The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-12

D. D., of Boston, founder and president
of the society, delivered his annual adj
dress. The address was also read in tent
Williston by Rev. H. II. McEwen, Phi. D.,
of New York, and in tent Endeavor by
Professor James Lewis Howe, of Lexing-
ton, Ky. Thus it was heard by $4,000 peo-
Pile, for in each of the tents the Endeavor-
ers were 10, 1000 strong, and at Mechanics
building were gathered 1900 more.
The story it contained was a story of
success that exceeded hopes almost III
dacious in their extent, and it evoked the
utmost enthusiasm, which was expressed
in such hosannas as modern Athens has
never heard before.
The meeting in tent Williston was, per.
haps, the greatest of the three. The adj
dress of Rev. Russell H. Conwell drew a
great crowd; an address by Rev. Teunis
Hamlin, D. D., of Washington, whose
subject was washington, 49," was a
very strong effort, while Mr.. w. U. Pen
nell, of Washington, spoke in tent En-
deavor on the same subject.
Addresses BY Dwight +. Moody at the
Mechanics building and by John G.
Wooley, the noted Chicago temperance
lecturer, who spoke in tent Endeavor on
the christian Endeavor VS.. the Saloon, "
NOAOt A1O BANbb tbbApAA II ~ AoNpt
too, at all three meetings surpassed all
that has yet been attempted in music
since the meeting began. Eight hundred
singers were included in that at Me-
hanics hall, and each of the tents had a
quota of not less than 800.
General Secretary John Willis Baer, of
Boston, presided at Mechanics hall. Gen.
eral Treasurer William Shaw, of Boston,
led the meeting in tent WillisGon and
Trustee Rev. j. u. Tyler, D. D., of Cleve-
land, directed affairs in tent Endeavor.
Secretary Baer's report shows IA gain of
Z, 100 societies for the year, the largest in
crease for any consecutive twelve months
during the fourteen years of the body's
existence. The total number of societies
is 1929, including 2,645 in the United
Kingdom; Australia, 1909; Africa, 3;
China, 80; France, "a; India, III; Japan,
80; Madagascar, 90; Mexico, 25; Turkey,
80; West India islands, SO, and so IN until
every country is represented save five
Italy, Russia, Iceland, Sweden and
Greece. The total membership is 2, 473, 74O.
The trustees of the United Societies for
Christian Endeavor last night decided
upon a Francisco as the place for hold
ing the convention in 1897.
The UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held in the
afternoon in twenty-seVen churches, halls
and tents were attended by thousands of
delegates belonging to the twenty-seven
denominations represented at the conven-
ton. More than a hundred clergymen
and laymen spoke at these meetings Oh
almost as many subjects.
The principal rallies were: Baptist, at
tent Endeavor; Congregational, at tent
Williston; Presbyterian, at Mechanics
building; Disciples of Christ, at South
End Tabernacle; Cumberland Presby-
terrain, at Union Congregational church;
Methodist Episcopal, at Peoples Temple;
Reform church in the United States, at
First Presbyterian church; United Broth
rem, at Park Street church. These meet
ings were led respectively by Rev. H. c..
Vedder, Chester, Pa; Mr.. w. H. Strong,
Detroit; Rev. George b.. Stewart, d. D.,
Harrisburg, Pa. Rev. Allan b.. PhiIpot,
ID. D., Philadelphia; Rev. X. w. Lewis,
Meridian, Miss. Rev. Wallace McMullen,
Philadelphia; Rev. Henry Il. Spangler,
d. d., Collegeville, Pa. Rev. H. +. Shute,
Dayton, D.