Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-09
LEAVEN GIVEN ATLANTIC CITY
Presbyterians and Christian Endeav-
Orers Stir Wicked Region.
ODD FEATURES AT A CONVENTION
During whole Week PIeaEea chrts-
tians Have sole Possession Of
the Largest Pier at the "a
nous Resort Of Idle Rich.
BY d. V. FRANCES


NEW YORK. July s-Cspeciai IN tn.
Bee.)-Atlantic City ought TO be a much |
better place than Il H. Last month the
general assembly OF the Presbyterian /
church graoed the New Jersey seaside re- |
sort and now Il is crowded 70 the DOOR with /
Christian Endeavorers from all sections |
OF the world, the occasion being the Inter |
national Christian Endeavor conventIon
the twenty-fifth Of the kind. The conven- |
ton, which is attended by thousands. met
Thursday and win be in session until next |
Wednesday. There has never been 80
splendid a program arranged as has been
planned for this year.
The revised list Of program speakers in
eluded President Taft, Speaker Champ
Clark OF the house OF representatives.
former Vice President Charles w Fair
banks, Judge Ben b. Lindsey OF Denver.
Dr. Charles NJ. Sheldon of Kansas. Prin
cipal Booker T. Washington OF Tuskegee
Institute. Alabama; Commander Eva Booth
OF the salvation Army. DR.. ]. Wilbur Chap
man. evangelist; Rev. Dr. Russell H. Con-
wen OF the Philadelphia Baptist temple.
Rev. ]. F. Horsefield, president OF the
British Christian Endeavor union; Rev. a.
Fukuda OF Japan, Rev. II. I. Marshall of
Burma Rev r. s. Gray OF New Zealand.
John Wsnamaker OF Philadelphia, Fred b.
Smith Of the International Young Mems
Christian association endeavor work from
many denominations and missionaries from
foreign lands.
Some Unique Features.
a Christian Endeavor institute in several
sections conducted by experts in young
peoples work are being held and there are
other unique features which make this one
OF the greatest gatherings this worldwide
movement has ever had.
Young's 100000 pier. the largest pier at
Atlantic City. has been leased by the
Christian Endeavorers for the entire week,
and only registered delegates and conven-
ton visitors viii be allowed on the pier
while the convention Is in session
Rev. DR.. Frances f. Clark founder of
Christian Endeavor. who is IN his thirtieth
year OF service in connection with the
movement, presided at the convention and
announced the result Of the increase cam
paiSn. in which Endeavorers Of the United
States and Canada have undertaken 10 add
1000 new societies and 100000 new menu
bers I'm the two years between the last In
ternational convention in 1909 and the pres
mt gathering at Atlantic City.
Churches in Social work.
notable feature of modern ecclesiastical
life is the great interest taken by the
churches in social problems. : Time was
when the function OF the church was sup
posed to consist in acting the part OF
celestial guide to the weary pilgrim in his
journey from the city OF destruction to the
heavenly Canaan. The world was viewed
a kind OF vanity fair against whose
allurements the church anxiously warned
the pilgrim. That conception Is givina
place to another, but the duty OF the church
Is not going to urge men 20 flee from the
world, but rather TO wrest from the Prince
Of Evil, and then turn its powers and re-
sources to beneficient ends This new con-
ception dominates all the churches. Even
the Church Of England Is permeated with
the social spirit and among It's leading
clergy are to be found earnest workers In
the cause OF Christian socialism.
Mems Movement to He Pressed.
Preparations for the men and religious
forward movement and the continent-wids
plan to evangeiize the land and then gather
the harvest into the churches. will not be
suspended for the summer.
Another conference will be arranged to
last nine days and TO furnish the ground
work for the fall and winter campaign in
ninety cities OF the United States and
Canada.
: Invitations have been sent broadcast to
men OF affRirs and scceptances from 800.
received q month before the conference
gives the committee In charge confidence
that the attendance will be at least 500.
Among those who have accepted are six
from Texas and four from Oregon. while
nearly every intervening state has furnished
a quota.
The conference will begin on Saturday,
July %. at silver Bay, on Lake George. and
will continue until July 60 James G. Can.
non. president Of the Fourth National banl
OF this city, will preside at the opening
Each day is to have a distinct topic, under
an expert leader. Among the topics are
evangelism, boys work. social service ex.
tension work. missions and conservation.
Campaign work in the ninety cities will
begin in october. The schedule will b
announced shortly. The public part Of the
campaign in this city will extend over ten
days in January.
General Booths Rules.
General Booth gives the following as his
rules for long life: Eat little. drink water
take exercise. have a system. take pleas
RES wisely, avoid excess OF all kinds. ain
hlEh.T
Il Is sometimes said that the successor 4
General Booth Is unknown. This would
seem to be a mistake. Mr.. Nicol, an Eng.
lish salvation Army leader. considers thai
- there Is only one officer qualified for tn,
post, and that is the generals eldest son
BramWen Booth.
Board OF Sunday Schools.
The board OF Sunday schools Of tn,
Methodist church. Chicago. has now com
pleted its third year OF work Beginning
without Sunday school missionary in AM
field. II is now supporting twenty-six mis-
sionaries in various parts OF the Unite,
states and two IN the foreign field. Thes
missionaries have organised 30 new Sun
day schools with a membership OF az
pEoximateiy $500; lss Methodist ehurche
have been organized out Of these net
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