Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-06-26
ENDEAVORERS'
'''''' ''''jS CONVENTION
Crowded Full of Oratory and
Religious Fervor,
FINE MUSIC AND
OTHER GOOD THINGS
I Running Resume of the Three
Days Dolngs Specially Pre-
pared for The Enterprise
RvG n r
BY G. H. T.

pared for The Enterprise
BY G. H. T.
The State Union of the Christian
Endeavor society, which made Rocky
Ford their state convention city this
year, closed its three-day meeting
with grand rally OF the young peo-
pie OF the churches on Sunday even
ing last. 1t was 4 consecration meet
ing, following the formalities of in
stallation of new state officers, pre-
sentation OF banners, memorial eulo.
president, w. b. Shattuc, and some
inspiring music by the large conven-
ton chorus, which under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. Dunbar did SO much to
make all the main sessions of the
state meeting attractive.
The attendance at the meeting did
not nearly come UP to the expecta-
tions of the committee of local man
agement; but such gatherings rarely
do realize the expectations OF the
enthusiasts who make the prcdic-
tions; and it is our habit to initiate
things anyway. Some of the conspic-
uous features of the program, too,
failed of realization by reason of the
feature to get here on the. part OF
the advertised speakers. But their
announcement helped to get out
crowd, ard there was something do
ing every minute of the time it SEEM
ed, by capable substitutes whenever
the advertised party was not on
hand.
From the time Mayor Pollock, on
behalf OF the city, welcomed the
delegates in a brief speech Thursday
evening, till the last bencdiction was
pronounced. every hour, or every
waking hour at least, seemed to be
full and everything went through
pretty much on schedule time. 1t
would be impossible to tell all that
was, done. or 1.-THE OF all that was
said. A few leading features OF the
religious bill of fare may however
be mentioned.
Conspicuous among these was the
address OF Rev. Howard Agnew john
ston, d. D., on the subject OF "A
Witnessing Christian" Mr.. Johnston
has attained distinction in New York
pastorate for the persistent enthusi-
asm with which he makes business
of personally button-holing sinner
and pinning him down to catcgori-
cal defense of his failures to be a be-
lievcr. He has written a book on
Personal Work" in the line OF soul
saving which was on sale at the
literature table, and was bought by
many of the delegates. DR.. john
ston is at the present time Colo
RADIO Springs pastor, where he finds
an exceptionally large percentage OF
worldly minded folk, and therefore
presumably an exceptionally fine
field for his enthusiasm. His address
of Friday night was limited largely
to the telling of the wonderful work
of two men, William Reynolds.
merchant prince of Peoria, ILL.,.
and David Williams, an uncducatcd
and uncouth Wclshman, of Phila-
delphia. I think, in the work of per
sonal approach on religion. The
speaker held the close attention of
the evening audience, which was one
of the largest of the sessions.
Perhaps the Friday afternoon scs-
sion is deserving of special mention
in that it was the session assigned
especially to Junior" Endeavor
themes and performances. The little
folks of the local Junior Organization
entertained the delegates with music
and marches and rccitations. and
along with the devotional and other
exercises there was much OF social
intercourse and discussion, coming
after the little ones were dismissed.
The breakfast congress" set for
Saturday morning at 7:3o didn't ma
tcrialize-at least not the material
breakfast part of it, but those who
attended were filled with spiritual
mamma and seemed well content.
Miss Kate II. Haus, who is the
active promoter of Junior" work in
the Endeavor circles, was con-
spicuous factor in this and other con-
vention sessions, and impaired much
enthusiasm where she figured on the
program. She is an expert in this
line. Miss Ida Clothicr. whose forte
is missions" and whose face has
become quite familiar to Rocky Ford
audiences in the twenty years that she
has gone TIP and down in the land
seeking whom she might enthusc in
behalf of the hcathen. was with us
again. and shook hands with several
hardened sinners. Her theme was
What of the Coming Years" And
she spoke quite hopefully.
But it was Mrs. Lulu NJ. Hostetter
who held the convention boards most
often of all the lady participants !:
for to her was assigned the leading
of the devotional exercises of each
session. And though her "Hour with
Him" was cut down to ten minutes
on the one occasion l heard her, she
seemed to me to make good use of
her time. Nobody could well have
got more into it. She remarked en-
passant, that her husband il present
would enjoy the situation of seeing
her have to quit talking in ten min.