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Show Christian Endeavor. Tho Christian Endeavor rnlly hold In the Baptist church last night was preliminary pre-liminary to the convention bolng huld today. About seventy-flvo delegates went present and a good mooting hold, Tho services wero botun with singing sing-ing and prayer, after whlcb Dr.FrancIs E. Clark, president of tho International Interna-tional Christian Eiideavnr Union, was Introduced. lie spoke on tho work bolng done by the Endeavor in various parts of Amotion. He told or tho work being done In Jamaica and Cuba, where ho has recently been, and described In a pleasing way the Jamnlclnn services. The Inhabitants of Jnuialca, those belonging be-longing to the Union, nrc quite enthusiast enthus-iast Ic In their M niggle upward, in tholr work for good and tholr ondeavors to lucreasii tho strongthof the Union to which they belong. Speaking of Cuba he mentioned the Interesting historic spots connected wllh tho recent war. In Santiago the religious work Is already under w'ay and oMCouruglng progress being made. In Havana tho Christian Endeavor societies aro already being organized and a surprising progress bolng made In tho sprfart of Mm gnpl. In many of these nilHslona Dr. Clark spoku nnd was enthusiastic In his description of them. A pleasing part of his address was a description of a trip up tho (Janges In compiny with Dr V.m Cary, president of thn Bengal mission, to attend a convention con-vention in a llttlu town oithat historic river; he spoko briefly of tho Christian and heathen nations and of the pro-needing pro-needing of J,ho convention, proceeding much (lie sumc as those of tho meet held hero today, but more Interesting perhaps to a European bocauo of tho settings of tropical foliugo nnd dnrk natives round about. Quoting the words of a Bengnlinn ho said: "Thero aro heaps of lovo nt tho foot of tho cross," ainl I hopo that in tho convention tomorrow, In which all tho denominations of tho Stato will bo represented, there will bo heaps of love, unbounded fellowship. I hayo been to many kinds of conventions, some. In which thero wore but n half dozen in attendance, and then again in Buxtoni in '05, I attended a convention at which 50,425 delegates wore present. And this alone to me Is a euro sign that rcllglou Is not drifting behind. To what kind of a secular meeting of pleasure could you gather together so many young people? None, no none. I tell you, day after day, the truth Is becoming more evident that tho Biblo Is not a back number, and that the great work is growing strougor, broader broad-er aud (inner. Aftor the conclusion of Dr. Clark's address, Rev. Andrews spnko briefly and the mcetlug was brought to u close. |