The age-herald., 1901-07-11
The Christian EndeaVOrers Com- pIete Their Work and
 Adjourn
REV. 4, B. cURRpS ADDRESS
Missionary Relates Story of the Siege of Pekin and Adds That the Mis- sionarles Are Ready To
 Return There.

Cincinnati. O., July 1o.-The great twentieth international convention of the United Society of Christian Endeavor was brought to a close here tonight in a blaze of glory. While in attendance the meeting was not up to expectations, that did not detract any from the full enjoyment of the exercises and addresses Light hearted, happy and joyful they filled the town tonight with their En- deavorer street songs.
 Both President Clark and Secretary Baer expressed themselves as highly gratif1ed with the convention which, they said even If 1t was numerically small, allowed those who did attend to carry blessings of the meetings.
 The programme for today was arranged upon a more elaborate scale than that of the previous four days, but owing to the consolidation of the three into two big meetings the speakers were required to boil down their addresses to allow the speakers who were to have partici- pdlto III AuullOlluHl OIllO IO Sptdh "Abh them in the other two auditoriums
 The quiet hour meetings of the Revs. Floyd W. Tompkins of Philadelphia and Cornelius W. Oelfkin of Brooklyn again ushered in the days programme.
 Auditoriums Endeavor and Williston were then used for two big rallies in the morning which were devoted to dis
 
 sion Of the society. Secretary Baer of Boston presided in Auditorium Endeavor.
 George w. Coleman of Boston de- scribed the Christian Endeavor work Among the Soldiers and Sailors" He sail that two went down on the Maine in Havana harbor and that twelve more sailed with Dewey and the Olympia in- to Manila Bay.
 Rev. A. B. Curry Spoke.
 Rev. George W. Moore of Nashville Tenn, told of the work among the Afro Americans, and Frederick A. Wallace of Lexington. Ky, described the prison work among the foreigners in this coun- try, while Rev A. B. Curry of Birming- ham, Ala, and Rev. Tracy McGregor or Detroit, talked on "the element Of the obligation" and the 'joy of service
 Five minute addresses on twenty years of Christian Endeavor work were made by the Revs. Gilby c. Kelly, Nashville Tenn; James L. Hill of Salem, Mass and George McManimam of Steubenville, Ohio.
 Treasurer Shaw spoke of 'the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union" in which he emphasized the need for a field secretary for Christian Endeavor in China and called upon the audience for pledges of financial strength, which were liberally responded to.
 Rev. John Shape of Wilmington, Del, spoke on 'the power of testimony
 Bishop D. w Arnett of Wilberforce. O., presided at the meeting in Auditorium Williston
 Rev. George B. Stewart of Harrisburg, Pa, talked on what thu young people have gained by their affiliation with Christian Endeavor. What the church has gained was treated by Rev. J. C. But Ter of Washington, D. c.
 The new field secretary, c. E. Eber- man, of Lancaster, Pa., spoke of the needs of addressing the city and district unions by influential orators, and Rev. Harlan l.. Freeman of Sheridanville, Pa., spoke of the nterdenominational fellow ship of the society.
 hcCTuitIng 1TounuS.
 Rev. w. s. Ament of Pekin, China, spoke on International and Inter-racial Fellow ship;" President Clark on '"The Worlds Christian Endeavor Unions;" Rev. Geo. c. Hubbard of China on 'China's Greet ing to Intermediate Society,"" Rev. D. Frank Garland of Dayton. O.. on "Our Recruiting Ground and the Rev W. B. Wallace of Utica, N Y, on "Our Watch word for Christ and the Church."
 The afternoon rallies were given over to the missionaries for a discussion of their needs. Hearts beat fast and interest was keen in the thrilling stories that were told by them of the hardships and dan gers they encountered in their work.
 President Clark presided at the meeting in Auditorium Endeavor
 The first speaker was Robert E. Speer of New York, a member of the Presby- terian board of foreign missions.
 MT. Speer made an eloquent appeal to Christians to carr out the injunction of the Savior to teach the gospel in all lands.
 Rev Willis R. Hotchkiss of East Coast Africa, told a thrilling story of the es- tablishment of his mission in the African jungle.
 The story of the siege of Pekin was told by the Rev. Courtenay H. Fenn of Pelxin,
 
 the Boxers in the Chinese Capital. His story of Boxer atrocities brought tears to many eyes, and he said that the mission aries stand ready to return to China and again begin their work.
 Rev. G. L. Wharton of Hiram. O.. missionary said the opium and liquor traffics are the greatest evils in the mis- sionary field because the cheapest. strong est and most maddening kind of liquors are used by the masses of heathens.
 Rev. J. P. Jones of India stated that for many centuries India was sober ra- tion till the coming of the Anglo-Saxon with his drinks, and today drunkenness is not only permissible, but by many Is as a mark of certain distinc- tion.
 Drink Habi, in China.
 If England should evacuate India to- day, he said. the greatest evidence of her occupancy would be the number of empty whisky bottles.
 Edward Holten of India 'corroborated these statements and the meeting was concluded by an address on My, o, My Native Land" by Rev. David James Purrell of New York