The Portland daily press., 1895-07-11

At'ih iiittilty 10 all DuG because ut tle
mastery way in which it was sung,
moved ALL
They sang Dixie as it never before
was sung, and everybody joined in until
the volume of music was magnificent.
The delegates, were escorted to
their state headquarters by white capped
! guides. The delegates registered at the
state quarters were furnished with con-
yention badges and assigned suitable
rooms in the neighboring houses. So
| systematically was the matter handled
| that delegations of several hundred were
placed in permanent lodgings with in
an hour after their arrival in the city.
During the afternoon the business por-
tion of the city was crowded with En-
deavorers.
THE CONVENTION OPENED
at 730 this evening with 10 simultaneous
meetings in Boston, Cambridge and
Somerville churches Among the most
important was that at Berkeley Temple,
at which Rev. George E. Horr, D. D.,
delegates. The subject of the evening,
1.-The religious Press, was discussed by
Rev. VIM. Hayes Ward, D. D., of New
York city, Rev. A. E. Dunning, d. D.,
of Boston. followed upon the Relation
of the religious press to Christian En-
deayor. He said the religious press had
been & most efficient instrument in
developing Christian Endeavor, which
could never have been saved without
| Its sympathy and counsel. The English
| secular papers are more decorous, but less
| Christian than American. God wanted
men enterprising enough to make world
| ly men see that there is news in religion
The speaker claimed the religious press
| carried .Christian Endeayor to the
ends of the world Missionary news meant
not merely a statement of number of
converts, but the transformation of socie-
| ty through Christians who believe that
religion could make the old world new
He spoke briefly in closing of good citi-
zenship, criticizing two classes of reform
| ers, those with enthusiasm, but without
experience, and those with experience,
but without enthusiasm.
Jamaica Plain extended it's local greet
ing to the Endeavorers with grand
union rally at the Jamaica Plain Baptist
church. Rev. Ralph NJ. Hunt, the pas
tor, presided. This church, as all others,
tonight was profusely decorated. Rev.
Mr.. Morgan :. of the Jamaica Congrega-
tional church welcomed the visitors, and
Rev. Elijah Horr, DID,, of Worcester,
delivered : address on ga reason for
the hope that is in us, = telling of the
historical and general progress of Chris
tianity.- Rev. H. G. Farrar, d. d., of AL
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of the evening.
Zone of the most interesting meetings
was held in Shawmut Congregational
church, the headquarters of the Ohio
delegates. Rev. W. E. Barton, the pastor,
presided. Henry B. Darlington of Hyde
Park, who was adjutant general from
Ohio during the civil war, welcomed the
delegates. Two original Christian En-
deayor stories written for the occasion,
were read.
Other meetings and addresses were as
follows: Second church. Dorchester,
Rev. Arthur Little, D. D., pastor, presid-
ing; speakers, Miss Charlotte Thorndike
u. D., of Chicago; Rev. ". II. Mcmillan,
ID, of Aleganey, Pa. Clarendon
street Baptist church: Rev. George S.
Sholl, ID, of Baltimore, presiding;
speakers, Prabala Ramachaudrayya Garu
of Gunter, India; Miss Florence Ben
Oliee Of Jerusalem. Warren avenue Bap-
tist church, Rev. Robert Macdonald,
II. F. Shupe of Dayton Ohio and Rev.
J.W. Chapman, D. D., of Albany, n. Y.
First Baptist church, Rev. N. E. Wood,
D D., presiding: speakers, Rev. John
7. 7. Beckley, D. D., of New York city;
Thomas e. Murphy of Pittsbug, Pa,
Park street church, Rev C.H. Daniels,
d. D., presiding: speakers, Rev, Jesse
Malex Yonan of Persia, and Rev. Thorn
as j. Morgan, LII. D., of New York city.
DR. CLARK'S S LETTER.
DIR. CLARK has prepared an open letter
to the 2, 500, 900 members of the Christian
Endeavor Society, telling them what he
thinks should make a good convention
and how each member can help to make
every convention grand success A part
of it is as follows:
II do not think any Endeavor ronyen-
tion, national, state or local, should be q
delegate body, but always a mass meet
ing. The few necessary business matters,
such as the choice Of the next place of
meeting, election of officers, ETC., should
be considered by wisely appointed COM
mittees, and ssshould be submitted to the
convention for approval or rejection, but
not for discussion. Anybody that is striv-
ing for an office and pulling wires for it,
should be kept out
'The time limit for speakers should be
strictly observed in all conventions. No
speaker should be allowed to rob another
of his time any more than of his money.
The bell should be used remorselesSly.
Due notice should be given to speakers in
advance. Few long speeches and many
long parliaments, question drawers and
brief devotional meetings should be the
order of the day; but they should always
be in the hands of competent, wide-a
wake leaders.
"Do not run in ruts, yet do not strain
after novelty. Remember that in q
Christian Endeavor convention Christian
Endeavor themes have the right of way
No society or person that does not believe
in the distinctive Christian Endeayor
ideas has rig hit to dictate themes to an
Endeavor con vention. For that reasons
Endeavor unions and conventions should