The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-13
MASS MEETINGS AT NIGHT.
About 25.OOO People Packed I'm the
Big Hall and Tents.

AT Mechanics building, before O'Clock
tonight, every available seat in the i'm
mense hall was occupied with Christian
Endeavorers, and even before Musical Di-
rector Percy S. Foster took his position
both audience and chorus began TO sing
the Christian Endeavor songs, which are
now becoming familiar even to outsiders.
The singing continued without interms-
sion for nearly three-quarters of an hour.
Rev. Samuel McNaugher. pastor of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Church. of Boston,
conducted the devotional exercises, which
consisted in the responsive reading Of the
twenty-fourth Psalm, prayer and the sing
ing of Endeavor hymns Before opening the
regular programme President Clarke, who
presided, read protest which had been
sent to the convention, directed against
the singing of denominational songs. The
protest was dismissed with sincere and
graceful remarks by President Clark.
Mr.. Yong Kali of San Francisco, for
merly. of sacramento. and member Of
introduced. In few feeling remarks
the speaker urged that the efforts of Chris
tian Endeavorers be exerted in the broad
fields of China to convert his countrymen.
President Clark then introduced Rev. II.
w. Kinney, of Syracuse, n. Y, who spoke
on the Senior Mothers Society of Chris
tian Endeavor," which, he said, was the
auxiliary to the Junior Endeavor Society.
Rev. Mr.. Kinney was a pioneer in the
movement for the establishment of this
society in 1887 and spoke earnestly for the
furtherance of the work. The object of the
Y. p. $. c. E., he said. was to feed the
sheeplings; of the Junior Society to feed
the lambs. and of the Senior Society to
feed the Junior.
Rev. A. G. Dixon, of Brooklyn. n. Y,
spoke on "Denominational Loyalty and In
terdenominational Fellowship" He said:
Christian Endeavor is not undenomina-
tional, but interdenominational and. as a
Christian. | have a fellowship of faith in
Christ fellowship of love for Christ, a
fellowship of service TO Christ. fellowship
of enthusiasm in the work of Christ. which
/ delight in. and share with every other
lover of Christ l may have a peculiar love
for my wife and family. while have a
fellowship of sympathy. with all the fami-
lies in f oS ans are so
should have an evangelistic fellowship
with every other Christian, which leads
him to unite heart and hand for for the spread
deavor is that ii emphasizes denominations
al loyalty, for Christ and the church.
putting Christ first. but the church is not
Rev. L. f. Swengel, of Baltimore. with a
few appropriate words, presented the BAN
having done the best work in promoting
Christian Endeavor fellowship. This en-
blem was accepted in the name of the So
Union. and by ]. d. Robinson, president of
the Junior society. Rev. j. Il. McCreery,
ID D. of Pittsburg, Pa, president OF the
Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union,
made the closing address of the evening
upon Where We Come Together" and the
meeting adjourned with benediction by
Rev. A. c. Crew, Of Toronto, Ont.
TEN THOUSAND IN ONE TENT.
Ten thousand delegates attended the
evening meeting in Tent Endeavor. and at
least two thousand were kept outside by
the incapacity Of the inclosure. Songs OF
praise were the feature of the half-hour
preceding the opening OF the service, at
which Trustee E. r. Ollie. ID. D.. of San
Francisco. presided. George O. Stebbins, of
Brooklyn, led the song service.
The presentation of the banner to the
local union showing the best work for pro-
noting Christian Endeavor fellowship was
made TO the Philadelphia Union. The same
honor fell TO that union last year, the ban
ner having been awarded it at the Cleve-
by Rev. Fl. w. Sherwood, OF Rondout, NJ
", and was accepted by Rev. Wellington
L. Lowtes, OF Philadelphia, who feelingiy
promised that the society would continue
tanned by them in the last two years
These exercises were followed by an ad-
dress by Rev. J. F: Love, jr.. of Rochester,
" ". on THE Christian Home Bureau
as exemplifed by the work in Syracuse
In the five-minute greetings from Chris
tiau E.ndeavor representatives under the
Marsden. an Alaskan native. told of the nine
thousand native Indians of his country
who had been converted through Christian
missionary influence Rev. r. Burgess. of
thousand Christian EILeavor members.
Mr.. Prabata Ramashaudrayve. of Irdia.
said that II there was any country in which
and he expressed the belief that that coun-
try, containing many castles. whose people
speak no less than three hundred dialects.