Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-12

A MONSTER MEETING
Christian Endeavorers
Fill Boston.
THREE LARGE MEETINGS.
An Immense Army of Earnest Chris
tian Workers Gathered in One
Mammoth Convention.
THREE LARGE MEETINGS.


BOSTON. July H..
An Boston has sounded with the onthusi-
ecu Of tho great army Of young christians
o. Nithin their gates. The splendid well
5ohl t, today was officially extended to the
cony, o5P S., '.ddenod their hearts and
tonight :. az cent divisions of the
multitude pra. F.y8'9 in song and prayer.
Even the iminens.. / the enthusiasm that
prevailed today at idc mammoth meetings
IN Mechanics hail and the two great tents,
willlston and Endeavor. was exceeded tonight
by more mammoth gatherings at the same
places, Every address delivered this evening
was Of Importance and interest. At the
Mechanics building, Rev. Francis II. Clark,
d. D.. of Boston, founder and president OF
the society. delivered his annual address.
The address was also read Infant Vulston =
by Rev. II. 7. McEwan, Il. ii. D., OF New
York and in Tent Endeavorer by Professor
James Lewis Howe. OF Lexington. Ky. Thus
| II was heard by 5000 people for In each of
the tents the Endeayorers Were ten thousand
| strong and at Mechanics building was gath
| cred nine thousand more. The story II
contained was a story OF success that OK
and II evoked the utmost enthusiasm. which
was expressed In such hosannas as modern
/ Athens has never heard before.
| The meeting In Tent wiliston tonight was
| perhaps the grandost OF the three. The ad-
| dress Of II. Conwo drew great crowd. an
address by Rev. Tunls Hamlln, d. d., OF
W sSsih,ge. % C.. whose subject was
| Mir. W. II. Pennell. OF Washington. d. O..
| spoke in Tent Endeayoror OF the same sub
| lect, Addresses by Dwight l.. Moody at the
| Mechanics building and by John @. Woley,
| the noted Chicago temperance lecturer, who
| spoke In Tent Endeavor on Tho Christian
Endeayorer VS., the Saloon" were also great
| attractions.
The choruses, too, at all three meetings
| SURPASSED all that has yet been attempted
| ~ music since the meeting began. Eight
| hundred singers We're Included In that at
| Mechanics hall. aud ut each of the tents
a quota OF not less than 600
:, General Secretary John WINS Baer of
| eral Treasurer William Shaw Of Boston led
the meeting ~ tent Williston, and Trustee
| j. z. Tyler. ID, D., OF Cleveland directed
| affairs In tent Endcayor.
1'he denomlnntlonal rallies held this
afternoon In twenty-seyen churches, halls
| and tents were attended by thousands OF
| delegates belonging to the twenty seven
denominations represented at the con.
yention. More than 100 clersymen and
| layinen spoke at these meetings ON almost
as many SUBJECTS The. principal rallies
| were: Baptists at tent EndeavOr; Congre-
gatl9nal, tent Wlllston; Presbyterlaus ut
at South End Tabernacle; Cumberland
| Presbyterian, at Union Congregational
church; Methodist Episcopal, Al Peoples
| States, Mt First Presbyterian church. and
| United Brethren Mt Park street church.
Other meetings were led by Rev. v. q.
| Veddes Chester, Pa: Mr. W. II. Strong.
| Detroit; Rev. George u. Stewart. u. -,
Harrisburg, Pa; Rev. Allen b. lhilpodd,
Miss; Re% rev. Waliace McMal Hi.n. T rhiadci,
| phia; Rev. Henry l.. Spnngler, ID. D. Col
legeyllle, Pa; Rev. II. IL. shute, Dayton,
U.
Meehanics' building has contained big
gatherings Of all descriptions. but never 80
many representatives from all parts Of Amer
lea as well as from foreign lands as assem-.
bled there today for the opening OF the Chris
| tian Endeayor convention. Hundreds were I'M
able TO gain admission TO the auditorium,
| which held 10000. The stage reserved for
'he speakers was occupied by one section OF
the chorus Of nearly 1000 yclces. This chorus
started songs Of praise long before the con-
vention formally opened and continued the
hymns until President Clark appeared on the
| platform.
the Christian Endeayor meeting the sig
| nal for the outburst OF tremendous applause,
which ctntnued for several minutes.
