Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-07-08
EARNESTLY, c. E.'S
Put In a Busy Sunday at Gin
cinnati, Holding Religious
Meetings.
sOME LOCAL PULpITS OCCUPIED.
BY Visiting ministers-Resides, Three
Great Endeavor Meetings Were
Held-Thousands Of Endeavorers
In the Queen City.


most every hour OF the day there
were services in some part OF the
city. The day opened in refreshing
contrast to Saturday, and the breezes
added materially to increase the at
tendance. The day opened with
three meetings, Of one hour each,
held in three of the largest Of the
city churches, and conducted by the
EeVs. Floyd Tompkins, Philadelphia,
and Cornelius Woelfkin, of Brooklyn.
The meeting at the Central Christian
church was to have been conducted
by the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, Of
New York city, who is now seriously
Ill at his country home at Winona
Lake, Ind, but the meeting was not
held.
Preached In Local Pulpits.
The various pulpits about the city
were occupied during the rest of the
morning by the visiting ministers,
whose topics were Twenty Years of
Christian Endeavor. The attendance
at these meetings was large, espe-
cially so at st. Paul's Methodist Epis-
copal church, where the Rev Charles
M. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kan, spoke.
The afternoon was devoted to
three simultaneous evangeIistic meet
ings in the Music hall auditorium.
These meetings were classified for
men. women and children. The at
tendance at all was large. The mems
meeting III the Auditorium Endeavor
was to have been conducted by Rev.
DR.. Chapman Of New York, but in his
absence William Philips Hall, of New
York city, led it.. President Clark oc-
cupied the chair portion of the
meeting. The meeting was opened
by the Rev. q. f. Swengel, of York,
Pa, who was followed by Rev. J. ID.
Blackburn, of CoYington, Ky Must
cal Director f. FL. Jacobs. of Brook
lyn, assisted by John Hills, of Green
castle, Ind. rendered solos, after
which Mr.. Hall spoke on Chris.
tianity as a Profitable Investment
Mr.. Halls address was strong, and
at its conclusion he called upon those
who would accept of a partnership
with Christ TO remain after the meet
ing for further service, and many ac-
cepted the invitation.
The meeting for the women in
Auditorium Willisten became a tenn
peranee meeting. It was conducted
by General Secretary John Willis
Baer, of Boston, assisted by Mr.. Percy
S. Foster, of Washington, d. c., who
led the chorus. Miss Grace w. Bee
man, of Dayton, o., rendered several
cornet solos. Addresses were made
by the Misses Margaret Koch. Water.
vile, Me, and Rhena Mosher. of
Westt1eld, N. Y. The burden of their
remarks was upon temperance, not
only in the use OF intoxicating drinks.
but OF tobacco as well. The attend.
ance at this meeting was the largest
OF the three eyangelistie sessions.
In the Auditorium Ohio the children
held sway, led by the new field seere-
tary, Clarence e. Eberman, of Lancas-
ter, Pa ii. G. Lincoln, of Philadel-
phia, led the children in their sing
ing. Treasurer William Nj. Shaw. of
Boston,. and Miss Kate Fl. Haus of
St Louis, addressed the children.
warning them particularly against
cigarettes and bad reading. Mrs.
Francis E. Clark, wife of President
clark, spoke of the Junior Christian
Endeavor and its accomplishments
for young people.
At the conclusion of the big Music
nan anditoF1us rallies three special
meetings were held in the Central
Christian church. the Ninth Street
Baptlst church and the Second Pres
byterian church, all in the central
part OF the city The meetings were
large and enthusiastic. Treasurer
William Shaw, of Boston. presided AZ
the session at the Central Preshv.
terrain church, assisted bv Rev r n
Power, of Washington. D. G.. who
spoke on the Sabbath observance
GeheFal o. q. Howard, of Burlington
Vt, then spoke
Conducted by Secretary Baer.
The meeting at the Central Chris
Dan ehlrch was conducted by Secre-
lafT John Willis Baer, This was
temperance meeting and was a5
dressed by Colonel George w. Balm.
OF Lexington, Ky; Rev. Anna Fl
SHAW OF Fhlladelphia, and Oliver w.
stewart, OF Chicago
Inc meeting at the Ninth Street
Baptist church was for fbe foT ssfg'
missionaries. Samuel B. Chanin Nf
Poston. presided and the Revs / =
Jones, OF India; A. A. Fulton of Gan.
ton, China; Willis r. Hotchliss Eset
Central Africa. andSW. S. Ament 80
China. spoke.
The German Christian Endeavor
society held its first meeting in the
Philippus church.
It is estimated by the local com
hittee that there are at least 10o00
visiting Endeavorers in the city. ana
many more are expected to arrive To.
day. The attendance will not reach
the limit the local committee had
made provisions for, but Presjden.
Clark is much pleased with the re.
suits, considering the recent period
OF extremely hot weather over the en-
tire cQlpary.
The sessions today, were to begin.
as on the other days of the session
with quiet hour meetings. condnctad.
by the Rev. Floyd Tompkins. of Phil.
adelphia, and the Rev Cornelius
yoelfkin, Of Brooklyn. The third one
Of these meetings was to have been
conducted by Rev DR. Chapman. Of
New York, and the committee has
cancelled it for the rest OF the con.
vention. Among the meetings today
will be one devoted to the discussion