The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-12
BIG CONVENTION OPENED.
CHRISTIAN EHDEApORERs IN P0s-
 SESSION OF CLEyELiSD.

ciation nAuditorium-Eaeh Meeting Open
 ed With Praise Service.
 Cleveland, O., July 1.-The thir' teenth international Christian Endeayor convention opened in this city this evening with gatherings in fourteen churches and the Y. M. c. A. Auditori. um, making fifteen congregations. Each meeting opened with praise service at 7:30 o'clock, followed by addresses from distinguished divines. At the Mile Park Presbyterian church the pastor, Rev. A, c. Ludlow, presided. The first ad. dress was on Principles, Enthusiasm, Methods" by Rev. J. r. Cowan Of Pittsburg, Pa.
 MT. Cowan was followed by Rev. M Rhodes, D. D., of St. Louis, who spoke on "sources of Power.n
 At the Pilgrim Congregational church Rev. Charles 8. Mile, the pastor, pre-. sided. Rev. Canon J. B. Richardson of London, Ontario, delivered an address on "Woman's Missionary Endeavor.' II Rev. Daniel J. Burrell, D. D., of New York spoke on Alison and Medea."
 At the Franklin circle, Church oi Christ, Rev. s. l.. Darsie, presiding, the addresses were: "Things That Have Stirred Me-" by Rev. James L. Hill, D. D., of Salem, Mass, aud a story writ ten for the occasion, "A Christian En. deavor Revenge" by Mrs. I. M. Alden (Pansy) of Washington, D. c.
 At the First Congregational church, Rev. John w. Malcolm, the pastor, pre-. sided, and the talks were on Christian Endeav0r Among the Life-Savers," by Rev. J. Lester Wells, Jersey City, N. J., Christian Endeavor Enthusiasm, by Rev. William Patterson of Toronto, and Christian Endeavor as Pro- moter of Unity" by Bishop Samuel Fallows, D. D., of Chicago, Ill.
 At the Euclid avenue Congregational church, Rev. Henry M. Ladd. DID,, pas tor. presiding, Success in Christian En- deavor" was the theme of MT. W. H. Penneli, Washington, D. C.. and Grit and Grace" of Rev Henry c. Farrar, D. D., of Albany, N. Y.
 At the Euclid avenue Disciple church, Rev. J. z. Tyler, pastor presiding, Rev. M. M. Binford of Richmond. Ind, spoke on "The Spiritual Life of Endeavorers,' ' and "Joel's Prophecy" was the subject of remarks by Mrs. Frances J. Barnes of New York city, while Rev. Charles A. Dickinson of Boston talked of "The Life that Tells"
 At the Calvary Presbyterian church, Rev. D. o. Mears. D. D., pastor, presid- ing, the addresses were on 1.-The Deep est Thing in Christian Endeavor," by Rev. Gilby c. Kelly, D. D., of Owens boro, Ky, and Reproducing the Christ Life" by Rev. Pleasant Hunter of Min neapolis. Minn.
 At the Durham avenue Disciple church, Rev. A. B. Chalmers, pastor, presiding, Christian Endeavor and Christian Citizenship" was the subject of Rev. H. B. Crosse of Chicago, H., and Christian Endeavor as Training School" that of Rev. Tennis S. Hamlin D. D. of Washington, D. c.
 At the Euclid avenue Baptist church Rev. H. c. Applegarth, D. D., pastor presiding, the first address was on Pos. abilities of Christian Endeavor," by Miss Anna M. Edwards of Cleveland Ohio. "St. Paul's Endeavor" was the subject of Rev.George Dana Boardman D. D., of Philadelphia, Pa.
 At the Woodward avenue Presbyteri an church, Rev. Charles Townsend, pas. tor, presiding, the addresses were "The Floating Society of Christian Endeav. or" by Miss A. P. Jones of Falmouth Mass, and "The Hand of a Man." by Rev. P. s. Henson, D. D., of Chicago III.
 At the Second Presbyterian church Secretary John Willis Baar of Boston Mass, presiding, Golden Opportunities for Christian Endeavor" was the theme of Mrs. Ellen J. Phinney of Cleveland O., and 'The Supremacy of the Gospel that of Rev. John Henry Barrous, D.D. of Chicago, Ill. Among other things Dr. Barrous said:
 Tt is good to breathe once more this atmosphere of youthful Christian en rhusiasm. At the last convention which l attended. that in New York, ] heard the late venerated Dr. Schaff say Christianity is not dead" He felt Z new faith in the triumph of the gospe as he saw the thronging thousands ane heard the sublime eloquence of Chris tian hymns speaking like the sound O. many waters and saying to his sou The kingdoms of this world shall be come the kingdom of our Lord and Hi Christ Dr. Schaff's latest testimon, for his master and his final plea for tn reunion of Christendom were made a the historic gathering when the repre sentatives of the non-Christian worlt met for the first time the disciples o Jesus in the parliament of religions. I has been my duty and good forum since I last met with you in an interna tional meeting to form large acquaint ance with the representatives of othe faiths, to come into friendly and sym pathetic relations with the disciples o Buddha and Confucius, and am gla of this great opportunity to express m augmented faith in the supremacy an the sufficiency of Christianity as tn only religion vital enough to meet a the necessities of man and large enoug to cover the whole round globe and hol it to the heart of God.
 Nothing is more delightful to me i the whole history of Christian Endeavo
 than the growing enthusiasm for mis
 slonary work among the young peopl
 ot our society. As have seen the ret
 ord in church magazines of the gifts i