Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-06
REV, DIR. CLARK REELECTED
Founder Of Christian Endeavor Society
Again Elected President,
GREETING FROM PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Delegates welcomed by Governor
warheId and Mayor Timanus-
Plan for BiE Memorial
Fund,


| railway trains today brought thousands OF
| additional delegates and visitors to the
| twenty-second international convention Of
| the Christian Endeavor society Every
| state in the union, Canada and many for
eign countries were represented.
! Preceding the formal opening OF the con-
vention late in the afternoon there was
! held business meeting of the United So
! ciety Of Christian Endeavors Corporation,
| at which officers and trustees for the en-
suing year were elected and annual
ports Of the officers we're presented. All
! the old officers were reelected, as follows:
| President-Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark.
| General Secretary-Non Ogden Vogt.
| Recommendation Shaw.
| Publishing Agent-George b. Graf.
| President Clark. on account of i'll health,
was not present and a letter expressing
! his regret was submitted.
! II was announced that Rev. Or. Smith
! Baker of Portland, Me, will preside at
the sessions of the convention.
Formal Opening of Convention.
The formal opening of the twenty second
| International Christian Endeavor conven-
| ton took place this afternoon in Armory
| hall, with about 1900 delegates present and
nearly all of the 1900 seats in the vast
! auditorium occupied.
In the absence Of President Francis f.
| Clark, who is detained at home by illness,
! Rev. Howard 3. Crosse Of New York pre-
sided Treasurer Shaw of the United So
ciety read letter from President Roose-
welt in which the latter expressed regret at
not being able to address the convention,
but sent greetings, closing with the follow
ing words:
To make better citizens, to lift up the
standard of American manhood and woman
| hood is to do the greatest service to the
|
! depends upon the individual character of
its citizenship. No more important work
| can be done to the cause Of Christianity
as well as to our national life and greatness.
The reading Of the letter evoked hearty
| applause and the convention voted unani-
mously for reply thanking the president,
| expressing a wish to join him in paying
tribute to the memory of the late secretary
of state, John Hay, and asking the presi-
dent to stop at Baltimore on his way home,
that he might address them.
Addresses of welcome
Governor Edwin warfed of Maryland
delivered an address of welcome that was
enthusiastically applauded and was fol-
lowed by Mayor +. Clay Timanus in a
| brief speech of welcome Rev. Oliver
Huckel of Baltimore welcomed the dele
gates on behalf of the ministers of this
city and state. w. o. Atwood of Baltimore,
chairman OF the convention committee, also
welcomed the delegates and visitors.
In the absence of DR.. Clark Rev. DR..
Smith Baker, pastor Of the Mother So
ciety Church. Winiston Congregational
church of Portland, Ne, responded to the
addresses of welcome In behalf of the dele
gates. DR.. Baker said in part:
IAN expected just such welcome as
we have received and we should have been
disappointed had we received anything
less. Some OF us had heard at our mothers
knees OF the hospitality of the south and
| especially of fair Maryland. In behalf of
the Endeavorers of all the world we thank
you for this welcome" This was followed
by the anthem THE Heavens Are Telling"
by Haydn, rendered by the convention
church with splendid effect
The annual report of work in the Chris
tian Endeavor field was read by General
Secretary Won Ogden Vogt
! The convention then took a recess until
7:30 p. m.
International Festival of Praise.
| Without doubt most of the 1000
people gathered in Armory hall will carry
away with them the conviction that in the
international festival Of praise" rendered
tonight under the direction of Rev. Carey
| Bonner of London has been brought forth
the choicest flower that will blossom in
, the garden of the twenty-second interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention.
| The regular convention chorus of 200
voices was reinforced by 400 of the junior
| chorus, making a grand total of $500
voices.
Briefly described, the international fes-
tival Of praise" which was rendered for
the first time tonight illustrates the
worldwide praise to God of the nations
and the music of the several parts is typi-
cal of tinos and nations from the Lord
bless thee and keep thee" sung to what
! is said to be of the oldest Hebrew
| airs known to the most modern evangeli-
! cal music, Native airs of China, India and
| other countries are introduced with re-
markable effect.
| Preceding the festival by an unanimous
vote telegram ordered sent to Rev
Francis e. Clark, who is i'll at his home
| in Maine, pledging loyalty to the Chris
tian Endeavor movement and praying for
his speedy recovery.
| A proposal originating outside of the Off
| GERS of the United society has been made
! looking to the establishment Of a memorial
| fund to aid the society TO accomplish stlll
more in the future and especially in loving
| honor of Or. Francis +. Clark, the founder
! OF this worlds movement for the religious
training of the young.
! The suggestion is that the fund be known
as the quarter century memorial fund and
| that It be made up OF contributions TO
| average 35 cents q cent for each year of
the life of the society, reckoning from
next year, from each member of the or
ganization AS the membership is in the
neighborhood of 100000 a fund OF about
| 50, 100000 would be realized 1t is suggested
that the best plan for the investment OF
| such a fund would be the erection OF a
building part of which would be for the
use of supplying income, and part used
as international Christian Endeavor head
quarters. At the meeting OF trustees today
this plan was, by vote heartily approved
and the executive committee was requested
! to appoint an International committee 10
| take charge of the matter
| EPWORTH LEAGUE CONVENTION