The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-14
To Discourage the Christians
on Boston Common.
$4,000 OUT IN THE STORM.
They Are Driven TO Seek the Shelter
of the Mammoth Payilions.
"cocd Citizenship the Theme Of the
Addresses - Banners Given to So
cieties for Zeal I'm Civic Improves
ment-Jubilee Rallies at Night.

Boston. July 1s-Thc Weather man. ag~er
hexsaowang upon the Christian Ensfsxsyor
cnf4v~fssssn S4rce "Wednesday his firaa~Se
wtsstileT. today sought 10 SsTye SATAN by
destroying thu arfor OF tlac Eusieavor
army by sensfSng upon X a deluge OF raen
just a. the Assault upon Ma1rznon was
about 10 csfsurfssaae In The EsrNak ouo9oor
religious ga1aoTang aaY-scar--t 70 saks
psSne talss noon upon rise coaIf.uoH. On
that grtssn a vast ssssrnlsaAye, estimated
~ beaws~ssa sa.0o and 60.on Issg~so1S. were
ready AZ the inisfssy hour 20 begin with
the groatest religious gaahss.ng IN the has-
tory OF the world. The clear sky Of s1aa
early morning was alrvSlrfy f1ssrrct by
omiHous esosniS asiri ProssdssA Francis u.
Ozark g1arNs~i fe2rffIEy Skywxard, cue
opened the services N re af,Is,trrtssi hour.
Then ranYe tte heavy rain. hut the dis
comfore esasE~ad ny tine thousands OF dzsp-
psng umbrellas did not prevent a mighty
rendition of Onward. Christian Sscsiiesvs''
Or. s. r. Smith. author Of america"
was then introduced. and the thousands
sang a verse Of that hymn in complt-
meht of its author. BY this time the rain
was falling I'm torrents. and The presi-
dent announced an Adiournment 20 tho
big tents. where about la.eo found seats.
and the remaining thousands went away.
In Tent Winston. Hon. 8. y. t'apen iu-
troduced Lieut. Gov. Woleott. who spoke
for Gov. GrcenhaIge. R~v, Donald Nc
Lauren. of Chicago. made the principal
address of the afternoon, continuing up
on the theme o. the day. Good Citizen
ship"
In Tent Endeavor Rev. ]. Boynton. OF
Roston presided. Mayor Curtis. of Bos-
ton. spoke on american citizenship"
In Mechanics han after tho meetings on
sthe common had ended. the junior rally
was held. Thousands of little Endeavof-
ers and hundreds of bigger ones attend
ea this meeting which was one of tho
most enthusiastic nf the week. The pledge
exercise of the juniors. In which the chill
dren all together received the pledge was
a novel one.
The state. territorial and provincial rail-
lies held at the respective headquarters
tonight We're fully attended. and every
where there was a great Jubilee.
At all tho morning meetings tho pre-
sentatfon OF banners 10 unions making
the best record I'm the work OF promoting
good citizenship was the feature. In both
tents under the programme title Voices
from North America" six minute reports
on civic Improvement were made by dele
gates representing all parts of the eoun-
try.
Secretary Bacr. of the United Society.
announced his resignation from the sccrc-
,aryahip of the Worlds Christian Endea-
vor Union, organized yesterday. He hoped
w. ]. l.. Gloss OF Australia, would be his
successor.
at the meeting in Tent williston Rev.
Alexander Alison. ID. d.. OF Seattle. spoke
entertainlngly of the West I'm the series
OF six-mnute addresses At Mechanics
hall this afternoon fully 10000 children
gathered I'm "A grand rally. and Rev. Henry
T. McEwan, OF New York, presided.
Delegates TO the Christian Endeavor
convention, representing every section OF
the United States and Canada, tonight
held state and territorial and provincial
rallies In the respective churches and
headquarters. There were seventy-one OF
the meetings. and to the delegates they
proved the most interesting Of the conven-
ton so far.