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Show I EHDEAVOREflS CLOSE BIG CDHVENTION Hl Session at .Seattle lias Been H!' Largely Attended; Marked B;' by Much interest. R KVEX MEETINGS HELD AT SUNRISE WERE THRONGED Wide Variety of Topics of In-tercst In-tercst to Christian headers Broadly Discussed. .SEATTLE, Wash.. July 15. Tho usual sunrise prayer meeting opened tho fiiuil tiny of tho Christian Kndcnvor con vent.) nn this morn inn; at, li:SO o'clock, .services being hem in elcvon .hurches; topic. "Witnesses for Christ; When. Whore, flow?" ' The Endeavor school of methods' last session at. the various: churches brought out. bijr crowds. At Westminster church the subject j was. "Methods of Bible Study." led by William Philips Fin II president; of the .American Bible league. Ai. Iho First Baptist church thf lender was Hiram N. Lnthrop. treasurer of Iho United Society of Boston; at the Pil-grim Pil-grim Coiigrcgntionnl junior methods were discussed, led by General Secrc-tary Secrc-tary Shaw; ai the Swedish Baptist floating society work wag talked on. led by George S. Higbcc of Los Angeles; ai the United Presbyterian church Miss Jilihel Pickett, of Kansas City led, the subject, being, "Quiet Hour Confer-once": Confer-once": at the Welsh Presbyterian 1 ,1 oli n T. Sproull of Arlington. N.J., led, the subject being, " Tithing. The attendance at lent Williston and at the regular churches during the day whs little loss than yesterday. At tent Williston Hev. Tyler .of Denver pre-sided, pre-sided, the Biibjeet being, "Training for Missionary Service at Home and j Abroad."' Colored Bishop Speaks. Bishop Alexander Walters, colored, of the A. M. E. Zion church, Jersey City. N. .T., spoke on "The Apppal ot. North America": lie v. .John Pollock, prcsi-dent prcsi-dent of the Buronenn Christian En-dcavor En-dcavor union of Belfast, Ireland, ou '-The Appeal of Europe"; Tlov. W. T. Johnson, colored, pastor of the First H African Baptist; church. Richmond, Va,, H" on "Prayer for the World"; "Rev. E. Marsden of Saxman, Alaska, on "The Appeal of Alaska"; Tatsujiro of Jkayama. Japan, on "The Appeal of Japan"; Jlev. Andrew Bcatt.ie of Can-ton, Can-ton, China, on "The Appeal of China"; HBff If. N. Lnthrop of Boston, on "Tho Foil r tli Worlds Convention, India, H The non-evangelistic ncrviee at the grand opera-house at 12 o'clock was presided ovor by William Phillips Hall Hr of New York; Ilov. James A. Francis of New York was the leading speaker. In the afternoon at tent Williston, President Ciark presiding, many spoke B. on Christ ion Endeavor, its opportunity, nnd kindred lopicfi, and similar ser-BBh' ser-BBh' vh-es were hold at the First Prcsby- BBJ! lerian church. Largely attended even- BBh ing meetings closed the convention. |