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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: 31QMDAY, OCTOBER f28, 1901. 5 CHRISTIAN CONVENTION ENDS Oinieorition Cerricii OUi tht llztitnth Annual EmiIod. FATHER FRANCIS E. CLARK SPEAKS TWICE Jfottnilrr of the SnclPly Addrrs Two of (lie Ttrrnly-Onr McetlnK" lipid In thr Local (hnrclica I. nut Mailt. . Tho sixteenth annunl convention of the Nebraska Christian Endeavor union, which has been In session In Omaha since Friday, closed yeatorday with a Junior rally In tho afternoon and twenty-one consecration aervlces In as many different local churches In the evening. Rev. Francis E. Clark spoko at the con secration services held In First Prea byterlan and Kountzo Memorial churches, delivering the same sermon In both places, Ills topic was. "Tho Chief End of Christian Endeavor" and the ser mon In full follows; Some confusion has arisen In the mind of i tho general public because of the two rela tions sustained by the Young People's Bo 'clMy of Christian Endeavor; Hometlmes It I Is spoken of ns 11 local society owing al legiance only to one local church, nnd so It ts. Kometlmes It Is spoken of ns a world wide movement with rclntlons to nil the churches, and so It Is. Doth relations are correct, and neither excludes the other. In fact, hoth am neccsHury to the highest de velopment of either, livery local society Is stronger nnd more useful In Its uwn crr.irch, nnd quite us loynl, because, ns part of a world-wide movement, It can draw Us Inspiration from a multitude of sources, . The movement would bo n sorry thing In (deed were It not for the faithfulness and ) steadfastness and liiilrutnpeted work of six times lO.fXtfjdoenl societies. Yet, Interrelated ns theso two features of Christian En deavor are, each- linn Its own Important nnd distinct work to do, ,uvt neither reln 'tlon Interferes with the other, 1 hopo I shall not -bo considered boastful If I set forth the-so high Ideals nnd the world-wide work of, tho society, No one realizes, I be lieve, nny better Its' human limitations, or Is more grateful to the kind providence of Uod, which,- with llitlo hbmnn wisdom, Is making some of Its dlvlnn possibilities blessed realities, 4m n MfM'li'ljr. AVhat Is tho chief end of Christian En deavor as u society? To start with the '"gihrasoology of the old Catechism, Its chief ud Is to glorify Uod. ami build up the local church with which- It Is connected, Krom tho first day of the existence of tho first society to this day of grace the supreme object of every society of Christian En deavor has been to muko Its own young pcoplo more Useful In the service of God .through their own church. Has It done this? I will not trust to mv own impres sions, biased ns you may think thorn to be by my own wishes and hopes, but will clvc you tho actual facts collected tit tho cost of much labor and pains by Amos It. .Wells in his correspondence with ninny hundreds of ministers In nil denominations anil all parts of America. Theso facts prove that put of l.ROO ministers Interviewed. SI per cent pf them declared that Christian En deavor had decidedly Increased the loyalty or tneir young pcopin to tneir own cnuren, It-, ncr cent declared that the Interdenomina tional fellowship was only a help and not n hindrance, and these same ministers de clared that 47 per cent of the accessions to their churches had como from the ranks of tho Christian Endeavor society. As a Movement. But Christian EndcAvor Is a movement ns well as u socloty. What Is Its chief end as a, movement? To glorify God and to promote certain great International nnd In terdenominational effortn among tho young neonlii nf tba world. TIiIh end Is lust as Important, just as necessary. Just ns In evitable, ns Its end ns a local society. To tie sure, no society Is obliged to Join In nny nf theso wider efforts, unless It chooses to do so, nnd never ohould unless Us church nnd pastor hcnrtlly approve of thecn. It will bo reckoned Just ns truly a Christian lEiidwor iwiety If It-Joins In.nonu. Never theless., theso plans ,of the movement are is lecltlmato and as' worthy as nny In which Christian men nnd women can en gage. Some people would belittln this side of Christian Endeavor, nnd If n society In .Ibnesvlllo Is dwindling, or n society In Kmlthtown Is not doing Its whole dutv. they declare Christian Endeavor a dismal failure, forgetting what tho movement is doing for cltlzonshlo. for missions, for the spirit of boncvolenro. for bringing young people into communion wnn una in tne nulet hour, and for tho unification of the forces of Christendom. Lot me enumerate some of theso things for which Christian Endeavor, the movement, has come to stnnn, Christian' Fellowship Vlrst, for fellowship between Christians of many denominations nnd many nations. Ono' society could not nchlevo this, howovr xuitniui nnu vigorous, ine societies or one denomination could not. or of one country, nut when there nro 60,000 societies, found In every denomination nnd In ovcrv country beneath the sun, nil culled by the samo name, all working according to the same general .plan'; the unification has nlready come, tho fellowship already exists and hn who seeks 'to destroy It does a f rlovoua wrong to the cause of Christ. Tho mpresslon la somotlmos Industriously fir dilated that as a federation of the voting people of the 'churches Christian Endeavor nati failed nnd that a new federation Is needed. 