The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-07-08
A GREAT GATHERING
international Christian EndeavOr
Convention at New York.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DELEGATES
Annual Report of the Secretary Congress to
be Asked to Close the Worlds Fair on
sunday-EyeHing Session.

New YORK, July THE eleventh inter-
nation Christian Endeavor convention
which opened this afternoon in Madison
Square garden promises to DO the largest
religious conference ever held in this coun-
try. Ten thousand delegates have arrived
and half as many more are expected, while
New York societies will probably have
1000 representatives. There are alse many
delegates present from Europe, Asia,
Africa, Australia and Canada
Local societies have perfected arrange
ments in q satisfactory manner and every
thing goes smoothly.
The convention hall is handsomely deco
rated. The convention opened 81 $50 this
afternoon. Prayer and praise service
began the session. following the speeches
made by some of the New York pastors,
the address OF welcome was delivered by
Rev. A. Q. Dixon, and the response in be.
half of the trustees of the Christian En-
deavor society and delegates was made by
DR.. Merrill Z. Cats OF Amherst college,
Rev. Brstt, pastor Of the Williston
church, Portland, Me-, said ne was the
bearer Of greetings from his church, which
was the birth place OF the first Christian
Endeavor society. He concluded by pre-
serting Chairman CLARK gavel made from
the pulpit and corner stone Of the Wiiliston
church.
The annual report Of General Secretary
Bser was presented II stated that the
regularly recorded membership would
bring the total TO %, 900. The number re-
tion was 1924.
The total membership is 1870, 200 New
York leads in number of societies. The
banner for the greatest proportional socie-
ties was awarded to Manitoba; banner for
greatest gain in number of societies was
awarded to Ontario; Illinois was awarded
the banner for having the largest number
of junior societies.
Ira ID. Sankey Of Brooklyn made a short
but
SPIRITED ADDRESS.
He then sang sThroughout Life'' the
assemblage swelling the choir.
An outdoor meeting was announced for
this evening and then the personnel OF the
committees was announced
The report OF the committee appointed at
I Minneapolis last year on closing the
| Worlds fair on Sundays was read. The
committee mada the following recon-
mendeti0n:
THE convention reiterates and en-
pbasises the action Of last year in the posi-
tion taken on openlng the Worlds fair on
the Sabbath, or any tpsrt of the Worlds
t4tAs ~ LUIS HSe Ooli0FS IL q YIN ~ onnlac,
it calls upon authorities to forbid the sale
OF liquor on the exposition grounds and
urges Congress 10 pass a resolution in
structing the United States commissioners
TO CLOSE THE GATES on SUNDAYS.
and instructing the chairman aud secre-
tary of the convention to present to the
/ Senate that in effect the eleventh annual
convention of the Christian Endeavoc IS
20,0 coo strong and representing over 200,
GOO. and that the Senate, IN connection
with the House, take such action as will
compel the commissioners of the Column
bian exposition 20 close the gates on Sun
day and prohibit the sale OF intoxicating
liquor on such day.