Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-13
Speakers at Closing Rally Eulo-
gize Lincoln and Fanny Crosby;
LOO Pledge Selves to Pray
For Worldwide Peace

Nearly seventeen hundred Endeavor-
| ers marched from their respective
churches last evening to Bethlehem
Lutheran Church to attend the clos
ing meeting of the week of prayer
Prominent workers, including DR.. f.
E. Clark. of Boston, founder of the
worldwide movement, spoke in favor
of Harrisburg for the 1916 State con-
Vention.
Afterward about 200 Endeavorers
attended a banquet in Harris Street
United Evangelical Church. Among
the societies represented were the fol-
! lowing:
Lutheran - Augsburg, Bethlehem,
Christ. Trinity. Church of the Re-
deemer, st. Matthew's, Messiah, Zion.
Enola; st. Johns, Steelton; st. Marks,
Steelton; Penbrook, New Cumberland,
Trinity, Lemoyne; Oberlin.
Reformed-Second, st. Johns and
Fourth.
Baptist-Market Street.
Church of God-Fourth Street, Ma
clay Street, Nagle Street, Green Street,
Main Street, Steelton; South Front
Street, Steelton; Penbrook, Pleasant
| View.
Capital Street, Covenant, Emanuel,
Market Square, Pine Street, PaXtang,
OliVet, Westminster, Steelton.
African Methodist Episcopal-State
street.
Wesley African Methodist Episcopal
Zion.
United Evangelical-Harris Street.
Par Street, Steelton, Lemoyne.
United Brethren-Derry Street, First.
Otterbein, State Street, West End,
Steelton. Penbrook, Wormleysburg,
Oberlin.
New Societies-St Marks Lutheran,
West Fairview; Church of God, Mill
,1,~, ~.,ft
moyne; First Baptist, this city.
EuIogize Fanny Crosby
a. C. Dean, president of the Har-
risburg Christian Endeavor Union,
presided over the evening session and
the Rev. j. b. Markward, pastor of
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises.
Announcements were made that
State Secretary Macrory's mother, of
Pittsburgh, and Fanny Crosby, the
well-known hymn writer, aged "a
years, of Bridgeport, died. The En-
deavorers sang the hymn written by
Miss Crosby entitled Blessed Assur-
ance." in memory of the two persons.
President Dean spoke about the
state convention, Harrisburg, July,
1916. after which he introduced the
Rev. DR.. Francis f. Clark, of Boston,
who delivered an address on The
Week" He said, in part:
Il have been in Harrisburg more
than any other convention city and not
ane time too often. l want to come
again. Your Christian Endeavor Union
has been generous in the Offering for
missions. | cannot help but think of
the martyred President Lincoln and
Fanny Crosby, the great hymn writer,
who was with us at the international
convention at Atlantic City three years
ago. / had hoped to have her at the
worlds convention, Chicago, in July.
She was one of the most useful women
in the world.
c. Il. is 81 Years Old
Christian Endeavor was organized
thirty-four years ago in Williston
Church. Portland, Maine. with a few
persons in the company. 1t spread to
Ceylon three years after, and then to
many other countries. Last year was
the best year in tis history of the
line of progress. Chicago, Pittsburgh
and other places are far greater than
ever before. The purpose of Christian
Endeavor week is to take a new en-
thusiasm and look forward for great
spiritual uplift. | congratulate You
on the coming of the state convention
and invite you to the worlds conven-
tion at Chicago.
Adopt Peace Pledge
The peace pledge was recited and
adopted by the Endeavorers. 1t is as
follows: "As a follower of the Prince
of Peace | will seek to promote good
will among men and peace on earth;
will work as have opportunity toward
the abolition of war and will endeavor
to cement the fellowship of people of
all nations and denominations through
out the world"
The Harrisburg Christian Endeavor
Choral Union. under the leadership of
j. Frank Palmer. rendered a selec-
tion entitled Grown Him King of
Kings"
Plan Cantata
The choral union will render a can
tata entitled THE Nazarene" in the
Technical high school Friday evening,
March IL. One hundred and fifteen