The herald., 1893-07-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Tho Convention at Moptreal Gets Down
to Bueiness.

The Convention at Montreal Gete DoWn
to Business.
MONTREAL, Que, July 6.-The Chris.
tian Endeavor convention got down to
business today. In the early morning
prayer meetings were held in half 9
dozen of the largest churches, butt was
not until 10 O'Clock that the fret meet
ing was held. After song and prayer,
Rev. McKillevary welcomed the ccnven-
tion on behalf of the pastors OF Mon
treal. After him came Senator Des
Jardines, mayor Of Montreal, who well
coined the convention on behalf OF the
city. When he sat down Presi-
dent Clark called for God Save
the Queen, the audience joining in
and waving their handkerchiefs and
American and British flags. As they
finished President Clarke shouted: my
country, tits of thee," aud again there
was another great outburst of applause.
Secretary Bulge of the Montreal Y.
M. q. A. welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the young men of the city. A.
A. Aver OF Montreal, chairman OF the
1898 committee, then spoke words of
welcome.
Rev. d. s. P. Henson of Chicago re-
piled to the address OF welcome. just
as he was finishing the guns of the bat
terry on st. Helen's island, opposite the
city, began booming a royal salute
OF 81 guns in honor OF the
wedding OF the sailor prince of England
and Princess May. President Clark
thought the convention should in some
way observe the event and called upon
Rev. Bishop Arnold of Vicksburg, Mass,
to offer up prayer, which the bishop
did. The audience then joined in sing
ing impressively Praise God from whom
all blessings fiow."
After the appointment OF committees
recoss was taken.
Afternoon sessions were held in two
places. Soul Winning was the subject
in the text, and The Junior Christian
society; Past, Present and Future, en-
gagged the attention of those in the drill
hall. In the latter place Rev. ]. w.
Cowan, of Tabor, Ia, gave an address on
The First Junior Society, Its Origin and
Growth. Then came the roll-call, which
was followed by an address on Possibili-
ties of the Junior Society, by Rev. Way
land Hoyt, of Minneapolis. Junior
Christian Endeavor in Foreign Lands,
an address by Mrs. Fannie B. Clarke,
brought the meeting in the drill hall to
a close.
In the tent an address on Special
Work for Young Men was made by Rev.
Rufus Miller of Hummelstown, Pa.
How to Reach Young Men, was SUBJ
ject to which more than dozen young
landies and gentlemen spoke, all
on the same lines laid down by Mr..
Miller. Evangelistic Methods in Church
Work, by Rev. F. D. Power of Washing
ton, D. c., ended the speeches for the
afternoon, and the meeting was brought
to close by series of answers to the
question: What evangelical work is
your society doing?
The meeting of the board of trustees
of the united society sat in session be-
hind closed doors tonight. Secretary
Bser announced that the membership of
the board of trustees was increased
by three. They we're: Rev. Canon
Richardson, London, Ont, representing
the church of England in Canada; Rev.
]. M. Lowden, Boston, representing the
Free Baptists of New England; Mr..
George Lewis Howe, Louisville, KY,
representing the southern Presbyte-
rians.
The trustees also decided upon a
meeting place for 1895, and the an
nouncement that San Francisco was the
lucky city was made in the drill hall i'm
mediately after the, cenVssntion assem-
At opening of the evening meeting
President Clarke spoke Reviewing the
work of the society and depicting graph
ically it's various stages and many bene-
fits to the young.
Secretary Bser next read the annual
report. The official enrolment showed
New York first, with 1886 societies
Pennsylvania second, with 262S; Illi-
nos third, with 1922. The badge ban
ner for the greatest proportionate in
crease went to New Mexico. The prize
banner was awarded to Pennsylvania.
Four hundred and thirty-three junior
societies in Illinois entitled them to the
retention of the junior society banner
for another year.
Adjourned.