Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-11-02
Annual State Y. P. S. 6. E. Convention
flt Evansville.

The convention was formally open
ed in the auditorium Of the Congrega-
tional church Thursday evening, Oct.
26, and there was not standing room
left. John Nj. Whitehead, the first
state president Of the Wisconsin En-
deayor society, presided, and the
Congregational church choir led in
the singing. Rev. i. +. Martin read
the scripture lesson and Rev. W. A.
Hall led in prayer The Rev. Dir. j..
Wilbur Chapman OF New York deliy-
cred magnetic address on the text
.'Pentacost Repeated.
+ AT the close of his address National
Secretary John Willis Baer OF Boston
lea IN prayer and Dr. Chapman pro
nonnced the benediction.
On the following day State Presi-
dent I. r. Barber gave his annual adj
dress. He said in part
We want something else besides
enthus iasm; it may eyaporate. but we
want something that shall 90 into our
daily lives and become a part Of lis
and enable Us TO build up character.
Ii has been said that at the last day
there shall be just two things left in
the universe. character and ashes.
II is in our daily lives that we build
characters. not in conventions We
must take step day, not once a
year. Like the pyramids, character
is simply gigantic flight Of steps by
which we ascend to the top. In clos
ing the president spoke Of some Of
the limitations of the state work in
the failure Of those whose duty it is
to keep in touch with the General Sec
rotary and the chairman OF the Cor.
respondence committee, and exhortcd
all when they had duty to perform,
to do it at once. TO take for the
motto the coming year, this, ''Do
the Duty that Lies Nearest You"
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing years President, Rev.
A. 9. Kempton, GAINESVILLE; Treasurer,
w. A. Holt, Oconto; Secretary. Miss
Fannie Il jackson, GAINESVILLE.
The following superintendent were
elected Missionary Department
Caroline II. tairchild, Green Bay;
Junior Department Miss Ella Brown,
Eau Claire; Christian Citizenship
VIM. H. Wescott, Appleton; Core
sp0ndence Committee Miss Susan
Drew, Milwaukee; Transportation "A.
q. leilingwell, Appleton.
Sooy.ofo..,- - JooI-1o,, -.
report stated that the total number of
societies enrolled was 507, with Oh es-
timated membership of Is,
eve have 200 companies of juniors
in training for our Christian Endeavor
army with 800 members, besides ten
Of the intermediates. Last year we
had only one Mother society this year
we have five. The POI societies which
have reported have furnished 397 new
church members. The largest num-
Der from any society is sixteen and
the society is the Westminster Pres
byterian Of Milwaukee. The society
of friends Of lronton, new society
this year, follows with thirteen and
the GAINESVILLE Presby terrain with the
same number. Monroe Presbyterian
has given twelve TO the church.
The report of the state treasurer.
W. A. Holt Of Oconto, showed receipts
1882 "a and expenditures Of 1896. 03.
Sunday was crowded full OF good
things and in the opinion of many
the first service OF the day was the
most powerful for good. Consecra-
tion service held in the Congregations
al church at o'clock found nearly
every seat in the lower floor Of the
auditorium filled. Secretary John
Willis Baer of Boston conducted this
hour holding up the thirteenth chap
ter Of First Corinthians as the model
life Of which SO many Christians fall
short. He urged the young people to
consecrate themselves fully and to
live like the Christ as He was revealed
to them from day to day. Mr.. Baer
is wonderfully successful in all Of his
meetings because he brings his very
life and soul into them and always
gives his best without reserve. He is
certainly a wonderful man and but
few people realize at what a personal
cost he pnrsues the work which he
feels called upon to do Suffering
from heart trouble he goes into many
enduring keen physical pain,
vet no one but his most intimate
friends are ever permitted to know Of
it. Secretary Baer's honesty and
cannot fail to impress his
hearers because they are genuine and
ii is this that makes him such a
power
Christian Endeayor topic for sun
day. Nov. 5: "A New Name. Gen.
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