4t us see what denominations nro in tnc vjnnsiiun jimooavor ienerauon nlready. Practically all thn Presbyterians, ronareirntlrinallsts. Dlsclnles of Christ. Christians, Moravians, Cumberland Presby terians, Reformed Presbyterians, Reformed Church In America and tho Reformed Church In thn United Btntes, the United Evangelical association, Reformed Eplseo nnl. Methodist Protestant. Primitive Metho. dlst, Free Baptist. Mennonltes. Church of (iod, Untied Hrotnron tuin constitution), African Methodist Eolsconal nnd African Methodist Episcopal SSIon, large sections of the Baptist. Lutheran, United Presbyterian nnd United Brethren church, and smaller sections of tho Protestant Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal churches. This In thn United States alone, while In Canada and other countries our fellowship Is even more Inclusive. Surely this Is a goodly federa tion to have grown up virtually In twenty years. If we nnd said, ''On to now, we will linvo .a, federation of all tho churches," It could not have been brought rtboit of set purpose in ten times twenty years, for rcjinwsnip crows irom n seen nnd is not built up with ecclesiastical hammer and nails. Christian CHIienshlp. Acatn. as movement. Christian En ripnvnr ran atnnd anil does Htnnil nei'ullnrlv for Christian citizenship. Its ranks nro tilled with young citizens young men who nro costing their early ballots; young women wno niivo a voter ir not a vote, Jivery four years sno.um I'nnatian En deavorern. It In snld. loin the rank n voters, ijow could It be otherwise than that mllllnnR nf vnunir neonlo banded to gether should come to feel their collectlvo duty as citizens to make their natlvo lands nobler, purer, more Chrlslllkf. Jn a hundred forms this conviction has taken shape In mo memoriaia tor ponco ana arbitration IS fcURYElOUSlY EFFECTIVE. It conveys a healing, strengthen lag Influence to thr afflicttd orpnj which U instantly apparent. Qultts pain, stops wasting of the Iddnay tissue, removes that tired, Respond ent feeling that all victims of kidney ailments kave A short course with this splendid, remedy brings back strength, good digestion, energy and cheerful spirits. PriH, HH-it Irt? sink. FOR V KIDNEY Y TROUBLES In manv a nmtAat a&int rnfrntil nnmlna tlons. Ill Indenenrient vnllnff In mlltilelnfll affairs where parties have set up bad men for the suffrage. None Of these things Could bn done hv n alnirln Imtenomleilt society, or by tho societies of one denomina tion, wnn enertivene ami fnrre One of the mini linneful ntnl tirnmUtnir of present good citizenship efforts Is Hie inauguration nt "voting Men's riirmian i j V conKresses" for the discussion of at the recent convention at Cincinnati a Lit it: uuiil'h. nrnnrMnri it v inn. it. i unin movement rraugnt witn vast possibilities fp Ood. Wo are told that our young Irish uuiuijc cuurns are taking a lending piaco n rtOlltlCS nnd nmrlnl Ufa tiniillM lhe have their numrmi vnnn tnAti'a AHn't? clubs, whern questions of thn day are dls- I'UBUFii, wnne many or pur Amcricnti-iiorn youth aro spending their tlmo at the whist party and In the tilllfuril tinll nnrt I ho anrlnl uHnce. mo insn deserve thn omccs and inn predominant political innuencc If they take thn time nnd nnlnn in Inform thm SClVes on nilhlln nileatlrlnk nnd In nltnln readiness In debating them. This movo of Christian Kndenvor In Interest the vnuth of America In America's vital questions of civics and good government is important, it seems to me, ncyonu an expression. Christian Missions, An Chrlflllntl Rnrienvnr avnhnriftrl lnln nil the world, Its relations to other lands and Its responsibility to uplift other peoples came home to Its members nnd Its period of missionary activity nnd teal began. Through the denominational boards of the different churches this zeal has been chiefly manifested anil It hns materialized In gifts aggregating millions of dollars. The "Tenth legion- ami the "Macedonian rnniunx have been tho natural nnd logical outcome of this missionary zenl. The Tenth Legion says: "Mince i neuevc m ncinuig my reuow men wherever thev mnv live. I will et aside otle-tenth of mv Income for this pecinc purpose," The Macedonian Phalanx ays: "1 desire to work In foreign lands for uod nun immunity ns well ns in my own. l navo nenni inn .Macedonian our. i enn not go. but I can send. I will have my representative. I will live the gospel and help him preach the gospel there I can work for Ood twelvo hours u dnv here and through him twelve hours a day there." From these great thoughts born of mis sionary seal sprung the Tenth Ieglon and tne itinceunninn Phalanx, C'hrlstlnn lluuirs. Hut Endeavorem tinvn nther relntlnna he. sides tiione IliHt hlnri litem In thplr nwn churches nnd their natlvo lands. Many of them are "set together In families." They nre .husbands or wives or children or brothers or sisters, as well as church mem. bers and citizens, and so the home comes Within their ken. Mr. W. T. Slend nf Knit. land declares that the great value of thn movement is mat in tne society so many young men have found good wives and so many girls good husbands. The conscious ness or inese reintions huh como to them Of late nnd thev bnvn come In pe Mini In making home n nobler, sweeter, purer place they have an opportunity nnd consequently a duty. A practlcnl thing that they can do In a multitude of homos (for Christian Endeavor Is nothing If not practical) Is to promote mid sustain family worship. This asuy imporinni matter, eloquently uu heated at Cincinnati, lnix hern luken mi In earnest and thn "Home Circle of Chris- tlnn Endeavor" will mafk the year lflfll as an Important one In the annals of the movement, Nntnrnl and liievlliilile I'rnturex. You will seo how natural nnd Inevitable are all these features. No one of them Is a ciiicnpennv device to eularee the society or to increase interest in it. :o one of them has heen nierhunlrallv fnrred linnn 'Endenvnrers. or hitched on to thn sncltv. or HtucK on wnn tne nuuesive piaster or churchlv authority. Each effort is a natural growin irom hid natural root of Christian Endeavor. 