Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-07
THE CHRISTIAN eNDEAvoRERs.
They Are Right Royalty Welcomed to the
City of Montreal.
tBr ,olerrnnh 10 the Dispatch. |


MONTREAL, QUE. July 6.--The Christian
Endeavor Convention got down 10 ousl-
ness this morning. At 10 o'clock they
were welcomed 10 the city by representa-
tiyes of Montreal's religious life. At 6;3O
thore had been prayer-meetlngs IN half
dozen OF tho largest city churches, but u
was not until 10 o'clock, when the hrst
meeting was held in the drill hail. that
Montreal had an opportunity OF fully ap-
preciatIng the great multitude that mas
entered the city's gates within tue past
tWenty-fourhours. The drill-hall IS vast
structures regiment can mannuvre with
ease ON its SPACIOUS hoor-but 1t was
filed 10 overnowing with delegates to the
twelfth annual convention. On the plat
form were representatives ciergymen of
all the leading cities of the continent. :.
For quarter Of an hour the vast multi;
tude sang Gospel Hymns with dash and
sniri, and then Rev. DIR. Clark, the
father of the movement, arose and led the
audience in repeating tho Psalm xxlll.,
after which the Rev. i. Is. Keene. OF the
Protestant Mission, Japan, offered up
prayer. Then there was another hymn
In fact, there was hymn ssndwlched be-
tween each two numbers on the pro
eramme. Then the Rev. j. A. hacGllli-
yray welcomed the convention on behalf
OF the pastors of Montreal. His address
was short ard was very well received.
After him came Senator Des lJardins.
tho Mayor OF Montreal. wearing his lchaln
of Office. He got royal welcome rom
the convention, and when. after pretacing
his remarks with few words OF welcome
he said: While | am Roman CathOilc
myself. and while Montreal Is a Roman
Catholic city. and the greater portion OF
her citizens profess that faith. none Will
extend n hcartier welcome than we Will"
The Great crowd cheered the Senator al
most INTO astoDishment' ,, g,
continued the Senator. but battle be-
tween belief and unbelief." and there was
another great outburst Of applause.
When Mr.. Des Jardins sat down Prosl-
dent Clark called upon the choir 10 sing
"God Save the Queen" the audience JOIN
ING in and waving their handkeIchiefs and
American aud British flags. As they nm
ished President Clark shouted, My
Country. 'Tis Of Thee now" and again
there was another outburst of applause,
which almost stunned the sparrows flying
about under the lofty OF.
Secretary Bulge, OF the Montreal Young
Mems Christian Association, welcomed the
delegates on behalf OF the young men OIL
the city. -,
Mr.. A. A. Aver. of Montreal. chairman OF
the 1898 committee.
Rev. DIR. 5 p. Henson, OF Chicago, re-
piled to the addresses, extending thanks
for the right royal welcome. DR.. Henson's
speech was a witty and patriotic effort;
The afternoon meeting was devoted 70
the iunior society and an address on the
origin and growth of the Junior Christian
Epdeavor Society was delivered by heV.
]. w. Cowan. of Tabor, la.
The roll-call of State junior superln-
tendents was called. and an address by
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, of Minneapolis, on
The Possibilities of the Junior Soce-
ties" was listened to.
A free parliament on junior methods
conducted by Rev. II. \. kinney. OF Sln-
stead. Conn, was an interesting feature,
The meeting closed with an address by
Mrs. Francis +. Clark. of Auburndale.
Mass, on Junior Christian Endeavor IN
Foreign Lands" -,
While tho meetings were being held IN
the drill hall this afternoon the meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the United
Society sat i'll session benlnd closed doori
in the Windsor Hotel. San Francisco was
selected as the place for the next conven'