The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-13
GETTING DOWNT0 WORK,
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS Or
THE ENDEiyORERs.
The Meetings at Tents EndcaVor an" WIZ
iiston-The Work Among Negroes
Evangelist Moody Present.

BOSTON, July i2.-The Christian En-
deayorers, at go. gathered by thousands
in twenty-onc churches OF Boston. CAM
bridge. and somcrvillc. where prayer
meetings were held. All the meetings were
upon the same toplc-"Falth; Trusting IN
the Lord Jusus Christ for Strength
Nearly all the leaders were visiting cler-
eymen and delegates. The meetings were
conducted upon lines similar 10 those OF
the regular EndcaNor deNouOnh soeie'i'S'
Mechanics Hall was filled at e.D, when
Trustee Rev. n. Rhodes. u. d., OF ~.
Louis. Mo-, called the meeting TO order.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, ID. d.. of Minneaio-
lis. with a brief address, presented the
state banner for the greatest proportion
ate Increase IN local societies 10 tho
British Territory OF Assynobya, IN whlch
e,ghty-throe societies were organized last
wear. II was received by William Patter-
son. of Toronto, who viii carry II 10 inc
territory. that Is 50 far distant tnat no
representative is present. The meeting al
iourned at noon, and scores OF eVdngc-
lists meetings followed throughout inc
city.
At Tent Endeayor. Professor Howard
b. Gross OF the University OF Chicago,
! Was the presiding Oihcer. The mttuhs
was full of enthusiasm over me 'hIlS,
! tian Endeayor movement, and lhc h'"eta'
| testimony was that the christian I'm
deaxOr society is a natural ana eHeS-
/ tive alley of the Christian Church.
In Tent WillstOn, President francs
h. Clark presided. Mr.. Percy X. os.en'
| of WASHINGTON. u. c., led the praise SER
vice Rev Mr.. Mitchell, OF WiDeriofcc
University. Iowa, offered prayer
rfE NEGRO BRANCH.
Tho Joint rally OF the African Metho-
! dist Episcopal Church and the Atrl.an
! Methodist Episcopal Zion was repfcseh'eu
by Rov. haywood \. Stott, who said no
represented the 2,Wo,vo children Oh
Rev Rev, Il. b. Welsh, Of Meridian, Miss,
| rcurcscnted a young dehomlnatoh, the
| Cumberland Presbyterian, born N lSto'
| "A Church that believes ~ non-sectatHi'-
| ism and In nun-sectiOnalism; thurch
! that knows no North, 10 south
The Rev. Allen B. Phliip, d. ID, OF thc
| Disciples OF christ a dissemination fourth
in size In the United staes % aio 'n''N
| in Christian Endeayor memeerShlp>
| Winslow NJ Bell. of Milton. y. J.,
| spoI<. OF the success of the Christian En-
| deavor movement IA the Society OF
| Friends. ,,,.,.,.,, IA
| reported from the Iutherane, ana sald
| that the mother church OF American
| churches was glad 10 be child of Chris-
t.aD Endeayor.
EVANGELIST MOODY pRFsENT.
Evangelist Dwight J.. Moody spoke In
| Fanueu Hall 10 an audience which pack
ed the han, upon obstacles 10 9a''"-
Miss Bell NJ Braine. Of Springfield. o.,
| presided at a missionary conference.
which crowded Clarendon street hapust
| church AT l.. NJ. \ conference on rys-
tematic and proportional giving followed
at Z o'clock.
Miss Frances b. Patterson, Of Chicago.
prosded. and spoke Of the efficiency OF
personal work in Inducing tndeaNofers
TO give "a reasonable proportion OF 'hei'
incomes.
A conference of Junior Independents.
held at Warren-AVenue baptist chu.cn
this evening. was presided over Dn Alr.
| Percy !. ;. Ryan, 81 Sew YORK iheIe
| was the usual large Christian Enaea'oi
A meeting FOR conference OF state and
provincial societies Of the Shrisuaa I'm
deavOr was held az the 1. NJ - a.
building at L. NJ. u.
Mr. George Mcdonald, Of Altoona, Ia.
presided and directed the discussion
Thirty-nve provinces and states were rep
resented. The questions discussed wer'
finance and state unions. and extension
| of missionary work. whether II can ID
done effectually by State unions. the 81
tablshment Of State correspondence com
mittees as a means Of keplng track @
| lHllNlluAiS Nfp ~ dNu3 W ''N'' 'N'''
or countries. etc.
TO IoaM WORLDS UNION.
meeting OF the Worlds Christian En-
deavor Union was held In Mechanic Hal
al o'clock, with nearly ipoo present
Rev. Francis j.. CLARK. u. D., presiden
OF the United Society Of Christian I'm
deayor. presided. and stated that thi
was no new thing. as II had been con
! sidered more than a year.
The committee voted 10 form a World
Christian Endeav0r Union, and commit
tee OF five was appointed, with Rev. Clos
chairman, with power TO formulate
constitution Oh the lines OF the one rea'
to the meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Close then proposed hat th'
meeting elect Rev. Dr. Clark az pr ssident
and this was done unanimously. Dr
| Clark accepted the office for one year
| and suggested the first general meeting
10 be held In Washington next year will
the United Society Convention, and th'
suggestion was adopted.
J. Wills Baer was elected Fecretar,
tentatively, and Mr.. William SHAW, @
| Boston. treasurer.
| The accommodation committee AZ
O'Clock this afternoon had registered
40,3G2 delegates, from all states an'
| Territories
| Tie board of trustees of the Cnite'
Society OF Christian Endeavor have ncte'
| on the application OF the delegation from
| the three Pacific coast cities which dc
sired 10 have the convention OF 1897 a
San Francisco or Seattle. and decide
/ that the convention OF two years hcnc