New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-13
OPENING THE CONVENTION
NEARLY 10000 CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERs
AT THE MEETINGS.
sAENGERFEST HALL. CAN ACCOMMODATE ONLY
FRACTION OF TIE YOUNG PEoPLE-"oN-
ERNoR MKINLEY BIDS THEM
WELCOME TO OHIO.
ny 1rfrGRArH TO TIE TRIBCNRf

WELCOME TO OHIO.
'pY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE'
cleveland July l2.-All day long the delegates 10
the grea. Christian Endeavor convention kept com
inc from all o,arters and It Is now estimated that
bera are no less than 90 900 strangers In the city
The convention proper opened this morning. anu
tho result was a complete surprise ne ohy meet
ing announced In Sangerfest man, WIN"
holds 10000. BY o'clock every sect was taAc"'
and still the great streams kept pouring IN the
| dlroc;on Of the hail from every part OF the city
| There was no stopping the throngs. and so II
| was determined to mold an overflow meeting III inc
ten, two blocks away. which holds l2"" 10y '''V ns
groa, meeting place was also filled to its limit, with
| many standing up and thousands OF eager anu
enthusiastic Christians the outside with no place
| 90 90 Tn. Epworth Memorial Church. the largest
and most imposing place Of worship In the city
| was then thrown open TO the people In ten h'h-
| utes this edhce filled 10 the hoors' anu i'oie
| people were left the outside without place 10
| mcct in Then the NewYork headquarters. the
woodland Avenue Presbyterian Church. was thrown
| o and no men and women crowded into this
! mace So the first proceedings Of the big conveh-
| ZION were listened TO by nearly 10000 people
! cgryarfest Hall was beautifully decorated Inc
yellow and white were everywhere, anu WIN them
we're mixed the red. white and blue Inc GROWING
| decoration was the big rotto OF the Christian En-
| deavorers above the stage In letters OF goid Inc
| orchestra was made up Of 500 Christian Enceavor
plavers and the chorus or l"" singers bu' '"e
| chorus was nowhere when the audlence warmer up
o,l n Oo1 strong sang onward, Christian ooiders'
! Ike a victorious. vanqushing host. Then the ba
| ,imore boomers" sang song to boom their CITY
| for the convention OF 90 and In the midst OF II
| Governor Mckinley entered. He was quickly recog-
! r,zed and thousands OF white handkerchehs waved
a welcome to him. When he and his escort reacheu
tho patform the audience broke forth IN STORM u
applause. - ,,,..,.
owing to the absence OF Father Endeavor N'arN'
/, of
| p,s,,, presided The address OF welcome was a.
uvered by the Rev. J. T. Tyler, OF this CITY, cha-
| man Of the committee Of % Dr. Dickinson theh III,
| troluceI Governor Mckinley. Dr. Dickinson sd''
| ,ha, Ohl, had had many abe Governors Ou' nome
wh, had engrafted themselves more into the hearts
! ~ tho people than Governor Mckinney. lie hi''e'
O, Governor Mckinley being the right sort OF fFeS'-
| l,,l,l timber whereat the audience cheereh anu
| ,oplaulei approvingly When Governor McN'h'ey
or,se 70 speak 1000 white handkercheis Hrs' "d'e'
| q welcome. then a storm OF applause ioio"ei' o0"e
| :, ,,rn followed By thunderous cheers. Again aaa
again the storm broke forth and PreSldeh, 'pr' 'e'
| pi,rlrson asked the audience 10 stand up ana give
! the Governor a salute. The request was coihp''ed
| with spontaneously and again there were s''"'
cheers and applause. ending only when the huu'e"oe
h,d worn Itself ont In IT'S efforts TO show the Gov
ernor I'm what high opinion they held NM Wv
ernor Mckinley said among other things
: n,. h..n pecularly impressed with the sig.
rncsnc. and .uggestiveness OF the name Oh one Ss
| .,mm ~
Committee on Lookout ma ~ US ' ps ,hs most
committee In human civilization lha' - w nj
t,ni",vor.rs every citizen OF the couptry
.hulll be- on mat committee ana CHAIRMAN Vi ~.
=, =, " -, 20 h. adopted by everybody. Lookout.
io,kon; for breakers. Lookout for temptavyoni s
io,',utf for in. enemy Lookout for your se'vs ;
ken On ,h tower OF observation h'"iyS me-. '",r
c,if,.. Won have organized not only looks ou' ~
',r"eires h,it II looks ont for others. II smooths
m,nv rough places for The weak II removes many y,
GFaf-D
lies strength TO the weak AID courage 10 lbs
Who almost led to give up tne ;nsr come from
contact and comradeshp. unity IN the "V"f ,o,, a.,
causes the cause 81 Coo and nias s,an nieavSrer,
an addition q their motto and wou.d make IT.
lookout. look In. look up nm, -,
Owing 70 the absence OF the Rev b X ple' ..
son Francisco. the Rev. william Patterson OF
Toronto. appeared in his place. The annual ADDRESS
. Secretary Bacr was one OF significance lie gave
these figures. which are ~, Of Interest;
Last year at Montreal our numbers naa oeeii onl,
creased In year by $40 local Somp1n'ess c, hat
along our lines to-day and appreciate tnr .ar I'm
there are 1895 more companies 81 The 40 com
deavor than there were one year as ga from, can
panes from foreign lands then the Sse .o making
nm army of 1859 companies. ana sun '"e'e a
| more that we have not reviewed
The programme the big tent was Amos; 5vern nor
Mckinney spoke. and here also ne Was ' re Earrnr
genuine Enieayor salute The Key: NJ Tavjnr OF
~ Albany y v and professor Granam ,s iabor
"hican made brief addresses. both using tne AZ,
tronbe. Of recent times as themes. on t,ndeavor
,on,en With an explanation that ne was POI 20,
an American citizen and chinaman me m address
per th brout.es OF the Christian Endeayor In ens
birthplace OF the EPworth eq Rsrrcp of this city
,ha Rey Mr Hunter. of Indianapolis ana 'ne NV
Horace McNlullen. Of PnadeipnIdd Avenue Presby
,erlan church In charge oi me a,LT Ste
Patterson Of Toron,o Yo% cy. representns the
+ T. : 9. r. Society In the New aopS work Of IN,