The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-12

''Nery naturally tho increase I'm junior
and intermediate societies continues 70 be
interesting. TherS are now over lhNv
junior societies ana LIS intermediate 500
cicties. the first with f>,eoo members ana
the second with $50
"A iargcr number than ever of our 50
cieSics have adopted scmc systematic ~nn
proporfionatc plan for giving money 10
the. cause Of missions. 10 their nome
churches arJ 20 other bent Nolrnccs NOR
and more Is christian Endcayor becoming
nh cNaneclistic agency for Christ ln ~.
100 60 young people nave IN the last =
months joined the church from the r,nks
OK our societies.
\ sunday 81 nu.y Endeayor
The Enfcayorrrs mode sunday
busy day. From morning till evening
and daring almost every hour 81 the
day there were services going on IN
some part of the city.
The cay opened with three quiet
hour meetings ~ one hour each. he'll
IN three of the largest 81 The riiN >
CHURCHES. and conducted ~ kcNertnds
FloNd W. Tompkirs. Philadelphia. and
Cornelius Wolfkin. OF Brook!Nn. The
meeting at the Central Christian
church was 10 have been conducted Ivy
Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman. OF New
York city. who is now seriously III at
his country hcme AT Ninora Lake.
Ind. and a large ccncourse OF people
had assembled there in expectation Of
hearing him. but the meeting was de-
clarcd off.
The various pulpits about the city
were occupied during the rest Of the
morning by the visiting ministers.
whose topics were Twenty Years Of
Christian Endcavor' The attendance
at the meetings was large ard cspe-
cially so AZ ~. paurs Methodist Epis-
copal church. where Rev. Charles NJ.
sheldon. of ToDeku. ka~.. who recent
~ became notable by editing a paper
as Christ would have done il lie we're
on earth" spoke
The afternoon WAS devoted TO three
simultaneous rvangeli~-ic meetings in
the Music Hall auditorium. These
meetings were classified for men,
women and children. he attendance
AT all was large. and considerable
especially at the mcn's recting in
the auditorium Eudcayor. This meet
ing was 10 have been condur ed bv
Rex. Chapman. Of New York. and ia
his absence representatives Of The
laity. Rev. Vim. Philips Han, 4 New
York city. cordgried il.
President Clark occupied the chair
during q portion ot the meeting. The
meeting was opened by Rev. L. II.
Swengcl. Of York. Pa. Who read from
the Psalms. and ley. J. d. nlac' ,burn.
Of Covington, Ky. delivered me d.
vine Invocation. Musical Director l..
u. Jacobs. of Brooklyn. y. y, assist
cd by Mr.. John Hills. of Greencas,lc.
Ind. rendered solos. after which Mr..
Hall took pos cssion OF the mee ,lnr.
and spoke on Christianity as ~ Pro-
table Investment" Mr.. Halls al
dress had a powerful effect upon his
hearers, and. at its conclusion, he
called upon these who would accept n
in Christ TO remain after
The meeting and publicly announce.
themselves. Many did so. and Mr..
Hall knclt in the aisles of the hall
and prayed with them.
The meeting for women in the IN
ditorium Williston proved TO be tenn
perance meeting. 1t WAS conducted
by General Secretary John Willis
Baer, Of Boston, assisted by Mr.. Percy
5. Foster. of Washingt on. d. c., who
led the chorts Miss Grace w. Bee
man, of Dayton. o.. rendered several
~ ~ III
by the Misses Margaret Koch. Mater
'ille. Me. and RI ena Moshcr, Of Vest
field. y. y. The burden of their re-
marks was temperance. not only in
the use Of intoxicating drinks, but of
as we'll
In the Auditorium Ohio. The chill
dren held sway. led By the new field
secretary, Clarence l.. Eberman. OF
lancaster. Ia. Mr.. Ehcrman led in
prayer. Mr.. II. q. Lincoln. 81 Fhils-
dclpllia. leading tire children in their
singing. Treasurer VIM. NJ Shaw. ~
Boston, and Miss Kate H. llaus. of 81.
Louis, addressed the children. a,lmor-
ishing them IN tn. ways Of righteous
ness and illustrating the dangers of
and other smoking and bad
reading that children are so apt to
contract in their young days.
Mrs. Francis +. Clark. 81 Boston. the
wife of President Clark. spoke OF the
Junior Christian Endeavor and its ac-
complishments for III" young people.
The German Christian Endcavcr so
ciety held their first meeting in the
PhiIippus church. DIR. Clark being the
main speaker.
During the evening there was "A
of the various ministers who
local pulpits in the morning
1t is estimated hy the local commit
tee that there are at least 10000 visi.-
ing endcavorcrs in the city. and many
more are expected TO arrive to-day.