The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
An Important Celebration at Davenpo
 C,hurch T,1St Niuht

An Important Celebration at Davenport
 Church Last Night
 The twenty-first birthday of Christian En deavor in the United tates and the one hun dredth meeting and the sixteenth anniver sary of the organization of the New Hayer | Christian Endeayor union were all appro priately celebrated at the Davenport Con, gregational church last night, The Daven. port union was the first union in the city, and since the founding o1 this union there | have been thirty four others in the city and ueighborng towns. At the meeting last night twenty-four of these unlohs were rep | resented by about four hundred and htty | members. The exercises began with q sup, per served in the parlors of the church, and | 1t was splendid one.
 ] The anniversary eXercises proper began at ! s o'clock in the main auditorium of the church, and there was Il very large attend. ance Among those present were a number of the state ofticers-Rev. Russell T. Hall, of New Britain, president; Rev. Paul M. Strayer. of South NorWalk one of the vico presidents; d. H. Mansfield, of New Haven, treasurer; ]. H. Logan, of Merlden, super intendent of junior york; and w. c, Green, of New Milford. one of the directors. Rev. Dr. Sage, pastor of the Hope Baptist church of this city, conducted the devotional eXer- clses.
 Under the head of new business it was ali nouneed that the next annual meeting would be held in Boston, Of the societies in the city twenty answered to tho roll call. The Calvary Baptist society re- ported the attendance of thirty five nenl1 bers and were pronounced the banner socl ety. The West Haven society had thirty four members present.
 At the conclusion of the business meeting Miss Florence May L0omis, soprano at the Dwight Place Congregational church, de lighted all present with an excellent sacred solo.
 The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. Dr. Hall, state president His top. ic was What Kind of Revival Do We Needf' He said that he was glad to note the enthusiasm which was manifested by the young people, and that he considered this very hopeful sign for the future of the work of the Christian Endeavor socie- ties of the state and also for the whole world. He congratulated the New Haven union on being one of the best, if not the best, in the state as regards work In all departments. He said that there was now new departure for the members of tho society--that of converting souls to Christ, He said this was splendid movement and was. being inaugurated for the sake of Christian culture among the young peoplt of the country. There had been wonderful developments in the Christian character in the past tWenty.one years, but there wal every prospect of the future being all tho more brilliant, and that the work of tho members of the Christian Endeavor socle- ties would be responsible for much of this. He said that they were all princes of God, because they were able to prevail on men and lead them to the Christianity of Christ, which taketh away the sin of the world. In closing he urged that every member of all the societies take upon himself thit work of converting souls to Christ, that they speak to their playmates, their school mates, their shopmates, their friends, and any one with whom they came In contact, of the wonderful love of God and His DOW CT to save