The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
CROWDED WITH CHRISTIANS.
Services of Song at Several
Street Sessions.
Tented ThronRs Talk OF Salvation and
Business to the Melody OF Their
Own United Voices Accompanied by
the Usual Instruments OF Bacred
Music and Then Listen to Many
Sacred Divines.

the fourteenth international Christian
Endeavor convention was blessed this
morning with ideal weather. DESPITE
the immense amount OF energy ex expended
by the delegates at the great meetings
OF yesterday and the greater meetings
OF last evening thousands OF them were
up almost with the gun this morning
making their way to the churches In the
city and vicinity to attend the early
prayer meetings that began at 30 and
lasted 45 minutes. After the church
meetings rallies and song services were
held In the streets in many parts Of the
city and hundreds on their way TO work
stopped to participate In them.
The morning sessions OF the conven-
ton in tents Williston and Endesyor
and in Mechanics hall were attended
by the same greas hosts that we're there
yesterday. At Q o'clock thronQ
crowded the steps at the entrance TO
Mechanics hall singing Endeavor songs
while they awaited admission. On the
common this Scene was duplicated out
side the tents. As on Yeste day, hun
dreds were unable to secure admittance
at the hall the later repaired to the
tents
The sessions this afternoon psriook
more OF business character thhn their
predecessors, interesting reports of the
information com mittees, and reports
| from the denominational meetings TAX.
Ing up an hour Of the meetings in the
| tents. Features OF the sessions were
| presentation Of State banner of the
| greatest proportionate increase OF mum.
Der in local society. The presentation
Of the junior State banners for the
greatest proportionate and greatest
actual gain in the number OF societies,
by Rev. j. f. Cowan, D. D, OF Pitts
burg, in tent Endeavor. Among those
who made addresses to-day were Rev.
a. D. Thealer, of Winston, N. c., and
Prof j. L. Howe, OF Lexington, Va.
Thousands tonight attended three
marvellous gatherings in Mechanics
hall and tents Endeavor and
! Willisson. Unwearied by the fer
vor of the huge morning meetings.
untired by the earnest efforts of the
noon rallies in the open places where
congregate the toilers of Boston and
dissatisfied with the encouragement
gained at the fifteen general committee
meetings this afternoon, the Christisns
gathered $4,000 strong, IN big meetings
at the three great auditoriums of Me-
| chanics' Hall and Tents Williston and
EndeAvor.
AT Mechanics Hall the address of Rev.
a. G. Dixon, D. D., Of Brooklyn,
attracted Thousands while other thou
sands were drawn TO tent Williston by
the announcement of an address by
Rev Henry Montgomery, OF Belfast.
| one OF the ecclesiastical triumvirate of
! European fame, Spurgeon, Brown and
mOntUnnaru cr1 min
partial to Mechanics building because
Rev. j. t. McRory, D. D., OF Plttsb burg,
widely and fhvorably known through
| the Keystone State, WAS one OF the
| speakers.
Among other good speakers at tent
Endeavor was Rev. Heildek, of Hagers-
town, Md, whose subject was 1.-THE
Centtality OF Christian Fellowship"
At tents Endeavor and Williston the
five-minute greetings of Endeavorers
from the corners of the earth. con-
! stituting that part of the programme
| designated "The PArlisment OF Ma
tions," were both encouraging and in
structive. and at all three meetings
union for best work in promoting local
fellowship was happy incident.
The other speakers at the meetings
tonight were received with thas
warmth that has uninserruptedly been
the spirit Of the convention and
especially does this apply to the repors
OF the "Senior Mothers" or parent
society which was given at Mechanics
building by Rev. II. w. Kinney, OF
Syracuse. N. Y. This is comparatively
new feature OF the Endcavor Society
and its increase as indicated in the re-.
ports produced marked enthusiasm.