New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-16
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
FAREWELL SERVICES OF THE CHRISTIAN
ENDEAvOR DELEGATES.
ENTHUSIASM OF TIE GREAT THRONG-OFFI-
CIAL FIGURES SHOW THAT 10000 DELE
GATES WERE REGISTERED.
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GATES WERE REGISTERED.
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Cleveland, Ohio, July 15-Once more overflow
meetings had 10 be resorted TO 10 accommodate the
80 go people who anxious to participate IN
this, the last days proceedings of the thirteenth
and most successful Christian Endeavor conven-
ton In the afternoon both hall and tent were
backed Thousands stood the outside or were
sent to various churches In the neghborhood, when
were soon filled suffocation Speakers were
provided on the spur Of the moment, and as nearly
as possible the exercises were duplicated every
where What this city would have done to enter
tain the delegates II there had been no strike Is
what the local committee is talking about now
At both Of the big meetings this afternoon the
chairman OF the Entertainment COMMITTEE NOT
man B. Hill. made his report and his figures are
certainly astounding. The substance OF the report
Is follows
Total registration Of Christian Endeavor delegates.
outside OF Ohio 49, 100; total registration OF dele
gates from Ohio, q 2l0. making a grand total Oh
exactly 10000 The total registration In MONTREAL
last year $500.
The hall meeting was peculiarly interesting one
in the afternoon. 1t was a sort of gathering OF
races \ Chinese woman tod her hearers what
her people were doing for Christ. The Indian tod
his story. and the Hebrew gave an account Of his
peope The first address was by the Rev. b. l..
Baker OF DAYTON who spoke on "Systematic ana
Proportionate Giving" Mrs. George Hubbard, OF
China dressed In her native garb. made an aduress
In Chinese which was translated sentence Dv sen
,ence Then came the representative of the Ameri-
can Indians. Jonas Spotted Bear. OF the Santee
Agency Neb, who spoke OF the progress his peo-
pie have made and of the eagerness win winch
they accept the Gospel OF Christ: ,,.on.u.,,,ot ~
Then cam the Rev. Hermann WarszaWlak, VI
New York a convert from Judaism 10 chris uahly.
The speaker said that the Hebrews OF the country
are hungrring after the Gospel ana that tne IndS
fans Instead CT welcoming them. have closed thelr
hearts against them. His subject was movement
Among the Jews Toward Christ 49, 80
The great feature of the afternoon was me APP
pearance OF Miss Frances. Z. Willard. the famous ,
second to that given to Governor Mckinney Her
subject was. Woman and Temperance Inere
were also greetings from number OF representa-
lives OF missionary boards, who gave Interesting
The scenes enacted in the hail were practically
reneatad in the tent. where some 1900 peope were
assembled An address made on The Christian
Mershon' Of Chicago. The Rev. Gilbert Reid de-
vered a greeting from China. and the Kev Ut
Element IN Missions" In the morning and even
ng tn, pu.pits OF most OF the evangelical churches
Tho Rev " F. Berger. Of Camden, spoke in the
PARK Congregational Church In mo morning anu ana
The Hough Avenue Congregational church n the
evening The Rev. Dr. H. g Farrar, of Albany,
preached in the cedar Avenue Baptist church IN
church in the evening. The Rev. Dr; 4. J. r
l3ehrends OF Brooklyn spoke in the FIRST baptist
der president OF the New-York City Christian En-
deay6r Society. preached in the Beckwith Prespy-
ferian church in the morning. The Rev. Or. Is. r.
Tvcr, OF New-York. preached in the morning IN
tn. Euclid Avenue Disciple Churcn ana III tIIe
eyening in the Epwor;h Memorial. The Rev Her
mann Warszlwiak OF New-York, preached IN the
| morning In the Case Avenue Presbyterian Cnurch
Again tonight were tent and hall crowded WIN
- - men and women and 1000 more were pacKeu
into the Worth Memorial and WOOD ana I Prese .ye
terian churches where overflow meetings were
ned The exercises all OF a strictly religious
a,,ro consisting OF sermons and conservation ser
Wees In the hal Professor = p RAYMOND OF
Ntldlo,own Conn., preached. His voice rang out
49, ,,d ds,inct and he could be heard in the re-
hottest corner Of the vast room lie spoke along ing
the Inc OF good citizenship. and impressed mn, ms
Rey DR. a J. F. Behrends. OF Brooklyn. preached
I'm the big tent The conservation s SET zee, ~
60 IN ho,h tent md hall OF the features
~ the evening and the farewell scenes were sucn
| a. al not soon be forgotten. There We're songs
~ 90 and hone and there was the farewell way
| ing OF tens OF thousands OF handkerchiefs; -,
| The convention OF 1895 will probably De he.d
| ,,bnr IN San Francisco or Saratoga