The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-11
ENDEAV0RERS LAST DAY.
SPENT At PRirER MEETINGS. IN TIE
rank, AND At THE BE.iCnES.

rfRk, IND III 1HE BEACHES,
fresh Church.goiuE Faces sees m Every
Pleasure Excursion that Left tho City
Young CHRISTIANS ThronE-d the Madison
saunre Garden ind FILLED Manv Churches
To-day They sesttcr to Their Homes.
Yesterday was the last and tho busiest day
o,tnc Christian Endeavor Convention. and tho
Young Tndcavorers were more In evidence than
at airy t!me during the Convention. They
sled all the churches they strolled the streets
regardless of the hot sun, and they wero to 10
seen Investigating excise violations after tho
psrshurst method. They thronged the Mall
during the concert. and thcy won't on every
pleasure excursion that loft tho city for tho
cooiacss OF soa or bay shores.
Some Of them wore their badges and others
did not. But that made no difference Tho
Sew Workers. distinguished them Just as easily
without tho badges and said. There's one Of
those Christian Endoavorcrs" 1t Is astonish-
Ing how thoroughly they scattered then,-
selves. Ono party OF three wont down to the
remote and mosquito. held businesses OF Staten
Island TO hear Mr.. Joseph Cook. Another
marty was socn In tho woods over back OF
Bowcry BAY. picking flowers and busting their
shoes With their handkerchieis. And every
whore tho good look In their faces and tho
little mannerisms mado Thorn noticeable.
Pcrhaps u good many Of tho places Christian
Enieavorors have boon and n good many OF
the things Christian Endcnvorors have dono
since they onmo to New York would have scan
dalized tho Convention. as o whole. But active
Rud lnIusltivo youth. in tho rnIdst OF tho
wonderland Of great and beautiful and varied
New York. could not be suppressed by any pu-
ritnnical head shakings. Perhnp tho best object
lesson was tho concert in Central Park. There
were scores and hundreds OF Christian Endeuv-
orers present. marching to and fro. wandering
through tho shady walks. and listening to the
music. Many OF them have boon taught and
have believed that m usic on Sunday afternoon
for tho amusement OF throng OF people In n
park was scandalous and IN ungodly thing.
Tho Thousands. we'll dressed. well behaved.
happy. focking to Central Park from close.
hot quarters 10 drink In fresh air and uplift-
Ing music. must have mndo On impression
upon tho Christian Endenvorers. must have
made many OF them question for the first time
In their lives whether woods and grass and
music wore not as good on Sundays as on
week days.
Coney Island. too, must have given them
something to think about They went down
there yesterday afternoon with checks pre-
pared to blush and minds made up to be hor.
ror stricken. But some changed about worry
quickly. The long sail down tho bay. with tho
music playing and the crowd looking forward
to pleasure. the good nature and quiet and
good feeling that prevailed everywhere. soon
encouraged them to join In and forget to be
scandalized.
A goodly number OF the Endeavorers will
start for homo to-day. although the celluloid
badges will be seen frequently until the limited
tickets expire. 1t has been notable event in
the lives Of many OF these delegates. No other
rif Inv atfr cd n vno ar ~ ,har
Of Endeavorers. and now here else could the
Convention have made such creatimpresston
otSsr city aoa a.
accom- m odations and such opportunities for
enjoying every minute 81 the time, 49,.
oiNew York and breathe its heaithiul air: and
Thought OF his enjoyment these young people.
from the quiet Of VILLAGES and towns . from u
experiences that will furnish topics for their
conversation for long time to come l,s.
find that to have been in New York casts much
the same sort ofsglory about an ordinary hu.
sb"nt a European Of former centuries. The
pssil that Stset the ~ New lo *
The people dream about it. hope to get there
some day: and leave these earthly shores for
nhS
M!sssasi and Kansas ss!s v Tia. t.nmn ;ts
have seen with amnzement There will 30
minds min that hat viii make them us marked in
their little towns us they have been. for other
TAKE it ali li around. the Christian Endeavor-
ers will leave bohind them II pleasant impress.
is Of f't thom 1T s' w
ideas OF how to live that will be OF incalculaDle