Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-23
Campfire Reunion
FOR ENDEAVORERS
"Old Guard" to Meet at
Y. M. c. A. on Second
Day of Convention
GREETINGS FROM THE
ADJOINING STATES

Boston, Mass, founder Of Christian
Endeavor and lovingly called by En-
deavorers the world over, Father
Clark" will be guest Of honor at the
coming State Christian Endeavor
Convention, which meets in West
Presbyterian Church, November and
8.
Thursday evening, November 5, will
be known as Father Clark Night"
when he will address the large gather
ing that is expected to fill West
Church. DR.. Clark has lived to see
the Endeavor movement grow from
the small body of young people who
met in Dr. Clark's home thirty-three
! years ago, and formed the first En-
deavor Society, to the great army OF
young people that today encircle the
world, and whose members viii be
found in every Protestant denomina-
I ton. DR.. Clark has Travelled extern
sively, having been around the world
twice on Christian Endeavor tours.
DR.. Clark devotes his entire time to
/ the Christian Endeavor movement.
This being the Jubilee Convention
of the Delaware Endeavorers, greet
! ings Will be brought from neighboring
States by the presidents Of the Mary
land and Pennsylvania Unions. They
will be present on Father Clark
Night"
DR.. Clark wants to meet all the pas
tors Of Wilmington and vicinity at
pastors conference in West Church
Friday morning Of convention week,
the hour Will be set later. This con-
ference is for pastors only, and is the
means employed by DR.. Clark to get
IN close touch with the pastors and
help and advise them in their young
peoples work. This is to be an in
formal meeting, and open to pastors Of
every denomination.
The convention will open Thurs
day afternoon, November 5. at 3
o'clock with devotional service by
the Rev. William IT. Crawford. A
welcome hand will be extended to
the visiting delegates by Mayor
Howell on behalf of he city, and
Samuel p Rolph on behalf Of the
West Society.
The Rev. A. N. Ward. of the
Maryland Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church, will preach
the convention sermon. He is a
preacher of wide vision, O man thor
oughly familiar with TIE modern
spirit. DR. Ward has held several
responsible charges IN Baltimore and
Washington, and is at present vice
president of Western Maryland Col
lege.
One OF the big men on the program
for Friday afternoon is the Rev Will
bur f. Crafts, Phi d., OF Washington,
head or the International Reform
Bureau, and known from enc end of
the country TO the other. He IS
the author Of many national laws
and man in touch with all the re
form movements in this country. He
is forceful speaker ana a man
that can hold his audience.
Friday evening November g. in Y. NJ
c.. A. building at o'clock camp are
meeting will be held. There will be d
reunion OF the old guard and members
of the Endeavor Society Of twenty and
twenty-five years ago. Covers will be lai,
for seventy pers MS at a cost of thirty
cents a plate. Tickets can be had from
the convention committee. J. II. Burn.
will act as POSTMASTER and the fire will
be kept burning with "reminiscences and
songs from different Endeavorers. Thi.
is to be informal and a jolly time i.
expected.
The Endeavorers will lose their stat,
president at this convention. as he is SC
busy he will not be able to accept the
office again. The presidency was forced
ION him last year against his wishes and
as he is secretary of the Maryland Con.
ference of the Methodist Protestant
: Church, most of his time is devoted 10
this work and for this reason he has
not been able 20 devote as much time
TO Christian Endeavor work as he wish
ed. The Endeavorers viii be sorry Il
lose President Straughn, who is an ex-
perienced Christian Endeavor worker
having ben president for four years OF
the Methodist Protestant c. +. Union
He is now located at Laurel, being pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant Church
of that place.