The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-09

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are present and the convention which
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represents twenty.one thousand Christ
san Endeavor societies in various parts
Of the world, with an aggregate mem-
bership Of 1880, 600 young people, and
10000 evangelical churches OF thirty
denominations.
Arrangements for receiving and car
ing for the army Of delegates have been
under way for more than six months.
Half score Of subcommittee OF the
general committee, known as the "Com-
mittee OF O9," have been in almost con-
tinuous session for the last month, and
for six weeks Mr.. w. +. Stevens, chair
man Of the hotel committee, has de-
voted his entire time and the service OF
1 six clerks to the stupendous work Of
billeting twenty-five thousand people
at the hotels, boarding houses and
private residences to which they wero
assigned. AS long ago rs last January
preliminary arrangements were made
with aboutforty Of the principal hotels.
Thirty special trains, laden with dele
gates, left Niagara Falls via the Central
road, and the Pennsylvania, Erie and
4 West Shore roads have been subjected
to almost equal pressure. Tho supply
OF available palace cars has actually
given out,
Admission to the Garden during tho
three days OF the convention will prac-
tically be by badge only as there will be
little or no room for anybody else when
the delegates arc seated and the doors
thrown open to the public, as the will
bc at 0 a. M. 2 p. m. and halt-past seven
p. m. each day. The ordinary seating
capacity OF the Garden, nine thousand.
has been increased to fourteen thousand
by tho addition OF extra chairs and the
temporary enlargement Of the stage.
THE WELCOME.
Yesterday at the opening session Dr..
Chas. T. Deems, of the Church of the
Strangers, delivered the address Of vel.
come. In closing his address, Mr..
Deems said:
During the lifetime OF our young SO.
eiety, the question OF Christian union.
has attracted more interest than ever
before since tho Reformation. The &C.
clesiastical proiects have all been cold,
faulty, pragmatical and impracticable
schemes, working from without and
binding people together with eternal
cords.
This work has been more effective
than all other things combined, because
it has been spontaneous, without plan
or purpose, unworldly, spiritual and
Christly.
The address of welcome from Brook
iyn was delivered by Rev. A. q. Dixon,
D. D. The response to the addresses
Of welcome, in behalf OF the Board OF
Trustees Of the United Society OF Chris.
tian, Endeayor and the delegates pres.
eut, was given by DR., Me rrill Z. Gates,
Of Amherst College.
Rev, Mr.. Bratt, pastor Of the Willis.
ton church, Portland, Me-, addressed
the conference, saying his church is
the birthplace OF the first Christian En-
deavor Society and he Is the bearer OF
the greetings OF that mother church to
the delegates ofthe multitude OF Chris
tian Endeavor Societies throughout the
world now assembled in convention.
Mr.. Bratt concluded by presenting to
President Clark, chairman, a gavel
made from tho pulpit and corner stone
Of the Williston church. President
Clark accepted tho gavel in brief
speech.
The annual report of General secre.
tary Baer stated that the regularly re-
ported number bf societies was q ,oS0,
while there were others not yet re-
corded that would bring the total up to
$4,000. Last year, at the Minneapolis
convention, the reported number was
1924.
DIVIDED AMONG SEVERAL sECTs.
The total number OF societies covers
thirty evangelical denominations, the
Presbyterians leading with 4.8O6i Con.
gregationalists, 4,495; Baptists, 2,736;
3tethodists, 1885; Disciples of Christ,
1867. The total membership Is $780,
200. New York leads all states, terri
tories and provinces in the number Of
societies, having 2,533; Pennsylvania
Is next with 1899; Illinois third, with
l,447; Ohio fourth, with 1858; Massa-
chusetts fifth, with 1855; Iowa sixth,
with l,024.
The banner for the greatest proper
tionate increase OF societies made this
year goes to Manitoba The banner
for the greatest absolute gain in the
number OF societies goes this year tothe
province OF Ontario. There are 2,574
Junior societies. The banner Of the
junior societies goes this year to 1lli-
nois, having 266 junior societies. Penn
sylyanIa Is close second, with 257,
while New York is third, with PA.
There are in Canada 1877 societies.
an increase OF over 500 during the past
year. The five provinces having the
greatest number of societies are as fol-
lows: Ontario, $50; Nova Scotia, 26S;
Quebec, 97; New Brunswick, 81; Mani
toba, AZ. In Australia the growth has
been phenomenal. Last year SO socie.
ties reported, to-day there are enrolled
2S2 societies, and more are formiug each
week, England now has 800 societies;
India has SO; Turkey, 20; Mexico, 10;
the West Indies, l2; Samoa, 8; Africa,
0; China, o; Japan, g. The total from
foreign and missionary lands is GAS.
sANKEY, THE SINGER, TAKES PART.
Ira D. sankey, Of Brooklyn, next made
o short but spirited address cliciting
great applause He then sang "Tbrow
Out the Life Line" the great assomblago
swelling the chorus.
President Clark here announced that
an out door meeting would be held this
evening. President Clark announced
the personnel OF the committees as fol.
lows:
Business-Rev. W. T. McEwon, Now
York, chairman; v. Richard Foss,
Maine; @. B. Holdress, Illinois; Edwin
B. Hayes, California; Horace Breed,