The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-09
The ENDEAVOR HOST.
What Rhode islanders are Doing at
the Convention.
AT THE NEW MIZPAH MISSION
Sailor Boys and Christian Endeavor-A
Visit to the State of Nsbraska''--The
Rev. j. II. Jordan's Address Home on
Wednesday EVENING
ESPECIAL TO THE NEwsi
ESPECIAL TO THE NEwsI

NEW YORK. July 9-The delegates TO
the Christian Endeavor Convention were
up at day break this morning. They
gathered in hordes at the Madison Square
Garden long before o'clock, and there
were probably 5000 people in the build.
ing when the earlv morning prayer meet
began at $50 o'clock.
1t was led by F. S. Miller of Portland,
Oregon, President of the society in that
State. After spending an hour in prayer
ana singing the Convention was ad-
journed for breakfast.
At o o'clock, when the Convention came
in again, there was not a vacant seat or
standing room to be had. An address
was delivered by the Rev. Josiah Strong
of New York on "Our own country for
Christ" After more singing an address
was delivered by X. S. Murphy of Phila-
delphia on Proportional giving to God. I"
The Rev. Leroy 5. Bean of Gorham. Me. =,
followed, his theme being Systematic
giving to God.n An open meeting of gen.
eral religious discussion was followed by
an address by the Rev. Henry c. Marble
of Boston on The whole World for
Christ" Adjournment was then had for
dinner.
This afternoon there were praise SER
vices at over twenty different churches,
and these were followed by denomina-
tional services at many churches. A
meeting was held at 1:30 O'Clock, at which
hundreds OF delegates pledged them
selves not to attend the Worlds Fair
should it be decided to open it to the pub
lie on Sundays.
Rhode Island Endeavorers
NEW YORK, July "A number of the
RHODE ISLAND delegates spent last even
ing at the Seaman's Mission on Hudson
street, conducted By the Rev. and Mrs. j.
q. Burdick of the New York Seventh-day
Baptist Church. The seamen are invited
to the reading room where they spend the
evening reading or conversing and at the
close of the evening comes short service
Of scripture reading, prayer and singing
Some OF us from RHODE ISLAND went
with Mrs. Burdick on her morning mis-
sion to the seamen We went on board
the State of Nebraska, just in from Glas-
gov, and invited the seamen to come to
the reading room this evening TO a praise
service. Tie sailors seemed glad To receive
the invitation, and many of them prom
ised tn attend. / had a pleasant little
experience in connection with the morn
iugs work. We had attended the prayer
meeting at the Garden before breakfast,
and Mrs. Burdick suggested that we 90
a lunch for me on board. We visited the
cooks room, and the ships cook was
pleased to get a cup of coffee for me-"
He cleared n shelf in his little room and
spread a towel down for table cloth, and
brought me fine cup OF coffee, ,,hot rolls and
a delicately cooked bit of fish. He was
much interested In my badge, and asked
questions about the convention. When
referring to his kind entertainment
of us and his ready response
TO my need, laughipgly told him that If
he were Christian Endeavorer l should
place him on the relief committee, he
flushed with pleasure ut the suggestion
that he had been doing real Endeavor
work. Afterwards, when we passed him
In our round of the ship. his eyes were
full OF light and pleasure because of that
kindly little deed he had done.
A dock hand greeted us cordially and
knew all about this Christian Endeavor
meeting: at least he had read about it,"
We asked il he belonged. what, a dock
handi o, no Who could be a Chris
tian on a dock 2" But he was delightedly
interested when we told him the captain
Of the State of Nebraska had arranged
for the Christian Endeavorers TO hold
divine service on the ship Sunday morn
ing.
At the morning session yesterday, in
the reports Of the States, RHODE ISLAND
was reDresented by the Rev. j. B. Jordan
Of Pawtucket, president of the State
Union, who said: "RHoDE ISLAND brings
cordial greetings to the convention.
We have nearly 100 societies with 1000
members, and we intend TO double our
junior society during the coming year"
Ga Monday an excursion has been
planned up the Hudson, and a large ma
jority will return homo on the steamer
Massachusetts on that evening &.