Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-06

MONTREAL, July 5.--The tweIfth IN
ternational convention OF the most
magnificent religious society ever
brought into existence the Young
Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor
opens here tonigM Over 10000 dele
gates have already arrived, and nearly
as many more are reported by telegraph
10 be TN route. In the advance creden-
tials already received by General Secre-
.tary j. w. Baer Of Boston. every state
and territory Of ths-union. all the prov
inces Of Canada. England, nearly every
country Il Europe. a. well as India.
China, Japan aud Africa and Australia,
arc represented. a society purely local
To the place OF itaorganization. Portland.
Maine. until the fal(bf 1851. II now has
.2000 societies aid membership
closely approaching 100000. Ii knows
no denomination, for clergymen repre-
senting no less than twenty five evan
gelicai sects will spcak from its platform
during the coming Geek. Among these
are the following: The Rev. Theodore
L. Cuyler. Brooklyn; the evangelists
tho Rev. II. Fay Minis aud the lev. j.
Wilber Chapman. the Rev. s. p. Rose.
Of Montreal. tbs HGo. E q. Foster, OF
taxa, Canada. ministsr OF finance; the
Rev. J. McGilvdur Montreal; the
Rev. p. s. Henson. Chi.
cago; president. F9ancis b. Clark,
Of the Christian Endcavor; Mrs. Francis
r. Clark: the Rev. J. W. Cowan. Tabor,
Iowa. the pastor who first organized
Christian Endeavor society; the Rev.
Wayland Hoyt. Minneapolis; Congress
man w. &. l.. Breckinridge. Louis
vile, Kentucky; Bishop Il. w. Arnett
Of the African methodist episcopal
church: the Rev. David j. Burrill,
New York; General Secretary III. l..
Hale Of the Y. NJ G.. A., Worcester, Mas
sachusetts; the Rev. f. X. Young. New
Britain. Connecticut; the Rev. John w.
r. Carlisle, Newburgh, New York: the
Re.. f.. r. Eberman. Brooklyn. New
York; the Rev ID. r. Mct;iIl, Allegheny,
PENNSYLVANIA: the Rev. w. Brewer,
Charlottetown: the Rev. N. II. Grubb.
Philadelphia; Robert T.. Burleigh. Roch-
ester; Anthony Comstock. Thornton Il.
Pendeld and the Rev. j. l.. Campbell.
Owing TO the immense number OF del
egates and the utter iinpossibility of Sc
curing an auditorium large enough for
their accommodation. two programs
will be carried out in ar many meetings.
one IN this government drill hall and the
other IN large tent on the parade
grounds directly opposite. The Rev. DIR.
Francis h. Clark. the originator Of the
Endeavor. arrived last night from his
tour around the world and is the lion III
the hour. The sessions proper were pre-
ccded this afternoon by a meeting oflthe
cxecutive committee at the Windsor
hotel. This evening there will be five
preparatory meetings in as many OF the
largest churches of Montreal. the speak
ers at which will include the Rt Rev.
Morris S. Baldwin. bishop of Huron.
Ont. tho Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler of
Brooklyn and other eminent divines.
The formal addresses of welcome will
take place tomorrow morning.
The special train bearing moet of the
Pennsylvania delegates did not arrive
until o'clock this morning. having
suffered detention on the way. The
Califrnia delegation has not reached
here yet. So the question as 10 where
the convention will meet in lSa5 could
not b. decided today. Applicants are al
ready IN the field for the 1875 conyen-
tion. representative from Saratoga hay-
ing arrived this morning 10 press the
claims a that watering place before the
central committee. Everything is ready
for the tirst meeting tonight.
The Christian t.ndeayorers convened
this evening at ST Matthews church.
4 meeting listened to the address by tho
Rev. W. H. Mcmillan az Allegheny City.
Pa. on the conditions III receiving
the holy spirit. The American Pres.
byierian church was naturally filled
20 oversiowing with delegates from the
United States. An individual consecra.
tion service vas conducted by the Rev
Harris 81 Albany. New York. which was
participated In by the audieacc individ-
nally rsaf'lfmins their adherence g. the
acts. objects and pledges a Christian
Euieavor