Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
BOSTON CONVENTION ENDED.
Largest Religious Meeting Ever known liz
Now n Matter of History.

Largest Religious Meeting Ever known Is
Now Matter of History.
Boston, July 16-Last night the
fourteenth international Christian En-
deavor convention came to an end.
Daring it's continuance mole than 500
meetings have been held Approx
mately $4,000 men and women have
come from all corners of the North
American continent as delegates. 9th
ers have come from strange and dis
tant lands, and the most powerful ma
tions have been represented in this
vast gathering.
At last nights meeting, Mr. Walsh,
of the hotel committee, reported that
the total registration of delegates
present at this convention was 56,285.
Immediately after the session was
opened in Mechanics hall, DIR. Fl. 3.
Grove, of the Chicago university, pre-
sented the following resolution:
We, the members Of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian EndeaYor. representing a
constituency of nearly 1900. 900, assembled in
Boston, in our fourteenth international annual
convention, 5000 strong, most respectfully ad-
dress and petition her majesty, the queen OF
England, urging upon her attention the terri
BILE condition of the Christian subjects Of
turkey, anu H0F III Ln6 AdlLC Vi d GULL
mon faith and outraged Christian con-
science. to use her great influence and author
ity to help those who are periShing, and to give
to that country safe and just government
The resolution was received with
great applause, and on a viva voce vote
was carried with a mighty shout
DR.. Grove announced that the same
petition would be presented to Presi-
dent Cleveland.
The declaration of the following
platform and principles of the Society
! of Christian Endeavor was approved
unanimously:
We reaffrm our adherence to the principles,
which, under Gods blessings, have made the
Christian Endeavor movement what it is to-
| day.
First and foremost, personal devotion to our
divine Lord and Savior, Jesus.
| Second, the covenant of obligation embodied
| in the prayer meeting pledge
Third, constant religious training for all
| kinds of service involved in the various com
! mittees.
Fourth, strenuous loyalty to the local church
! and denomination with which each society is
| connected.
| Fifth, we reaffrm our increasing confidence
In the inter denominations spiritual fellow
| ship, through which we hope not for organic
| unity but to fulfill our Lords prayer, THAT
| they all may be one" This fellowship already
| extends to ali evangelical denominations, ana
we should greatly deplore arJ movement that
! would interrupt or imperil it.
Sixth, Christian endeayor stands always
and everywhere for Christian citizens, It is
| forever opposed to the saloon, the gambling
/ den, the brothel and every like iniquity. II
stands for temperance, for law, for order, for
| Sabbath keeping, for pure political atmos.
| phere--in a word for righteousness. And this
it does, not by allying itself with political
party, but attempting, through the quick con-
seriousness of it's individual members, to inf1u-
ence all parties and all communities.
Seventh, that all moneys gathered by the
| various societies OF Christian EndeaVor for
| the cause of missions be always sent to the
| missionary boards OF the special denomination
| to which the particular society belongs
Eighth Christian Endeavor has for its ulti-
! mate aim a purpose no less wide and lofty thar
! the bringing of the world to Christ Hence, il
| is an organization intensely evangelically and
missionary in its spirit and desires to do all il
may under the direction of the churches and
missionary boards for missionary extension
| the world around.
We rejoice in the growing friendliness OF
! Christians, and in the fact that our fellowship
! is constantly growing larger.
In Tent Endeavor the sermon was
preached by Rev. John Potts, d. D. OF
Toronto. Each of the meetings was
closed with the hymn, ''God Be With
You Till We Meet Again." and the
''Mizpah" benediction.