St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-12
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOSTS
TO VISIT THE PACIFIC
COAST IN '97. 4
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETINGS.
OPENING DAY OF THE GREAT
CONVENTION, WITH $4,000
DELEGATES.
GROWTH OF THE SOCIETIES.
President Clark and Secretary
Baer RepOrt-Great Throngs
of Happy Christians.

BOSTON, Mass, July 11.-All Bos-
ton has sounded with the enthusiasm
of the great army Of young Chris
tians now within her gates. The
splendid welcome that today was
officially extended to the $4,000 dele
gates to the grand Christian En-
deavor convention has gladdened
their hearts, and tonight three mag
nificent divisions of the multitude
praised God in song and prayer.
Even the immensity of the enthusi-
asm that prevailed today at the
mammoth meetings in Mechanics
hall and the two great tents, Willis
ton and Endeavor, was exceeded to-
night by more mammoth gatherings
at the same places. Every address
delivered this evening was of inn
portance and interest. At the Me-
chanics' building Rev. Francis e.
Clark, D. D., of Boston, founder
and president of the society, deliv-
cred his annual address. The adj
dress was also read in Tent Willis
ton by Rev. H. T. McEwan, Phi. D.,
of New York, and in Tent Endeavor.
by Prof. James Lewis Howe, of Lex
ington, KY. Thus it was heard by
90, 900 people, for in each of the tents
the Endeavorers were 10000 strong,
and at Mechanics building were
gathered 5000 more. The story it
contained was a story of success
that exceeded hope, and it evoked
the utmost enthusiasm, which was
-, NfJe
ern Athens has never heard before.
SPEECHES AND MUSIC.
The meeting in Tent Williston to-
night was perhaps the greatest of the
three. The address of Rev. H. Con-
we'll drew a great crowd. An address
by Rev. Teunis Hamlin, D. D., of
Washington, D. c., whose subject was
washington, &c." was very strong
effort, while w. H. Penne1l, of Wash
ington, D. c., spoke in Tent En-
deavor on the same subject. Address
es by Dwight L. Moody at the Me,
chanics' building, and by John c..
Wooley, the noted Chicago temper
ance lecturer, who spoke in Tent En-
deavor on "The Christian Endeavor
VS.. The Saloon were also great at
fractions The choruses, too, at all
three meetings surpassed all that has
yet been attempted in music since the
meeting began. Eight hundred sing
ers We're included in the Mechanics
hall chorus. and each of the tents had
a quota of not less than 600. General
Secretary John Willis Baer, of Bos-
ton, presided at Mechanics hall, Gen
eral Treasurer William Shaw, of Bos-
ton, led the meeting in Tent Williston,
and Trustee Rev. ]. u. Tyler, D. D.,
of Cleveland, directed affairs in Tent
Endeavor. The denomina tional raj
lies held this afternoon in twenty-sev-
en- churches, halls and tents were at
tended by thousands of delegates be-
longing to the twenty-seven denomi-
nations represented at the conven--
ton. More than 100 clergymen and
laymen spoke at these meetings, on al
most as many subjects. The principal
rallies were the Baptist, at Tent En-
deavor; Congregational at Tent Will
liston; Presbyterian at Mechanics
building; Disciples of Christ at South
End tabernacle; Cumberland Presby-
terian at Union Congregational church;
Methodist and Episcopal at the Peo-
pies Temple; Reform Church in the
United States at the First PreSbyter-
| ian church, and the United Brethren
at Park Street church. These meet
ings were led respectively by Rev. H.
! V. Vender, Chester, Pa; W. H.
Strong, Detroit. Mich; Rev. George
b. Stewart, D. D., Harrisburg, Pa
Rev. Allan B. Phillip, D. D., Rev. r.
A. Willis, Meridian, Miss; Rev. Wall
lace McMullen, Philadelphia; Rev.
Henry T. Spangler, D. D., College
! Vile, Pa, and Rev. T. H. Shute. Day-
| ton, o.
UNITARIAN ENDEAVORERs. s
One thousand delegates were pres
ent IN the Church of the Unity at the
| opening of the sixth annual conventions
OF the National Young Peoples So
clety of the Universalist Church TO-
day. Secretary Garfield reported that
| the national union now included 436
/ subordinate unions, ninety-three of
which were formed last year. The ae
gregate membership is $1,000. The ma
t1onal secretary, Miss Lizzie H.
| Goldthwaite, reported a small deficit
| In the treasury. Rev. D. H. Schim
D. D., reported increased success in
| the distribution of Universalist liter
ture, and Rev. w. H Mclaughlin
| told of progress in missionary work.
Mrs. Mary Grace Garfield reported
| that the junior department is now or
ganized in eleven states with a mem
bership of 1,200. Herbert B. Briggs of
! Ohio, recommended certain changes in
the methods of the report of good cit
izenship.
TAKING THE TOWN.
After the big convention meeting of
| the forenoon hundreds of the delegates
held monday rallies throughout the
| city. In the churches and halls. in
| vacant lots, on street corners and
| wharves, in the big markets and far
| tories, and in missions and large retail
| stores, they gathered and offered pray-
ers for the benefit of the thousands of
| toilers who heard them. The largest
| of these meetings was held in historic
Fanenl hall and the Bromfield Street
| NJ. E. church In the hall 700 white
frocked marketmen joined in the famil--
lar hymns sung by the young ladies.
| The services there were led by Rey-J
! Wilbur Chapman, D. D., of ALBANY. N
| 7. The Broomfield Street church is in
the center of the retail business dis
trict and the services there were so we'll
! attended that an overflow meeting I'm
1 the VeStry was necessary. ev. Francis
| V. Smiley, of Denver, Col, presided n f
the main meeting, and Rev. Seth K
Mitchell, of Cambridge, Mass. led tsne
smaller gathering. Twenty ladies and
! gentlemen, wearing the badges of ft,e
society, entered the gallary of the stock
exchange at noon. The traders at
| once abandoned business and. facfbo
| the gallery with uncovered heads
F! earnestly sang America At 2:g0