The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-10
GREAT IS !; ENDEAvOR
ANY AsLp SPEAKERS DISCUSS ITS
WORK.
rur 10Th CENTURY CHURCH.
ARR It. WAsHINGTON's AP-
PEALs FOR NEGRO.

q Them BE Judged by the Best
Not the Lowest, He Said-Un-
;stian Even to Hate the White
of The South-The Venerable
.id.ut. DIR. Francis K. Clark
D.osented with n Silver Cup and
immense Memorial From Pro-
.os.ionaI and Business Men.
o,.,i,nati. July 9-The fourth day of
~ conference of the Christian Endeavor
,..,otv was a light one, so far as the
-sar,n,rne was concerned, but the En-
,..,.orers. in their determination to miss
..stne were out en- masse in attendance
\ = the two big meetings to-day. AT the
-. r,on,ent the three big music hall raj
- were consolidated into two meetings.
-.,,ob we're held in Auditoriums Endeavor
and Williston.
q r,;ya of the prominent speakers were
.nsent owing to sickness. These are
Dew Wilbur Chapman, Rev. George
pnrves. and Rev. Charles c. Hall of
4 New York, Rev. John Henry Barrows,
Of oberlin, O.. and Rev. F. w. Gun
4 saulus of Chicago.
4 After the usual two quiet hour meet
ngs in the morning, which open every
#aav,s programme, the big euditoriums
e we're thrown open for a discussion of
*.The Twentieth Century Church" Rev.
canon ]. B. Richardson of London, Ont,
a nresided al Auditorium Endeayor. Mr.
Marion Lawrence of Toledo delivered an
address on 1.-THE Power of the SUNDAY
& School" Rev. Howard Pope of New
Haven. Conn, spoke at length on THE
Power of Personal Work. which, he said
Constitutes the only effective method of
a extending the church and Christianity.
4 Rev. A. J. Lyman of Brooklyn spoke on
8 "The Power of the Bible Rev. Lyman
q arose from a sick bed against the advice
4 of his physician to attend the convention.
E He said the Bible is the book incarnation.
the God in literature, and its power is the
4 power of that life produced in other lives.
Il DR.. Amos B. Wells of Boston expatiated
+ on The Power of Christian Endeavor."
h Mr.. William Phillips Hall of New York
& followed with a paper on 1.-The Power of
a Evangelism"
n Booker Washington's Speech.
n The chief address, however, was that of
4 Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee, Ala.
4 He took as his subject THE Power of a
q Noble Life" He was the recipient of a
q tremendous ovation and had not proceed
8 ed far into his address until he had won
3 Ia warm spot in the hearts of his hear
ers. He traced his own career from that
h Of slave through the bitter struggles he
had to attain what he now has, and told
Of what he had done for his race.
q Il do not believe that in all the history
1 Of the country" he said, has there been
5 such need of strong, unselfish, pure and
Nintegent men who are willing to sacri-
z flee ambition, position fortune and COM
4 fort for the welfare of their fellowmen.
The one thing worth living for is the OPP
4 portunity to make some individual more
happy, more useful
He made an imprisoned appeal for
/ his people and asked that they be judged
by the best among them and not by the
lowliest He said the privilege of teach
4 ing and lifting up a fellow human being
is the highest privilege given to any man
4 end that he long ago learned that to cher
ish hatred even against the white man in
the South was un-Christian.
The Twentieth Century Church.
In the Auditorium Williston, where Rev
Allan B. Philputt of Indianapolis pre-
SIDED number of addresses limited to
hve minutes each were made by several
SPEAKERS on Sunday Evening Service
heV. Johnson Myers of Chicago told of
Inc church of the Twentieth Century"
ne SAID the spirit of the church, to-day
Is weaker than the spirit of the first
church that while larger in numbers in
proportion, IT is less effective and the
present church with the present spirit
VIII never conquer this world for Christ,
cut the signs are clear that a change is
rapidly coming. Rev. Wayland Hoyt Of
rnlladelphia, followed in talk on
christian Conventions" which he said
are OF great use to the church.
MISS Margaret Koch of Waterville. Me,
conducted a personal equipment confer
ence al the Ninth Street Baptist Church.
ahhg as her topic 1.-THE Relation of Ex-
I n,s to Power in Christian Endeavor
"oIA' There was a large attendance
~ Ehueavorers who sought advice as TO
'eS' means of extending their work.
honor to President Clark.
me members of the board of trustees
anu other officers of the United Society.
ea1e banquet to President Clark at the
anu MOTEL at noon. He was presented
pedutlful silver cup in commemoration
ti " ue twentieth anniversary of the Chris
eau ~nu Ehdeavor. In the afternoon DR..
VI attended the Conservation
a. rally at the Walnut Hilrs
uuonsiegational Church, where the
Cd ,iOI L., samuel B. Capen of Boston present.
o,.- nm ~, an immense memorial, signed by
clsr. w OF che leading educators, editors,
sta.ss ana business men in the United
ana a'es as an expression of thankfulness
bae appreciation for the work DR.. Clark
Cbrist1a le IN organizing and guiding the
proao.'a Endeavor. DR.. Clark is a Con-
S Siivsau ulist and the first Endeavor So
IN pov was organized by him in his church
Ands.. annual junior rally was held in
Trsa a,Ul Iufn Endeavor in the afternoon.
sdoa 9uier william Shaw of Boston pre-
drep p sol mere was a chorus of 1.5OO chill
inc secretary Baer addressed the meet
some 81 Z ne older Endeavorers attended
in M ~ ol the 26 UNCONVENTIONAL Conference
me last day. 0S' Ao-morro" Is