The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-01
CONVENTIONS BUSY DAY
Morning Services at the Different
Churches Conducted by Visitors.
REV. D. A LOsG breaches A TEMP FRANCE
The Convention Closed Sunday Night and Mos
Of the Delegates Went Home Yester-
day. The Session Harmon
10 us and Helpful.

Sunday was busy day for the Chris
day was held at the State prison and most
of the delegates and many others attend
ed this service. The A. and M. College
band assisted the music. Pointed and very
helpful addresses were made by Mr.. Shaw
and Mr.. Thaeler and the part of the SER
vice in which the members of the prison
society took part, telling what Christian
Endeavor has done for them was conduct
ed by Miss Mamie Bays. The meeting
was a most successful and helpful one.
Mr.. Shaw and number of the other En-
deavorers held short meeting at the
county Jail after the services at the diff
ferent churches.
In the afternoon the convention met
again in the Christian Church and listen
ed to some excellent addresses by Rev.
j. S. Williams, of Henderson, Mr.. ". b.
Broughton of Raleigh and Mr. William
Shaw, of Boston.
Mr. Williams theme was 'The En-
deavorers Home Life and he stressed
the Importance of correct home life.
and showed how widespread is it's in
fluence.
Mr.. Broughton's subject was practical,
Everyday Evangelism"
MR.. SHAW SPEAKS.
1.-THE Forwards of Christian Endeavor"
was the subject from which Mr.. Shaw
spoke.
He began by saying:
am a stranger and perhaps some will
think ought not to say this, but | feel
that l must. Today after the services
of the churches were over l was with
a number of the Christian Endeayorers
of your State at a service in your county
JAIL and | am here to say that the Jail
here is a disgrace to your city and State.
AS public spirited citizens you should rise
and demand something better. The one
here is not in keeping with civilization.
No heather country has such place of
confinement. In your Jail here men are
herded like cattle and not cared for like
human beings. l have seen all sorts of
wild animals in cages, but / have never
seen them in such a cage as you have
here. And learn that you put young boys
and others who are mere suspects and not
known to be criminals in this place for
mere detention until trial can be had.
Think what a danger that is. If they
are not already criminals they are likely
to become such from this treatment.
Take down your cages and build decent
cells and treat these men and women in
Jail like human beings Anather John Ilo-
ward is needed in this Southland to wake
up people to a sense of the need along this
line 1t is time that we wake up and get
down to where we can realize the reform
that is needed right here. That is one
that is needed right here. That ought
to be one of the forwards of this conven-
ton. You need to have a mass meeting
and right this great wrong in Raleigh at
once. Any man would prefer confinement
in the State prison to your Jail.
Let me say first of all that the first
mission of Christian Endeavor is to make
strong men and women. In order to
have these we must have proper food.
The food necessary to make strong men
and women spiritually is by reading the
Bible.
Again, if we are to have strong men
and women, we must have pure air and
this we find in the "Quiet hour, COM
munion with God in the early morning.
g. We must have exercise.
The great trouble is we want our min
listers to take all the spiritual food for
us and give us one homeopathic dose a
week
Some Christians are like a sponge so
full of water that it can't take up any
more. What they need is to be squeezed
out every once and while The most
pitiable object to be seen in the material
world is man in stature with the mind
of child God help you to take hold of
these forwards of Christian Endeavor and
you will then be full grown men and wo-
men in Christ Jesus, which means thor
ough conservation of heart, devotion to
Christ and perfect willingness to work for