The state herald., 1893-07-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAYoR
TWELVE THOUSAND ASSEMBLE.
Annual Convention OF Young People Hold
at Montreai.-Troubie with


United Society Of Christian Endeavor opened
1t Montreal on the 9th.
The first meeting was held In the Dill hall:
The hall Is n vast structure regiment bah
maneuyer with CASE oh its spacious foor-but
It was filled to bverfowing with delegates To
the twelfth annual convention. For half an
hour the vast multitude Sang gospel by inns
with dash and spirit and then Rev. DR.. Clark
arose and led the audience In repeating the
twenty. third psalm, after which the Rev. F.
b. Kcene Of the Protestant mission, Japan,
offered up prayer.
Addresses Of welcome were delivered by
the mayor and others. Tho vast audience
then Joined in singing "God Save the Queen"
DR.. Henson Of Chicago responded In fellci-
tous way TO the addresses OF welcome.
In the afternoon the Junior Endeavorers
had the floor at the Drill hall and an interest.
ing programme was carried out.
An address on "Junior Christian Endeavor
In Foreign Lands" by Mrs. Francis CLARK,
the wife Of President Clark, brought the
meeting In the Drill hall to close.
In the tent, Dr. Peterson presiding, the
subject, Especial Work for Young Men," was
spoken on by Rev. Rufus Saillcr of Hammels-
town, Pennsylvania
"How to Reach Young Men" was the sub
ject to which more than dozen young gen.
tlcmen spoke. "Evangelistic Methods in
Church Work." BY Rev. +. d. Power Of
Washington, d. c., ended the speeches for
tho afternoon, and the tent meeting was
the question, "What Evangelisic Work Ia
your Society DoIngi"
San Francisco WAS chosen rs he city In
which to hold the Christian Endeavor con-
| ventlOn OF 1895.
Friday morning the O'Clock prayer meet.
ings were well attended.
The delegates marched to the meeting with
banners flying and singing hymns. Seven
thousand people were assembled In the Drill
hall. The papers read we're: 1.-THE Pledge"
by Herbert l.. Cole, Of Worcester, Massachti.
sets; "rhe Committee Work." by +. A.
Hardy, OF Lindsay, Ontario; THE Conse-
Grafton Meeting" by Rev T.. NJ. Young OF
New Britain, Connecticut; "Chrlstian En-
dcavor Fellowship" by r. W. Dillon, Of To-
ronto; and "Christian Endeavor Society a
Upper, OF Denver.
parade Of the fire brigade at noon was
witnessed by thousands of delegates.
Committee conferences were held In the
city churches in the afternoon.
The Rev. s. V. Karmarker, OF Bombay,
who spoke this morning, made the first anti.
Rome utterancc yet heard at any OF the meet.
ings. lie said: There Ia n remarkable cor
respondence between Romlsh worship and
Hlndoo worship. Romanism is but new la
bel on the old bottles Of Paganisn." There
was some applause.
la Presse French newspaper, comes out
this evening with an article which declares
that his speech was deliberate insult to
the French people, and that they regard II as
such.
AT the evening session Secretary Bacr read
n telegram sent by President Clark, by dircc-
tiou Of the trustees, to Hon. 7. W. Palmer,
president Of the Worlds Fair national COM
mission, indorsng the stand taken by him on
Sunday closing. and expressing the hope that
his views may prevail. and that the gates OF
the fair may be henceforth closed on Sunday
1t was received with deafcning applause.
Saturday was an eventful day for the
Christian Endeavor convention. II was
cventful because Of the Incident on the Champ
de Mars the night before. In which some Of
the Endcayorers were stoned, and which was
freely discussed and commented upon. The
matter was brought up by President Clark
'- 49, Il .ha s~.sians- and the nonveption's
sympathy was al once Withdrawn from tue
delegation who had given rise to the row.
The trouble, II IL said, was caused by the
statement that "the mother Of Christ was an
abandoned -. O..
asserted, WAS made by one OF the Colorado
delegates, but bis name has not been nsccr-
taincd.
The seed sown by Rev. Karmarcher, the
liindoo delegate, In making an attack on
Catholicism Friday brought crowd around
the approaches to the tent aud the drill hall
composed OF lot Of Catholic tract dis,rlbu.
| tors.
The morning session was consumed largely
with various reports. President Clark called
the meeting to order at a:t5 lie spoke as
follows to the even, which has been so much
talked about to-day:
81 have learned only recently that there
was public meciln; held ou,.lde the Champ
dc Mars for which this convention Is In no
wise responsible, speak for you all when
say that there has been no intention or desire
on the part Of ihis convention To insult any
one, or 10 hurt any ones religious feelings"
/ An address by Rev j. W. Lee, Of Atlanta,
Georgia, brought the meeting to a close.
| The convention meeting In the drill hall
was guarded by sixty policemen this evening,
under the command Of sub.Chicf La PoIn,c
and three sergeants. This sscp was taken
because Of rumors and talk about the Champ
de Mars meeting. The dr!ii hall was literally
packed at hight The winner Of the local
committees banner for 1888 was announced
Philadelphia won the trophy.
| Rev. George A. Wells, Of Minneapolis, dc.
livered his address GA international Fellow.
ship" lie considered the holding OF the
present convention Ia French and Roman
Catholic Quebec as the most wonderful, and
commented on the fac, that tho Roman Cath.
ole clcrieals bad biddcn thi. convention wei.
come. II vi. triumph for peace.
A. ihl, juneiurc event. outside the hall
were not bearing out tho speakers remark.
within. Three hundred Preach student. and
quafrymen marched up TO the door. Of the
drill hall bearing q couple Of French aAr,.
sub-Chirf Lafoin,. captured the nnvs from
the bearer, aud bumped their heads To-
ge'her, ~hercaron their eompanIons raised a
great howl, but the police drove the wouid.bc
rioters on and dispersed them. although PEG.
pie In the convention were not aware Of H.
The convention closed on Sunday.
| Az o'clock, when the meeting IN the ten,
was called 10 ordrr,a large number were there
To hear Anthony comstock Of New York IN
his address, "focs To Society, Church and
State, Mr. comsicck denominstrd the Zoe.
To Society, Church and state" ss ini-mpcr.
ancc, gambling and evil reading.
"scnior Christian Endcsycrer." an sddrc..
by Rev Charlie. Perry MIL. Of Nc~bufyport,
Massachusetts. brought the last meeting In
the biz ten, 10 close.
A. usual ,hc Drill hall WAS crowded In the
tho afternoon. The meeting was NOR, than
enthusiastic, probably because the convention