Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-08
THE ENDEAVORERS
Have a Busy Day Of Meetings
al Philadelphia.
Crowed Churches and Auditoriums All
through the Day, Sunday.
MLsasi 10000 Endeavorers in City and As
Many Mere Expected. Today.

Cincinnati. July The Endeavorers
made Sunday a busy day. 1t opened
with two meetings of one hour each.
held in two of the largest of the city
churches and conducted by the Revs
Floyd W Tompkins, Philadelphia, and
Cornelius Wolikin of Brooklyn.
The various pulpits about the city
were occupied during the rest of the
morning by the visiting minister's
whose topics We're: Twenty Years of
Christian E,ndeavor.' The attendance
at these meetings was large. especially
at ST. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
church. where the Rev. Charles NJ
sheldon of Topeka, Kas.. spoke.
The afternoon was devoted to three
simultaneous evangelistic meetings in
the Music Hall auditorium. These
meetings were classified for men. wo-
men and children. The attendance at
all was large. The mems meeting in
the Auditorium t,ndeavor was to have
been conducted by Rev. DR.. Chapman
of New York, but in his absence, Wm
Phillips Hall of New York. led it.
President Clark occupied the chair q
part of The meeting. The meeting was
opened by the Rev. L. +. SwenSel OF
York. Pa. who was followed by Rev.
j. -. Blackburn of Covington. Ky.
Musical Director r. II. Jacobs of
Brooklyn. assisted by John Hills of
Green Castle ind. rendered solos, af-
ter which Mr.. Hall spoke on Chris
tianity as 4 Profitable Investment.
The meeting for the women in Au-
titolium Wiliiston became temper
ancc meeting. 1t was conducted by
Gen. Secretary John Willis Bacr of
Boston. assisted by Mr.. Percy s. Fos-
ter Of Washington. u. G.. who led the
chorus. Miss Grace r. Beeman of
DAYTON. Ohio, rendered several cornet
solos. Addresses We're made by the
Misses Margaret Koch, Waterville, Me.
and Rhena Mosher of Westfield, n. Y.
The burden of their remarks was upon
temperance. not only in the use of in
toxicating drinks but of tobacco as
we'll The attendance at this meeting
was the largest OF the three eVanselis-
tic sessions.
I'm the Auditorium ohio. the children
held sway. led by the Newfield Society.
Clarence T.. herman of Lancaster. ia.
II. G. Lincoln of Philadelphia. led the
children in their singing. Treasurer
VIM NJ Shaw of Boston. and Miss
Kate II. Eaus of St Louis. addressed
the children. warning them particular
" against cigarettes and bad readings
Mrs Francis f.. Clark of Boston, wife
of President Clark. spoke of the Junior
Christian E.ndeavor and its accom-
piiShmentS for young people.
At the conclusion of the big Music
Hall auditorium rallies three specia
meetings were held in the Central
Christian church, the Ninth stree
Baptist church and the Second Presby-
terrain church. all in the central par'
of the city. The meetings We're large
and enthusiastic. Treasurer VIM
Shaw of Boston. presided at the SEES
sion at the Central Presbyterian
church assisted by Rev. f. ID. Power
of Washington, u. c., who spoke of
the sabbath observance. Cen. .. .
Howard of Burlington, VT, then spoke
The meeting at the Central Chris
tian church was conducted by Score
tary John Willis Raer. This was :
temperance meeting and was address
ed by Col. George w. Balm OF LeXinG
ton. Ky: Rev. Anna II. Shaw of Phil
adelphia. and Oliver w. Stewart o
Chicago.
The meeting ut the Ninth Stree
BAPTIST church was for the foreign
missionaries. Samuel 3. Capen o
Boston presided and the Rev. J. F
jones of Indiana. \. a. Fulton of can
ton China. Willis II. Iiotchkiss. Las
Central Africa. and w. s. Ament o
China. spoke
The German Christian EndeaVor So
ciciy held its first meeting in III
rhilippUs church. DR.. Clark being tn
principal speaker.
X is estimated by the local commit
tee that there are at least 10000 visit
ing Endeavorers in the city and man
more are expected. tomorrow. The at
tendance will not reach the limit tn
local committee had made provision
for but President Clark is much pleas
ed with the results. considering tn
recent period Of extremely hot w"athc
over the entire country.
The sessions. tomorrow. will beEi,
rs ON the other days OF the session
with quiet hour meetings conducted b
the Rev Floyd Tompkins of Philadel
phia, and the Rev. Cornelius WOlfk
of l:rooklyn. The third one Of the
meetings was to have been conducte
by Rev. DR.. Chairman of New Yor
and the committee has cancelled it fo
the rest of th, convention. Among tn
meetings. tomorrow. will lac one do
voted to discussion of the "TWentiet
Century Home"
UNDER TIE AUTO.