Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06
OVER 200 SOCIETIES IN
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Gratifying Statistics Given in Reports
OF Officers to Annual
Convention.
VISIT WEsTHAMPTON COLLEGH
Jacob Umlauf, Former City Council
man, on Program for To-day.
Rev. Louis Randall, OF Washing
ton, Principal Speaker Tonight.

The Virginia Christian Endeavor
Union. which began It's annual session
Tuesday night at the Hanover Avenue
Christian Church, Hanover and Allen
avenues. continued it's work yesterday
and last night with tho hearing OF re-
ports from officers. addresses by prom
lnent workers OF the society, discus
Siohs or ways and means of advancing
tho interests OF the organization. and
:, symposium Of short papers on diff
i"rent phases of the work.
David OWL a native Cherokee Indian.
was tho principal speaker yesterday
morning. In the afternoon round
'ablc discussion was led by w. T.
Finch. OF Newport News. and last night
there was addresses by Rev. Richie
Ware Of Lynchburg, and Mrs. How
land. OF the Woman's Christian TEN
pcrance Union. To-day the speakers
Will include Jacob Emlauf, former
member Of the Common Council: John
Golden and Rev. Louis Randall. Of
Washington. - C.
At o'clock the delegates will leave
the church for WcsthamptOn. and be
shown over tho Wcsthampton College
and grounds by the students Of that
institution. The awarding OF tho ban
ner to the local society making the
best record for the year will be an
other feature of to-days session.
TWO HUNDRED SOCIETIES
REPORTED ENROLLED IN STATE
Yesterdays proceedings opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Miss
+. O. Slater. president of the Richmond
district. President G. Morgan Com
nhcr gave his annual report. az did also
Mr. j. x. Rucbush, of Dayton secrc-
tary. The reports showed a little over
200 societies enrolled in the State and
the work progressing In genc:ally
satisfactory manner. Ten dcno( lina-
tons arc represented in the State So
Ctetv n E.c III,
INTO ten districts, each of which has
been organized. according to the re-
ports ms read and received yesterday.
The feature Of the morning session
that perhaps was received with the
greatest interest was an address by
David Owl. Of Hampton Institute, :,
native Cherokee Indian born in Swain
County. y. G., and enthusiastic
Christian Endeavor worker. Mr.. Owl
gave Interesting sidelights on the his
tory OF bis people. both OF his own par
ticular Eribe and OF the race az a whole.
Yesterday afternoon he addressed
number OF the employees OF the Vir-
GiE.t Railway and Power Company at
! their 7. NJ c. a. building.
The devotional services opening the
afternoon session were conducted by
the Rev Mr.. Rist. of South Richmond.
ana an. mere followed symposium on
and SPEAKERS being The Book His Ar
mory." by Rev. Wesley Baker. OF Rich
rnond; The Book His Chart" by Miss
Anna Branch Binford. OF Richmond:
the Book His Victory" by Rev. 4.
Morgan Compiler. in the absence OF
Rev. Mr.. ZeiElcr. of Petersburg. a
round table discussion was led by W.
r Finch. OF Newport News
hIbLE WILL SOLVE MODERN
PROBLEMS, SAYS MINISTER
That the Bible is equal TO the task
OF meeting tho needs OF tho new day.
a l,ns
Reachings will solye the problems OF
The present time. was asserted by Rev
Hltchic Ware. pastor of the First
Christian Church. OF Lynchburg. In an
address delivered last night on The
New Times and the Old Book"
Mr.. Ware advocated the teaching OF
the Bible In the public schools, saying:
II hope the time will soon come when
the Bible Will be read and committed
to memory IN the public schools as
the poems OF Homer. and when il shall
be studied without addition or sub
traction for its literary and religious
value"
Why do We" Mr.. Ware asked. com
nit to memory verses from Shakespeare
and forget the most beautiful of all
poetry, the Psalms"
The minister expressed warm ad-
mira;ion FOR Judge Ben Lindsey, OF
Denver and said the reason an effort
head of the judge was because of his
good work in his Juvenile Court.
GREETINGS RECEIVED FROM
WOMAN'S TEMPERANCE UNION
Mrs. Rowland. representing the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union, fol-
lowed Mr.. Ware.
II congratulate you young people,"
aaid Mrs. Howard. upon living in this
time of wonderful opportunity and
privilege. Things have been adjusted
during these last centuries for our use.
Tonight God is sending TO young pco-
pie the call to action, and one OF the
greatest opportunities is to aid In put
ting down the evil of drink. the great
foe OF the home and the church.
Mrs. Howard said she would not be
true TO the organization which she
represented If she did not say that
tho great victory against LIQUOR, not
only In Virginia, but elsewhere had
been due in substantial measure to the
work that the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union had done in the de-
velopment Of public sentiment against