The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-10
GREAT t. E. MEETINGS IN BALTIMORE CHURCHES
SPECIAL CONVENTION SERVICES MOVER ONE HUNDRED
 EDLFIGES.

Audiences Oniy Limited by the Ca-
 pacity of the BuiIdings-Monster
 Meeting for Men During Which 300
 Profess Conversion--EIIen M. stone
 Speaks Before Large Gathering of
 women--Boys' and Girls Meeting Ad-
 dressed by Rev. Carey Bonner of
 London.
 Baltimore, July 9.-Nothing, perhaps, could give a more impressive idea of the interest aroused in this city by the. Christian Endeavor conventions wlceIf closes tomorrow night. than the fact that special convention services, at which sermons were delivered by some of the clergymen among the visiting delegates, were held this morning in seventy-seven churches of various de- nominations and at night tWenty-one conservation services were held simul- taneously in as many churches and that in every case the size of the audience was limited only by the capacity of the building In addition, in the afternoon a monster meeting for men was held at Arnlory hall at which Rev. Charles Sickle of Chicago, H., and Rev. W. E. Bierderwolfe of Monticello, Ind, were the speakers and during which 300 men professed conversion and at the Lyric Mrs. James |. Hill of Salem, Mass, presided over a meeting for women which crowded the building. At this meeting the principal address was de- livered by Miss Ellen M. Stone of Mace- donia, who among other things said that in Turkey, where, according to the speaker, the government will not put down brfgands. it is possible for such experiences to take place as was hers. She then in response to request gave an account of her kidnapping, telling of the times when, with Madame Tsilia. she was sure that the captors, despair- ing of ransom money. would end the lives of the unfortunate captives. She told in detail of the injuries suffered, of the gradual lengethening of their days of grace and of the brigands, final de- cisiop to take what money had been 1 gathered by the people working for lthe captives and their liberation. Iii conclusion Miss Stone asked the pray CTS for the missionary work in this country a ccutry where brigadage is 1 never put down by the government, X she said. Other afternoon meetings were held at Harlem avenue Christian church. where prison Christian Endeavor was discussed by Chaplain A. C. Gates, of the Kansas Industrial Reformatory; Rev. J. J. Burkhart of the Maryland Prison Aid society, Miss Lucy Startling, prison superintendent of the Kentucky l Christian Endeavor union, and others. at the Associate Congregational church where a boys and girls meeting was addressed by Rev. Carey Bonner of
 London. England.
 He advised the children to drive
 away frowns, grumblings and the blues and to accept love and happiness. He alluded to the sunshine which frequent fly visits the alleys, where poverty and
 starvation exists. He said that recently
 in London, two poor children were
 strutting up and down an alley wearA ing clothes that had been given them.
 ''They seemed to be happy, even though
 they were poor, said MT. Bonner, land
 some in passing asked the little girl lwho she was, and, throwing her little head to one side, and with an air that would have done Justice to the king She said: q am the queen of England. z T When the little boy was asked who he was he remarked: T am the bloom
 in Duke of York"
 MT. Bonner continuing, reminded the inhildren to wear, their smiles on their
 faces and to turn the clouds where they
 cannot be seen. The sum total of
 sulks, frowns, grumbles, etc, he said, was gloomy selfishness and that of
 love, happiness and smiles was glad
 services. Every boy and girl is Gods
 mirror," said MT. Bonner, rehecting il his radiance to all mankind"
 The principal meeting of the evening
 was held at the Lyric. which was crowded for the second time today Secretary Von Ogden Vogt of Boston Mass, presided and the first speaker
 was Henry w. Wilber of Philadelphia , Pa, who took as his text "Iniquity' l Siamese Twins.
 } Other speakers were pr. Mary Wood Allen of Ann Arbor. Mich, Rev. R c Wiley of Pittsburg, Pa. and Rev. Sam. lnue McNaughter, s. l. B., of Cam. bridge, Mass.