The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-13
CHRISTIAN @ENDEAVORERS.
Last Day of the International Chris
tian Endeavor Convention
at Cincinnati.
ALL BUSY FROM SUNRISE TO FAREWELL
The seemed to Know
No Fatigue, But Entered Into the
Exercises of the Day Eagerly AND
Observation-Disclosures Changer
of PrOgrRmme

Cincinnati, July 10.-The last day
of the International Christian En-
dcavor convention saw events crowd
ed in upon each other, making it real
ly the busiest day of the session
which lasted five days. The event,
of the past few days seemed to have
no fatiguing effect on the Endeay.
orers and their friends, for they al
entered into the closing exercises OF
the day eagerly and enthusiastically
A Busy Day.
There was not an hour from sun
rise till the time for the farewell
meetings at night but that was
marked for meetings and services
Music hall auditoriums were the cen.
ter of most activity. The action OF
the local committee in dispensing
with Auditorium Ohio and consolidat.
ing the meetings scheduled to occur
there with the two meetings in Au.
ditoriums En6eavor and Willistou,
caused by a revising of the entire pro
gramme, as far as speakers were con,
Inv dSSlS hiItIlIS 10 bltSe
halls We're made before the conven,
ton. and as the speakers.who were to
have participated in Auditorium Ohio
arc here, they were included on the
programme in the other two ouditori
ums.
Quiet Hour Meetings.
The usual quiet hour meetings al
the Second Presbyterian and Ninth
Street Baptist churches, ushercd il
the days programme. the Endeavor,
ers then adjourning to the big audi,
forums, where the first big meetings
of the day were then conducted
They were devoted to a discussion OF
the twentieth Anniversary Session.
by Secretary John Willis Baer. ot
Boston, who presided in Endeavor
hall, and Bishop b. w. Arnett. of vii
bcrfore, o., in Williston hall.
After the devotional exercises, sis
ministers We're given five minute,
each to speak on Twenty Years OF
Christian EnGeavor."
Rev. A. B. CURRY. of birmingham
Ala, then spoke on The Element Of
Obligation in the discussion OF VIVA
made Christian Endcavor a success
and why.
Rev. John Shape, of Wilmington
Del, followed on The Power of Tes
t%imony;" Tracy McGregor. of De
troit, 1.-THE Joy of Service;" Rev. Hen
ry I. McEwen, of Amsterdam, n. Y.
THE Spirit of Conservation" ant
General Secretary Willis Baer, of Bos
ton, "The Worlds Christian Endeavo1
Union"
What has been gained in Invent,
Years of Christian Endeavor' wa.
treated by Rev. George B. Stewart
of Auburn, n. y, and Rev. j. G. But
Ter, of Washington, d. c.
The new field secretary, Clarenc,
Eberman, of Lancaster, Pa, and Rev
w. S. Ament, of Pekin, China, spok,
of Christian Endeavor Fellowship
Rev. Harland T.. Freeman, of Sheri
danville, Pa, then followed in an ad
dress on st is INSTRUMENTATION.
Farewell Meetings.
The farewell meetings, held thi
evening, were the greatest of tn
day. Rev. j. Campbell Morgan, O
Baltimore; Rev. Floyd w. TomT
kins, of Philadelphia, were the onl
two speakers heard. The EndeavoI
ers assembled in groups from eac
of their states, and as the roll wa
called replied with short addresses o
the purposes they have in view TO
the extension of Christian Endeavo
during the coming yea