11 has been the reult of tho environment nnd relntlonsh Ins of Christian Nnueavnrers. j ne society couiu not live unless It grew. If these natural deve on ments had been cut oft or stunted it would have dwindled nnd died lone huo. and nil of them are possible only because the so ciety has become a movement. None of them woald be practicable In thn same de gree to ii single society, or to those of one denomination, or even or one country. Christina Character. I have vet to sneak of another dcvclon ment which Is Just as Inevitable as the others, and which is perhaps thn most Im portant of all. The society has learned to breathe ns well as to run. Its lungs hnvn expanded as well ns Its limbs. Its motive power has Increased as rapidly as Its ma chinery. Otherwise atroDiiy and death would have resulted long ago. Thank Ood ror tne quiet nour. Tiinnic uod ror ail that It mMm nf rnmmunlnn. nf near, nf enm rort, or insignt, or uplift. .innnK uau ror inn siaviiiir nower it una Kiven in inn nn clettes'und the movement' the wnrfd around, M' I. n .1 . A ,ia , ,, A .,.. F nn.la ,.r l.n Christian Endeavor. As a local society it stands in its numme piace 10 neip to tna uttermost or its anility tno local cnuren. As a. movement Christian Endeavor stands for Christian fellowship. Christian citizen ship, christian missions, ynristinn nomes (jnrisuan cnarncier. A largo and ambitious program, you sa.v but none too large or ambitious, for all theso matters have their relations to every vounii man and young woman. Every true Christian must be loval to his own church. "but he must also remember thnt he Is a member of the church unlversnl, that he is a citizen, that he Is a man. As .a resident of a little suburban vlllane In Massa chusetts, my own church has special claims upon me. as a man, my nomc, my country. Die church universal, the world, have claims upon me. I should be unworthy of membership In tho obscurest church on earin li i iKiioreu tnesc oiner claims, i can only worthily be a membor of my own Incut nlmrnli ntwl nf mv nn'n flennmlnntlnn by recognizing what I have to do for other churches, for other lands, ror other men (irnrrnus Vleuvs Endeavorers all. let us take this l.trire and generous lew of our duties, 1 bellevo It Is the only true view. Th6se who would t.,tltlA ,'fttlr Irlanu nf vnilr rlntt In nlltAra am not your trim friends, or true friends of your own cnuren. inoue wno wouki nar row your efforts and your sympathies nnd vour fallowshln are stabbing not only !ho Christian Endeavor movement, but your own nignest activity nna largest usertu ness In vour own church. Now and then I near or u society aropping oui oi me rntiKS of Christian Endoivor. though not one tenth mi rt as often ns I hear of necesslons to our ranks; but once in a wlillo I hear of a society giving up our fellowship. I won der If It understands all. thnt it Is giving up? Not n name, not n method, not' u Tiieaffo niereiv. in hii mesa ininKB me no- rletv Is flexible nnd may be minuted to nny cnuren or aenominaiion. ii is not simpiy glvlng up connection with n united society or a world's Christian Endeavor union, but It l giving up a .world-wide fellowship, and Its shara in helping and being helped Pulpit Sentiments Talks of liner inrlnii, Ber. C. H. Miller of Sclvurler preached at Castellar Presbyterian ' church yester day morning on "Thn Old South, tho New Routh and tho Rnce Question." Rev. Mil ler was born and reared on a southern plan tation and his father waa a slaveholder. After an entertaining description of plan tation life and the plantation negro befcre the war, ho said. "Northern people do' not get the right conception nf the southern negro. In tho first place, he does not want to bo called 'colored, which most northern peopln think tho proper thing. He Is ns proud of being black, your true southern negro, as (he finest woman Is of her complexion. "It your Ideas ot tho southern negro are taken from 'Uncle Tom'a Cabin' I fear I will not be able to' say much concerning blm that will Interest you. Orantlng that all this story tells Is truo tht villains of It are northern people. During my plantation life I never saw anythlug llko the scenes described In 'Undo Tom'a Cabin,' yet sim ilar ones may have happened. '.The plantation negro was affectionate, religions, roverrnl, patriotic, sympathetic. 1 know that the old colored mammy In whose arms my mother laid mo when a babe loved me as deeply and devoutly as she did her own little- black child, All during those dark days when the ronftd eracy tottered and finally fell tho negroes were most faithful and devoted to the wo men and children committed to their care. Nearly every negro has a deep rollglous belief, even those In Jails and on the chain gangs, but the trouble l that they divorce their practical llfo from their religious belief. "Thn negro has been conspicuous In every war this country has ever fought. One of tho first martyrs to be shot down In tho streets ot Boston In Ibo cause of liberty before the revolutionary war was a black man. His exploits In Cuba during our lato war are still fresh in our minds. When our great president, William McKlnley, waa stricken by tho assassin's bullet there was great sorrow everywhere, but In no walk of life was It moie acute than In. the bumbU ty tens of thousands of other societies f.nd nearly 4,ono.OiX) of other young people to bo morn useful In I heir owa churches, to ho better citizens, better home makers, bat tcr men and women. What, then, Is tho conclusion of the whole matter? That Christian Enilcjvor, truo to Its mission, Is a society, loynl to the uttermost to Its own modrst service In Its nwn ch'Jrch. That Chrlstlnti Endeavor Is also a movement, standing peculiarly 'for Christian