The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-07

CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR WORK.

BUILDING.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR WORK.
The Annual Convention Opens at
Montreal With a Big Crowd.
Montreal, July 6.-The Christian En-
deavor Convention got down to business
this morning. At 10 o'clock they were
welcomed to the city by representatives
Of Montreal's religious life. At6:3O there
had been prayer meetings in half dozen
of the largest city churches, but it was
not until 10 O'Clock when the firstmeeting
was held in the drill hall that Montreal
had an opportunity Of fully approaching
the great multitude that has entered the
city's gates within the past "A hours. The
drill hall is a vast structure A regiment
can vancouver with ease on its spacious
floor, but it was filled
to overlooking with delegates
TO the twelfth annual convention. On
the platform were representative clergy
men of all the leading cities of the CONT
nent
For quarter of an hour the vast null
titude sang gospel hymns with dash and
spirit, and then Rev DR.. Clarke, the
father Of the movement, lead the audi
ence in repeating the TwentY-third
Psalm, after which Rev. f B. keeue, of
the Protestant mission in Japan, offered
up praper.
Then there was another hymn; in fact,
there was a hymn between each two mum
bers on the programme
Then Rev. j. A. McGillivraY welcomed
the convention on behalf of the pastors of
Montreal. His address was short and
was very well received. After him came
Senator Des Jardins, mayor of Montreal,
wearing his chain of Office. He got
royal welcome from the convention, and
when, after prefacing his remarks by
few words of welcome, he said: while
l am a Roman Catholic myself, and while
Montreal is a Roman Catholic city, and
the greater portion Of her citizens profess
that faith, none will extend heartier
welcome than we will" The great crowd
cheered the senator almost into astOnish-
ment. 1T is not a battle of creeds nova
days" continued the senator, but
battle between belief and unbelief," and
there was another great Outburst of APP
plause.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
When Senator Des Jardins sat down
President Clarke called upon the choir to
sing God Save the Queen" the audi
ence joining in and waving their handker-
chleIS ana American ana BrlLlsh Hags.
As they finished, President Clarke shout
ed My Country IT'S of Thee, now" and
again there was another outb,Irst of an
plause which almost stunned the spar
rows hyinp about under the lofty roof
Secretary Bridge, of the Montreal
Young Mems Christian Association, vel
coined the delegates on behalf of the
young men of the city.
The third address of welcome came
from A. A. Aver. of Montreal, chairman
of the 1893 committee. Rev. DR. s p
Henson. of Chicago replied to the ad-
dresses, extending thanks for the right
rOval welcome. Or Henson's speech wa
a witty and patriotic effort.
The afternoon meeting was devoted To
the Junior society An address on the
origin and growth of the Junior Christian
EndeayOr Society was delivered nv Rev
j. w. Cowan. of Tabor county Iowa
The roll call of the state iunior sinner
intendents was called and an address
by Rev Wavland Hoyt of Minnea noIis
on The Possibilities of the Junio1. Soci,
cites. " was listened to.
A free parliament ON iuniOr methods
conducted by Rev. n. n Kinney. of Win
stead. Conn. was an interrstinU feor1ra
The meeting closed with an address INV
Mrs. Francis Clark. of Auhu1nd9Ie
Mass. on ..Junior Christian Fndoavor in
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While meetings We're being held in the
tent and drill hall this afternoon meet
ing of the board of trustees of the United
society sat IN session behind closed
doors in the club of the Wind
sor hotel Three members We're
added to the board. They are Rev. Canon
RichaFson, of London, Ont, representing
the Church of England in Canada; Rev
}. NJ. Loane, of Boston, representing the
Free Baptists OF New England; Geo. l..
How, Of Louisville, Ky, representing the
Southern Presbyterians.
The Denver delegates, it is said, voluu-
tarily gave up the struggle and there was
practically no opposition to the awarding
of the convention to the city with the
,,,o oan r FalCiSco was selected as the
Big. bigger biggest hest sum mn the
relative sizes of the meeting III This