The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-13
ENDEAVORERS GREET
NATIONAL SECRETARY
Twin City Members Welcome
Won Odgen Voqt to
Minnesota

The Christian Endeavorers of the Twin
Cities turned out yesterday evening at
the St Anthony Park Congrega tional
church TO welcome Won Ogden Vogt, ma
tional secretary Of the society, who is
here on his first official visit. Supper
was served to 140 Endeavorers In the
basement OF the church at 6 o'clock in the
evening and at o'clock adjournment was
taken TO the auditorium of the church,
where fully 400 persons had gathered to
hear. Mr.. Vogt speak.
the pastors Of the various st. Paul
churches Interested In Christian Endeavor
work had been held at the home of Rev.
NJ d; Edwards, 423 Laurel avenue, where
the society and of the methods found
most expedient In building up membership
and maintaining interest among the old
members.
Explains the Organization
In his speech last night before the En-
Mr.. Nogt devoted himself to much the
same line OF subject matter, explaining
the integral relations of the individual
society TO the local union. of the local
union to the state association and of the
state association TO the national organiza-
uon which he represents. He congratu-
lated the societies of the Twin Cities on
the excellent condition in which he found
them, and urged them to hard work In
their. efforts TO secure for Minneapolis the
1907 biennial convention of the Endeavor-
II was the effort which Minneapolis
Endeavorers are putting forth to secure
this convention that really occasioned Mr..
Vogtis visit 10 the Twin Cities. The Com
mercial club Of Minneapolis is working
with the local union of the Christian En-
deavor societies in that city to secure a
suflclent strength so that the delegation
may go into the convention held at Baltl-
more this summer and secure the next
meeting. Mr.. Vogt will spend most OF
the day in talking with Minneapolis busi-
and Tl.rfcr
concerning the plans for this project
At the close of his address last evening
the speaker invited questions relative to
the work from his auditors and they
complied readily TO his Invitation. so that
for thirty minutes he was busy explaining
various details in the work and various
rulings OF the national organization.
At the supper given in the church base
ment programme OF toasts had been
prepared and were responded to under
the direction of Toastmaster ]. E. Frisbie,
pf br;sia Of the St Paul local union Of
dress or welcome was made by Rev.
Thomas G. Sykes, state president. Other
speakers We're T. II. Caiderwood, presi-
dent of the Minneapolis local union OF
Christian Endeavor societies, and Edward
Grace, general secretary of the ST. Paul
\. M. c. A.
Speaks at Conference
Mr.. vogt spends today in Minneapolis
he will be the guest of the Mill city
,>HNeoN oieiS at 1lIlncr 10 De
given in the parlors of the Westminster
church at noon, and during the afternoon
he will be the principal speaker at a con-
ference of Christian Endeayorers held in
the same church. He will return this
evening to Boston.
While the position of national secretary
OF the Y. p. s. c. E. is one of very con-
siderable executive Importance Mr. Vogt
whose first term in Office Is just drawing
TO very successful close. is a young man.
the youngest ever elected to the position
being but rs years of age. He has the
advantage OF magnetic personality and is
ready and eloquent speaker. with
supply of bright stories and witty sayings
that, aided in creating a very favorable
impression among those who met him and
heard him speak yesterday.