At $3.50 O'Clock President Clark called the
convention 10 order with the gayel presented
to him by the Salem (ore) Christian En-
| deayor Union.
Rev. Albert II. Plum, D. D.. Of thla city.
welcomed the delegates In behalf OF the Bos-
ton pastors.
Hon. s. u. Capeh. chairman OF the commit
tee Of ninety-nve, made the address OF well
| come in behalf Of the committed.
President Clark then introduced Governor
| Greenhalge. who welcomed the delegates TO
Massachusetts,
At the close OF the governors remarks the
entire audience shouted; God save the com
| ponwealth of Massachusetts,"
Rev. Il. X. Ollie, D. D., OF San Francisco
then made response on behalf Of the board
! OF trustees OF the United Society of the
| Christian Endeavor. After the ladies' In the
immense audience had sung Throw Out
| the Life Line. Secretary John W. Baer read
! his annual report.
Tent wllliston contained fully e5OO persons
when the exercises opened there the Rev.
Maryland Hoyt Of Minneapolis opening the
| devotional exercises.
President Charles u. Allen Of the Aiassa-
chusetts delegation presented the convention
with gayel and block after complimentary
speech OF thanks by the chairman George
| W. Coleman OF BOSTON, yice-chalrman OF the
committee OF 1895, made an address OF well
come for the committee The welcome Of the
city pastors was given by Rev. A. s. Gum
bart, ID. d., Of Boston. In behalf OF the city
Alderman Sanford welcomed the delegates.
gilbert G. Kelly Of owensburg. Ky, urged
| that the Endeayor movement be kept before
the people that It's good doctrines might be
learned by ALL
After a short address by Bishop Brooks.
Washington. D. G.. @. Tower Ferguson,
Tower, Ont, and Miss Cora Beckford. Biddo-
ford, Me. the annual report OF General Sec
Rotary Baer was read by Rev. John Barstow
OF Modford. Mass.
Over 5000 enthusiastic Endcavorers crowded
Tent Endoavor Flags Of all nations inter-
| sperBod the streamers and testified by their
variety to the International character OF the
gathering. High above all, the flags OF tho
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and the
stars and Stripes floated. Upon the platform
at the extreme end, the grand chorus Of $40
and speakers and prominent nombers Of the
society were seated. Before the time for the
| opening OF the services arrived. the chorus
and delegates spontaneously started on the
| Endc0Nor hymn. Other songs followed and
the music WAS almost continuous until the
Rev. J. T. Becliley. d. D., Of New York.
opened the meeting according to the program
by announcing the hrst hymn Onward.
Christian Soldiers" At the conclusion OF the
hymn Rev. W. II. ALBRIGHT Of Boston read
a passage from the scripture, and then. ask
Ing for the earnest cooperation al all the
delegates In the opening session. called for
testimony by the delegates. Fof hfecn min
utes from an parts OF the audience came
words Of praise TO the Almighty and good
tidlngs to the Endeavor society. Mr.. Beckley
was forced 10 announce the ncxt number be-
fore all who desired had testified,
The hymn Of welcome writtenl for the &C.
caaion by Or, Smith. author OF America"
was sung, and then Mr., beckley introduced
A. ]. Crockett president OF tho Boston Local
Union. who welcomed the delegates In behalf
OF tho Endfsvorefs OF Boston. Tho welcome
Of the city pastors was extended by Rev.
NJ. d. Knecland, D. D., Of Boston. In be-
half OF the state Of Massachusetts, Lieutenant
Governor Roger woleo;t welcomed The dele
gates. Then the Rev. J. Barrowa. y. D.. OF
Chicago responded TO the welcome Of Alassa-
chusetts and Boston In behalf Of the society
and the delegates. The Rev. j. T.. Cheese
man Of Cleveland. o., read file annual report
OF Secretary John Wills Beer Of Boston. and
the session adjourned