Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-11
81 TElEeRlPH.
CLOSING SERVICES.
The 18th Annual Christian En-
deayor Convention Ended.
Mob Of Angry French Canadians
Hoot and Jeef Endeasorers.
900 Dsissa1es Amended ~ Assnss-
nssa Sveesssiui Ever llssd-

MONTREAL, JAY "a Large number OF
people attended the meeting IN the ohris-
ian Eadssror tent this afternoon Anthony
Com.,ock Of Nev York delivered an ad-
dress on Foes to SOCIETY. Chureb and
State" The foes specified were intsmper-
anhe, gambling and evil reading.
The address wss well received. but dur
Jag iss delivery Il large crowd OF french
Canadians gathered on the court and ponce
station steps, and peered at the speakers
platform through place from when the
canvass Was dropped TO let air IN
They became noisy afterwards, and had
TO be dispersed BY the police, one leader
being taken into custody. This summary
action induced them TO scatter after sing
ing the -Msrseillaiss" as a sort OF reloinder
To Stand up for Jesus" sung at the close
of Mr. ComstoSk's address
Miss Belle Kearney, Florida, Miss, spoke
on Gospel Temperance. At times IL was
hard for the audis nee 10 follow her, owing
10 wells Of the crowd of Frenchmen outside
Who Joined in after the applause to Com
stock with a howl thx, expressed anything
but friendly feeling. The part of the can
yass that had been lowered was raised up
and shut frora sight Of the audience
r
gestures of the la1y;speaker inside.
Senior Christian Endeavor," an address
By Rev Charles Perry Mills. Newbury port
Mass, brought the last meeting IN the big
tent to close.
Before adjournment Treasurer SHAW
made an official announcement that the
number of delegates Attending the conven-
ton was 5000. He assured the tiItld
delegates that DO violence need be feared al
the evening session of the Drill hall meet
ing, for ample police protection was prom
ised He said that it was not deemed adj
visable TO hold an evening service IN the
tent. This announcement was received IN
silence.
The drill hall was crowded this after
noon. The meeting was more than usually
enthusiastic. Rev Bishop Samuel Tallows
of Chicago presided. The ortlioary routine
was enlivened by cornet duets by the Parks
sisters.
An address on Gospel Temperance was
given by Thomas +. Murphy, the temper
ance evangelist His speech was of the or
binary prohibition character. native
Canadian, A. W. Milbury, now of New
York, told the convention just "How TO
Reach the Masses" An address on The
Religious Press, Its Part in Our Work,
was delivered by Rev. A. f. Duuning, Bos-
ton.
In an address on Social Purity Rev.
DIR. Douglass of Montreal remarked that
the sin of England and America WAS not SO
much intemperance as impurity. He
charged. social evil to the drink traffic, cor
rupt literature. theatre, divorce, and defiers
of purity of woman.
At St Jamas Methodist chnrch, in the
English part of the city the tent programme
for tonight was carried out and consecre-
ration sermon preached by Rev. b. Fay
Mills. the well-known American evangelist.
Drill hall was divided off by states at
the closing meeting and fully 10000 peo-
pie. in spite of the riot rumors, were pre-
sent Ii was grand wind-up of the
twelfth annual convention.
The first order of business was the re-
port of the resolutions committee. Rev.
T. II. Lewis. Westminster, Md. preached
the closing sermon. Conservation service
and Mizpah brought the formal proceed
ings to close.