The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-08

amazing enough. but it was more amazing
TINT they should have no famous leaders;
plain and simple people
SECRETARY FOSTERS ADDRESS.
There was one man there who has recently
man was st tho Successor OF Mr Baine as secre
tSy of Wb John vs. 1ste m Is ae
in a, crowd. And when he stood forth to
speak he seemed to feel very unGer
the sro ,, He, He has large head thnIg coy.
chop .whiskers that leave The chin bare and
pany drsssed "a and on his coat lapel Was ths
badge OF Christian Endeayor.
that %nfR HS Ss see a sa S sss
greeted him Ta1%g cn9 Of the high GALLERIES
be in New York to-day and have the opportu-
nity OF drawng new insniration for duty by
Of Christ. We hear much in certain quarters on
this day about the decay Of evangelical! religion
forms Of nnbele: that are to 'i sweep e Java" away
Christianity. Would that these critics might
ft"nd tint r"S n 'nsh sav THSy ami sn %
spircd religion is mel thcr dead nor dying: This
Christian tb.n Tnd Which Hl that Is
and closed abruptly with. " desire to present
my thanks and my c9ngratulationst to you md
W NlsH ypu kouSlceu III yOuE LEuuA WOTh.
NOBODY BELIEVED SUCH CROWD WAS COMING.
But before Mr.. Foster began to speak there
had been other things worth noting done in
the hail. There had been great volumes. OF
nate!y. the whole nudi ence Joining in after
ing. with fourteen thousand white handker-
chiefs tiutterins like swift. darling white birds
Also fme Of the e nss T hat had
got up tho Convention. tho Rev: Henry Iheo-
dore McEwen. had made II most entertaining
speech.
lie Was telling tell, about the DIFFICULTIES the
lions for the. delegates to this Convention.
But none Of tho usually eleven y hotel keeper;
accommohations for SONG, Of the delegates to
the Convention OF tho Christian Endeavor
Ivory, we'll. said he. Bring them on.
low many nave You get room for? said I.
seemed to think that that, settled it. When !
told hin. that there, would DO over 10000 Of
tint il" dii not believe me. II, was the same
way with the railroad companies. We could
rnngemcnts would have 10 be mnio 10 got us
here. And it was only last woek that We cot
them aroused"
THE MOVEMENT Is DIVINE DR. CLARK sAYs
Clark. tho founder Of the movement. and its
President. delivered tho annual address.
Ihesc arc u low OF inc innings ne Sdlu:
Iwil try to prove that the society Is religious move
l.oIse: God builds tree, Man may starr u society:
merely society 1t is God.givrn Godpr0tected God
advanced movement The ur-t driving wheel OF tho
loyalty THIS il our bulwark. onr defence. our high
tower. II Is our hand our movable shield. behind
Tho second driving wheel II the movement Is conse-
devotion. Everything about the Socsety centres
"ff" az" atns 'r '"
h.t IA u IDTgay
orrrt Tho -"c!rty believes in dong as well bray.
M; II NOT only prearhes, hnt Irhri 'rs
nnvcmentl ~ interden"mrationil sIr!irh rrl n"shir
u any one thing has been made clear hY inc history %
iGese eleven years. II sGods 'e,gn % bring ne Young
people OF all evangelical denominations ingeLher In
common fellowship M,ht respects differences mud be-
nccrlr this ement The conservation meeting. the
committee work the llcHe to mnlsppSen loyalty me
IN, because they are God blessed These what
make the society more than an oganization-a world.
wide movement
The annual sermon was delivered by the
Rev. Mr.. Bashford. Then q sunrise prayer
meeting was announced for o'clock this
morning IN the Garden and the day was over.
AMooNLLauT MEETING IN UNION SQUARE
Fully :. ZOO peop pie attended the overflow meet
nE the @ me bs
almost entirely OF visiting delegates. to whom
such an, open-air meeting was novelty.
Nearly all the young won.en wore badge or
two, and many Of them took notes Of the pro-
coodings. In addition. to tho row OF gas Jets
along the north side Of tho square there was q
full moon that hung convenientl y Just above
tho top of the Union square Hotel.
The speakers and half u dozen young men
and women who led tho inginG stood in the
cottage. 1t was cool and pleasant and pic
turesque.
didn't confne their attention exclusively to
the speakers- One young woman distracted