The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-08
HELD MANY SESSIONS
OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTION
THE WEATHER MUCH COOLER
PuIpits Throughout Cincinnati Fill
ed With EndeavOrers, Who
Preached of SOciety's
Work

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 7-BeIevers IN
special Providences find ample justifica-
| ton in naming this convention of the
| international Society of Christian En-
deavor as a striking instance With the
weather conditions prevailing for the pre-
vious ten days 1t required courage TO
risk the discomfort that might attach
to journeys and to strange domlcile in
"a big city. But today every one of the
thousands of strangers in Cincinnati is
rejoicing in the most perfect Weather-a
pure and bracing atmosphere. delightful
breezes and every possible physical COM
fort All the arrangements for the caro-
Of the visitors have been happily made
! and everywhere there was an air of hap
py thankfulness that gave add tionaI ze.t
to the very interesting meetings.
The Endeavorers made Sunday a busy
day. From morning till evening and dur
ing almost every hour Of the day there
were services going on in some part Of
the city. The day opened in marked
contrast to yesterday, and the refreshing
'breezes aided materially to increase the
attendance at the various meetings.
The day opened with three quiet hour
meetings. of one hour EACH held in three
Of the largest of the city's churches and
conducted by the Rsvs. Floyd W. Tomp-
kins, of Philadelphia, and Cornelius
Woelfkin, of Brooklyn. The meet ng at
the Central Christian church was to have
been conducted by the Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman, Of New York city, VINO Is now
seriously i'll at his country home at WI
mona Lake, Ind, and a large concourse
of people had assembled there in expecta-
tion Of hearing him, but the meeting was
declared off
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were occupied during the rest of the
morning by the visiting ministers, whose
topics were, Twenty Years of Christian
EndeaVors." The attendance at these
meetings was large, especially so at ST.
Pau : Methodist Episcopal church, where
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, of Topeka,
Kan, who recently became notable by
editing a paper as Christ would have
done If he were on earth," spoke
The afternoon was devoted to three
simultaneous evangelistic meetings IN
the Music hall auditorium. These meet
ings were classified for men women and
children. The attendance at all was large
and considerable evangelistIc work was
accomplished, especially at the mems
meeting In the auditorium endeavor This
meeting was to have been conducted by
Rev. Chapman, of New York, and In his
absence, q representative of the laity,
"
conducted it. President Clark occupied
the chair a portion of the meeting The
meeting was opened by Rev. u. f. Sven
gel, Of York, Penn, who read from the
Psalms, and Rev. ]. d. Blackburn, Of
Covington, KY, delivered the divine in
vocation. Musical Director Jacobs, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, assisted by MIR. John
Hills, Of Green Castle, Ind, rendered
solos, after which Mr. Hall took possess
sion of the meeting and spoke on Chris
Uanity as "a profitable investment" Mr..
Halls address had a powerful effect on
his hearers, and at its conclusion he
called upon those who would accept of
a partnership in Christ to remain after
the meeting and publicly announce them
selves, Many did and Mr.. Hall knelt in
the aisles Of the hall and prayed with
them.
BIG TEMPERANCE MEETING.
The meeting for the women In auditor
ium Williston proved to be temperance
meeting. 1t was conducted by General
Secretary John Willis Baer, of Boston,
assisted by Percy s. Foster, of Wash
ington, d. c., who led the chorus. Miss
Grace w. Beeman, of Dayton, Ohio, rem
dered several cornet solos. Addresses
We're made by the Misses Margaret Koch,
Waterville, Me-, and Rena Mosher, of
Westfeld, N. Y. The burden of their
remarks was temperance, not only in the
use Of intoxicating drinks, but of tobac-
co as well. The attendance at this meet
ing was the largest of the three Evan
gelistic sessions.
In the auditorium Ohio the children
held sway, led by the new field secretary,
Clarence e. Eberman, of Lancaster, Penn.
Mr.. Eberman led in prayer, Mr.. H. G.
Lincoln, of Philadelphia, leading the chill
dren in their singing. Treasurer William
II. Shaw, of Boston. and Miss Kate H.
Haus, of st. Louis addressed the children
admonishing them in the ways Of right
eousness and illustrating the dangers Of
cigarettes and other smoking and bad
reading that children are so apt to con-
tract in their youth. Mrs. Clark, of Bos-
ton, the wife Of President Clark, spoke Of
the Junior Christian Endeavor and its
accomplishments for the young people,
The German Christian Endeavor Society
held their first meeting in the Philippus
church, DR.. Clark being the main speaker
During the evening there was a shift
Ing of the various ministers who occu-
pied local pulpits in the morning 1t
is estimated by the local committee that
thetre are at least 10000 visiting Endeav-
orers in the city.
The convention begins Monday, as It
does on the rest of the days of the ses-
sion, by the quiet hour meetings conduct
ed by the Rev. Floyd Tompk1ns, of Phil
adelphia, and Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin,
of Brooklyn. A third of these meetings
was scheduled to have been conducted by
Rev. Chapman, of New York, and the
committee has Cancelled it for the rest
of the convention. A number of special
meetings in several churches will be held
in the morning, as will also one de-
voted to a discussion of the Twentieth
Century Home, at the big meeting In
the auditorium.