The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-11

OF CnrleLlan Auu VI f9ot"
day thethird day, theirgrip was stronger
than ever.
Everywhere New Workers. go, in III"
cars, surface cars, f~erryboats, parks and
hotels, they are confronted by intelIi-
gent, yet curious-looking people wearing
the white badge and the cabalistic
letters, &c. E."
1t is seldom that New York is visited
by a crowd of people large enough to
make any great increase in its popu-
latlon visible. Indeed, it has been the
proud boast OF the metropolis that 1t
could accommodate almost any town in
the Union and never shed a hair.
It is accommodating the thousands OF
Christian Endeavors and their friends
who are hero with them, but 1t is max
ing tho hoteis and boarding houses
hustle to doit.
And yet New Workers. are glad the
Endeayorers are here. 1t is a novel ex-
perience, aud New Workers. like now
elites.
There is a freshness, enthusiasm and
inspiration about the delegates, too,
that make even New Yorkera wake
up and hustle and SHOW Off for the
benefit Of their country visitors:
For the second time in its history,
Madison Square Garden was treated
yesterday morning to q prayer meeting
As on Friday, it was hold in the morn
ing-at 6:30-but in spite OF the early
hour OF the meeting and the late hours
kept by some OF the delegates at night,
it was we'll attended. Tie meeting was
conducted by Z. S Miller, President OF
the Oregon Christian Endeavor Union,
and was over ut 7:l5.
President Francis E. Clark opened
the convention at 8 o'clock sharp, as
usual. By that time the big amphi-
theatre had fully 1900 Endeavorers in
it. While waiting for the convention
to open the different state delegations
filled in the time by singing
'tHE LEADErH Me-"
The songs we're not all the same, but
there was one that seemed to be a
greater f~ayorite than others. You could
clearly distinguish it above all others.
Finally everybody took up the melody,
and the next moment HE Leadeth Me"
was waited throughoutthe vast auditor
ium and over to Madison Square IN a
grand volumeof sweetness that put Musi-
cal Director Stebbins' ssubsequentetforts
completely in the shade.
1t was spontaneous, it was harnlo.
Nous, and altogether superb. Equally
admirable was the reading in concert OF
the twenty-third Psalm by 1900
delegates, led by President Clark.
At 9:10 Rev. DR.. Josiah Strong, secre-
tary of the Evangelical Alliance, New
York, read a stirring paper on 'Our
Own County for Christ" He said that
until the church awoke TO a realization
of the necessity OF personal ministra'
ton, cooperation and system, the coun-
try would never be taken for Christ.
Tho delegates sang "Revive Us
Again." and Rev. R. S. Murphy, Of
Philadelphia, delivered an address on
"Proportionate Giving to God" He
talked ffty-ive minutes. He was fol-
lowed in q twenty-five minute address
on "Systematic Giving to God" by Rev.
Leroy S. Bean, OF Gorham, Me.
Then there was more singing, and
Robert E. Speer, OF this city, president
OF the Presbyterian Board OF Foreign
Missions, conducted an "open meeting"
on "What is Your Society Doing for
Missions~
After another hymn the report Of the
committee on nominations for vice pres
ident was read by Rev. DR.. Henry Sher-
wood, OF New York.
The vice presidents are tho only Off
GERS the committee has power to nomi'
nate as the others are elected by the
trustees OF the united society.
r. L. Edmeston, of Oregon, Is the vice
president. Cleveland, o., was selected
as the meeting place OF the convention
Of 1884,
MORE ABOUT crowds.
No one could 90 within a mile radius
OF tho Madison Square Garden between
sunrise and II o'clock last night with
GU: becoming aware that the soldiers Of
tho army Of Christian Endeavor had
taken possession-peacetul possession
OF New York city. Every second per-
son displayed anywhere from two to
half n dozen badges OF one description
or other. Some OF them were white.
some red, aomo blue, and some glittered
with no end OF gold lettering. Every
great hotel or Office building had its
crowd OF unaffected admirers. The
wearers OF the convention badge had
no citiied scruples whatever against
betraying their curiosity, All day long,
and, in fact, almost up to midnight,
crowds loitered around the Madison
SQUARE Garden, and with uplitted faces
studied the graceful pose OF the bronze