The age-herald., 1901-07-10
STRONG, PURE AND
 INTELLIGENT MEN These Needed More Than Ever
 Says Booker Washington CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRFRS
Several Interesting Meetings Held Yes terday, the Alabama Negro Leader Being One of the Principal
 Speakers-other Addresses.

Cincinnati, O., July 9.-The fourth day of the convention of the Christian Endeavor Society was light one as far as the pro- gramme was concerned, but the Endeav- orers in their determination to miss noth- ing were out en masse in attendance at the two big meetings today. It was an- other beau.lful day, somewhat hotter than yesterday but not progressively so, and fans were again in evidence at the meet ings and assiduously used. The three big music hall rallies were concentrated into two meetings, which were held in Audi toriums Endeavor and Williston.
 Auditoriums Endeavor and Williston are amply sufficient to accommodate the En- deavorers and besides number of the speakers have failed to put in an appear ance. Five of the prominent ones are ab- sent from illness. Those not present are Rev. Wilbur Chapman, Rev. George D. Purves and Rev. Charles c. Hall of New York; Rev. John Henry Burrows of Ober- lin, O., and Rev. F. W. Gunsaulus of Chicago.
 After the usual big quiet hour" meet ings in the morning the big auditoriums were thrown open for discussion of ''The Twentytieth Century Church"
 Rev. Canon J. B. Richardson of Lon don, Ont, presided at Auditorium En- deavor.
 Marion Lawrence of Toledo delivered an School.'
 Rev. Howard W. Pope of New Haven, 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 in literature and its power Is the power of that life reproduced in other lives.
 Prof. Amos R. Wells of Boston spoke on "The Power of Christian Endeavor.''
 William Phillips Hall of New York fol- lowed with a paper on ''The Power of Evangelism"
 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 advanced to the front of the stage to speak he was the recipi- ent of a tremendous ovation, and he had proceeded far in his address, which he cleVerly punctuated with dialect and oth- CT stories of the colored folk, until he had won a warm spot in the hearts of his hearers. He traced his own career from that of a slave through the bitter strug- gles he had to overcome, what he was and what he had done for his race. q do not believe that in all the history of the country, " he said, "has there been such a need for strong, unselnsh, pure and in telligent men who are willing to sacrifice ambition, position, fortune and comfort for the welfare of their fellowman. The noblest of lives and the one thing worth living for Is the opportunity to make some individual more happy, more use full"
 He made an impassioned appeal for his people, and asked that they be judged by the best among them, and not the lowest. He said the privilege of teaching and Tightening fellow human beings burden Is the highest pri,pege given to any man, and that he long aso learned that to cher ish hatred, even against the white man in the south, was unchristian, and that he was glad to note that this spirit is rapid ly gaining foothold among his people.
 In Auditorium Williston, where Rev. Allan B. Philpot of Indianapolis presided, a number of addresses limited to five minutes each were made by the following preachers: J. H. Prugh, Pfttsburg; J. s. Henderson, Hensall, Ont; I. A. Barnes, Morgantown, W. Va; Henry W. Sher- wood. Kingston, N. r.; Chas. M. Sheldon, Topeka.
 They spoke on Sunday Evening serv- ice"