St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-12

this afternoon tWenty-eight denonina-
tional rallies were held in the different
churches of the city and its suburbs.
These rallies were attended by the
delegates according to their denomina-
tiOnal connections.
FLOWING OVER,
An hour before the meeting of the
evening opened in Mechanics, hall s, ,noSe
persons crowded the auditorium and at
7:15 an overflow meeting, in which over
1000 participated, was being held in
front of the building. All the doors
of the hall had to be closed and not
even delegates were admitted alter Z
o'clock Several beautifully rendered
hymns, in which the chorus of LOCO
voices and all the delegates raised their
voices, echoed through the convention
building before the opening hour and
the enthusiasts were still singing when.
at 7:30 o'clock, General Secretary John
Willis Baer stepped forward under the
bell-like sounding board and called
the delegates to order. After a brief
greeting, Secretary Baer- introduced
Rev. J. Missel, of Darby, England, who
lead the opening service, at the con-
clusion of which w. H. H. Smith, Of
Washington, D. c., invited the united
society to the convention of '96, which
is to be held at the national capital.
President Clark received a grand ova-
ton when he advanced to the speak
er's desk to read his annual
CLEANSING THE CITIES
In the course of his address Rev
DR.. Clark said: Il make no extrava-
CANT claims for the Christian En-
deavor society, but it is fair to say
that the society has had no insignifi-
cant part in the general uprising of
Christian people, which has buried
Tammany under $4,000 white ballots
in New York city, and is now fight
ing an equally corrupt foe of another
breed in the same state; which has
voted for reform, $4,000 strong, in
Chicago; which is now engaged in
cleansing the dirty streets and the
dirtier politics of that and other
cities, and which, in hundred
places, has awakened the civic con-
science and purified fetid atmos-
phere. Nor is it too much. to say
that the aroused interest in world
wide missions among Endeavorers
ing the army of volunteers six full
regiments, each 1000 strong, who
are eager to march forward into the
enemies country, to do battle for the
Captain of their salvation, whenever
the churches will furnish the 'sinews
Of war Ten years ago the cry was
for men and women. That will
a cr9 hQ 10
I believe. Now the imperative call
is for money to send the thousands
of ready volunteers whom, in part,
Christian Endeavor has equipped,
and called, and sent forth with the
ringing cry of aggressive consecra-
ton upon their lips: Here am 1;
send me- The fact, too, that the
societies of Christian Endeavor, for.
the most part, over and above what
would otherwise have been given,
have put hundreds of thousands of
dollars into the missionary treas
uries of their respective boards,
shows that there are consecrated
pocket books as we'll as hearts
among us.
PUSH THINGS.
But the very success of these
movements for a better citizenship
and a larger missionary zeal, un-
precedented and unexpected as it has
been, brings with it responsibility
for further effort along the same
lines. Grants laconic commentary
on success in arms was: Push
things Napoleon's tactics were to
follow up a victory; to crowd the
enemy; to pursue the flying foe. I
believe our captain issues no other
orders to us, fellew Christian En-
deavorers. / can find no other irter-
probation Of the success he has al
ready given US. Not as Political
party, but in all political parties
stand for Righteousness, for hon
esty, for purity, for good men and
good laws. The Endeavor society IS
quick and tender conscience in