fellowship, Chrlstlnti citizen ship. Christian missions, Christian homes. Christian character. Let us see all there Is In It. Let us put nil we can Into It. I.ct us get all we can out of It. for the expansion nf our souls, for the welfare of our own church, for the advancement of tho kingdom of Ood In all the world. H'.MOllS IIAM.Y IX AFTKnSOO.V. Mttle C'hrlstlnn Workers Slimr Ite snlls of TrnlnlnK. Three hundred children from Omaha and 8outh Omaha, with a number from through out tho state, held a Junior Christian En deavor meeting yesterday afternoon at Kountze Memorial church. Mrs. F. V. Carruthers of Hastings, director of the state Junior work, was In charge. Banners were awarded for excellence In different lines. The token for the greatest growth of tho year-was presented to tho Shlckley Junior union of Shlckley, Neb. Tho banner for the best general exhibit went to the Cnstellar Presbyterian Juniors. Charles Reed of Hastings earned the prize for tho best exhibit work by a boy. His production was sold for tho benefit of mis sionary work. Plymouth Congregational excelled In Its hand of mercy work and the Shlckley Juniors won for the best mis sionary exhibit. The Juniors were then addressed by llev. Francis E. Clark on the topic, "Between tho Junior and Senior Society What?" Mr. Clark deprecated leaving a gap of six or eight years In age between the Juniors and seniors and advocated the formation of Intermediate societies. He slso disapproved of societies allowing their numbers to ex ceed a certain limit. In societies with over 100 members, he said, there Is not sufficient opportunity for Individual expression. One Endeavor society has reported to him tho success of a plan of dividing Into four parts. Tho chief purpose, Mr. Clark said, Is to arouse Individual Interest and to get boys and girls started early In Christian work. The program was then surrendered to tho children, who had prepared several special numbers under the direction of Miss Mc- Vlttle, city superintendent of Junior En deavor societies. Acrostics bearing the words "Welcome" and "F. E. Clark" were formed by tots bearlug letters and there was an Instructive bible drill by tho Cns tellar Juniors. Quorlcs relative to the bible were written on a blackboard and answered promptly and correctly. Miss Magee's chil dren from (he Tenth Street mission made up an admirable chorus, most of them com ing from the slums of the city. The services concluded with short talks on practical topics, as follows: "Tho As sistant Junior Superintendent," Miss Alice Root: "Teaching Juniors How to Use the Bible," Mrs. W. S. Johnson; "Juniors' Busi ness Meetings," Miss Jennie Hambacher; "Amusements," Mrs. I.. W. Harrington; Social Work for Juniors," Mrs. O. W. Oar- loch; "Teaching Juniors to Pray," Miss Ivy Reed. Bin CIIOWU AT KOt.T7.E MEMORIAL DotTiitiiTTii Chnreh .In mined by the Delrgntes anil Tlielr Friends. Kountzo Memorial church was crowded to Its doors at the evening consecration service, Many were turned away, while a large number stood throughout the service. A fifteen-minute song sorvlce opened the meeting, after which Rev. Robert L. Wheeler of South Omaha led In devotional exercises. Rev. H. A. Carnahan of Central City then delivered a' sermon on "Self-Re-nunclatlon." His text was from Matthew xxvll 42, "Ho saved others; Himself He could not save." After telling tho story of the tragedy of tho world, the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus, Rev. Carnahan said! "As Jesus was upon the cross the rabble Jeered and taunted Him and subjected Him to great Indignities. They gave Him vin egar to drink, whllo Roman soldiers gambled at the foot of the cross for Hlu garments. And they said unto Him: 'Thou that destroyed the templo and rebuilt It In three days, como down from tho cross, If Thou art the Son of God.' But He heeded them not. t "Why was It that Jesus hung there un complaining and unanswerlng? "He could have saved Himself, but Ho did not do so that we might be saved. It Christ had come down from the cross He would have thwarted God's plan of redemp tion, 'if He had saved himself you would bo without hopo In this world of a better llfo to come. Tho grave would bo the end of all. But how different It Is. Ho did not save Himself and therefore His spirit lives to save others." Jules Lumbard sang n solo which was so well received that an encore was asked. Responding to the applause, Mr, Lumbard thanked tho audience and excused himself from further effort because of tho condition of his voice. Arthur Chase, the newly elected state president, Introduced a number of hla col leagues to the audience, which received them with a hearty handshake after the Chinese fashion. That Is, oach person aroso rabln of the southern negro. They know him as a truo friend of their race. "Perhaps you do not know It, but the people of the south did not desire the war of tho rebellion. It waa forced upon them by the politicians, But when It camo we had to choose between home and the out sldo and wo took (he former. You people of tho north do nol know what widespread desolation that terrible war' caused through out tho southland, but yet I'm glad tho negro was liberated. Abraham Lincoln yna the greatest friend the south ever had, but tho horde of carpet baggers who over ran the south were not, I am glad to say, true northern men. They robbed everybody and everything under gulsn of a friend ship for tho negro which they did not feel. "The only solution of tho negro problem Is to glvo him a Christian education. Only that will break his bonds ot sin, Ignorance and superstition. I fully believe In the noble work of Booker T. Washington and think there Is no missionary problem so great as that wltbln the borders of our own country." Stndy Christ's