Evening journal., 1901-07-11
CONVENTION WAS
A big SUCCESS
EudcaVOr(rS Wind Up Work
With Much Enthusiasm
DAINTY GIFTS FROM ORIENTALS
Characterized The Farewell Meeting.
AIany Addresses Of Interest bV
Prominent Speakers

Cincinnati. July 1.-THE twentieth
International convention of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor was
brought to close here last night.
The convention, from beginning to end,
was a brilliant success and while many
Of the visitors were disappointed by
the enforced absence OF Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman, of New York, who is seri-
ously ill at his country home at Wi
mona Lake, Ind. his place on the pro-
grams was ably filed by others. Both
President Clark and Secretary Baer
expressed themselves as highly graft
fed with the convention.
The quiet hour meetings of the Revs
Floyd W. Tompkins. of Philadelphia,
and Cornelius Woelfkin, of Brooklyn.
again ushered in yesterdays day work.
Auditorlums Endeayor and Williston
were then used for two big rallies in
the morning. which were devoted TO
a discussion Of the twentieth ami
vcrsary session OF the society. In Au-
ditorium Endcavor Treasurer Shaw
spoke OF "The worlds Christian En-
deavor union" in which he empha-
sized the need for a field secretary for
, Christian Endeavorers in China and
called upon the audience for pledges
for financial support, which were lib
orally responded to.
In Auditorium Willl7lon. Rev
George p. Stewart. Of Harrisburg. Pa,
talked on what young people have
gained by their amliation with Chris
tidn Endeavor. Tho new field gecre-
tary, c. e. Eberman. OF Iaacaster. Pa.
/ spoke of the needs of addressing the
city and distric, u1ions by influential
| orators. and EcE. Hlrl-a L. Feeman
of Sheridanviio. P9 spoke of the in
terdenomiua.,c- c-al falowahip of The
society. fmong tho cther noted speak
ers was lov W. s. Ament, of Pekln
China
Tho etcry O. the aiege Of the city Of
Pch'u was told hy tie Rev. Courtenay
r. l'cna. cf i1kin. China, who wa.
one of the ministers besiegoi by Ia,
Dorc~s in tko city of Pekin. The evi
of abe cVum and liquor traffic in mis-,
sioncy fialds was given a terrific scor
ing rev. G. L. Wharton, of Hiram
Ohio. a missionary, spoke Of thes'
evils as the greatest obstacles in tn,
missionary fields. Rev. j. p. Jones
Of India. stated that for many centu
res India was a sober nation, till tn,
coming Of the Anglo-Saxon with his
drinks and today drunkenness is no
only permissible, but by many IS re
garded as a mark of certain distinc
tion. If England should evaculatl
India today, he said the greatest evi
dence of her occupancy would be IN,
number Of empty whiskey bottles.
Women predominated in Auditorium
Wilhston in the afternoon. Samue
Bapen. OF Boston, talked on th'
breadth and outlook for foreign mis-
Hlons. He warned his hearers to be
ware of Russia, which he said. wal
holding down the Christian Endeav
orors in its territories.
Rev Marion J. Kline. Of Harrisburg
Pa. who wan elected to succeed Clar
ence z. Eberman. of Lancaster, Pa
as president of the Fennsy ivania Chris
tion Endeavor union, was Installed a
a meeting OF the 400 Pennsylvania del
egates at the First Presbyterian churcl
on Walnut Hills last night
At the big farewell meeting the En-
deavorers from Foo Chow. China. an,
/ Osaka, Japan. presented the societ.
with handsome flags Rev. Floyd W
Tompkins. Of Philadelphia, deliyere'
the closing address.