Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-10
THE ENDEAV0RERS
Hold 26 UNCONVENTIONAL Con-
terences on Tuesday.
Enormous Audiences Attend the Sew
eraI Meetings at Cincinnati.
Thousands interested In The Many Important
Subjects Discussed.

Cincinnati. Ohio, July 9-The fourth
day Of the conference of the Christian
Endeavor Society was light one. so
TAR as the program was concerned. At
the last moment the three big Music
hall rallies were concentrated into two
meetings which were held in Auditori-
um Endcavor and Williston This same
arrangement in all probability will
hold good during tomorrow and the
third meeting which is scheduled for
Auditorium Ohio win be dispensed
With. Auditoriums Endeavor and Will
liston are amply sufficient to accom-
modate the Endeavorers. Five of the
prominent speakers are absent owing
to illness. These are Rev. Wilbur Chap
man, Rev. George ID. Purves and Rev.
charles G. Hall of New York. Rev
John Henry Barrows of Oberlin. Ohio.
and Rev. +. w. Gunsaulus of Chicago
After the usual two hour quiet meet
ings i'm the morning in the big auditori-
ums were thrown open for a discus
sion Of the Twentieth Century church
Rev. Canon j. II. Richardson Of Lon
don, ont. presided at Auditorium En-
ieavor. assisted by F. ii. Jacobs as
musical director. Rev. DIR. Stranahan
OF Sabine. led the devotional service
and Mr.. Marion Lawrence Of Toledo.
delivered an address on The Power Of
the Sunday School" Rev. Howard w
Pope of New Haven, Conn, spoke at
length on The Power of Personal
Work" Rev. a. J. Linman of Brook
lyn. spoke on The Power of the BIZ
be Dr. Amos IL. Wells of Boston,
cNpatiated on The Power of Christian
Endeavor. Mr.. VIM. Phillips Hall of
New York. followed with a paper on
The Power of Evangelism" The chief
address. however was that of Princi-
pal Booker T. Washington of the Col
orcd Normal school at Tuskegce, Ala.
Oh The Power OF a Noble Life" He
was the recipient Of tremendous ova-
ton.
In Auditorium Williston where Rev
Allen Il. Iillput of indianapolis. pre-
sided. number of addresses limited to
five minutes each were made.
Miss Margaret Koch of Waterville
Me- conducted a personal equipment
conference at the Ninth Street Baptist
church. taking as her topic: The Re
lation of Expression to Power in Chris
tian Endeavor Work.
The members of the board of trus-
tees and other members of the United
Society gave banquet 10 President
Clark at the Grand hotel at noon He
was present with beautiful silver
loving cup in COMMUNICATION of the
10th anniversary of the Christian En-
deavor Society.
In the afternoon DIR. Clark attended
the Congregational rally at the Walnut
Hills Congre ational church. where the
Hon. Samuel 3. Capen Of Boston. pre-
scented him with an immense memorial
signed by over 200 of the leading En-
deavorers, editors. clergy and business
men in the United States as an express
sion of thankfulness and apprecia ton
for the work DIR. Clark has done in
organizing the first Christian Endeav-
or Society at Portland. Me.
The Junior rally was held in Audi
torium Endeavor in the afternoon
Treasurer VIM. Shaw of Boston, pre-
sided and Prof Paler Hartsough of
Cincinnati, led the chorus Of 1900 chill
dren.
Secretary John Willis Baer addressed
the meeting on six P's in Pod"
which he said when applied to ethics
stand for Politeness. Patriotism Pune
tuality, Practicability, Perseverance,
and Prayerfulness.
The older Endeavorers spent the af-
ternoon in their Goth denominational
conferences.
This evening was devoted to recep-
tionS and rallies. Tomorrow will be
the closing day.
Cincinnati. O.. July 9.-The time Of
the delegates to the Christian Endeav-
or convention. Tuesday, was occupied
mostly by demOnnational conferences.
There were 26 of these rallies held in
the various churches about the city
and they We're attended by almost all
the delegates and visitors.
The day opened with the usual two
daily quiet hour services. conducted by
the Rev. Floyd w. Tompkns of Phila-
delphia. and Cornelius Woelfkin of
Brooklyn.
A special meeting was held during
the morning at the Central church,
where Rev. G. Campbell Morgan of
Baltimore. gave consecutive Bible
teachings. Rev. ]. F. Carson of
Brooklyn. also spoke, his topic being:
THE Holy Spirit
The personal equipment of Endeav-
orers. and all those who seek to be well
provided with all the requisites. both
spiritual and temporal. necessary to
become successful workers was a very
subject discussed at the
Ninth Street Baptist church. under the
Of Miss Margaret Koch of
Me. She took as her topic:
The Relation of Expression to Power
in Christian Endeavor Work" Many
earnest Endeavorers attended who
sought advice as to the best ways of
their launching into the work in
more vigorous and aggressive manner.
The three great auaitoriums were
open to the public at $50 A. Nj.
for discussion nf fhc rntb sortnrxy