The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-16
SUPREME HOUR.
Conservation Services End the Con-
vention Of Christian Endeavorers.
ATTENDED BY $4,000 PERSONS,
Platform Of Principles For
Guidance of Christians.

BosToN, July 16.-The l4th international
Christian Endcavor convention came To
an end last night Since Wednesday
morning IL has overtcwerod all contem-
porary events in the city or state, perhaps
IN tho entire country.
During its continuance more than ooJ
meetings have been held. Approximately,
$4,000 mon and women have como from all
corners OF the North American continent
as delegates. Others have come from
strange and distant and obscure lands,
and the greatest and most powerful ma
tions of the earth have been represented
IN this vast gathering.
This great organization, the growth OF
which, from membership of in 1881, TO
more than 2,3000O0 in 1896, has been ex-
handed into a worldwide organization,
and what its growth under its new possi-
bilities or the good its influence may do
Seligiously. socially and politically In this
land and all the rest of Gods footstool, no
mans mind can predict. Yet, notwith-
standing all its prominence of today, and
its newly created cosmopolitanism, IL re-
mains as simple as ever, doing merely a
work Of influence.
When the publisher of great paper In
great Chicago offered the society the tempt
ing offer of 5000 year for three success
sive years, on condition that the headquar-
tiers Of tho organization DO removed from
Boston TO the city by the lakes. the trus-
tees at their meeting last Thursday made
IN answer characteristic of the principles.
''No," they said, 1--WE are but society to
influence. We need no costly buildings or
expensive offices. Boston is strong In
.L.n -
"Idoas" is the tocsn Of the Christian
Endeavorers, and then they propagate
them And how widely have been those
ideas propagated by the series of splendid
meetings this week. Everywhere where
newspapers are printed the news of the
convention has been carried. The conven-
tion Just closed has been one of the great
est religious event the world has ever seen,
its promoters believing its influence for
good incalculablc.
Three great meetings were held in Bos-
ton last night. They closed the conven-
tion i'm manner entirely befltting its
character. Thirty thousand people gath
cred I'm Mechanics hall and Tents Willis
ton and Endoavor.
The meetings at these places last night
were marked with q sort OF spirituality
that has not so notably characterized any
previous meetings OF the week. Not that
the gatherings of last night were n jot less
earnest than their predecessors, but there
seemed To be a deeper and holier sentiment
filling the three great composite bands
that worshippcd, sentiment denoted by
an absence of the wonted demonstration
of the days that have passed.
At all three great auditoriums the meet
ings were much the same. "Consecra-
tion, Striving to Get Nearer the Master"
was the subject of them all. Tho purely
consccrntion services were led by Presi-
dent Clark in Mechanics hail. by Secrc-
tary Baer in Williston, and by Rev. Nc
hemiah Boynton, DID,, In Endeavor tent.
These leaders also presided at the re-
spective meetings. Beside the singing
and the prayer services sermons by Rev.
III. Nj. Wharton, DID, of Baltimore, In
Mechanics building; Rev. Samuel II. Vir-
gin, DID, of New York, in Willston, and
Rev John Potts ID d., of Toronto, wero
the only programmed numbers at the meet
ings.
The petition of $1,000 delegates, rep
resentlng constituency of ncarly 3,0o0,-
0Oc 10 Queen Victoria, relative TO the con-
dition of Christian subjects In Turkey,
was an important event and aroused great
interest.
While several thousand delegates will
return to their homes today, the greater
part Of the multitude OF strangers In town
will remain, sight-eeing, for some days.
There were no afternoon meetings yes
ter,lay, so the delegates fiocked TO Bunker
Hill; the Washington elm in Cambridge,
where the father OF his country first
met his pitifuSy inadequate Continental
army; TO the Old South Meeting House;
TO Faneuil hall, and TO the old North
church, from whose belfry Paul Revere
received the warning flashes on the night
of his memorable ride
No Vacancies.
Every available space of the great Me-
chanics' hall was filed by persons who
had gathered TO attend the closing session
OF the Christian Endeavor convention.
Probably 1900 people attended. Presi-
dent Clark presided, and Percy Foster di-
rected the music he also singing a solo
at the opening Of tho meeting.
Immediately after the session was
opened, DIR. H. Is. Grose presented to the
convention the following resolutions;
We the members of the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, representing a
constituency Of nearly 8.0OO.0OO. assembled In
Boston, In our 18th international annual con.
vcntion-50O00 strong-most respectfully ad.
dress and petition her majesty, the Queen Of
England, urging upon her attention the ter.
rible condition OF the Christian subjects Of
Turkey, and praying her In the name Of a
common faith and an outraged Christian con
science 10 use her great influence and author
ity to help those who are perishing and TO
give TO that country n safe and Just govern.
ment.
The resolutions were received with great
applause, and on viva voco vote were
carried with a mighty shout from the
multitude OF delegates present, amid A