Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-10
OVER ONE MILLION.
The Christian Endeavor Army
Great Host.
PHENOMENAL ANNUAL CONVENTION

More Than Fifteen Thousand Delegates
at NIinnea polls - The City of Mills
Opens Its Arms and Hearts and Takes
Them All in-First Meeting of the
Body-Ten thousand Voices Sing "All
Hail the Power of Jesus Name
Speeches and Statistics.
MINNEAPolIs, Mimi, July 10.-Sunny
skies, balmy air, hospitable homes-this
was the days welcome of the city of Min
neapolis to the throngs of youthful En-
deavors who began trooping into town at
daybreak. rhe multitude was even
larger than the local committee had
counted on, and it was apparent that the
influx of visitors and delegates to the
convention of the Y. P. S. c. E. would
pass the Is, 900 mark set for it, and that
the convention will be the largest in the
society's history. All the morning was
spent in getting the visitors domesti-
Gated.
The System Worked Admirably.
A very ingenious and thorough system
facilitated this work of quartering the Wis
itors in hospitable homes all over the city.
Couriers met the twenty-eight special
trains at points forty or fifty miles from
the city. They provided each delegate
with slip giving the location of the home
to which he vas assigned, and explicit di-
rections how to reach it. This, combined
with an admirable system at the stations,
served to accelerate matters we'll Besides
the special trains all the regular trains
were double usual size. The largest dele
cation to arrive in one body was the New
England train, bringing 200. On this was
Father Endeavor Clark, as he has been
lovingly dubbed by the society he founded
He is the president and head of the move
ment.
Some Large Delegations.
General Secretary Baer, Ira D. Sankey,
the singer. William Shaw, the general
treasurer, and other leading officers were
aboard. The st. Louis train brought 2JC
OF the most enthusiastic young people
The Omaha and Nebraska delegation, 2GC
strong, steamed in with silk banners fly
ing the Ende1vor motto; For Christ and
the Church, was emblazond everywhere.
Canada sent 400 in one solid train to ask
the next convention for MOntreal-soma.
thing which will be battled for by New
York, too. All day long trains kept COM
ing right up 20 the hour of the opening OF
the convention.
The Convention Assemblies.
Promptly st O'Clock p. m. the conven
ton was called to order in the big EXPOSE
| ton hall. The convention hall seats H.
600 people, and the acoustic properties are
| simply perfect. The auditorium had beer
handsomely decorated for the occasion
flags and bunting Astounding everywhere
Most noticea Die of all was the Christian
Endeavor motto For Christ and the
| Church" which hung directly over Tho
stage In front of the speakers stand wa:
hung the stars and stripes, and beside il
| the British lag, greeting the delegate:
| from the United States and Canada.
Ten thousand Voices Singing.
On either hand were potted plants ant
| evergreens and cut flowers. The seats fol
| the chorus were banked up back of tht
stage, and the u, 900 seats for the audience
were located on the main floor and tn,
| one big gale Y. The convention was for
mally opene6 by the 10000 delegates pres
| ent joining Il.singinC "All Hail the Power
| of Jesus Name" Rev. II. w. Gleason, O
| Minneapolis. was chosen secretary, ant
| prayer was offered by the Rev Dr. Vassar
| of Kansas Ci-y