The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-06
A DINNER IN THE EVENING
HOW CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR WORK
HAS SPREAD ABROAD.
Speeches by Father Clark, william
Shaw, Rev. c. T.. Eberman and
George ID. Graf.

dianapolis all were represented and the
church was filed. The worlds union meet
ing had for its focal point the Rev. Francis
Z. Clark. Father Endeavor," who twenty
two years ago started the first Christian
Endeavor society in the Wiliston-street
Church, Portland, Me. He is a robust man
of fifty, virile and persuading and just as
full of enthusiasm as when he began to
carry the organization like a great wave
across the country.
The burden of Father Clark and the 9TH
ers in all their talks the special effort
during 1903 to increase each society at least
10 per cent and for financial assistance for
the work abroad. This foreign work is not
missionary work, but strictly, he said,
within the lines of Christian Endeavor
evangelism.
The programme yesterday was a con-
slant one. Father Clark, accompanied by
the Rev. c. E. Eberman, field secretary
of the Christian Endeavor, William Shaw,
treasurer, and George B. Graft, publica-
ton agent, reached Indianapolis at noon
yesterday. reception committee, headed
by E. II. Clifford, met them and escorted
them to the home of c. j. Buchanan, 1902
North Meridian street. where luncheon was
served. An informal reception followed
AT 2:3O the four officers of the national or
ganization were taken to the Third Chris
tian Church, where a series of conferences,
presided over by Cary o. Lee, had been
ranged. The conference of district secre-
taries, of whom there are nineteen in Indi-
ana, found ten present to receive the Rev.
Mr.. Eberman's address. Father Clark
talked to a conference of pastors, urging
them to get into closer relationship with
the young people and encourage their men,
bership in local unions Mr.. Shaw talked
to all the subject of local union work
and Mr.. Graft on the literature that is
needed TO make the work OF the unions
permanent, expansive and progressive.
A DINNER SERVED.
At $3.50 o'clock a dinner was served in
honor of the visitors, the tables being ar
ranged to represent the monogram &C E."
which is the insignia of the order. Seventy
guests were present, and after the dinner
the four officials made short talks. Those
participating were Rev. G.. NJ. Anderson,
Alphonso S. Beard, Rev. Albert j. Brown,
Harold Brown. Mrs. ]. E. Brown, l.. o.
Brown, c. j. Buchanan, Mrs. c. j. Buch-
anan, Della Brown, Edward w. Clark, Z.
H Clifford, Mrs. E. III. Clifford, Edward De
Groot, Flora p. Drake; w. A. Finney. Rev.
ham, Smith j. Gray, Carrie Harbeson,
Bertha X Helming. w. d. Hoskins, Mrs.
M L. Hageman OF Muncie Ind. Rev. M. l..
Haines. Charles f. Haus. Mrs. C. f. Haus.
Charles A. Heron, Bernice Irwin, Aurila V.
Jeffers of Shelbyville. Ind, Rev. c. S. John
son, Florence f: Lanham, Carey o. Lee.
Ella Lewis of Pittsboro. Ind, G. w. Linn,
Rev. Clyde l.. Lucas, Bess f. McCrea, Jen-
ME 7. Mason; WOODBURY. Mason. Rev.
Charles l.: Mills, Anna Louise Minich, Nell
Moore, Lillian E. Morgan, j. E. .Neighbor.
Mrs. j. e. Neighbor, Rev. S. Newlin of
Westfeld, Ind. III. Francis Osler. Calvin
Per PerdIe T Of Warren, Ind; Mrs Calvin Per
Gle, Roy NJ Ross, A. j. Schmidt, ]. w. Sell
wage Mrs. j.: w. Sewage, Julius Shepard.
N Mrs; Julius shssPard George IL Still Rey
Sweets, Agnes Thormyer, Rev. S. j. Tomin-
son. Clay Trusty, Mrs. Cinderella Vogel.
Rev. A. b. Williams. Mrs. a. b. Williams au1s'
Elizabeth Wishard, Harriet L. Wishard,
Rose Thompson.
At the conclusion of the dinner Miss
Anna l.. Minich. state secretary. was pre-
sented with diamond c. E. pin, the gift
of the state officers and district secre-
| taries.
An informal reception followed and the
visitors met many of the leaders in the
| local field.
MEMORIAL CHURCH FILLED.
At O'Clock Memorial Church was filled
| with members of the society. The meet
| ing was presided over by z. II. Clifford.
The church decorated with three large
American flags back Of the pulpit and four
| large steamers of red and white depend
| ing from the high chandelier in the middle
of the church.
The Rev. G. E. Eberman was the first
| speaker. He talked of Christian Endeavor
| at Home" AS American field secretary
| he had exceptional advantages to know the
| rapid growth of the work. which now num-
| bers g., 900 societies and over 100000 MEM
bers. The young people of the church were
| It's strategic point In advancing its work.
| The growth of the endeavor movement had
made itself felt in all lines of church work
fOrplQn
| timony OF its value. 1t was founded on
| the most satisfactory and conclusive
biblical authority. He cited many texts,
| but found his most approved authority in
| the prophecy of Samuel: God will take
! your COOLEST young men and put them to
His work" He said he was an optimist
| and found no encouragement anywhere.
Father Clark followed with talk on the
work abroad. He has just returned from
a nine months tour of Europe. He said it
needed neither eloquence nor rhetoric to
/ tell the good news from abroad. In twenty
countries of Europe which he visited there
was the same ringing note of advance. In
India, China and Japan it the same.
| I'VE are, he declared, ION the eve of a
/ great advance. We are going to make this
| gain of one tenth in our membership dur
ing the next year, yes, more than one
tenth. We are to make an advance in mis-
sionary and evangelistic work and in Chris
tian citizenship.
THE DENVER CONVENTION
| He spoke with enthusiasm of the Denver
convention next July. He said he would
procure forty-five banners from foreign
| countries and they would be presented TO
the local unions showing the greatest gains.
| He expected Indiana to be high in this
list There is also TO be a roll of honor
| that will be displayed on a banner in the
| convention hall and this the names of
all those societies which gain the 10 per
| cent increase will be named. There is also
| to be state day at the convention, when
| each State may relate its achievements
for God.
| Speaking of the work abroad he said
| Europe now had 10000 societies and more
| than $4,000 members. He spoke of the
great meeting he attended in the Metro
| politan Tabernacle in London (Spurgeon' 8
| church), where the representatives of the
200 Christian Endeavor societies of London
| assembled. While Chicago and Philadel-
| phia, he said, were alternately wearing the
| laurel of the greatest number of societies,
London had slipped in and outstripped them
| all.
over all Europe he found the pastors in
| next year there promises To be phenomenal.
| The particular work of the Worlds Union
| Is to provide secretaries to develop the
| work In conjunction with the missionary
| systems, to send out men who can teach
the organization OF these societies and tell
how 10 make them capable OF the greatest
| achievements.
He reviewed in some detail the work
abroad. When he organized his drst So