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Show SALT LAKE OGDEN PEOPLE PROMINENT AT CONVENTION Salt Lake. Dec. 2S. The Utah Christian Endeavor society held a state convention yesteiday for the I election of officers and the renewal of work after three years of Inactivity Inac-tivity Delegates lrom the different local societies throughout the state iwero present and much enthusiasm 'was displayed The officers elected for the following follow-ing years were C. E. Marks, Salt Lake, president, Frank B. Smith. Og-den, Og-den, first vice president, Miss Lottie E. Stevenson, Logan,' second vice president. Mrs. Theodore Holt, Park City, third vice president. Miss Es-tello Es-tello Johnson, Salt Lake, secretary and treasurer. The executive committee com-mittee was selected as follows To serve two years, Loui6 Elmore, Og-don; Og-don; one year. II YV. Wyatt, Tro-monton. Tro-monton. Mrs W E. Patten, Pajson; John Roberts, Gieen River, Mrs. A F Wittenberger of Ogden, was elected elect-ed junior superintendent. Address of Welcome. Tho Rev. C R Noel, pastor of the Central Christian church, where the meetings were held, delivered the address ad-dress of welcome at the afternoon session. ses-sion. He emphasized the permanency of tho evangelical creed. Senator C E. Marks, president of the state society. gao a short address, brielly outlining the history from tho beginning thirty years ago. Senator Marks said that Blnce February 2, 1SS1, when endeavor work was begun, the movement had grown to number more than 80,000 branches and 4,000,-000 4,000,-000 members. "A similar movement among the New England churches had." he said "been organized as early ear-ly as 1724, with practically the same underlying principles as in the modern mod-ern movemenL However, it died out and no record of It came to light until un-til aftor the founding of tho present movement " Interesting papers on Christian Endeavor En-deavor work were delivered by Miss Florence Havcnor, Miss Edna Caldwell Cald-well and j H. Page. Henry Jacobs spoke briefly on "The Needs and Opportunities Op-portunities of Unionfi," making the point that to succeed in such work faith and humility were essential factors. fac-tors. He urged that street meetings bo held In order to reach those young people who did not attend a church service, R. H. .lessup, who has had experience experi-ence in prison work, urged that the convention take some action on spiritual spirit-ual labor with prisoners He said one reason why the work had been discouraged In the local prison was that no adequate programs had been arranged "Conicts," ho said, "tire of mere talking and would prefer services ser-vices lnclusle of some entertaining features." To Enlarge Work. At the evening session the Rev. Frank G. Brainerd gave nn interesting interest-ing talk on the aid to endcaor work that should bo given by the various churches. He was of tho opinion that although endeavor work was essentially essen-tially among the younger members of thp congregation, tho church should aid and foster It as much as possible without destroying its identity Mr Brainerd was followed by the Rev J E. Carver of Ogden, who delivered de-livered the convention sermon from the subject, "Present Day Demands for Enlarged Christian Endeavor" Dr. Caner said the demand today for such work was greater than eer before and that much depended on efficient organization |