The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-12
The OTHER END NEXT.
San Francisco to Get Next Years
G. E. Convention.
Great Enthusiasm at the Meet
ings Last Night.
MOOOv cpOKE
D. L. MOODY SPOKE.
There Are $4,000 Delegates to
the Convention.

BOSTON, July 12.-An Boston has
sounded with the enthusiasm OF the
great army of young Christians now
within her gates. The splendid well
come that yesterday was officially ex-
tended to the $1,000 delegates to the
grand Christian Endeavor convention
had gladdened their hearts, and last
night three magnificent divisions of
the multitude praised God in song and
prayer Even the immensely of the
enthusiasm that prevailed yesterday at
the mammoth meetings in Mechanics
hall and the two great tents, Williston
and Endeavor, was exceeded last night
by more mammoth gatherings at the
same places.
Every address delivered last evening
was of Importance and interest. At
the Mechanics building Rev. Francis
E. Clark, D. D., of Boston, founder and
president of the society, delivered his
annual address. The address was also
read in Tent Williston by Rev. ID. L.
| McEwan, Phi. D., of New York, and in
Tent Endeavor by Prof James Lewis
Howe of Lexington, Ky. Thus 1t was
heard by 20, 900 people, for in each Of
the tents the Endeavorers were 1O,0OO
strong, and in Mechanics building
| were qdUn0rGQ 9,OUO more.
The story it contained was one of
success that exceeded hope and was
almost audacious in their extent, and
] it evoked the utmost enthusiasm,
| which was expressed in such hosannas
as modern Athens has never heard be-
fore. The meeting in Tent Williston
was perhaps the greatest of the three.
The address of Rev. P. Conwel drew
a great crowd; an address by Rev,
n - No Il,
D. c., whose subject was washington,
&c." was a very strong effort, while
| Mr.. W. b. Pennen of Washington,
| D. c., also spoke in Tent Endeavor on
the same subject.
Addresses by Dwight L. Moody at
the Mechanics building and by John
G. Wooley, the noted Chicago temper
ance lecturer, who spoke in Tent En-
deavor on 1.-THE Christian Endeavor
VS.. the Saloon" We're 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 singers
were included in that at Mechanics
hall, and each of the tents had quota
of not less than 6OO.
General Secretary John Willis Baer
of Boston presided at Mechanics hall,
General Treasurer William Shaw of
ton and Trustee Rev. J. Tyler, D. D. ;,
of Cleveland, directed the affairs in
Tent Endeavor.
The UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held in
twenty-seven churches, halls and tents
We're attended by thousands of dele
gates belonging to the twenty-seven
denominations represented at the con-
vention. More than 100 clergymen
and 1aymen spoke at these meetings on
almost as many subjects. The princi-
pal rallies were the Baptists at Tent
Endeavor, Congregational at Tent
Williston, Presbyterian at Mechanics
building, Disciples of Christ at South
End Tabernacle, Cumberland Presby-
terrain at Union Congregational
! church, Methodist Episcopal at
J Peoples Temple, Reform church in
} the United States at the First Presby-
J terrain church and United Brethren at
Park street church. These meetings
were led respectively by Rev. H. Y.
Vedder of Chester, Pa; Mr.. w. II.
Strong of Detroit, Mich; Rev. George
B. Stewart, D. D., of Harrisburg, Pa
J Rev. Allan B. Philpot, d. D., of PhiIa-
, delphia; Rev. r. w. Lewis of Meridian,
Mass; Rev. Wallace McMullen of Phil
adelphia; Rev. Henry T. Spangler, D.
D., of Collegeville, Pa; Rev. T. H.
Shute of Dayton, Ohio.
: The trustees of the United Societies
: of Christian Endeavor decided upon
San Francisco as the place for holding
the convention in 1897.