The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-11
.ENDEAvOR ADJOURNS
.,rry,s GREATEST MEETING AT
AN END.
VII MEET AGAIN IN 1908.
r FAREWELL MEETINGS
HELD LAST NIGHT.

nov w. 5. Ament, OF Chihese ane'
Dy the Many Speakers-En-
o.ars From All the States and
~,,,v Foreign Lands Told OF Plans
a soreading Christian Endeavor.
r,.inese and japanese societies
osent beautiful Banners to BE
,ded for-The Last word"
s.ol.en and the Endeavorers Adj
jOurn'
-,.o,,nati. July 1O.-The twentieth in
.no+,onal convention of the United So
49,. 81 Christian Endeavor was brought
laose here tonight The convention,
49, beginning to end, was a brilliant
.,,.sss Both President Clark and Sec
,.r, Rser expressed themselves as high
:, rratifed with the convention.
Auditoriums Endeavor and Williston
.oro nsed for two big rallies in the morn
,.r which were devoted to a discussion
- the twentieth anniversary session of
~, sooietv. In Auditorium Endeavor,
c.or,s W Coleman of Boston described
4he Christian EnuedNoi WILL oiiAoHe 'HS
-.,5iers and sailors. Rev. George w.
,,oore Of Nashville told of the work among
,ba negroes, and Frederick A. Wallace OF
lexington. KY, described prison work by
,he Endeavorers Rev. J. F. Cowan of
poston dWelt upon the work among the
toreigpers in this country. while Rev. A.
p curry of Birmingham, and Rev. Tracy
MfGregor of Detroit talked on THE Ele-
uent of the Obligation and THE Joy of
Service"
If Christian Endeavor Work. were maze
nv Rev. Gilby C. Kelly of Nashville and
others. Treasurer Shaw spoke of THE
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union" i'll
which he emphasized the need for a field
secretary for Christian Endeavorers in
China and called upon the audience for
pledges of financial support, which were
literally responded to.
Many Addresses Made.
Bishop Arnett of Wilberforce, o., pre-
sided in Auditorium Williston. Rev.
George B Stewart of Harrisburg, Pa,
talked on what young people have gained
by their 2filiation with Christian En-
de9vor.
What the Church Has Gained" was
treated by Rev. J. c. Butler of Washing
ton.
The new field secretary, C. E. Eberman
Of Lancaster Pa, spoke on the needs of
addressing the city and district unions by
Influential orators, and Rev. Harlan l..
Feeman of Sheridanville, Pa, spoke of
the intsr-denominational fellowship of the
city.
Rev W. S. Ament of Pekin, China,
spoke on International and Inter-Racial
Fellowship" President Clark of 1.-THE
Worlds Christian Endeavor Union;"
Rev George Hubbard of China on
"China's Greeting to the Intermediate
Society" Rev. d. Frank Garland, Day
ton, O., Our Recruiting Ground" and
the Rev. w. B. Wallace of Utica, N. Y,
on out Watchword for Christ and the
Church 3" sa ,..4e -r-f s--s
The afternoon rallies were given over
to the missionaries for discussion of
their needs.
The story of Pekin.
The story of the siege of the city of
Fekn was told by the Rev. Courtenay
h. Fem of Pekin, China, who was one
Of the ministers besieged by the Boxers
in the city of Pekin. The evil of the
opium and liquor traffic in missionary
helds was given a terrific scoring Rev.
u L. Wharton Of Hiram, o., mission
ary spoke of these evils as the greatest
obstacles in the missionary fields.
HeV j. P. Jones of Indiana stated that
Tor many centuries India was a sober ma
uon' until the coming of the Anglo-Sxon
WIN mis- drinks, and to-day drunkenness
Is not only permissible but by many is
regarded as a mark of certain distinc-
uon. If England should evacuate India
to-day' ne said, the greatest evidence OF
ueI occupancy would be the number of
empty wniskey bottles.
Edward Holten of India corrobora ted
these statements.
women predominated in the big rally
IL auditorium Williston in the afternoon.
neV' I. l.. Thompson of New York re-
viewed the history of Christian work
among the American Indians. Samuel B.
S'peh OF Boston, warned his hearers TO
neware Of Russia, which he said, was
hoamg down the Christian Endeavorers
~ us territories. Rev. A. A. Fulton of
Can'on' China, talked on Systematic
u'iu Froportionate Giving"
Missionary Watchwords.
s,. Three Missionary Watchwords" was
STtscussed by Rev. George Darsie Of
-. .,I KY, in part, as follows:
no" little we have done and are do
ms compared with what we might do!
nave sent out men, but we could
nave sent ten where we have sent one
nave given money to support and
t4ulp the workers. but 1t has too often
- - q dime, rather than a dollar. The
viinA Dill of the United States is a bill
mn dollars yearly. Its tobacco bill is
GA hundred millions. Its candy bill is
sesehty-hve millions. Even it's chewing
ss, um Dill is twenty-five millions. but its
e s.il ior worldwide missions is a pitifuI
IVY. wy millions. 1t is time for a great ad-
,aHce The day has passed when we
da dun De satisfied with digging trenches,
us'ulhs breastworks or holding forts.
los los not the church dawled and dallied
er s enough over the duty Of world wide
~ sellzatlon? Let its advance be made,
Ell, 81, poastingly, not presumptuously. nor
Ron Llndently, but humbly. trustingly,.
IN, Inc daily Bible study and personal
so'',As conference and the daily personal
r1n"nt conference concluded their
rrisel ming and afternoon, as also did the
prison workers.
"fahd Farewell Meetings.
coS-,neinnati, July 10-The climax OF the
f'.H1lon was reached in the two great
AS'"eh meetings held simultaneously In
tt.'"flums Endeavor and Wflllston to-
Fully 5000 people were present.
49,. spectacular way they rivalled all OF
CT, predecessors. President Francis
r. 1iA OF Boston presided In Auditorium
Roe,.a-'of and Treasurer William Shaw OF