Evening journal., 1901-07-08
ENDEAVORERS
HEAR SHELDON
Great Convention Opens Aus
piCiOuSIy in Cincinnati
OVER TEN THOUSAND PRESENT
From Morning Until Night and AlI'
Over The CitV There Are
Services

Cincinnati, July S.-The Endeavorers
made Sunday busy day. From morn
ing until evening and during almost
every hour of the day there were SER
vices in some part of the city. The
weather was in refreshing contrast TO
Saturday and the breezes added mate
rally to increase the attendance. The
day opened with three meetings, Of
one hour each, held in three OF the
largest Of the city churches, and con-
Quoted by the Revs. Floyd w. Tomp-
kins, Philadelphia, and Cornelius
Wolflun. of Brooklyn. The meeting
at the Central Christian church was
to have been conducted by the Rev.
J. Wilbur Chapman, OF New York
city, who is now seriously Ill at his
country home at Winona Lake, Ind,
but it was not held.
The various pulpits about the city
were occupied during the rest of the
morning by visiting ministers, whose
topics were Twenty years Of Chris
tian Endeavor." The attendance at
these meetings was large, especially so
at St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
church. where the Rev. Chas. NJ Shell
don. Of Topeka, Kas., spoke.
The afternoon was devoted to three
simultaneous evangelistic meetings in
the Music Hall auditorium. These
meetings were classified for men,
women and children. The attendance
at all was large. The mems meeting
in the Auditorium endeavor was to
have been conducted by Rev. Dr. Chap
man, of New York but in his absence,
William Philips Hail. of New York,
lead It. President Clarke occupied the
chair a portion of the meeting. The
meeting was opened by the Rev. U. f.
Swengel, of York, Pa. who was fol-
lowed by Rev. J. d. Blackburn, of
Covington. Ky. Musical Director f.
II. Jacobs, of Brooklyn, assisted by
John Hills, of Greencastle, Ind, rem
dered solos, after which Mr.. Hall spoke
on Christianity as a profitable in
estment." Mr.. Halls address was
strong and at its conclusion he called
upon those who would accept of a
partnership with Christ to remain after
the meeting for further service, and
many accepted the invitation.
The meeting for the women in Au-
ditorium Williston became a temper
ance meeting. 1t was conducted by
General Secretary John VILLAS Baer
of Boston, assisted by Mr.. Percy s
Foster, of Washington, d. c., who led
the chorus. Miss Grace W. Beeman
of Dayton, Ohio. rendered several cor
net solos. Addresses were made by
the Misses Margaret Koch, Wateryille
Me-, and Rhena Mosher, Of Westfield
N. Y.
In the Auditorium Ohio. the chill
dren held sway. led by the new Field
Secretary, Clarence E. Eberman, OF
Lancaster, Pa. II. c. Lincoln, OF
Philadelphia. led the children in thelI
singing. Treasurer VIM. NJ. Shaw, oI
Boston. and Miss Kate II. Haus, ol
St. Louis. addressed the children
warning them particularly against
cigarettes and bad reading. Mrs
Francis Z. Clarke, of Boston, wife oi
President Clark, spoke of the junior
Christian Endeavor and its accom-
plishments for young people.
1t is estimated by the local commit
ee that there are at least 10000 visit
ing Endeavorers in the city, and man!
more are expected TO arrive today.
The sessions today will begin, as oI
the other days Of the session, will
quiet hour meetings conducted by th'
! Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins, Of Phila
delphia, and the Rev. Cornelius Wolf
kin of Brooklyn The third one o
these meetings was to have beei
! conducted by Rev. DR.. Chapman o
e New York, and the committee ha
cancelled it for the rest Of the con
vention. Among the meetings toda.
will be one devoted to a discussion
of "The Twentieth Century Home"