The Portland daily press., 1901-02-04

Mr.. Granville Staples Of Philadelphia,
the fest president OF Christian Endeav-
or Society, was the next speaker and he
told of many interesting things connect
ed with that first gathering OF young
people who formed the society which has
since spread all over the world. He said
that II It had not been for Mr.. Penneu it
is doubtful II that frat pledge presented
by DIR. CLARK would ever have been
signed. This pledge all signers to attend
prayer nesting once week unless they
had an excuse which would satisfy their
own oonscience. The most Of those pres
ent the night the society was organized
objected to this particular pledge and no
one signed It until it came to MIR. Pen
nell who put his name on It and that
started others to do the same thing so
that all present signed it.
DIR. Baker, who presided very ably,
tnen called ON the audience to riss ana
presented Mrs CLARK, who was greeted
with the Chautauquan salute. She Is a
very entertaining talker and proved to be
most interesting on this occasion, telling
her hearers OF her journeys about the
world while engaged In Endeavor work,
reIntlng many pleasing anscdotes and ex-
periencss while In Japan, China and In
dia she told how she was at work In
her kitchen at the parsona &c here In
Portland when DIR. Clark brought down
to her the first draught of the constitu-
ion for the proposed society. She thought
It was n little too strong especially that
part about attending prayer meetings,
but Dr Clark would not chan ye 1t and
she thanked God he had not done so for
it was the strongest and best thing today
about the Endeavor pldege.
MIR. Edmund L. Garland OF Portland,
charter member OF the first society, al
SO spoke briefly after Mrs Clark, and he
was followed by Bishop Arnott OF the
African Methodist church. The bishop
is q magnificent orator and he said In
part that II was n privilege of life time
for him to be present on this occasion
and come to the cradle OF Christian En-
deavor. 81 bring greetings to you from
my people, who by blood, history and
destiny are your brothers. Thsy are
pledged to good citizenship and stand
firmly on the platform OF this great soci-
ETY. which recognizes the fatherhood Of
God ana the brotherhood of man, What
Christian Endeavor has done for my
people am q living example He then
went on to tell OF some OF the things
which this great society has accomplished
In the world and said with much elo-
auence that the greatest thing of all was
the breaking down OF racial prejudice in
the South, 5ringing together on the
same platform at Nashville recently the
blue and the grey and the white and tbs
black united for Christ's work.
: william shaw OF Boston, who followed
the bishop, spoke with great feeling and
much eloquence, saying among other
things that ont of this Ii title church went
an influence through the nations of the
earth which thrilled the young peopls OF
the world Into q new spirit. What 1t had
accomplished was marvellous, what 1t
would accomplish he believed would CONS
| a great many things as yet unthought OF.
When DIR. Clark was called on, the re-
ception he was given was witness to the
great respect in whion he is held. lie
seemed to be deeply moved and said that
1t was not easy for him to speak because
memories of the past were crowdinR In
upon him and filling his heart with
| things which be wished to say. 1t was
also hard for him 60 say anything be-
cause of the great gratitude he fslt for
the wonderful things Almighty God has
wrought Then he went on to say that
he thought a mistake had been made In
attributing too much praise to him
What could not have been done by any
man with such chucrh and as pastor OF
such q people as were found only at VIII
uston. lie said that his part In the great
things which had been accomplished
were almost IeIs than the least that had
been done. Then he paid graceful aoknow
Judgments to the lsbors OF Mr.. Shaw. of
MIR. Baer ana OF Prof. Wells and to the
hoard OF trustees. He closed by speaking
hopefully OF the future Of this great
WORK.
Then the Rev. John Henry Barrowes
offered prayer and Rev. 5. f. Hatch, the
secretary -eleot to india, was introduced
and spoke in part as follows:
Students OF history, especially OF Chris
tian history, are prepared for marvellous
growth out or small beginnings. The
contrasts depleted In the progress OF the
kingdom of God would ps amazing were
they not SO frequent, But when In SO
short q period or time has there been q
spiritual growth so wide and so deep as
that which started here twenty years ago.
Surely God was in this splace. Scores OF
thousands OF societies. starring the con.
tinents and lighting up the islands OF
the sea, millions of mem Dere, and visible
activities too numerous for catalogue, -
it is conceivable that thess, in an age OF
steam and electricity. might have bsen
secured by human en- orgy and skill. But
what shall we say In the presence OF lives
trs rsnsformed, OF youth inspired with the
loftiess ideals, OF Christian fellowship,
enlarged and oemented, of missionary love
created and deepsned? These are Inward
experiences aud achievements; no ener-
py working on the outside can possibly
produce them. Indeed, twenty years ago
no man, not even DIR. CLARK, oonlI nave s,ns,
dreamed OF all thess results. surely Gou
was in this place and we knew IL not;