Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28

w. T. Johnson, d. D., Rev. Julian C.
Caldwell. d. D., Rev. j. Percival
Huget. Rev. E. A. Watkins, d. D.,
and Rev. r. B. Peery, D. d.
The home, the school and the
church, their place and power in
character building, were emphasized
by Rev. Robert f. Coyle, D. D., Pres
ident John Willis Baer and DR.. ]. T.
McCrory.
Evangelistic EndeavOrs.
Rev. BILLY" Sunday conducted
seven great evangelistic services.
This much-criticised but most popu-
lar and successful evangelist won the
hearts of those who were able to get
into the great auditorium. Hun
dreds were converted and thousands
of Christians were quickened and in
spired to more consistent living and
larger service.
Street meetings in many languages
to reach the cosmopolitan population
were held every day with most en-
couraging results.
Increase and Efficiency.
The past four years have been
years of steady increase and eff
cheney.
President Clark linked these words
together as the watchwords for the
coming years and suggested the es-
tablishment of Christian Endeavor
Week as a stock-taking time, a time
to review the past, emphasize the
present and lay plans for a larger
future. The suggestion was enthusi-
astically adopted, and definite plans
and suggestions will be prepared by
the United Society.
General Secretary Shaw, in pre-
senting his encouraging report show
ing the practical efficiency of the So
cieties, adopted the novel plan of
illustrating the various lines of work
by stereopticon pictures, showing the
Endeavorers at work, and something
of the actual results accomplished.
Carefully gathered statistics show
that from so to 80 per cent of the
Sunday school teachers, and officers
and church workers come from the
active membership of the Christian
Endeavor societies. A long and
Illuminating list of lines of service
actually carried on by the societies
was given.
The reports of A. ]. Shartle, man
ager, and H. N. Lathrop, treasurer,
showed that the business and
finances were in fine condition.
A Recruiting Ground.
A new feature of the convention
was the Decision Service" conduct
ed by l.. A. McAfee at the close of
the principal sessions. Hundreds of
choice young men and women made
definite covenant to endeavor to so
shape their life plans as to give
themselves to the ministry, missions
or some other form of religious SER
vice.
Temperance and Christian citizen
ship were strongly emphasized and
under the leadership of the recently
elected national superintendent of
Temperance and Christian Citizen
ship, Daniel A. Polling, a program of
education and agitation, aiming at
the annihilation of the liquor busi-
ness, and "a Saloonless Nation by
1920" was adopted and will be Wig
orously pushed.
This campaign will unite and util-
ize all existing temperance organiza-
tions on a nationwide program, each
working it out along it's own partic-
ular line.
The foreign flavor was most at
tractive. Rev. T. Sawaya, field Sec
retary for Japan, converted and
trained in junior society of Chris
tian Endeavor, captured the conven-
tion with his plea for patience and
| Christian love toward his people,
who have for so long looked to the
United States for new ideals and a
Christian civilization.
Stanley A. Hunter brought a
strong and helpful message from In
dia.
Rev. and Mrs. e. E. Strother, field
secretaries for China, showed how
Christian Endeavor had trained
many of those who have become
leaders in the Lew China.
The Chinese take naturally to the
Christian Endeavor form of organ
ization, and carry on the work OF
the society mos. efficiently.
1t was in the home of Edward s.
Little, treasurer of the United Soci.
ETY. of Christian Endeavor for China
that the peace past that practically
ended the greatest bloodless revolu.
tion in the history of the world, was
signed.
The convention was a success in
every particular and the movement