Cnrncr, Rev, William Hardcastle of Cambridge preached yesterday morning at Seward Street Methodist church, "Hn Went About Doing Good" was the theme of Rev. Hard castle's sermon, which was given over largely to applied Christianity. "It Is Impossible to make a moro com plete summary of Christ's llfo than Is given In the words 'He went about doing good.' This on sentence Is sufficient to direct tho llfo of any follower ot Jesus Christ," said the preacher. "God's son devoted Ills entire Ufa to uplifting His followmen and all Christians should emulate the admirable example He left i(s, Christ means more to ub today than He did to the men Ho asso ciated with hundreds ot years ago. His llfo has been hallowed by age. "Christian people cannot do better than to make a careful study of Christ's career. The sympathy He showed for those who suffered and the kindness He displayed to ward men and women ot all classes Indicate and shook his own hands, to which saluta tion the officers responded In like manner.' "Father" Clark on behalf of the state society, presented banners to those societies which had made the best record In the last year In missionary work. Tho Union so ciety of Shlckley received Ihc banner for foreign missions, with membership of twenty-five and a contribution of tll.l'j. The First Presbyterian society of Omaha received the banner for home missions, with a membership of fifty-five and a contribu tion of f39.30. Tho committee on resolutions presented a report, which waa adopted, thanking thoso who had helped to make the convention a success. Rev. Clark prefaced his sermon on "The Chief End of Christian Endeavor," which Is printed elsewhere Jn this paper, with a few remarks complimenting tho local com mittee for Its excellent work. At tho close of the sermon Rev. Clark conducted an Im pressive quiet hour consecration service. With heads bowed and eyes closed the large audience united In silent communion for several minutes. AT TUB I'lUJlT UOJSnitHOATIOXAl.. Itcv. K ii n ii er mid Mrs. I'ntnicr SpeiiU- of Mlsaliin Work, Farewell Christian Endeavor services at First Congregational church last night were opened with Weegman's fantasy, as an organ prelude by Organist Tblckstun. A praise service of fifteen minutes' duration followed, after which the full chorus and choir of twenty voices sang Protheroo's anthem, "Praise Ye the Lord." A featuro of the services was the violin offertory by Miss Elizabeth Allen, played with organ accompaniment. , Prayer and hymns preceded tho first address, which was delivered by ltcv. P. G. Kuaucr of Batanga, Africa, a missionary In thoso fields, "Encouragements in Foreign Mission Work" was Ills topic. "The first encouragement Is the knowledge of the perpetual unity of men In all departments of their being, physical, mental, mural and spiritual," said he. "Their skins may bo of different colors, but their' bones, blood and hearts are tho same. Thus the treat ment tor nil Is similar for physical ail ments. This Is also true of mental and spiritual Ills. There Is In all men the same kind of a mind, the same laws gov erning processes of thought obtain In all, the same physical powers are existent, each living being suffers the same tendency to go astray. As with ub the negroes are anxious to learn. The presence of the wise white man Inspires them with a great deBtre to know as much. "Another encouragement to the mission aries la tho fruit their work has unques tionably homo. Tho negroes now keep excellent order In the churches. Just as nny civilized white people, and show great Interest in all the proceedings. Many of them have now become' efficient Sunday school teachers to work among their kind. "Tho third encouragement Is tho thought that their friends at home and others as well aro thinking of them. Each solitary worker knows that thcie Is always a prayer going up for htm somewhere In tho civilized world. In the darkest hours this ts their Inspiration and guide." Mrs. F. D. Palraor of Pittsburg gave tho second address. Her topic was a parallel to Mr. Knauer's, being a discussion of "Mission Work Among tho Colored Pcoplo of the South." This dealt with the mis sions at home, in America and some Inter esting comparisons and figures wcro given In the course of the speaker's review of the negro's life In this country since tho first boatload was landed at Jamestown on October 19, 1619. There wcro twenty of them then and by tho tlmo the civil war was concluded 4,000,000' of"them were freed. They aro still Increasing, some 600 being born every day In the United States. Mrs. Palmer urged the great importance of the task of Christianizing nnd evangelizing these people and said that It was not sur prising how much remained to ho dono when It was remembered that the work among negroes -hero began only thirty eight years ago. ItKSOMITIONS OP TUB COXVBVI'IOX. Committer' Report Exleiiilx Thnnks nnil Endorses Itoonerrlt. The committee on resolutions of tho state Christian Endeavor society made the fol lowing report: Resolved, Thot our thunks and appre ciation arc extended to the railroads for their courtesies In reduced fnro and excel lent trnln service. That most henrty thanks be tendered the trustees and olllcera of the churches for thn use of their beautiful houses of wor ship In which to hold our convention; to tho choir for their excellent rendition of song; to tho Young Men's Christian as sociation quartet: to Prof, Excell for his genial and masterful leadership In praise: to the organists and pianists for their efficient help: to the press for tho courte sies nnd liberal reports In their dally pa pers; 10 tne untiring, zenioun nnd emc cut management of tlir committee of 1S01; to the homes of I ho cltv of Omaha for the splendid hospitality