Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
The Convention at Montreal Canada-A
Very Large Gathering.


MONTREAL, CANADA, June g.
The Christian Endeavor Convens
tion got down to business this
morning. At 10 O'Clock they were
welcomed to the city by represens
tatives OF Moptreal'e religious life.
At 6 80 there had been prayer
meetings in half a dozen Of the
largest city churches, but it was
not until 10 o'clock when the first
meeting was held in the drill hall
that Montreal had an opportunity
OF fully afpreciating the great
multitude that has Ell tered the city's
gates within the past twenty-four
hours. The drill hall is a vast strucs
ture, regiment can maIelvere
with ease on its spacious f)o;r but
it was filled to ovelfowirg with
delegates to the twelfth annual
convention.
On the platform were represen-
tative clergymen of all the leading
cities of tie Con tinent. For a quar-
ter OF an hour the vast multltute
sang Gospel Hymns with dash and
spirit, and then Rev. DR.. Clarke,
father Of the movement, arose and
led the audience in reading the
twenty-third Psalm, after which
Rev, t. B. Keeue. of the Protes-
tant Mission, Japan, offered up
prayer. Then there was another
hymn; in TACT there was a hymn
sandwitched between each two
numbers on the programme.
Then Rev. J. A. MacGilleyery
welcomed tie convention on behalf
of the pastors of Montreal. His ads
dress was short and was very well
received. After him came Senator
DesJ ardins, Mayor Of Montreal,
wearing bis chain Of office. He got
a regal welcome from the Con-
vention. and when, after prefacing
his remarks by few words of wei
come. he said: while l am a Ro-
man Catholic myself, aud while
Montreal is Roman Catholic city,
and greater portion of her citizens
profess that faith, none viii extend
a heartier welcome than we will"
The great crowd cheered the Sens
ator almost into astonishment. cit
is not a battle of creeds now," cons
tinued the Senator, "but battle
between belief aud unbelies," and
there was another great outburst of
applause.
When DesJ ardins sat down,
President Clarke called upon the
choir to sing, "God Save the
Qneen," the audience joining in
and waving their handkerchiefs
and the American and British flags.
As they finished, President Clarke
shouted, "My Country. 'tis of thee"
aud again there was another great
outbnrst OF applause which almost
stunned the sparrows flying about
under the lofty roof.
Secretary Bndge, OF the Montreal
| Y. M. G. A, welcomed the dele
gates On behalf OF the young men
OF the city.
/ The third address of welcome
came from A. Il. Aver, OF Mons
treal, chairman of the 1898 coma
mittee.
Rev. DR.. S. P. Henson. of CHS
cago, replied to the addresses, ex-
tending thanks for the right royal
welcome. Dr.. Henson's speech was
a witty and patriotic effort
The Afternoon meeting was de,
voted to the junior society. An ado
dress on the origin and growth of
the Junior Christian Endeavor
Society was delivered by Rev. J.
W, Cowan, of Tabor, La. The rolls
call of State Junior Superintend~
ents was called, and an address by
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, of MinneapS
oils, on "the Possibilitiesof theJ un-
ior Societies." was listened to.
The meeting closed with an ad-
dress by Mrs. Francis CLARK, of
Auburndale, Mass, on "Junior
Christian Endeavor in foreign
lands"