The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-11

country ~ ANn "Atth i"tt Nttht
n lolned tc~c,her Ia tent Mllliston.
n al Lincoln park common. Ia for
81 mally inaueuailng the twenty
n fAlrd International Christian En.
n saavorer convention. which, with
e sontiuue aa,n Jvly 10. Tho green
.nA white. official coiors. were
q layishiy displayed about the bis
tant. and while there were great
81 many aeleEaics who were delayed
n A arrlvinE undl today. fully COCO
n accredited representatives of En-
II daavoror societies. north. east
Il south and west occupied seats
Il when the convention was called
Il 10 order.
Or. Francis Il Clark. president
Il and founder ot the United Society
II Al Christian Endeavor, introduced
Fl Governor Mead In a few word. and
ri fha states chief executive warmly
RI welcomed the visitors. paying a
II Sigh tribute % the breadth Of En-
NJ aeavor principles ana accomplish.
Al ntanls City Engineer Il II Thorn
son greeted the delegates on be
halt Of tho city. and r. Edsar
Barth chairman OF tho convention
committee. extended the hand OF
II good fellowship ON behalf OF him.
self and associates Rev N. A.
Matthews. pastor bf the FIRST Pres.
NJ hyteFlan church. gave greetings for
81 the churches. following which a
81 message Of greeting from presi.
dent Roosevelt was read 10 the
convention BY Hiram W i.athrap.
ri the treasurer Of the Union The
vast audience rose and Joined la
n stu aging the International anthem
and the singing OF one verse from
81 America. followed by verse
Fl from God Save the King
81 Rev John Pollock. al Dublin. Ire.
land. was delayed IN arriving. and
n could not fil the place assigned
81 him on the program. The inaurng.
Al 81 officials followed. the various
n officers delivering their annual al
# dresses.
President Francis r. Clark's an.
nual address was as follows
The KEY word OF Chrlattan Eas
deavcr Is rralniax. training IN ex-
preston. trainiue IN service. train
n lmx in nviug' training OF the heart
trAIning Of tha m4rd. training 81 the
tangus. training % the boy amt glrt
training ~ tAa young man and
W woman. tralning 20 make men and
M women tTAininE 90 snake eigiEems.
training q make effective CARTS
tInns. trainfng in the church. train
# ing far the church. training BY the
Is Church
This great convention from be
ginning 90 ema ~ an expoeitlnu. a
fsFarffaI4f nrfNNHf - - Of be
idea for which We stand This cor
II yanti0u would have been impossible
were Il not for the trained nfyriads
o. Christian EndeRvOrNrs who Tor
quarter 81 century have bera
cxenpiifyirw the bread idea %
tsalning fof the service % ths king
dem Of God
Tnts thtnk We may say was the
grsaf thought wuich the chrtatian
EnaeaveT movefrut introduced into
the church life % The dAy or ~
II isast the great nndevcloped thought
Which Il ~mphs-issd 70 years aEe.
ana which Il has continued % en-
plastic ever since II IL the train
ing school o. ths church as the sun
day school Is ths teaching school o.
"a che church
Fl deaser have come IN proportion As
NJ thta tbsuwht has been developed
III ~ failures have resulted from la
nsrinx this principle.
have fast returned from q long
ard ardaous pioneering iauFnsY In
II me Neglected. Continent" neglect
"a 70 the last bT Christian Endeav.
&c ~ wei a. ~ other Protestant
forces. bnf I have found that there
'amenE the Andss and on the pam.
81 pas n thr husT city Of thia Cent
nsnf o. Opportunity. a far better
n name for south America. - well A.
where Christian Endsaxer has beer
known and priced the longest there
n - we'll as hegn and evorywh here else
say. the supreme work Of the So
+ eissy Is training the church % the
81 future
Personal sxperince. too has shown
81 me that IN Europe and Asia and AZ
81 fica ard the Islands Of the sea the
Seeisty has no greater rniaslou. we
mixht say no ether mission. We
raay say then. that this IL a unit
/ vsFssl principle and we'll deserves
he foremost place In our consider
r alton
l. Tks Three Great D~gartm@nts Of
Chrf-tisa Endsasor.
n Consider Tor a few moments shat
may BE- called the three great de-
j paTtmsnts ~ Christian Endaaunr
the Weekly Meeting. the Commit
tsess the Unions. each Of them in-
eispenaabie 70 thu movement arf
e4eh Of them. wherever established
- many training schools for the
church. the nation. the world % ths
n fgfus
n The Prayer MeetinEs are tralniue
#seheois IN Esprsssion-
n The Committees are traiuiua
Xsrhools a. Service
The uniaas are training schools
j. Fellowship and United Action
First. consider the Weekly chris
titan Enaeavor Prayer Meeting
Thars IL something subiimeIy iu
spiring In TIRE thought Of what 9.
las become, Nearly 10000 meeting
i hsid every week in the year. Mui
#fipiy 1Q.Ga9 BY So and you have 50
&proxlmateiY the nufnDsr Of FIN
dsav0r prayer meetings held every
~ months. ~ my arithmetic doe
4 pot fsh me that means 3.s0o.99o
n &fneetlrRs every year.
zach one u those meetings may
'As unimpresaive TO the cool and
4 Rynieai man ~ the world: the AK
<rseate must inspire even him with
4 eona respect fer the cause which
Il Foar after year can sustain them.
In the city and country. in she
I Worth and south. IN the lunKiea ~
n9ias n the ancient walled cittNa
~ immemorlai CHINA. on the coffee
8lantatioua Of Brazil. on the slopes
Il ~ the Andes a. well as the Rockies.
Il mong the Alps ~ Switzerland and
MFhere the Taurus mountains iift
4 Wheir snowy peaks in the air. on the
n sunny shores N Australia and the
Wnultitude - iaIaudg that dot thG
Wouth seas in the East Indies ami
n NeAt Indies. on tha banks % the
4 fissiszippi ard the Gangea and the
n in oneo snd the Danube and the "a
n 80. in every continent. in every
n iime. yes. ln every nation Of every
"A ontinent. IS heard every week the
Fl Woice of Christian Endsnvorera iu
N frayer and praise and testimony
II what does this tremendous fact
81 Wifnifyf ~ means that Christian
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