The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-05-11
STATE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
SOCIETY CLOSES SESSIONS

VI FLUCTUATIONS anu hearty wish
that all might meet again, the ses-
sions of the State Christian En-
deavor Society, which began at the
Christian church, in this city, Fri
day night, came to close, and the
delegates returned to their homes.
This was not only the largest at
tendance, at the opening session of
any State Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. convention ever held in Ken
lucky, bht two other records broken.
Ihe banquet served at the church
Friday night was attended by 485
Endeavors, which is said to have
been the largest number that ever
attended a Christian Endeavor ban
Guet in the South. There were over
four hundred registered delegates in
attendance on the first day, coming
from every section of the State.
Charles F. Evans, of Lexington,
General Field Secretary of the
Christian Endeavor for the South,
was POSTMASTER at the banquet, and
there were a dozen or more bright,
witty responses to toastS. The la
dies of Paris did themselves proud
in. the preparation of the essentials
for the banquet menu. The meet
ing at the night session was an in
teresting one. presided over by Rev.
w. H. Hopper, of Louisville. The
principal address of the evening
was delivered by a former Paris res
ident, Thos. B. Talbot, of Lexing-
ton, who spoke on the subject, I'VE
Are Glad to Be Here The greet
, ing of the Missionary Endeavor
Union were received by telegram,
and letters from several absent State
officials were read. An interesting
address was delivered by Stanley B.
lVanarsdall, of Boston, Alumni Su-
|, perintendent of the United Society OF
, Christian EndeavOr, who took for
his subject, Forward, March," The
meeting closed with the Endeavol
benedictiOn.
The sessions were resumed Satur-
cay morning, presided over by Vice
: President r. r., Murphy, of Win
I chester. The devotional period was
= led by Rev. w. e. Ellis, of the Paris
{ Christian church. The days pro
e gran. was devoted to addresses, re-
f ports of committees and general
0 convention business. A group pho
tograph was made of the delegate:
g at the entrance of the church. The
Y report of the nominating COMMITTEES
: was received and the following Off
o GERS elected for the coming year.:
Y President, Rev. w. H. Hopper, D
Y D., Louisville; vice-president, Rev
r r. Murphy, Winchester; secre
tary, Miss Ursula Smith, Covington
treasurer, George A. Baumar. Louis
Vile; field secretary, Lawrence c
3 little; Superintendent of depart
ment-Jpnior, Mrs. H. w. Hudson
Louisville; intermediate. Mrs. JESSIE
y Runyon, Louisville; alumni, Edwin
= N Rock, Louisville; Life Work Re
- cruit. Miss Hannah Sprow1es. Mt
Vernon; Monthly Service Program
Miss Christine Benjamin, Dayton.
Ashland was selected as the plac
for the holding of the convention
in 1921.
:. AT the night session Secretar,
Lehman spoke On the subject Back
ward or Forward" with an appea
J. to the delegates to back up the new
o Neglected officers in their big work
IS The chief address of the evening
= was delivered by Field Secretar
o Lawrence c. Little, who gave stir
p ring message to the young people
n At close of the Saturday Afternoon
session about 500 young peopl
IS paradsd the streets, singing En-
If deavor songs, and carrying banner;
e The Sunday program began wit
(. an early morning prayer meeting
l. led by Secretary Karl Lehman, Q
p Chattanooga, Tenn. The delegate
q afterward attended the Sunda
II schools and churches of their choics
2 Two addresses featured the after
IS noon program, CO on Behind Tn
'e Bars" by Miss Georgia Dunn, Stat
Superintendent Of Prison Endeavo
a Work, the other by Mr.. w.
D, Vaughn, States Secretary of tn
q Christian Endeavor Union. At tn
lie closing session Sunday night, &C
dresses were delivered by State Pres
Al ident w. H. Hopper, of Louisville
RS on mot Disobedient, and by Rev
Is R. L. Tilford, of Richmond. Anon
n he interesting delegates at the COZ
Is vention was a group Of young peop
+. from the Southern Presbyterian Mis-
q sion School at Mt. Vernon, and
delegation of Junior Endeavors frol