Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-10-18
WARNING.
Christians Should Heed EIeC-
tiOnS as Well as Church.
Prohibition In Maine-SheriH Cum.
mings Says There Are Too Many
Resolutions and Too Little Prose.
cution--Endeavor Movement Con-
tinues to Show Growth.

Boston, Oct. 1G.-A Christian En-
deavor good citizenship meeting which
filed fremont Temple was presided
over last evening by Rev. j. j. Dunlop,
vice president OF the Massachusetts
union. Governor Jordan of New la mp
shire was the first speaker. Governor
Jordan said:
"This land is rapidly coming to lead
the world in all good things. bu! there
Is still Glance for improvement here.
All who claim to be good citizens
should attend the caucus, the election
and the church: we should bear our
share of the public burden and re-
sponsibiity."
Rev. DR.. ID. y. Beach of Denver wei.
coined the Endcnvorcrs to their reNt
convention city. and gave II glowing
description of the situation of the chief
city Of Colorado. He then spoke on
"What Christian EndeavOr Has Ac-
cOmplished.'
Rev. DR.. Crane of Worcester spoke on
"Civic Righteousness. He said wealth
consisted not in things, hut in men; not
in the material but the spiritual. Some
countries with rich men are poverty
stricken in law and the spirit1 of llu-
manity. He declared that trusts were
the greatest scheme ever invented for
the restriction of trade. When wecast
out slavery, we accomplished lreat
work, but we are face to face with Il
race problem as great as that III sla-
very.
The Maine delegates held meeting
In the evening in Park street church.
Rev. G. s. Cummings, sheriff Of An
droscoggin county, gave a lecture on
enforced Prohibition He said that
Of late in Maine there had been too
many of resolutions and too little
prosecution. Whether the law was TO
be repealed or not depended on the
good people Of Maine. 1t Is wera re-
pealed, he said it would be evidence
of degeneracy in the moral fibre of the
state.
Notwithstanding that the unions of
five New England states were holding
meetings in as many churches of the
city, the gathering in fremont Temple
which had been assigned to the Massa-
chusetts union, was large and ell
thusaStic yesterday.
Secretary Robinson reported that
there has been an increase of five So
cieties during the year and Il large in
crease Of members in many. One so.
ciety reports as high as GO percent. AS
showing the international character of
the Christian Endeavor movement,
there is society in Fall River con-
posed exclusively of Chinese. 1t con-
sists of two active and six associate
members, and during the year they
have contributed $50 for foreign mis-
siOns. There is also fourishing
Italian Christian EndeavOr society in
Boston.
Favorable reports were received from
the superintendents of the departments.
w. ID. StearnS, for the press depart
ment, described the great interest
shown by the newspapers Of the state
in obtaining and publishing news re-
garding the Christian EEdcavOr mo. G.
ment.
Miss Nettie S. Kellogg, for the CORE
spOndence department. told of the en-
deavOr TO bring Endeavorers together
by furnishing little notes of introduce
ton to Endeavorers who go from one
place to another.
s. f. Eberman, for the junior depart
ment, said that many of the societies
which had disbanded have been re-
organized and more actively displayed.
II. II. MagwOOd, for the temperance
department, said that moral suasion
without legal coercion as n theory is
somewhat worse than useless.
Mrs. A. A. Stebbns, for the Sunday
school department, told of what had
been accomplished in inducing little
children to take an active interest in
Christian work.