extended to their gutsls at the convention; to thoso who have tukfn' part In the program, and especially thanka nro flue to rattier Kndcnvor Clarlt for the Inspiration of his presenco nnd tho excel lent addresses delivered, which hnve fur nished us a clearer vision of the Master and ministered so much to tho progress of thn program, nnd wo hereby pledge our selves to thn essentials of Christian En deavor, vis.: Obligation, personal service Extracts from Some Sermons Delivered Sunday. clearly tho manner In which Ho would havo Ills disciples deport themscfVes. "Systems of philosophy have been devised to take the place of tho simple doctrlno which was promulgated by tho man of Galilee, but nono of them has stood the test of years. The story of Jesus Christ moves the hearts of moro men In tho world today than ever bofore, In spite of all tho efforts to replace It with man-made re llglon. Thern la something satisfying and comforting In Christianity which phllos ophy cenpot supply." To Live. In God's Fnllh. Rv. McMurty of Fairmont, Neb., occu pled the pulpit at Knox Presbyterian church yesterday morning. In honor of tho Chris tlan Endeavor gathering tho auditorium was handsomely decorated with greens, flags and Christian Endeavor colors. The sermon was one to Endeavorers, encourag Ing them and exhorting them to contlnuo their work. Ho said that It was plain from tho very songs they sang and tho spirit In which they sang thorn that thero was no higher Idea to them than Christianity. Tho great problem of tho present century Is how to get men and women to live as If they wore believers, as though they were supported by tho pjer of God through faith. The preacher then cited an Instance In his own life to lllustrato tho great power ot n Christian In his own 'world and dlf fercnt ores. When ho first went to Fair mont, threo years ago, thero wcro three base ball teams In the town and not a single player attended church. Ho waa baBe ball star himself and the boys found It out. They wanted h)m to coach them then to manage their team, then to help them raise a fund of $600, He accepted on the one condition that they would ccaso playing on Sunday and would not swear on the grounds. They objected, saying Sunday was tho only day they had, but In tho end they gavo In, and now tho man who was most profane of all may be heard chiding tho others for violations of the rule. personal consecration, loyalty and fellow ship. That we express "our appreciation of the Christian Endeavor World, and of our stato paper, run isndcnvor News, and its capaoic editor, Mlfs Alice Hunter, and w pledgo our best efforts to dnublo Its circulation H the next twelvo months, Thnt wc Indorse. Irrespective of party nfllllatlou, the benntlful net of the presi dent ot inn cnited states in tun matter ot extending thn courtesies of tho White Mouse mid hli hospitality to lloOKer T. Wiishlnston. thereby exemplifying the mo tive principle of our holy Christianity "For Ood Is no respecter of persons," nnd "What uod until cicnnseu inni can not tnou un clean." SUNdAY NIGHT AT THE STATION .xoine of the SlrntiRe Thlnats thnt Oc curred to the I'ollCe Last Mailt. Last night was somewhat out of the or dinary nt the pollco station. Besides tbo usual grist of plain drunks, sleeping on the walk, etc., several Interesting specimens wcro brought In or camo In on their own account. About midnight tho wagon was called to Eleventh nnd Farnam streets. It returned with a blind man, known aa Blind Tom. Tom has lost the sight In both eyes. When he was brought Into tho station he called each odlcer who spoke to him by his right name nnd walked without being directed from thu office to the cell room. Ho had SI 16 nnd deposit checks for over $300 moro In his purse. Ho was arrested for being drunk. About thirty minutes later another blind man was arrested at the same place on the samo charge. A half dozen young men, who said they had been at work In tho harvest fields up n Dakota, were brought In for being dis orderly. They Informed the officers that tbey had been at work alt summer and had como to Omaha to "havo a time." Their time will likely bo ten days. About 8 o'clock n one-legged man, on crutches, came Into tho station and Invited the officers out to see a strange procession. And It wasn't commonplace. Five one legged men wcro on their way to tho union station. All of them were umbrella Oxers. They had been In Omaha several days and met yesterday afternoon nt Jefferson square. 'It Is tho first time," said the lender, "that over saw so many of us together much less one-legged umbrella fixers. Wo aro from all parts of the world and are going to tho samo place." They all said the dry weather last summer had almost ruined their business. It Is their Intention to form a union of one-legged umbrella fixers. About 10 o'clock a gontlc-eyed youug man wnlked Into tho station, gazed at the offi cers In a vory deliberate manner and finally sidled up to Desk Sergeant Havey. He spoke In stage whispers and could be heard all over the room. Say, sergeant, I heard that my father was down here to get ma put In the asylum. Ho thinks I am crazy." Sergeant Havey nformed tho mild-eyed young man that his fathor had said something about him being a little bit off. Well, you needn't believe anything they say about me," said tho young man, " 'cause I'm all right. Now look here: I've discov ered something they don't know anything about. See this pencil? Now listen: "Tick, that means F. "Tick, tick, that means R. "Tick, tick, tick, menns A." But nt this Juncture the sergeant sug gested that the young man take his dls- overy to thn Western Union and tho police missed an opportunity ot learning a new system of telegraphy. AGAINST A HARD COAL DEAL Ouinlinns Who lliise