The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13
CLOSING DAY.
Services in Five Churches
Marked EndeavOr Programme.

Denver. Colo. July 13.-Sunrise COW
enant services in five churches marked
the opening of the fifth and last day of
the twenty-frst biennial international
Christian EndeavOr convention. Large
audiences attended these early meet
tngs and thousands of EndeavOrers
pledged themselves anew to carry on
the work that has been undertaken
From $50 to $3.50 study classes were in
session at six churches. China" was
the subject of discussion by the foreign
mission study classes, of which Rev.
Harlan 7. Beach, of New York. was
the leader. Rev. +. E Chivers. D. D.,
of New York, led the discussion or
Our Brother in Black" at the session
of the home mission study class. \
conference of floating society work.
erS' was held at the First Universalist
church, at which the subject How Can
Floating Christian EndeavOrs be En-
tended2" was discussed by Chaplain R.
J.. Steele, of Newport News, Va; Miss
Minnie A. Gibbons, Tacoma, Wash and
Chaplain J. o. Fail, Cleveland, Ohio.
Treasurer William Shaw presided at
prison workers conference in the
Plymouth Congregational church, at
which addresses were made by Mr.
Horace H. Smith, Salt Lake City: Mrs.
Geo II. Williams, Nashville. Tenn ;
Miss Edna e. Berger, Santa Fe. n. NJ
Miss Lola V. Murphy, Murphy. Iowa
Mr.. Robert J. JesSup. Salt Lake City;
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Denver; Rev.
F. Emory Lyon. Chicago. and Rev. Ed
ward A. Friedenhagen, Topeka. Kas.
How to Save the Boys" was the sub
ject Of Judge Lindsey's remarks and
much interest was shown by the dele
gates 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.
The Field Is the World" was the
topic of the forenoon mass meeting in
Tent Endeavorer. Rev. Mr.. Hamlin of
Washington, D. c.. presided.
Under the general head Our Home
Problems" addresses were delivered as
follows:
'gThe Demands of the Frontier" Presi-
dent w. F. Slocum, D. D., Colorado
Springs, Colo.
The Foreign Problem at Home. y
Rev. Sherman H. Doyle, D. D.. Phila-
delphia.
The Mormon Menace" Rev. T. c,
Smith. d. D.. Denver.
The Money Problem; How to Get a
Church to Give" Rev. G. E. Bxadt
Phi. D., Wichita, Kan.
DR.. Doyle presented some carefully
prepared immigration statistics and in
the course of his address said:
Many of those who come to us from
distant lands have no intention Of
spending their days here. They are
undesirable socially, politically, intel
lectually, morally and spiritually. They
have no understanding or GSmprehen-
sion of our political principles and in
situations and display the densest ignor-
ance upon political subjects. They are
morally and spiritually degraded
our foreign problem at home is thus
Eeen to be a very great one. We mus
Americanize and Christianize them OF
they will Europeanize and unchristian
lie us. In this work the church mus
bear a prominent part"
Henry c. Cloudy. Winnebago, Neb.
told What Christian Endeavor has
done for the Indian" Our Foreign
Problems and How Christian EndeaVol
Helps Solve Them" was discussed by
Rev. W. p. Bentley. speaking for China
Rev. John II. Wickoff, D. D, for India
and Rev. Willis R. Hotchkiss fol
Africa.