Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-07-15
ELECT OFFICERS
Rev. Clark Wanted TO Quit
as G. {. President.
PREVAILED UPON TO SERVE
President Taft's Time at Big Con-
vention Will be Very Short,
Only Two and Half
Hours.

Atlantic City, July THE twenty.
Attn International Christian Endeavor
convention, which held its first session
on the Million Dollar pier, nearly lost
Rev. F. l.. Clark as president.
|: was announced at the meeting OF
the trustees, which marked the formal
opening OF the convention, that MT.
Clark had handed In his resignation
last winter More work than be could
do justice to and retain his health
was the reason assigned.
AS Or. Clark is not only the founder
of the Christian Endeavor movement
but has been its leader since its in
ception, his loss would have been ir.
reparable according to the general
opinion.
The executive committee or the
board OF trustees, of its own initiative,
voted to relieve DR. Clark OF all ONCE
work Oh Jan. 81. 1911, giving him as
sistants to care for the details and
also freeing him from the obligations
of attending the many state and sec
tional conferences and conventions.
AS DR.. Clark is sixty years old, the
many journeys he was compelled to
take were a great tax on his strength.
Though DR.. Clark decided to with
hold his resignation, he would not per
nit himself to curtail his activities
until the executive committees action
was endorsed by the full board OF
trustees. This was done with great
demonstrations of enthusiasm.
'Dr. Clark can't abdicate, no differ
ence how hard he tries" was the slo
gan of the delegates.
The other officers we're reelected
There were q few changes in the
board of trustees, John Wanamakel
being one of the new ones chosen. He
was elected to fill the unexpired term
of Rev. W. A. Patterson, of Philadel
phia, who sent in his resignation.
Fears expressed by some that the
many distractions of Atlantic City
would prove disastrous for the spirit
nal effect of this convention, were
waved aside by DR.. Sprowle, head o.
the New Jersey Christian Endeavoi
league, who reminded the delegate!
that the convention held in Saratogs
Springs twenty years ago, when thu
race track was running and every
thing in full blast, had been the rich
est ever in spiritual blessings.
Taft's Visit to Be Short.
II was announced that Presiden
Taft would only be able to make the
shortest kind of flying visit to th'
convention This news was received
with the greatest regret, as 1t hat
been hoped the president would b.
able to give himself time to attend
reception in his honor and give ths
delegates a chance to meet him.
AS it is, the president will spent
only two hours and half in the re
sort, arriving here at 7.30 o'clock to
night and leaving at 10 o'clock. Plani
to give him a rousing reception at thu
station have been reluctantly calle'
off by special request of Mr.. Taft, WHIT
sent word that he wished no reception
committee or amy kind of fuss" wheI
he reached the Pennsylvania railroad
station.
Judge Ben Lindsey, the famous Col
orado jurist, who will share honor
with President Taft at the meeting il
the large auditorium, is due to arriv'
here and will speak at one or two o
the sectional meetings.
Booker T. Washington, the dolores
educator. is expected to address tn
Williston meeting.
In all about $4,000 delegates ant
visitors are expected to be here TO
the convention, and already the hotel
are filed up. The Christian Endeavor
ers will only stop at houses where II
quor is net sold.