The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-10
MEETINGS OF
 ENDEAVORERS Greatest Interest Shown
 in Sessions. MANY SPEAKERS ABSENT Five of Most Prominent III at Their Homes. Booker T. Washington Was the Recipient of an Ovation When
 He Advanced to Deliver
 His Address.
MANY SPEAKERS ABSENT

Clnclnnatl, July o'-A hC louieh NSS VI the Convention of the Christian En- deavor society was a light one as far as the program was concerned, but the Endeavorers in their determination to miss nothing were out en nasse in at- tendance at the two big meetings to- day. It was another beautiful day, somewhat hotter than yesterday, put not oppressively so and fans were again in evidence at the meetings and assid- uously used. The three big music hall rallies were concentrated into two meetings which were held in Audtto- riums Endeavor and Williston.
 Auditoriums Endeavor and Wlllfston are amply sufficient to accommodate the Endeavorers and besides numper of the speakers have failed to put tn an appearance. Five of the prominent ones are absent from Illness. Those not present are Rev. Wilbur Chapman. Rev. George D. Purves and Rev. Chas. c, Hall of New York; Rev. John Hem ry Barrows of Oberlin, O., and Rev. F. Gunsauius of Chicago.
 After the usual two hour meetings in the morning the big auditoriums were thrown open for a discussion of the Twentieth Century Church"
 Rev. Canon J. B. Richardson of Lon- don, Ont, presided at Auditorium En- deavor.
 Marion Lawrence of Toledo. delivered an address on "The Power of &he Sun- day School"
 Rev. Howard w. Pope of New Ha- ven, Conn.,, spoke at length on the Power of Personal Work"
 Rev. A. J. Lyman of Brooklyn. spoke on The Power of the Bible." He said the Bible is the book of incarnation. the God of literature and its power Is the power of that life reproduced in other lives. e Prof. Amos R. Wells ot Boston, spoke on ''The Power of Christian En- deavor.''
 William Phillips Hall of New York. followed with a paper on 'The Power of Evangelism. R
 The chief address. however. was that of Principal Booker T. Washington, of the colored normal school at Tuskegee, Ala. He took as his subject, The Power of a Noble Life" As he ad- vanced to the front of the stage to speak, he was the recipient of tre- scendous ovation, and he had not pro- ceeded far in his address, which he cleverly punctuated with dialect and other stories of the colored folk until he had won a warm spot in the hearts of his hearers. He traced his own ca- reer from that of a slave through the bitter struggles he had to attain what he was and what he has done for his race.
 T do not believe that in all the his tory of the country he sad, has there been such a need for strong. un- selfish. pure and intelligent men who are willing to sacrifice ambition. posi- ton, fortune and comfort for the well fare of their ellowman. The noblest of lives and the one thing worth living for is the opportunity to make some indt- vidual more happy, more useful"
 He made an impassioned appeal for his people and asked that they be Judg- cd by the best among them and not the lowliest. He said the privilege of teaching and Tightening a fellow hu- man beings burden Is the highest priv ilege given to any man and that he even against the white man in the South, was unchristian and that he was glad to note that this spirit is rapidly gaining a foothold among his people.
 In Auditorium Williston, where Rev. Allan B. Philputt of Indianapolis, pre- sided. a number of addresses limited to five minutes each were made by the following preachers: J. H. Prugh, Pittsburg; J. s. Henderson, Hensall, Ont: I. A. Barnes Morgantown, Va; Henry W. Sherwood, Kingston. N. r.: Charles NJ. Sheldon of Topeka.
 They spoke on Sunday Evening Service"
 Rev. Johnson Miere of Chicago told of The Church of the Twentieth Gen. tury." He said that the spirit cf the church today Is weaker than the spirit Of the first church: that while larger in numbers in proportion it Is Jess ef- fective and the present church with the presen: spirit will never conquer this world for Christ, but the signs are close .hat a change Is rapidly canl- Ing.
 Rev. Wayland Hoyt of Philadelphia followed ir a talk to Christian Con- ventions." which he said are of great use to ths church.
 Miss Margaret Koch of Waterville. Me, conducted a personal equipment conferenc at the Ninth Street Baptist Church, taking as her topic Tine Re la ton of Expression to Power in Chris- tian En6eavor Work" There was a large attendance of Endeavorers who sought advice as to the best means of extending their work.
 The members of The Board of Trus. tees and other officers of the United Society. gave a banquet to President Clark at the Grand Hotel at noon. He was presented with a beautiful silver loving cup in commemoration ot the tw entieth anniversary of the Christian EndeavOr.
 In the afternoon. Dr. Clark attended the Congregational rally at the Walnut Congregational Church. where the Hon. Samuel B. Capan of Boston presented him with an immense memorial, signed by over 200 of the leading educators, editors, clergy and business men in the United States as an expression of and appreciation for the work that pr. Clark has done in or ganizing and guiding the Christian En- deavorers.
 Dr. Clark is a ConGregationalist and the first Endeavor Society was organ lzed by him in his church at Portland. Me.
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