The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-07-13
Immigrants to Be Chris
tianized or This Coun-
try Will Suffer.
LAST DAY OF MEET
Interesting Addresses Are
Made on Timely Topics
by Noted Speakers.

Denver, July I3.-Sunrise covenant
service in five churches marked the OPEN
ing of the fifth and last day Of the twenty
first biennial International Christian En-
deavor convention.
Large audiences attended these early
meetings and thousands OF Endeavorers
pledged themselves anew to carry on the
work which the organization has under
taken.
From s 80 to 9 80 study classes were in
session at six churches.
China" was the subject OF discussion
OF the foreign mission study class, of
which Rev. Harlan T.. Beach, OF New
York, was the leader.
The Black Man.
Rev. z. L. Chivers, d. D., of New
York, led the discussion of "Our Brother
in Black" at the session of the Home
Mission study class.
A conference Of Floating Society
Workers was held at the First Universe
list church. at which the subject, How
Can Floating Christian Endeavor be Ex-
tended" was discussed by Chaplain X. L.
Steele, Of Newport News, Va; Miss Min.
ME 4. Gibbons, of Tacoma, Wash, and
Chaplain J. .. Fall, Cleveland, Ohio.
Prison Workers. Conference.
Treasurer William Shaw presided at
prison-werkers conference in the Ply
mouth Congregational church. at which
addresses were made by Horace II. Smith,
Salt Lake City; Mrs. George II. Williams,
Santa Fe, n. NJ; Miss Lola V. Murphy,
Murphy, Iowa; Mr. Robert X. Jessup,
Salt Lake City; Judge Ben b. Lindsey,
Denver Rev. +. Emory Lyon, Chicago
and Rev. Edward A. Fredenhagen, Topeka,
Kan.
How to Save the Boys" was the sub
ject OF Judge Lindsey's remarks and much
interest was shown by the delegates in his
relation of the results OF the methods
used by him in dealing with youthful
offenders brought before him as county
judge of Denver.
Meeting in Tent
"The Field Is the World" was the topic
OF the forenoon mass meeting in Tent
Of Washington, ID. C., presided Under
the general head, Our Home Problems"
addresses were delivered as follows:
The Demands of the Frontier" Prcsi-
dent w. +. Slocum, ID. d., Colorado
Springs, Colo; The Foreign Problem at
Home" Rev. Sherman II. Doyle, d. D.,
Philadelphia; The Mormon Menace"
Rev. I. c. Smith. ID. d.. Denver; THE
Money Problem; How To Get Church
" IiNNb NV ~ - ~ alliip i IL ~,
Wichita, Kan.
DR.. Doyle presented carefully prepared
immigration statistics and in the course
OF his address said:
MANY of those who come TO us from
distant shores have no intention of spend
ing their days here. They are undesirable
socially, politically, intellectually, morally,
and spiritually.
Display Great Ignorance.
"They have no understanding or COM
prehension of our political principles and
institutions and display the densest igno-
rance upon political subjects. They are
morally and spiritually degraded. Our
foreign problem at home is thus seen to be
very great one.
I'VE must Americanize and christianize
them or they will Europeanize and un-
christianize us. In this work the church
must bear prominent part"
Henry c. Cloud, of Wnnebago, Neb
told What Christian Endeavor Has Done
For the Indian"
"Our Foreign Problems and How
Christian Eendeavor Helps to Solve
Them was discussed by Rev. w. p.
Bentley. speaking for China; Rev. John II.
Wyckoh, D. d., for India; and Rev
Wells r. Ilotchkiss, for Africa.