The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-15
The Closing Day of the G. r. Con-
VentiOn.

The great Christian Endeavor con-
vention which was held in Leon last
week closed on Wednesday night.
One of the interesting features of the
day was the Sunrise Prayer Meet
ing" held promptly at six O'Clock.
The meeting was led by Rev. Grover
Schuerman and it was full of life
and interest. There were seventy
two present at this early meeting.
The first address of the day was at
9:25 o'clock by Rev. G. E. Roberts.
of Osceola, on "Christian Endeav0r
Winning the World,' and it was a
splendid address. Following this
on "Christian Endeavor and the
Bible" Lila Mckinley rendered
beautiful solo after which Rev. T. H.
Aszman, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church at Charlton, was in
troduced and gave a splendid ad-
dress on "Christian Endeavor and
Christian Union" 1t was the unani-
nous voice of the convention that
this paper should be published in
full. "The Relation of the c. E. to
the Church" was ably handled by
Rev. John Wilson, of Garden Grove.
Mildred Avery, of this city, then
gave a reading which was heartily
encored. Rev. M. E. Chatley, pastor
of the Christian church at Center
vile, was then introduced and gave
well prepared address on THE
Glory of Christian Endeavor."
| The afternoon session was taken
up largely with business, such as re-
ports from the various societies, dis
trict officers, etc. The committee ON
time and place recommended that
! Abba be the place of the 1912 con-
vention and that the time be left
open to be settled later by the execu-
tive committee. Rev. H. E. Van
Horn, of Des Moines, was reelected
president, for the eighth consecutive
year. He has made good presiding
officer and the convention made no
mistake in electing him again. Rev.
Chas. Proudfit, of Des Moines, was
elected vice president, and Miss Lou
Crisswell, of Russell, who has served
as secretary for several years was re-
elected.
The evening session was devoted
largely to music, and a real treat
was provided by home talent, as
sisted by Miss Coffey, of Weldon.
After the evening address by Rev. T.
o. Douglas, of Des Moines, refresh
ments were served to everybody.
The convention was a success
throughout. 1t attracted to our lit
tie city about a hundred of the finest
people of the southern part Of the
state, and they were we'll pleased
with the treatment accorded them.
Many remarked that they had never
seen so much good talent in a city
this size before. 1t has been a good
advertisement for Leon. There
were fifteen nonresident preachers
here during the convention, repre-
senting six or seven religious bodies.
One notable thing all through the:
convention was the good fellowship
spirit. At the last session on We'd
nesday night a motion was unani-
mously adopted for the chair to ap-
point committee to work out a
plan whereby all young peoples So
cieties, including the Epworth League
and the Baptist Young Peoples I'm
ion, should be invited to become q
part OF the organization of the 18th
District Union. Another noteworthy
feature was, that provision was made
by a member of the "Gideons" to
place Bibles in all the commercial
rooms of the hotels in this city. The
city of Leon is to be congratulated
on having an opportunity to enter
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