Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-13
TIE GREAT GATHERING
Servicesin Twenty-0ne Churches
 of Boston and Vicinity.
ALL UPON THE SAME TOPIC
far-0ff British Territory Is Awarded the Banner-Mr. Moody of Fan
 ueiI Hall

Boston, July 12.-The Christian En- deavors at 6.30 gathered by thousands in twenty-one churches of Boston, Cam bridge and Somerviile. where prayer meetings were held. All the meetings were upon the same topic, Faith, Trust ing in the Lord Jesus Christ for Strength" Nearly all the leaders were visiting clergymen and delegates. The meetings were conducted upon lines sim dlar to those of the regular Endeavor de- votional societies.
 Mechanics hall was filled at 9:30, when the trustee, Rev. N. Rhodes D. D.. of St. Louis, called the meeting to order.
 Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D.. of Minne- apolis, with a brief address, presented the state banner for the greatest propor- tionate increase in local societies to the British territory of Assinobia, in which fifty-three new societies were organized last year. It was received by William Patterson of Toronto, Ont, who will carry it to the territory, which is so dis tant that no representative is present at the convention.
 The meeting adjourned at noon, and scores of evangellstic meetings followed throughout the city.
 At Tent Endeavor Prof. Howard B. Gross of the University of Chicago was the presiding officer The meeting was full of enthusiasm over the Christian En- deavor movement and the general testi- mony was that the Christian Endeavor society is a natural and effective ally of the Christian church of whatever de- nomination.
 In Tent Willston President Francis E. C1orlf lad Af, of Washington, D. C.. led the praise service. Rev. Mir. Mitchell of Wilberforce uni versity, Iowa, offered prayer.
 The joint rally of the African Metho- dist Episcopal church and the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church was represented by Rev. R. Haywood Stitt, a witty and able colored man, who said he represented the 100000 black chill dren of Father Clark. The colored people had followed the white people into the Christian Endeavor movement. They had been following white men for many years. They had followed them to Amer 1ca. White men came to America as in- terlopers. Colored people came because they were invited and urged to come. They had followed white men into the congress of the nation. They had fol- lowed them to the jails and penitentia- ries. They did not want to follow them any longer. They would say to the Chris tian Endeavorers, We are not following you, we are with you.''
 Rev. R. w. Lewis of Meridian 5,fiS.s represented a young dissemination, the Cumberland Presby terian, born in 1S1O church that believes in non-sectarians and in non-sectionalism a church that knows no north or south.
 The Rev. Allen B. Philputt, D. D., rep resented the Disciples of Christ, de- nomination fourth in size in the United States and third in Christian Endeayor membership.
 Winslow M. Bell of Milton, N Y, spoke of the success of the Christian Endeavor movement in the Society of Friends.
 Rev. Willis S. Hinman of Columbia, Pa, represented the Lutherans, and said that the mother church of American churches was glad to be child of Chris tian Endeavorers.
 Evangelist Dwight l.. Moody spoke in Fanueil hall to an audience which packed the hall upon obstacles to Salvation"
 Miss Belle M. Brain of Springfield, o. presided at missionary conference which crowded the Clarendon Street Bap- tist church at D. m. A conference on systematic and proportionate giving fol- lowed at o'clock. Miss Frances B. Pat terson of Chicago presided and spoke of the efficiency of personal work in induc- ing Endeavorers to give reasonable pro- potion of their incomes.
 conference of junior independents held at Warren Avenue Baptist church this evening was presided over by MT. Perry J. Ryan of New York. There was the usual large Christian Endeavor au- dience.
 A meeting for a conference of state and provincial societies of the Christian Endeavor was held at the Young Mems Christian association building at D. m. MT. Altendham of Altoona. Pa, pre- sided and directed the programme. Thrty-five states and provinces were rep resented The questions discussed were the finances of the state unions, exten- sion of missionary work, whether it can be done effectually by state unions; the establishment of state correspondence committees as means of keeping track of individuals who go away to other states or countries, etc.
 An important meeting for the forma- tion of a Worlds Christian EndeaVor union was held in Mechanics hall at D. m., with nearly 5000 present
 Rev. Francis F. Clark, D. D., president of the United Society of Christian En- deavor, presided, and stated that this was no new thing, as it had been con sidered more than year.
 It was unanimously voted to form Worlds Christian Endeavor union, and a committee of five was appointed. with Rev. MT. Close chairman, with power to formulate a constitution on the lines of the one road meeting. Rev. MT. Close then proposed that the meeting elect Rev. Dr. Clark as president, and this was done unanimously.
 Dr. Clark accepted the office for one year, and suggested that the first gen. eral meeting be held in Washington next year with the United society convention, and this suggestion was adopted.
 ]. Willis Baer was elected secretary tentatively. and Mr. Willis Shaw of Bos- ton treasurer.
 The accommodation committee at 5 o'clock D. m. had registered 40,362 dele gates firm all states and territories.