The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-07-09
Christian Ende avorS,

Cincinnati, %. j uly s Another beautiful
day greeted the thousands Of Christian
Eud0avorers assent blsd here IN their Goth
annual convention.
The sudden change In the weather Sun
day brought several thou and more visit.
ors to the city to day, and the clerks were
kept busy until late at night registering
the new. arrivals.
The program ~ arranged BY the com"
mitsee made this the great day Of tue con.
vsntion. Many meetings were hold and
all were large and enthusiastic.
Two quiet hour meetings were held from
s to 9 O'Clock, conducted by Floyd W.
Tomkins. Of Philadelphia, and Cornelius
Woolfkin, of Brooklyn.
G. Campbell Morgan. Of Baltimore, con
Quoted meeting ON Bible teaching. and
J, +. Carson, Of Brooklyn, one on The
Holy Spirit. Miss Margaret Koch, Of
WAteryills, Ma, conducted conference
on Bodily and Vocal Development.
VIM. Shaw. Of Boston, speaking Of How
to Hold tho Boy, said:
Remember that boys are here worship.
ers; that they admire lnasterful men aud
women; that lotting them have their own
way does not win them; that a firm hand
and q warm heart are absolutely neces-
sary.
Give the boy a chance to win, even ii he
is holnely an d rough and trif1e uncon
ventionaL Don't let him grow up with
the idea that only women are interested
in religion, work. II The junior supetin-
tendent is n lady get q man before the 50
ciety onca in while. But be sure he Is q
man.
II after you have done your best you
still find that the boys will not come with
the little girls then organize boys jun.
ior socie1y with athletic aud other feat.
ures, as we'll as prayer meeting and Bible
work. Hold the boys for they are the com
ing men,
At Odeon Hall the new field secretary,
Clarence e. Eberinan, presided. Address
es were made by local, district and state
union officials.
In the afternoon the largest meeting
was held in the Auditorium Willlston
and was presided over by James Lewis
Howe. Of Virginia. Tho Twentieth Cen
tury Endeavor Society, WAS discussed at
leDgtb. Among the principal speakers
was Richard William Lewis, Of Denver,
who svid In part:
What ever others do, We shall maintain
life, in keeping tho Sabbath day holy, in
attending divine worship, In properly de-
porting our selves in the house OF God aud
before the woIld, and in Loyalty to Christ
and the church at whatever cost or sacrl
fee.
A victory inviting field for the Endeav
orers is to be found in service for and with
tho children. Child salvation is tho hope
OF this century. The ripes5 wisdom and
the purest conservation of the last one
were exhausted on the problem OF saving
adults
The failure was greAt and heart rend
ing. Then God called out in the closing
days OF the century the Christian young
people into Christian Endeavor activities
as a stepping stone toward reaching the
children for Christ.
The big meeting Of the afternoon was
held in Auditorium Endeavor, where G.
3. Graft, OF Boston, presided, with Percy
S. Foster, of Washington, ID. C.. as musi
cal director. Devotional exercises were
led by Rev John Offer Custis Of Barclay
Md. Rev. c. Lee Gaul, Of Philadelphia,
spoke Oh A Century More Of Christian
Endeavor Pledge, and George +. Nye, OF
Aberdeen, WASH. told Of Officers Tha,
Keep Things Moving, Rev. W. l.. Darby
OF Kirksvlle, Mo in his lscture on Util
izing the Honorary Membership. recon-
mended that young msmbers be elected
to III officas aud that the O lder ones be re
leguted to rear but yet active seat. DR..
Ernest Brown Of Cleveland, o., present
cd paper on Lookout Commit ees That
Lookout. On them, he said. the life Of t hc
! organization depends.
VIM 4. Moody, Of Northtsld, Mass,
son of Evangelist Dwight l.. Moody spoke
on Your Testimony in Tho Meeting.