The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-10


cranma OF the International Chris
tigp Endeavor Society for tonight
VA, carried out. The conservation
service was preached by the Rev, D, Fay
Mis-, the we'll known American evan
csljsl, who referred to the good work
NJ tho Christian Endeavor Society.
Many Of tho endeayarors who would
have otherwise attended tho tent went
TO several churches whore delegate
clergymOn addressed them.
Tho drill hall was divided Tin states
at the closing meeting, and fully 10000
people, in spite OF the riot rumors, were
present.
/. was the grand wind up Of the
twlie,h annual convention and was
called to order sharp on time.
The first order ofbusiness was the re-
port Of tho resolution committee which
embodied clause thanking the AssocI-
ated Pross for the reports distributed
throughout the United States.
Rev. T, II. Lewis, Of Westminster,
Nd, preached the closing sermon.
Conservation service and Mizpah
brought the formal proceedings to q
close,
Ate o'clock when the meeting in the
tent was called to order q large num-
ber were there to hear Anthony Com
stock, Of New York, in his address,
"Poes to Society, Church and State"
1t was we'll received. During its de-
livery large crowd OF not too we'll
dressed French. Canadians gathered on
tho court and police stations and
neutrality-suspicious. platform through
q place for which the canvas had been
dropped to let in the air. At this stage
they wero qniet, but they became noisy
afterwards and had to be dispersed by
,he police and one OF the leaders was
taken into custody. The summary
action induced them to scatter, after
singing the "Marseillaise" as sort Of
rejoinder to Stand up for Jesus"
which was sung at the close Of Mr..
Comstock's address.
Coming directly to his text Mr.. Com.
stock denominated the "tho foes to
church, society and state" as intemper-
ance, gambling and evil reading. ol
the three the last was the worst
the world had to contend with,
because Of It's baneful effects upon the
young people.
Miss Belle Kearney, ofFlorida, Miss,
followed, and at times 1t was hard for
The audience to follow her, owing to the
yells Of the crowd Of Frenchmen out.
side, who Joined in after the applause
to Comstock with a howl that might
have expressed defiance, derision OF
anything but friendly feeling.
The part Of the canvas that had been
lowered was raised up and shut out
from the sight of the audience dirty
faced Frenchman who was initiating
the gestures OF the lady speaker inside
with the Cleyerness OF a monky.
"Senior Christian EndeGvor," an I'D
dress By Rev. Charles Perry Mills, oi
NeSbu'yport, Mass, brought the last
meeting in the big tent to a close.
Before tho adjournment the treasurer
Shaw, made the official announcement
that the number OF delegates attending
the convention was 10000. lie also u.s.
cured the timid delegates that no VIC
lenCe need DO feared at the evening ses,
sion Of the drill hall meeting, for ample
police protection had been asked tol
and promised. However, It was moi
deemed advisable to hold an evening
service in the tent.
This announcement was received ir
silence.
As usual, the drill hall was crowded
this afternoon. The meeting was more
than usually enthusiastic, probably be-
cause the convention was nearing itG
close Rev. Bishop Samuel Tallows, o.
Chicago, was the presiding officer
while the ordinary routine OF the pro
ccodings were onlivenGd by cornel
duets,
An address on Gospel Temperance
was given by Mr.. Thomas L. Murphy
the temperance evangelist. His speech
was of tho ordinary prohibition char
Sscler. A native Canadian, Mr.. A. W
&Houry, now Of Now York, then tolt
Inc convention lust chow 10 reach the
masses. His advice to his hearers wal
simply yet out after them
An address on "Tho reiglous press
~ partin our work" was next delivered
by Rev, 4. T. Dunning, Of Boston.
social Purity" by Row DR.. Douglass
Of Montreal, tho most prominent Meth
eli3i divine In Canada was expected X
70 OF 9 rather sensational nature. Tht
venerable preacher is such deter
mined opponent Of tho Roman Catholic
church that something Of d startling ma
laic was looked ioL Douglass hat
llhercioro 10 submit his manuscript L
INo convention consOrs. Tho result wa
misAiy cutting down Of the address
aRl tho olliclul copy contained nothing
70 hdtl the ionlings Of tho RomBf
IEa'ho''es ef Montreal. SumO Of Dr
nouR.ala' descriptions Of tho effects o
soe'A' impnrity were rather graphic
yy'pet'olly tho relation OF some death
uei cones N Blackwell Island reform
alofy. Tho speaker noticed that tin
s'n ol England, as vol rs America, wa
noI 30 much intGmporanCc al impurily
.''' q NemcsiB Of vengeance stood b!
wv gaze OF !iio to guard IL. llo dwnl
Wy 'N'nt Ia the imagination, eniitnf,
,.,I '.,l' associate Vice, aud tho effects o
national imoralitv.
lGo opening Of tho World'a Fair ol
'uhlny il inyorito topic Of discussion
.u'ohl tho Christian Endcavors. Tho,
S,,I Sgig d! II again this afternoon In thi
VI. GG,'l hall and Mn U. V. T'owsley Of tn
N4lyago committee Of the Worlds Fal
.uolued the material lle sent d lelo
'a.l toletrlug to President PalmeF'
.'u,'on lot tie closing oil the ualol ol
"'m,,y unl addressed TO Roy. Charlie
" M FIi'ulrgdgc, ono Of the delegates.
luo telegram stated that ihu notiol
WY, "s 'o be settled July II, and II th
'V''in'l'oc were well represented III