The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-10
MANY ADDRESSES
At The CONVENTION
Yesterday a Great Day For
the Endeavore,s.
A NUMBER OF MEETINGS
All Are Largely Attended and Much
Enthusiasm Shown,
PRACTICAL TALKS BY cHURC II WORKERS
[vangelisiic Services Held il The Tenement and
Manufacturing Districts. President
CLARK Receives S. nior Mem
bers Of The Society.
bers Of The Society.
(By the Associated Press.)


Cincinnati, July S.-Another beautiful
day greeted the thousands of Christian
Endeavorers assembled here in their
twentieth annual convention. The prog
ram as arranged by the committee, made
this the great day of the convention
Many meetings were held and all were
auditoriums were in use during the morn
ing, noon and evening. The Junior En-
deaverers met at the First Lutheran
church, where Treasurer VIM. Shaw, OF
Eoston, delivered an address.
The big meeting OF the afternoon was
held in Auditorium Endeavor where Geo
b. Graft, of Boston, presided, with Percy
;. Foster, of Washington, d. c., as must
cal director. Devotional exercises were
led by Rev. John Offer Gusts, of Barclay
Nd. Rev. Lee Gaul. of Philadelphia
spoke on "A Century more of Christian
Endeayor Pledges" and Geo. f. Nye, or
Aberdeen, Wash. told of "Officers that
keep Things Moving"
DR.. Ernest Brown, of Cleveland. Ohio,
presented paper on Lookout Commit
tees that Look Out On them, he said.
the life of the organization depends.
VIM. X. Moody of Northfield Mass, son
of Evangelist Dwight w. Moody, spoke
on Your Testimony in the Meeting. >
Edwin $. Shaw, of Wahpetor, North Da-
kota, made humorous address about
The Pastors that Lead"
The fair sex predominated in Audito-
rum Wlliiston at the afternoon meeting,
Prof Jas. Lewis Howe of Lexington. Va.
having it in charge. +. H. Jacobs. OF
Brooklyn, led the chorus. The meeting
was called sThe Twentieth Century Chris
tian Endeavor Society and was largely
devoted to an opening parliamentary ses-
sion. President Francis Clark, of Boston,
! gave some of his ideas on Advanced
Work for the New Year" THE Training
of PgQfessors. was treated by Miss Mar
garet Cook, ofssWstervile, Maine w. H.
Ball, of Philadelphia, Conducted the OPEN
ing parliament, and Egg. Routzahn, of
Dayton, Ohio, ted What Can be Done
With Good Literature Alexander r.
Matherson, Of GAINESVILLE, Wis, explained
Social Committees that are Social" and
1.-THE Money Side of IT. was discussed by
John Henry Stauff, of Pttsburg, Pa. Rev.
j. Edward Kirbye, of Charleston, S. c.,
followed with an interesting address.
The Way to Make Christian Endeavor-
ers. was discussed by Rev. r. v. Hun
ter, Of Indianapolis, in a paper on 'How
we May Manufacture Christian Endeavor
Citizens" Rev. VIM. H. Penhallegon. of
Decatur. ILL.,. spoke on Graduating Into
the Twentieth Century Church." and the
meeting was closed with a Forward Look
Into Christian Endeavor," by Richard
w. Lewis, of Denver.
At noon evargalistic services were held
through the tenement and manufacturing
districts OF the city. The work was con-
Quoted by volunteers.
GERS met today and discussed business as
also did the ministers who held an exelu-
siye session in Auditorium Endeavor late
in the day. The prison workers con-
ferred at the Central Presbyterian church
and between and $50 p. m, Presi-
dent Clark received all Erdeavorers who
have been members for ten years and
longer. The reception took place in tie
Odeon. adjoining the Music Hall Audito-
rum and hundreds took the opportunity
to meet Mr.. Clark.
The rally in Auditorium En-
deavor this evening was in many
respects the most remarkable
gathering Of the convention. The main
speakers were Hon. S. B. Capen, of
Boston. and Rev Chas. M. Sheldon, of
Topeka The immense auditorium was
packed President Francis Clark pre-
sided.