Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-06-22
CONVENTION OF c. Els

Christian Endeavorers Have Most
Successful Session Lasting
Three Days.
Last Friday, Saturday and Sunday
were memorable days for the young
people OF the First Presbyterian
church OF this city, as we'll as large
number from out of-town points who
had occasion to be with them at that
time. 1t was the eleventh annual dis
trict convention OF the Meeker. K an.
diyohi Christian Endeavor Union,
which closed on Sunday night after a
most successful session.
The register of visitors, many of
whom were in attendance as regular
deleg ates, contained the names of 81
members of the Christian Endeavor
Society. From the Benson Congrega.
ttonal church there were three men,
bers; Atwater Presbyterian, 9; Litch-
field Presbyterian, II; Litch6eld Chris
tian, 6; Harrison Presbyterian, &;
Greenleaf Presbyterian, 5; Mannan-
nah Christian, 6; Eden Valley Chris
tian, 2; Rosendale Presbyterian, 2.
The state officers present were Miss
Anna Smith, secretary, of the Shako-
pee Presbyterian church, and Rev.
Thomas E. Sykes, president, of the
Arlington Heights Presbyterian
church at St Paul.
The meetings were presided over by
Miss Minnie S. Leavitt, of Eden Val
Icy, president of the district. The
Presbyterian church, where all of the
sessions were held, had been prettily
decorated for the occasion, the colors
red and white being much in evidence
In the emblematic decorations. The
various committees were kept busy at
work in welcoming the delegates and
attending to their entertainment. The
hospitality of the citizens was shown
by the generous manner In which they
threw open their homes for the visit
ors, all of whom returned from the
convention feeling that they had been
we'll entertained, both socially as we'll
as spiritually.
The program included addresses
and papers that could not help but be
profitable to the hearers, all of them
being excellent contributions. Much
food for earnest thought was pre-
sented in the addresses by Rev. VIM.
K. Knotts, of Eden Valley, on "The
Battle of Life,'' and by Rev. J.. S.
Phillips, of Atwater, ON "The Voice
of the Spirit" Two most excellen,
sermons were delivered when Rev.
Sykes addressed the convention on
Saturday and Sunday evenings. The
convention sermon was preached by
Rev. Buell. on Sunday morning,
"From Servitude to Sovereignty" be.
ing the topic of what was considered
by the large congregation q most
mastery effort. The readings of some
of the papers were followed by inter.
esting discussions. "The Christian
Endeavor Society in it's Relation tc
the Church," paper read by Hugh
McCune, of Benson, was q subject
that was of particular interest to the
Endeavorers. All of the other papers
we're presented as given in the pub
lished program with the exception o1
Emissions" by Miss Elsie Inman, and
were filled with very good and sug
gestive thoughts. Miss Anna Smith,
addresses during the convention were
very interesting features, especially
her talk to the children at the JUNO,
Rally on Sunday afternoon, wher
Rev. Sykes also gave pleasing ad
dress.
The musical part of the program
was slightly changed from that origin
ally planned. Miss Lucy Scheibe, o
Litchfeld, contributed vocal solo OF
Friday evening in place of Harold
Handy and on Saturday morning ther'
was a vocal duet by the Misses Wheel
er and Dart, also of Litch6eld, a mum
ber substituted for that of Misses Nc
Clure and McKenney. At the Sunda!
services vocal solo by Miss Florence
r. Porter and cornet solo by J. T
Otos were added features.
The committe conferences held OF
Saturday afternoon were among tn
many interesting things on the pro
gram, and as q result of the conference
of the temperance committee the con
vention went on record as adopting
the following resolutions:
Resolved, whereas, we as Christian
Endeavorers, in convention assembled
recognize the legalized liquor traffi
as the chief source of crime, miser,
and want; that 1t is contrary to th
Word of God and to the best interest
of Christian people. We hereby de
clare ourselves that total abstinenc
is the only safe and defensible attitud
of q Christian; that we use all lega
means to prevent it's manufacture
sale and use except when prescribe'
by physician; that the ballot is tn
voice of the people in the government
hence no political party should expec
or ought to receive the support o
Christian Endeavorers which main
tains the license policy or refuses t.
assume an attitude of hotility to th
saloon.
Many of the Endeavorers we're u