where
they registered, and were assigned TO
homes.
There We're two sessions of the conven-
ton yesterday, and almost all of the time
was given up to John Willis Baer, the Sec
Rotary of tho international Christian En-
deaVor movement, who is making a trip
through the SOUTH and who was able to
remain in Birmingham only until last night.
Mr. Baer is a most impressive speaker,
bright and clever, and with vast fund of
practical information and advice, which is
exceedingly useful to the delegates.
Called to Orderj
The convention was called to order a.
$3.50 o'clock by President s. J. Cassels, of
Montgomery, and was followed by DEVOTION
al exercises, led by r. w. Cecil. of this
city.
President CasSels, the state treasurer, T.
3. McAloney, of Talladega, and the state
secretary, Miss Naldo Allen, of Birming-
ham, then made their annual REPORTS each
or which was brief and to the point, re-
viewing accurately the work that had been
done during the year.
The practical parliament" was then
opened by Mr.. Baer after he had been in
tfodueed, which consisted of a personal
talk between himself and the delegates
| They would ask such questions about the
| workings of Christian Endeavor societies
! as they wished to know, and Mr.. Baer
| answered Thorn according to the best of
ms knowledge and experience. Something
! like this wds repeated last night when he
conducted question box" His answers
Were very pithy and to the point
Live Questions.
1.-THE pledge is the backbone of the
CHRISTIAN Endeavor movement" said he.
Don't lower your standard"
How do you stop a meeting when time
is up, read one OF the questions. STOP
was the laconic reply.
Don't start junior society or a senior
one, Tor that matter, with leaders who are
! not going to stick. An inexperienced lead
/ er will do very well, for if he sticks to it
he will learn all right.
| Make your business meetings interest
I Ing, and require all your committees to
4 make lively reports and you'll succeed
l much better with your attendance. 1t is
| occasionally well to have your social enter
| tainments in connection with your business
| meetings"
GLOW can we attract young men into the
society," asked question. ''The problem
| OF how to reach the young men is one that
| is Vcxins all the preachers in the country.
| The only answer l can give is, make your
meetings full Of life, such would appeal
to young man..
No, the pledge is not too severe
Don't you think our young people spend
! too much money on conventions" was
| asked. NO, | don't. If all the money We
! spend in going to conventions could be
| given to some cause like missions, then 1
| would say that there were too many con-
! ventions. That money would never he
! given for missions. but would be spent no
! doubt. for something far less useful than
/ u convention. Besides, speaking in a mer-
| eenary sense, conventions are one of the
| greatest powers earth for raising
/ money"
'sThe church to watch you belong should
stand first. and your Christian Endeavor
| society second. Your first duty is to your
| church
SHOULD women be made to speak In
| Christian Endo avor meetings. That de-
| ponds. With US in ire north it is all rigat.
| But with you il is not. Local conditions
| have everything to do with questions OF
| this kind. Go to your pastor and ask him. >
'1ha ideal society should have as many
| associate as active members. No member
of the church should ever be made an as5o-
| cate member, however
| what is the best plan for raising
| money!" "Give it. I've come to the CON-
| clusion that it's a roundabout pan to give
| my wife and children money to buy Things
| to make up for bazaar and then have to
| go down afterward and buy it back. Sup
| pers and the like have their social advant-
| ages. though"
| 1--WE have two soc cites among the sol
| diers in the Philippines; none among our
| native citizens there, though
| &C. E. stands for total abstinence, and IS
| dead against the saloon and the whisky
| ring: not by forming new political parties.
| but by working in the parties which al
| ready cx ST."
Don't discuss doetrina1 questions at C.
| i. meetings.
| Tie Tenth Legion.
! Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Baer gave a
most interesting talk on the Tenth Le-
| gionn an organization formed a few years
! aro IRIS members consist of Christian men