The Portland daily press., 1901-02-04


II became one OF the mightiest tnatru-
ments in the band OF God for Civic right
eousness, temperance, purity, eurtcn-
ment OF life and ennoblement OF ehareo-
ter, and for the extension Of the Kingdom
Of God throughout the world.
30-Lo. all these things and more,
which led the people continually to say,
This Is a mil acle in our eyes; behold,
how great things the Lord hath done.
31-Is not all this TO be written as
memorial OF the twentieth anniversary,
in the Second Book OF Christian En-
deavor.
The last speaker in this group was
Rev. wayland Hoyt, ID. d. His address
was very brief, Characteristic of the man.
He said that he had found Christian En-
deavor OF pure gold and thanked God for
what he knew Of it
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE
QUEEN.
when the morning programme was I'm
ished DIR Clark took the platform for
minute and reminded the gathering that
this was the day that all OF the Enalish
speaking people In the world were sor-
rowing because the body Of their good
Queen was teing laid to rest and he sng-
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time to recognize the sad occasion In
some way and proposed that all present
ioin In a short memorial service to Qneen
Victoria,
MIR. W. H. Leslie, president OF the
Quebec G. K. Union, was called uIon
to conduct this service which he did with
much feeling and in very impressive
manner. he first spoke of the late Queen
and her remarkable reign which has
been crowded full OF SO many notable
achievements and events, Thsn he told
of how much Victoria was beloved not
only by her own subjects, bnt BY the
whole English speaking world for her
noble qualities and her gracious manner.
At the conclusion OF his short address
he called upon Rev. W. f. Wilson OF
HAMILTON, Ont to offer prayer which he
did in a most eloquent manner and this
was followed by prayer by DIR. CLARK,
which expressed the great sympathy telt
| by Endeavorsrs on this tiis OF the water
| for the loss which their English and Ca
nadian cousins had sustained IN tnis
death of their sovereign and 60 this was
added feryant prayer for long life for
King Edward ana for prosperous ieign
for him
TIE AFTERNOON SIC sSION.
The crowning event of the great gath
ering here In Portland OF representatives
of Christian Endeavor unions from all
parts of the country who came TO cels'
braue the 10th anniversary OF the found
ing OF the society occurred at the hirth-
place of the EndeAvor movement, at VIII
liston church, Saturday afternoon, at
which time the bron ze memorial tablet,
gift from the 60, ,0O1 and more societies
In the world. was unveiled with titsing
ceremonies.
1t was psrfect winter day and at
quarter past two o'clock great crowd of
Endeavorers, hailing from many distant
states as well az from sooieties nearer at
home, were grouped about the corner
near the historic Williston church. Over
ths main door and on the tower of the
church had been placed this tablet OF
bronze which represents the gifta of
thousands OF Endeavorers all over the
world, living under many different tsgs,
speaking many different tongues but all
of them loyal to the motto which Dr.
Clark so long ago prescribed for the little
society he formed at willIston among his
boys and girls when he was the pastor OF
that church. This tablot Is about six
feet long, eight inohos wide and weighs
nearly thres-quarters of ton. 1t Is Of
colonial style and IN letters large enough
to be read by any one without spsctacles
is the following inscription:
In connection with this church, Rev.
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established on February second, 1881,
The FIRST SOCIETY or CHRIS
TIAN ENDEAVOR
From this spot the Socitey has spread
with marvellous Iapidity under the prov
idence of God, and now blssses the
Church In every land. Christian Endeav-
orers OF America, Europe, Africa, Asia
and Australia, ON the twentisth annt-
yersary OF the founding OF the Society.
| February second, 1901, have Joined to
erect this tablet, in honor OF Christian
Endeavor, ana In loyalty to their motto;
"FOR CHRIST AND THE CHURCH.
This tablet was hidden from view by
three flags, American, British and French
and standing beneath IL while the eyes OF
the large gathering were fixed upon him,
John willis Baer, the general secretary OF
the United Christian Endesvor Society.
said few appropriate words and then
pulled the cord which drought to ths
ground the flags which vsiled the tablet
Then ths chorus sang an appropriate So
lection after which Rev. DR.. Hoyt offered
prayer during which the large audience
at frequent intervals responded fervently.
This part of the ceremony was most I'm
pressive the more so because, 1t was ex-
tremsly simple ana because the large
gathering seemed to enter SO much into
the spirit OF the occasion,
Then the crowd entered Williston
church whiloh they found had been beau.
tifully decorated with the flags OF all ma
tions where Christian Endeayor societies
are to be found, with banners and fes-
toons of bunting, with evergreen, palms
and flowers.
Rev. Dr. Smith Baker, the pastor OF
the church, when all vera seated, called
the assembIage to order and MIR. Baer IN
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