The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-08
SUNDAY OF THE c. E.
Attendance on the Meetings in the
Various Churches Was Large.
THE TOPICS WERE VARIED
But Most Of Them Had TO Do with
the Associations Work.
'uOISTIANlTY AS AN INVESTMENT
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-uOISTIANITY AS AN INVESTMENT
TEMPERANCE FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Separate Meetings Held. but the Same
Subject Was Discussed at
Each Of Them.

Cincinnati, July THE Christian En-.
deavors began Sunday with three quiet
hour meetings of one hour each. held in
three of the largest churches The va
uouS pulpits throughout the city were oc.
crpied during the rest Of the morning by
the visitors, whose topics we're Twenty
Years of Christian Endeavor."
The attendance at these meetings was
large and especially so al ST. PAINS Metho-
dist Episcopal church, where Rev. C. NJ.
sheldon of Topeka, Kan, spoke The nj
ternoon was devoted to three simultaneous
meetings in the music hall and other audi.
torirms. These meetings were classified
for men, women and children. William
L. Hail Of New York conducted tho mems
meeting and spoke on Christianity as 4
Profitable Investment" Dr. Hail called
upor those who would accept Of a partner
ship in Christ TO remain after the meeting
and publicly announce themselves. Many
did end Mr.. Hall knelt in the alsles of the
hail and prayed with them.
The meeting for the women in the audi
forum Willlston was conducted by General
Secretary John w. Baer of Boston Adj
dresses were made by the Misses Margaret
Rhocn. Materville, Me. and Rena Mosher.
Nestheld, n. y. The burden of their 70.
marks was temperance moi only in tho
as well '''Ne~V
In the auditorium Ohio tho children held
sway, led by the new field secretary. C d
Eberman of Lancaster Pa Treasurer wi.
nf shaw o Of Boston and Miss Kate Hushc
habits "nu oau
p1 Mrs F cI z; Clark Of Boston, wife of
dIesident Clark spoke of the Junior Chris.
tan Endeavor and its Accomplishments for
suung people. A the conclusion of the big
i ii,Ci nan auditorium rallies three special
meetings were held in the Central Chris.
tim church, the Ninth street Baptist
eit Ir,,i anu me second PRESBYTERIAN church
q. treasurer SHAW. of Boston presided al
me session Of the Central PRESBYTERIAN
church, assisted by Rev. d. W Power of
Washington, who spoke ON "The Sahboth
observance General o. o. Howard then
General Howard spoke of Our New lie.
SS hcd,ai saving in part Since The
cism, and during the last two decades ~
theoretic evolution, taught to our voune
mel In colleges and extended occasionally
narles' 1t has become the fashion to Law
stress upon the earthly life, the natural.
lslc NE OF men, women and children here
ana now. Even in our best sermons we
miss the old testament scriptures Ilustra-
lions abound which show more reading az
other books and less study Of the Bible
II seems 10 nave become the custom with
our younger clergymen especially to trcat
children and youths MS they do plants
Iheir environment is studied the develop
ment Is begun and continued. and corola-
lions from babyhOod to the kindergarten:
from the kindergarten to the grammar
school with the industrial thrown in, from
the grammar school to the high school
and from the high school to the college
academic, professional, trade or CONNER
! Cial stage.
81 do not object to the severe criticism
Of the scripture text, and the most search
4 w inyestigation as to what holy men Of
1 Old really wrote when they were moved
/ by Gods Holy Spirit but do distrust
/ all fierce triumph which some men mani
! TEST when they show or think they have
SHOWN that Washington was not good
4 nGn; that Shakespeare did not write the
! hco ks reputed to him and that Moses was
not NOT the composer Of the Pentateuch. I
| object TO the partisan spirit which UNDER
1 taxes to wrench from us that which we
| nave loved and trusted and believed in,
and worked with, from our spiritual child
hood to our spiritual manhood Truth We
want. Truth we welcome. SO let us haV.
| the whole truth and send forth men and
women eIl, into the field as missionaries and
are able to teach the simple truths which
| men and women need, and proclaim the
good tidings Of great joy continually and
! truth In our enlarged possessions. I'm all
our sparscly settled country, amid the new
far away In Hawaii from shore to shore
the eight millions Of the FInpiuos, obey Ing
teach everywhere what lie Taught his
disciples let us see to It that we give no
| uncertain sound; that we deliver no I'M
certain tdings, no lame and weak procla-
| nations Needing this method the old
| and well tried methods. the successful
method, we shall have abundant fruit
The meeting at the Central church was
conducted by Secretary John w Baer. It
| was a temperance meeting aud was adj
dressed by Colonel George W. Balm Of
Lexington. KY; Rev Anna H. shaw Of
Philadelphia and o. W. Stewart Of Chi
| cago.
from the saloons. Who needs IT. The
drunkard needs It. The business man needs
It from the sinful waste OF the liqnor traf-
pcrll of saloon rule ana control of rs In
stitutions. More than all others. the Chris
tian needs It. He eeeds salvation from
his own guilt and co4pllcity In the sinful
rolicy that his government now pnrsues
Who can save him nom his gulltl He
alone He must save himself; II II re.
save himself though II takes him Into a
pnrty that he long has rldiculed aud has
never even dreamed that he would uli
he will b. lost. aud with him our insutu
lions commerce and Prosperity
The meeting at the First Baptist church
was FOR tho foreign missionaries. w y,
Cspen Of Boston presided. and the hevs /,
I p ZONES Of Indiana. A. a fultpn OF
Canton. China; W. b. Hotchklss Central
iudln and Rev. Ament OF CEieag" were
t' The report Of the local, committee was
chat there are 10000 visiting EndeaVorers
N the E olE tomorrow nor W. The attendance VII
NOT reach the limit that the local commit
Tee had made provision for. pn. fr .hi ra
0i,nrk a as hs Feared tie effect Of the hot
weather. The weather, today was coo
enough for comfort, WIN rei nsnndss
| hreeze The convention begins Aonuas
with a quiet-hour msstins.