The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08

from our spiritual childhood to our spiritual
manhood. Truth we want. Truth we well
come. So let us have the whole truth and
send forth men and women into the field as
missionaries and endeavorers to exalt the
Savior, who are able to teach the simple
truths which men and women need and pro-
claim a. the good tidings OF great joy continu-
ally and without reservation. AS We pro-
claim the truth in our enlarged possessions
In all our sparsely settled country. amid
the new and ignorant and superstftiols pop
shore Of Cuba, and among the Porto. Ri
cans and the 100000 of the Fflipinos. obey
Ing our Masters last command to preach
and teach everywhere what he taught his
disciples, let us see to 1t that we give no
uncertain sound; that We deliver no uncer-
tain tidings, no lame and weak proclama,
tons. Needing this method. the old and
well-tried methods. the successful method.
We shall have abundant fruitage."
The meeting at the Central Christian
Church was conducted by Secretary John
Willis Baer. This was a temperance meet
ing. and was addressed by Colonel George
W. Balm of Lexington. KY: the Reverend
Anna n. Shaw Of Philadelphia and Oliver w.
salvation From the Saloon.
Mr.. Stewart spoke of Salvation From tho
SALOON" He said. in part:
Salvation from the saloons. Who needs
1t? The drunkard needs It. The business
man needs it from the sinful waste of the
liquor traffic. The Government needs it
from the peril OF saloon rule. and control
Of its institutions More than all others.
the Christian needs 1t. He needs salvation
from his own guilt and completely in tho
sues. Who can save him from his guilt ?
He alone. He must save himself. II 1t re-
quires him to build a new party; he must
save himself, though 1t takes him into a
never even dreamed that he would ulti-
mately support. He must save himself. or he
will be lost. and with him our institutions,
The meeting at the Ninth Street Baptist
Church was for the foreign missionaries.
Samuel B. Capen of Boston presided, and
Fulton OF Canton. China; Willis r. Hotch-
kiss Of East Central Africa and w. s. Am
ent Of China spoke.
The German Christian Endeavor Society
held their first meeting in the Philippus
Church, Doctor Clark being the main speak
er.
During the evening there was shifting
pulptts In the morning.
It is estimated by the local committee that
there e, are at least 10000 visiting Endeavor-
ed to arrive tomorrow. The attendance
Will not reach the limit that the local COM
mittee had made provision for, but Presi-
results. He stated that during the recent
period of extreme torrid weather that swept
the the country from coast to coast and from
fears that the attendance would be small.
and is gratifed that the Endeavorers risked
the discomforts Of travel to attend.
on the peyt IT begins Says ,ba it does
the quiet hour meetings conducted nv the
Reverend Floyd Tompklns of Philadelphia
and the Reverend Cornelius woelfkin OF
brooklyn. A third of these meetings was
scheduled to have been conducted BY the
Reverend Doctor Chapman of New York,
and the committee has cancelled it for the
rest OF the convention. A number Of
special meetings in. several churches viii
be held in the morning. as will also be one
devoted to the discussion of the Twentieth
Auditorium.