The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-16
ENDEAVORERS ARE GIVEN WELCOME AT
 INITIAL MEETING
Attendance of Delegates at Christian Endeav0r Con- ference Show Phe-
 nOmenal Growth

Welcomed to Birmingham by the "Rah! 8ah, Rahs" of the Birmingham Chris siah Endeavorers, mere than 800 delegates
 n attendance at the state convention met 'ast night in the First Christian Church.
 The convention. which now promises to 5e the largest of this character held in Alabama, has already attained an at
 endance of $40, which in face of the fact
 hat two years ago conventions were at-
 ended by no more than 200, is considered
 phenomenal growth
 Commissioner John R. Hornady wei
 omed the Endeavorers to Birmingham md said that this city would get great leal of benefit from their being here. md he wanted them to get something out ,f their visit. MT. Hornady told the
 oung people that Birmingham was doing much to develop it's great resources of
 cal and iron and would do more to de-
 eiop it's greatest resources of young peo- ole.
 J. c. Williams of the Christian Endea-
 orers of the Birmingham district enter -dlnGQ HIS duuicltt Wltp plAhN ltftt q sraphs as to how glad the Birmingham 'oung folks were to have so many visit ors from all over the sttae. The re- sponse of the delegates was delivered by Herman l.. Tucker.
 Dr. Henry M. Edmonds of the Indepen- lent Presbyterian Church was called on for talk on Loyalty in Service" and made stirring address. Dr. Edmonds old the convention that loyalty to Jesus 'hrist was the keynote of Christian re- ligion.
 Dr. Edmonds said that twenty-twe ears ago he had heard an address by sishop Mcdowell on Christian Con ciousness' and that it had impressed sin greatly and that what the bishop aid could be used to express loyalty.
 ''The greatest step in human life is the realization of T am. That is as baby, when the child begins to realize that it is 'eparate from it's clothes and is an in- dividual being, different from other things.
 Then as the child progresses it real zes T can,' which is the second step. Tn his the child realizes that it can do cer- tain things.
 Growing older, the individual comes to realize T ought, which is compre- lending of obligations.
 Then comes the realization of T must
 "r ater. the further realization 0; T will'
 '"rhe greatest of all comes when the ndividual reaiizes the crov-ning achieve 1cnt ir development. which is I will sollow''
 Dr. Edmonds said that the idea of serv ce was brought out forcibly in the Scrir tures: For thy sake sanctify mvsef'' and For I am with you always though to the end of the ages.''
 E. P. Gates.l general recretarv of the United Christian Endeavor Societies, of Boston. spoke for fifteen minutes
 The Christian Endeavor is growing 2, aid Mir. Gates. And the greatest growtp n the country is in the twelve southern states~
 Mir. Gates has travelled all over the country attending state conventions like the one in Birmingham. "It's not the hie names on the list of sneakers tha, 'rake a success of convention" he said "hrt it's the symrathv of fho deleeatae out in the pews and the irnnression wbich| '-~ carries away with him that is the bio 'tFrg"
 The convention will meet this mornino tt a:t5 in the First Christian Church. E !, Clark will preside. Devotional service Till be conducted by Dr. Fl. IT. Seets. and here will be three conference periods until f:35 o'clock.
 This afternoon there win be meetine tt the same church. and at o'clock here will be a banquet at the Tutwilc, for all the delegates Representatives of Christian Endeavor societies are in Birmingham from si, the Northern and Southern presbvterian. the Cumberland Presbvte ian. Methodist Protestant. the con~-a- rational and Christian churches. The will be in session until Sun. iav evening. Among those present are F. P Gates secretary of the United Society f Christian Endeavor. Boston. Mass: '.harles F. Evans of Lexington R. A. Walker of Chicaso. Dr. Henry IT. Seets. louisville. Ky: D. J. O.. Reavis. Colum- ,ia. s. C.: Duncan B. Curry of Jackson ,ilie. Fla. and others.