Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-16

WASHINGTON ELM a BUNKER HILL
Old south and Old North Churches
and Fnncuil HaII-AH These VS.
tied, and Appropriate Exercises
Held mt Each.

jngs in twenty-odd churches were well
attended, and the throngs In Mechanics
Hall and the tents when the meetings
onened well testified to the sustained en-
thusiasm Of the young delegates.
In Mechanics Hall, after the opening
praise-service, Miss Anna ID. McLaurn'
of Boston, gave her address In the ten
minutes assigned for information con-
corning Christian Endeavor missions
The morning subject in Tent Williston
was 1.-THE Scholarship Of the World Tor
Christi
Tent Endeavor had the same generai
tonic as Tent Willlston, and' AFTER tue
praise-service, conducted by George -
Stebbins, had inspired the Assembly, keV'
A p Cobb. u. D.. of Springfield, Ill,
onened the speaking with a strong adj
dress on the call to Christian Endeavorers
for service In unlikely places.
Noon meetings were held In Broome-
street church and Faneuil Hall.
Eyangelistic services were also held IN
various parts of the city, conducted by
State and city delegations.
PILGRIMAGES.
No services were held by the Christian
Endeayor convention In the tents or mans
this afternoon. but five pllgrimages were
made by as many groups of delegates 10
as many places Of interest. These were
the first of a series which will be extend
ed further from the city during the re-
naming days Of this week.
Perhaps the most important ana inter
esting of the trips was the one 10 the
Washington Elm In Harvard Square;
Nearly 1000 people had gatherec around
a. at,,orafiV@ exercises COM
mencer. Rev. u. y. Beach, ID. d.. OF
Cambridge. presided He said in part:
.aThe design Of these piigrimages Is not
to slorIfy the United States, or these
historical spots. but to stir the hearts OF
all people in admiration ana love LOT
courage and fidelity to duty and country
He called attention TO the neighborng
homes of Holmes. Longfellow, ana Lower,
and the noted educators now nVins' anu
concluded: ..,,.ooro,o
Here under this tree let us consecrate
ourselves to civic righteousness hoi'eS'
aspiration, and noblest living.
lie then introduced Rev. ;. !. Rose Vi
Montreal. who said the victory OF wash
ington was the victory oil cohsti'u''oiia'
liberty. ,,., ..,,,,,,
civ Forester Doherty distributed among
tho visitors from distant places about ~
bits of wood from the ELM and the COM
mittee then visited the Longfellow mousse
BUNKER HILL.
Three thousand attended the exercises AT
punker HIN. Rev. C.. c. Brown. of the
Winthrop CONGREGATIONAL church, Charles
town Mass. called the gathering TO order
and acted as presiding officer.
Hon. Charles c. Carlton was then intro
duced and gave a graphic description OF
the hattie OF Bunker Hill.
God Save the Queer" was sung anu
then Professor w w Andrews, of Mount
Allison University, Lockyille. y. b. made
an address. He dwelt upon the peace
which now existed between the people OF
the United States and Great Britain, ana
expressed the hope that war would never
come again between the countries, ana
that Canada might serve as mediator 10
prevent 1t and to keep up the good ieei'
ing which now prevailed.
At the Old South church Rev. Mr.. Stead,
of Somerville. presided, and after few
words of introduction presented w. n.
Meade. editor Of the New England Maya
zine. who gave an able and historical adj
dress.
Rev. Henry Montgomery. OF Belfast, Ire
land, was the last speaker.
The exercises closed with the singing OF
America"
AT the Old North church Rev. DR.. Little
presided. The old chimes were rung from
to $50 at the expense Of the Ohio dele
cation.
Another pilgrimage was made to Faneuii
Hail. where Rev. Nehemiah Boynton' ID.
d., OF Boston, presided. and addresses
were made by Rev. Anderson Rogers, OF
Nova Scotia, and Rev. Il. c. Porter, OF
Boston.
HOW SUNDAY WAS SPENT.
Sunday was a day of rest with the
Christian Endeavorers. There were no
sessions OF the society, and the delegates
simply dropped into the ranks OF the
regular church-golng public. Their pres
| ence was felt everywhere.
There were Christian Endeavor sermons
to Christian Endeavor audiences in more
| than a hundred Boston and suburban
! churches In the morning The preachers
were from all parts OF this and other
countries, and they treated the same
topic from many standpolnts.
Wherever these special subjects were
announced the churches were filed to
overlooking. The spirit Of earnestness
which has characterized the regular ses-
sons of the convention was plainly mani
| tested. The ruling idea Of all the dis
courses was that of practical Chrstiani-
1
stands. The services offered opportunl-
ties to hear the thoughts of bright men,
and helped to make the day phenomenal
| in Boston for the multitudes in its houses
| of worship
SOME PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Some Of the notable addresses were by
the Rev. J. w. A. Stewart. ID. D., of Ro-
chester. in the Clarendon-St Baptist
| church: the Rev Henry T. Even, ID. d..
! president of New York State Christian
| EndeavOr Union, in the Dudley Street
Baptist church; the Rev. William Patter-
son, ID. D.. of Toronto. in Berkeley Tenn
pie: the Rev. w. Knight Chaplin. Of Lon
don. in fremont Temple; Bishop Samuel
Fallows, OF Chicago, in the fremont
Street Methodist Episcopal church; the
Rev. r. II. Pattison, OF Rochester Theo-
logical Seminary, in the First Baptist
church. Brookline. and Canon j. p. Rich
ardson, &C London, Ontario, in Trinity
church
Bishop Fallows IL very enthusiastic owe
the convention, and says: There hal
been nothing in modern times just like IL
Bishop Arnett, W!lberforce. o.. said:
These conventions are popularizln.
Christianity all over the country wher
ever they are held. Young men and younl
women are no longer ashamed TO say tina
they are Christians. That is one Of tn
beneficient things which these convention
are accomplishing"
There Is a little less hand-clapplng a
this convention than at former opes,
said the Rev. j. F.. Cowan. OF Plttsburg
but this was to be expected In Boston
Cleveland, think. had more decoration
than Boston; but next year we expec
TO see 10000 In Chicago"
In many Of the churches Sunday nigh
the delegates were the speakers, and al
over the city observation-disclosures song
| expressed the enthusiasm OF the wor