ot Stored ninck Illantonils .Miit Mnnd . Illse'ln Price. The people of Omaha arc up against a hard coal deal and the dealers hold all tho I tumps. The price of hard coal has Just beon advanced by the local dealers from $9.50 to $10. The dealers say the advance In price was necessary In order to keep up expenses. The Indications are the price will not ngaln be ndvanccd In tho Im mediate future, but that Is a question, ho thn dealers say, the eastern pcoplo will havo to settle. G. P. Cronk of the C. B. Havens com pany unld: "The advance Is caused prin cipally by tho demand exceeding tho sup ply. There Is a lack of cars for. handling the toal and It Is a very difficult matter for the dealers to get the amount they ro- quire. This shortngo of tcara occurs every tall, nut tno shortage this year Is unprece dented. Many nf the large furnaces In tho east hayo been compelled to shut down on this account. Another cause for the ad vanco Is the increase In freight rates. Whllo I hope thero will bo no further advance, wo can't tell. If tho shortage of cars continues there will be another advance; If not the prlco will not be changed." It. J. Altchlson of tho Union Fuel com pany said: "Tho advanco In price whs made necessary by the advance In the east. Tho Increase was made by tho oper ators. It Is a very difficult matter to get coal owing to thn demand exceeding the supply. However, I do not look tor another advance In tho very near future." WORKMEN WILL CELEBRATE Thirl y-Thlrd Anniversary of O ran ill - xntlnn nf United Workmen to Re Observed. The Omaha members of tho Ancient Order of United Workmen will celobrato tho thirty-third anniversary of the organiza tion ot that order this evening at a Joint meeting of all thn lodges of tho city to bo held at the templo of tho Ancient Order of United Workmen on North Fourteenth street. Tho temple has been entirely re furnished and redecorated- and will bo for mally dedicated tonight. Souvenirs will bo given to all persona attending tho anni versary. Grand Deputy Van Dyke, Orand Chief of Honor Adella Harding of Hebron and Grand Master Workman Jasalek of South Omaha will bo among tbo' guests ot honor. A mu sical program will bo given, In which Miss Lillian Clawson and Pearl Morris will have part. GUARD OVER DOYLE'S HOUSE Chief Donnline Places an Officer lo Watch After n Hniallnox rnllent. In compliance with Chief Donahuo's or ders, a guard was. stationed last night over tho homo of James M. Doyle, a laborer, Kit North Twenty-fifth avenue, as tho city physician "has declared Mr. Doyle to bo suf fering from smallpox. This case of small pox, was discovered nearly a week ago, but upon the promise of tho patient to keep hlu doors closed ngalnst all comers and not to leave the houso nor permit members of "his family to leave It City Physician Ralph agreed not to send him to tho emergency hospital nor to place his house under quar antine. Since then, however, neighbors have complained to tho police that Doylo, who ts not seriously HI, Is In tho habit of taking nocturnal strolls, sometimes going as far as eight or ten blocks from the houso. "Garland" fliovea ana Haniies Awarded first prize, Paris exposition. 1900, A household remedy Cramer's Kidney and Liver Cure. 00c and 11, all druggists, When the Blood fS mpure Everything goes wrong. The digestion is bad. The head aches. The brain is dull. The nerves weaken. And the skin is nearly ruined. Your doctor knows what medicines will cure these troubles : the medicines that are in Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Consult him freely. " Fiva years ago I had bunches come out on my head and had a breaking out on my body. I tried different remedies without relief. I then tried Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Before I had taken half a bottle the bunches and the rash were gone, and I felt like a new man." M. A. Wall, Bentley Greek, Pa. $I.N. All sratflsts. BEAR DALLIES WITH WIRES Russia Ltoks with Faror Upon Amtrloan Elictrlo Can. ST. PETERSBURG HOPES FOR FAS1 TRAINS Plttsliuric ("Hiiltnllst Slakes Offer to Itevnlntlnnlse Car .Service of Htm nlim Cnpllnl, Which Is Con sidered Generous. ST. PETKltSnurtO, Oct. IS. (Correspond ence ot tho Associated Press.) The offer of Perry A. Vcrner of PlttBburg, Pn to buy nit the municipal and private street railways of St. Petersburg, to Introduce electrical traction and organize a complete system of electric tramways has bevn re ceived very favorably by tho local press. The municipal council has been discussing the matter for several years, but Mr. Verner'a offer Is the first genuine step toward tho Introduction Of electricity. Tho city owns three lines nnd a number of now lines are owned and operated by two private companies. The city haa he gun legal action against theso companies with n view to acquiring them, nnd Mr. Vcrnor's offer provides that the city shall turn the matter over to him when It shall have been litigated. Mr. Vomer's offer Is regarded by the press as straightforward, businesslike nnd fair. It Is too early to predict success, since many cooks help to make a broth In this city, but the munici pal council wns not approached until Mr. Vcrner, who had been to St. Petersburg three times within four years, had carefully studied tho whole problem from a financial and technical point, of vlow and through his local' reprcticntatlve. W. A. Heydecker, the American vice consul, had sounded va rious authorities about, tho matter. Anierlcnn Plnn Hinted. Mr. Verner's proposal Is, briefly stated, to organize a company under tho laws of Russia with a capital stock of fiL'.OOO.OOO roubles and the right to Issue bonds to tho same amount. He states that he and his friends can supply the money. He would agreo to complete tho transformation