The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-20
NOTED SPEAKERS
AT CONFERENCE
OF ENDEAVORERS

State President Norman A. Reas'
oner of the Florida Christian Endea-
yer Union announces the completion
of the program for the state conven-
ton which is to be held in Lakeland
May 1914. A number of prominent
speakers from outside the state win
be heard among whom are Rev. Pal
mer c. DuBCse. recently returned
from the mission field in China; DR..
Kerr Boyce Topper, Of Philadelphia.
who has been heard during the past
winter in his Incompatible lectures
on the Bible and S. Wilkes Dendy
Christian Endeavor field secretary 70
South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and
Florida. a prime favorite with Flori-
da Endeavorers.
A glance at the names of the home
speakers nthe program reveals Flor
ida's remarkably good fortune to pro
vide group of speakers who indi.
vidually have furnished the center
attraction on many a strong program
in other states than Florida and OF
other platforms than those of Chris
tian Endeavor convention.
Among these home speakers are:
Marcus A. Fagg. Florida's best known
and most loved man, William Jen-
rings Bryan, newer to Florida Chris
tan Endeavor than to international
Christian Endeavor conventions and
international statecraft; Karl Lehman
who has through Christian EndeavOr
developed more young men for real
live christian service than any other
person in the organization, and Dun
can b. Curry. the efficient chairman
and conscientious leader of Dixie En-
deavor for the past seven years.
The Christian Endeavor pastors
who have endeared themselves to
Christian Endeavorers through oUt
the state and the faithful. earnest
band of state union officers and de-
partment superintendent all add to
the program of unusual variety and
helpfulness.
Karl Lehman, vice president Of
the State Union and register for the
convention announces a pre-conven-
ton registration of over 500. That
means. the registrar states, that as
many more are yet to register if the
attendance measures up to the pre-
parations Lakeland is making for
entertaining the guests.
Endeavorers of Jacksonville. Orlan-
do and Tampa districts had a rare
treat recently in the visit of Edward
P Gates of Boston, General Secre-
tary for the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor. and Southern States
Secretary Chas. F. Evans. of Chattan-
ooga, and in the greatly instructive
institutes held by them in these ci-
ties. Mr.. Evans has property at
Montverde and is welcomed as home
folks by Florida Endeavorers, but
this was Mr.. Gates first visit to
the state 1t is rumored that he
got sand in his shoes" and as this
jealous young worker, as refreshing
/ IS a breeze from his native state,
/ Kansas, gave up a promising law prac
| tice in Washington, and through the
inspiring influence of Mr.. Lehmann's
personal conservation to christian SER
vice. entered upon the larger service
! that is his today. it is a pretty safe
conjecture that the said sand in Mr..
Gates shoes is Of the Lake county
quality.
Christian Endeavorers who are for
tunate enough to be near Jackson
vile and able TO attend sessions of
/ the world wide Baraca- Philathea con-
vention will have an opportunity to
hear some we'll known Christian En-
deavor friends from the platform of
this large convention. Karl Leh-
mann has been giving assistance to
this organization in some of the CEN
trail counties of the state where graf
flying results have been obtained and
will be heard during the world wide
convention in some of his characteris-
cally appealing addresses. Marshall
Hudson, founder of the Baraca-Phila-
thea organization was for many years