The Portland daily press., 1888-07-09
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
An Address on the Need OF Home
Missionary w ork.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 7.-At today's session
of the Christian Endeavor convention, the
feature of the morning was the five minute
addresses on committee work. As the soci-
ETY. is essentially the outgrowth Of the mis-
sionary spirit, the address Of Edward S.
Niles, of Boston, on THE Missionary Com
mittee," received the most marked attention
What was the use of discussing foreign mis-
sions. he said, when there were 10000 foreign
infdels and idol worshippers being landed on
our shores every month. There was ample
room for foreign mission0ry labor right in
the United States. Boston, with 100000 pe0-
pie, had no more than $1,000 members Of
Protestant churches; New York, with o.
100000 people, had less than $4,000 Protes-
tants, and Chicago, with 100000 people, had
fewer than 100000 Protestants. There were
2,S60,000 people in those three cities who do
not attend our churches. Why then should
they go to India, or China, or Germany, or
Italy to preach the gospel? II the Bible Is
true, those who do not believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ have nothing before them but
eternal punishment. Those 2,S60.000 people
were on the road to eternal destruction.
The speaker here INDUCED in some calcula-
tions, arriving at the conclusion that about
$4,000 Of these people die and go to perdition
every year, one-twelfth Of that number every
month, etc. He thought these startling facts
ought to induce all Christians to put forth
their greatest Christian endeavors to save
the people.
and reading Of the scriptures by Rev. Mr..
Bassett, of New York. The committee on
nominations announced the following per-
sons for election as officers
Moderator Of Conference-W. J. Van Patten, Of
Burlington, VT
Vice Presidents Reys. j. W. Cooper, ID. d.,
New Britain, Conn.,; Wayland Hoyt, ID. D., OF
Philadelphia; Charles f. Deems. d. D., of New
lie N uE As.4a nfaI.x.
Samuel Fellows, d. d., Of chicago; Robert Chris Chris,
tie, ID. D., of ST. Paul; Charles ID. Barrows, D. d.,
of San Francisco.
The committee on credentials reported %
States represented in the convention; 700 So
cieties sent over 1000 delegates.
AT the evening session the first speaker was
Prof, w. r. Harper, of Yale College, on "The
Study Of the Bible" Miss Frances +. Will
lard, president Of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, was cordially
received by the immense audience by the
waving Of fans, handkerchiefs and the clap
ping Of hands. Her remarks in advocacy Of
the subject which has made her so famous,
wnlie not lengthy, were very well received.
A song closed the exercises.
The Proceedings Closed.
CHICAGO, Ill, July s.-This evenings ses-
sion Of the Christian Endeavor societies
filled the armory of Battery d. to overflow
ing. The usual opening exercises were fol-
lowed by the adoption of number Of reso-
lutions and recommendations for the govern
ment Of the organization. DIR. Wayland
Hoyt, Of Philadelphia, was to have been the
first speaker but, in his absence, Rev. Arthur
Little, OF Chicago, delivered an address on
The Element of Power" followed by Rev.
A. Boynton, of Boston, who preached a
lengthy sermon, at the conclusion of which
he complimented the assembled delegates for
the attention they had given to all those who
had remarks to make during the convention.
Moderator Van Patten brought the conven-
tion to a close with a few remarks. A num-
Der of those present had left the hall when
Mr.. Van Patten called the convention meet
ing to order.
The members Of each delegation were
called upon to testify to the vast amount of
good the convention had done them. The
remarks were interspersed with songs. The
benediction closed all the proceedings.