of all existing lines Into electrical lines within four years from the date of tho franchlso nnd would so arrange the traffic that no needless chango of cars would take place In going to and from the center of tho city. Tbo platform of the winter cars will be enclosed, flrldges will be widened and strengthened where necessary at tho com pany's expense and the company offers to nssumc the burden of building a stono or steel bridge across the Neva near the pal oce to replace the present wooden struc ture, the cost of the bridge to be deducted from tho annual compensation payments. This Is a point of great Importance to the city, which Is considering tho tssuo of bonds for this purpose. It Is stipulated that Russian materials and Russian .engineers and workmen shall be employed as far as available. The municipal lines have not been pay ing satisfactorily, owing presumably to in creased cost ot operation and control, A decrease ot nbout 50,000 roubles In the net revenues 1b anticipated for 1902. Font Hall In Pender, FKNDER, Nob,, Oct. 27. (Special.) A High school foot ball tram was organized here last week. Suits have been ordered and active practice will be begun at once. Two Steps win not tnlto you far, but our two ntotn go overywhern Spevial for' ono week, commenclnt: Snturdny, October 20, wr. will offer over .1,000 popular two-steps nnd nmrehes nt 10c per ropy or three for 2.V Wliy?-Aeouniulnlon of stock compels us to miike this Haerlflce Do not'iniHR thin plcnntle siile You will find ninny of .vour fnvoiiten- H'e our counter dlsplny.lt will cost you nothing-All music at popular prices. A. HOSPE Music and Art. 1513-1515 Douelii We do artistic tuning. Phone 188. Men's $2.50 Box Gaif- This fdioo han tho Renulne box enlf uppers-mi side lenther-wltli Kenulne welt soles of best tpinllty oak tnn solo lenther. We have cven different styles of mechanics heavy shoes at ?2.r0-nll of them nimle. with the extra heavy soles nnd plump uppers-rinadd for linrd serv ice, yet with Kood stylo and lots of com fort. Wo can Biinranten tlieso shoes to glvo every cent and more than you pay un In satisfaction. You aro money In pocket If yon but look at them. Drexel Shoe Co., Omaha's Up-lo-date Shoe Honss. 14 III FARNAM STIIEKT. Ntt Fall Catalosjna Nott Rama. J. C. AYBft CO., Uwsfl, MtH. BACK FROM LIBRARY MEETING l.llirarlnn nf Oninlm Pulille l.llirnry llevlews Work of Ttccent Ses sion nt Knnnn Clly. Miss Tobltt and Miss Parsons of the Omaha Public Library havo rclurned( from Kansas City, whero they went to attend a library meeting. The session constituted the second annual meeting ot tho Missouri Stato Library association, hut delegates from other neighboring states had also been Invited. , "The meeting nt Kansas City wns well attended," says Miss Tobltt, "and tho papors and discussions for tho moat part Instructive. Mr. Crunden of the St. Louis Public Library presided. You remember ho participated In our library congress dur ing the Tranamlsslsslppl exposition and thorn, as here, took a principal part In the wotk of the session, I could not help note that Kansas City and Omaha aro rivals to a (crtaln extent In their library work as In other things, but I camo back well satisfied that our library will stand com parison as to results and service to the public with that In Kansas City, even though they have a newer and moro ex pensive library building." BOY KILLED BY ACCIDENT Lifts n Gun liy the Mnssle null llr ueles Load of Shot In (ho Side. Frederick Jucobson, n H-yeiir-old boy, wns shot nnd' killed by the accidental dis charge of n shotgun yesterday. With his brother Oliver, nged 19, and two companions, Louis and Charles Dull, young Jacobsuu was engaged In hunting ducks near Gretna. He undertook to lift a gun from the boat,, holding It by thn muzzle, wheii the huninior caught and tint load wns discharged. The shot struck tho boy under the right nrnu inflicting a terrl bio wound. Ilo lived about mi hour. Tho living boys brought the body of their dead companion ns fnr ns the home of tho Dolls, on Leavenworth street. Just wit nf the fair grounds. Coroner Swniifou was then notified and the body wns taken lo the morgue. Jacobson's pnrents live about a mile and n half southwest from Benson. LOCAL BREVITIES. The friends nf Jexse S. Huel. 1105 South Fifty-first street. Rnvo him n pleasant sur prlso party Saturday night. Mrs. Marlon K. Little. 951 Noith Twenty seventh street, is nctlng temporarily ns police matron. The ofTlrc Into never been regularly filled slnco the resignation of Mrs. Itnfter two mouths iigu. The McKlnley memorial committee, com prising K. Hosewnter. Judge Monger, Judge Hnlcomb, Senator Millard. Heiniior Diet rich, General Mnndcrsnn. J, Sterling Mer ton, C. H. Oere, General Cowln and It. It Schneider, will meet at 11 o'clock thl morning in the Millard hotel. Chief of Police Donnhlie received ii tele gram yesterday afternoon from Beatrice, signed by A. T, Ituiidnll and addressed lo J. A. Brndshnw. Tho telegram mid: "Urnest Is dying," and was sent In care nf thn chief. Bradshaw Is unknown to tho J police and could not bn located. The Omaha Typographical union, ut Us meeting yesterday afternoon, voted to glvo Its moral nnd financial support lo Frmk A. Kennedy In the case of criminal llh'l brought ngalnst him by Iuls V. Oily Lnst Monday Judge Gordon of tho pollco rourt held Kennedy to tho district court for trial. Henry Swalieon, nged 14 years, wns locked up last night, charged with throwing rocks nt some B. & M. railroad men ai they were doing switching near tho Douglas street bridge. The boy nnd several com panions were on the bridge Hiid ns the cars passed under threw the rocks down, barely missing ono of tho men. Hwiiiisnn's com panions csenped. '- i ii'ii'n 'natajaMril'li '