The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-12
HEARTILY WELCOMED.
christian Endeavorers Meet In
Convention at Montreal.
The Delegates Warmly Greeted by the
Mayor and Pastors of the City
President Ciarke's Address on
cial Enrolment of the
Organization.

MONTREAL, July 7.-Addresses OF
welcome were made yesterday morn
ing to the Christian Endeavor delegates
by the Rev. j. MacGillvray on behalf
of the city pastors; General Secretary
Bulge on behalf of the Y. M. G. A. and
by Mr.. A. A. Ayers on behalf of the
general reception committee. Rev. Dr.
s. p. Henson, of Chicago, replied to the
addresses, extending thanks for the
right royal welcome. DR.. Henson's
speech was witty and patriotic effort.
At 10 o'clock they were welcomed to
the city by representatives of Mon
treal's. religious life. 1t was not until
the first meeting was held in the drill
hall that Montreal had an opportunity
of fully appreciating the great multi
tude that has entered the citys gates
within the past twenty-four hours.
The drill hall is vast structure and it
was filled tooverhowing with delegates
to the twelfth annual convention. On
the platform were representative cler-
gymen of all the leading cities of the
continent
For quarter of an hour the vast
multitude sang gospel hymns with dash
and spirit and then Rev. DR.. Clark, the
father of the movement, arose and led
the audience in repeating the twenty
third psalm, after which Rev. B. F.
Keene, of the Protestant mission,
Japan, offered prayer. Then Rev. j.
A. MacGillvray welcomed the conven-
tion on behalf of the pastors of Mont
real. His address was short and was
tor Des Jardins, the mayor of Montreal.
He got royal welcome from the con-
vention, and when, after prefacing his
remarks by few words of welcome,
he said: "While am Roman Catho'
lie myself, and while Montreal is Ro-
man Catholic city in that the greater
portion Of her citizens profess that
faith, none will extend a heartier well
come than we WILL" the great crowd
cheered the senator almost into aston
ishment ut is not battle Of creeds
nowadays" continued the speaker,
belief" and there was another great
outburst of applause.
In his address, President Clarke said
that he sympathized with those whose
watchword was onward and forward
and upward, and who cried out for
larger and better things, and he would
suggest two or three ''larger" things
for the year TO come TO occupy the en-
ergies of Endeavorers. One was the
cultivation of n larger and more intel
ligent spirit of patriotism and good
Craftsmanship, not by joining any par
ticular party but by bringing their
. vote and influence to the test of the
Christian Endeavor pledge; by not
knowingly voting for bad man or o
bad measure.
$50 in humber ways, let your inhu
ence be felt for every right cause.
am glad, for one, of the stand that
Endeavorers have taken for the Chris
tian and American Sabbath. believe
that the course of the society on this
question has set an example that we
may wisely follow in the future. We
have proved for one thing, that we are
not boycotters, whatever ill-natured
people may say.
"We protested and petitioned and
! did everything that we could rs indi
viduals and societies to save the nation
from the threatened disgrace; and now
we, each one for himself, without
Judging others, will decide what lie
would have us do in regard TO going tc
the exposition or staying away. There
is no power or wish in the Endeavol
society to compel uniformity or force
the choice of its members in regard to
the worlds fair or any other subject
The convention can pass no votes nor
resolutions that are binding upon in
dividuals or societies, nor can any state
or local union-but IL can and should
lead us in this and every such matter
more fully to recognize our individual
responsibility as citizens, as well as
Christian men and women"
Secretary Baer, in giving the number
of existing societies, regretted that all
were not enrolled and some were not,
therefore, counted. He urged all Ia
enroll. The official enrolment is as
follows: New York 2,9S5 societies,
Pennsylvania 2,62s, Illinois 1892, Ohio
1,766, Iowa 1,1s6. Here in Canada we
find 1852 societies. Ontario leads with
1,O72 societies, Nova Scotia has 1903,
Quebec 1876, Manitoba "a and New
Brunswick SO. The growth in the
south has been encouraging. Mary
land, Tennessee and Texas each have
over 200 societies, and Georgia, Flori.
da. West Virginia and Arkansas each
have over 100, with Virginia and South
and North Carolina not very far behind.
"In all there are nearly thousand so.
cieties In foreign lands, making grand
total enrolment for the wide, wide
world Of 26,2s4 local societies, with a
membership of 1,577,O4O."
The afternoon session was devoted Ia
the junior society. An address on the
origin and growth Of the junior Chris.
tian Endeavor society was delivered by
Rev. ]. Cowan, OF Tabor, la. The roll
call Of state junior superintendent
was called and an address by Rev.
Wayland Hoyt, Of Minneapolis, on
1.-THE possibilities Of the junior socie-
Il A e.k. l.