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Christian Endeavor Convention

Christian Endeavor Convention
BY Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 13-Before a
large gathering of Christian Endeavorers.
in Tent Williston, today, Rev. ira Lam
drith. d. d., regent of Belmont college,
Nashville, Tenn, in an address on the
subject Graft and Grafters." linked the
names of Roosevelt and Bryan together
as the greatest fighters the country has
known against. graft and corruption.
Edward Heyl Delk, d. o.. pastor of st.
Matthews Lutheran chuch, Philadelphia,
made an address upon Training and
Civic Conscience" in which he denounced
the action of the governor of Idaho in
the alleged kidnapping of Meyer and Hay
wood and asserted that the judiciary of
Idaho was corrupt.
A considerable flutter was caused
among the women in the big tent by an
address by General Secretary William
Shaw, in which he denounced bridge
whist and declared that a beneficial So
cial revolution would take place If the
women folks would devote the same en-
ergy in promoting the patriotic leagues
as they do the whist.
Not least tamong the interesting fea-
Aul CO VI lIlG bdy WdS the uiSCuSSiOu VI
the subject THE Laboring Man and the
Church, How to Bring Them Together"
at the Washington Presbyterian church.
The discussion was led by Rev. Charles
Stelzle, superintendent of the department
of church and labor of the Presbyterian
home board of missions.
Rev. Mr.. Stelzle asserted that the
church was not sufficiently democratic
and was too narrow in its views to at
lY,rA fha hoe 11Nntc lin Of
the laboring men.
Program Long
Today's program of the twenty-third
annual international convention was a
long one and all the meetings were we'll
attended
In the United PRESBYTERIAN church plans
for extending the Christian Endeavor
work were discussed under the leader
ship of William Shaw, general secretary,
of Boston.
"Esperanto," or what one language for
all the world would mean to the "Chris-
tian Endeavor movement" was discussed
at the Swedish Baptist church under the
leadership of Prof Amos r. Wells, edi-
torial secretary of the united society and
editor of the Christian Endeavor World,
Boston.
AT Tent Tilliston, Rev. Nicholas john
ston of Batavia, ILL.,, presided. The sub
jects outside of those discussed by Rev.
DR.. Delk Rev. DR.. Landrith and Secre-
tary Shaw were:
Our Millions of New Neighbors." Rev.
DIR. Howard B. Groese, author of "Aliens
or Americans and editorial secretary of
the American Baptist Home Missionary
society, New York.
Some Contributions of Christian En-
deavor of Our Country's Welfare; Prison
Societies." by Rev. Edward A. Freden-
hagen, Topeka, Kas.
FLOATING Societies." by George Highly,
superintendent floating work, California
State union, Los Angeles.
Fresh Air Philanthrophies," contrib
uted by ]. T. Sproul president New Jersey
union.
Civic Conscience
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the First Presbyterian church,
where President Clark presided. Rev. DIR.
A. Francis, pastor British-American
church. st. Petersburg, Russia, spoke on
Training the Civic Conscience"
Enforcement of Law was the subject
of an address by Rev. DIR. Hugh X.
Walker of Los Angeles.
Noon evangelistic services were held at
the Grand opera house with william Phil
lips Hall, president of the American Bible
league, New York, presiding.
Rev. James A. Francis, archbishop evan.
gelist of New York. assisted. Excursions
to Puget Sound and Lake Washington,
Rainier Beach and about the city took
place this afternoon and a camp fire will
be held tonight at the First PRESBYTERIAN
church. In Tent Wiliston tonight there
will be the second rendition of Handel's
oratorio, THE Messiah" by 1000 voices for
delegates to the convention and their
friends only.