Evening journal., 1895-07-11
Y.P. c. {. IN BOSTON
Forty Thousand of Them Gath
cred In That City.
THEIR CONVENTION OPENS TODAY
They Arc Going to Discuss the Question
of Mixing Politics with Rellgion--Ad.
dresses Made Mt the Preliminary Meet
inga-IIeadquarters Not 60 he Removed

dresses Made Mt the Preliminary Meet
inga-IIeadquarters Not 20 he Removed
BosroN, July 1.-THE most important
proceeding ia connection with the four
tccnth annual convention of tho Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeayor,
which formally opened this morning, was
the meeting Of the trustees Of the organi
zation The session lasted for several
hours.
The chief business TO be considered was
the oifcr OF II II kohlsaat Of the Chicago
Times-Herald, who had agreed to pay
So, 900 a year for three years toward the
maintenance Of the societys headquarters
on condition that they be removed from
Boston to Chicago. After committee had
pissed adversely upon the subject and re-
ported, the report Of the committee wai
unanimously accepted, and the hoadquar
tcrs will not be removed from Boston al
present.
The trustees then accepted an invitation
from Mayor Curtis of Boston TO so with
other guests on a trip down the harbor on
the city's boat and 60 visit the public IA.
situations Of Boston. The trustees will to.
day decide the matter Of the 1897 conven.
tion and also take action looking to
worlds organization.
The reception, accommodation and in.
formation committees of the local Chris
tian Endeayor societies are able to view
the results Of the last "a hours labor with
satisfaction, since about 40, 600 delegates
have arrived from all sections Of the coun.
try. The arrangements for handling this
great number of strangers are almost per
feet and the throngs disappear quietly
and quickly as soon as they leave their
trains
Those delegates who do not care 70 put
themselves into the custody Of the com.
mittees register at the Mechanics build.
| ing, where 10000 names from various
| states were recorded.
The Preliminary Meetings.
The spirit of the Endcayorers was given
| n sort Of preliminary test on the eve OF
the convention at 10 meetings held stimuli
taneously last night in 10 different church
cs In tho city and suburbs. These church
cs are mostly headquarters Of the different
delegations, large numbers of whom at
tended the meetings, together with hun
dreds Of outsiders The lntter gatherot
about the entrances early, but were kcp
out until the delegates had been accom-
modatcd, and then, in many cases, score
had TO bc turned away.
The cosmopolitan nature Of the Chris
tian Endeayor movement was shows b.
the addresses delivered by Rev H. 5. Je
nanyan of Mabie India Rev X Tsuna
shima Of Tokyo Rev Richard Burgess
Cardiff, Wales; Parbola Ramachaudray
Cara of India, Miss Florence Ben Oliel
Jerusalem, and Rcy. Jesse Malex Xona
of Persia
At tho Brookline Baptist church Re,
II. C. Tarus of Boston presided, and az
dresses were made by Bcv Ii. - Jcnanyar
Mabie, India; Rev r.. ID. Grant d. ID
Portland, Or, and Rev. X. Tsunashimi
Tokyo
Rev Arthur Little, ID. d., pastor Of tn
Second church, In Dorchester, presided {
the meeting in that edificc. Miss Cha
lotte Thorndike Sibley Of Belfast, Me
spoke first. Miss Sibley was followed
/ Bishop Samuel Fellows and Rev. ". /
Mcmillan.
AT tho Pilgrim Congregational churcl
! Dorchester Rev. II. b. Crosse OF Chicag
was the principal speaker.
The Dudley Street Baptist church, Roi
bury district, was filled by a thron4-whic
, listened to interesting addresses by Mr.
Emily Mclaughlin Of Boston and Rev
I
A. S. Gumbart led the meeting
At the Phillips Congregational churcl
in the South Boston district, Rev s. ]
Mcescr of Wilmington, Del, was the lea'
! ing speaker. Rev. NJ s. HnFtwell, pastl
! Of the Fourth Presbyterian church, pr
sided At the jamaica Plain Bapti
church Rev. II. " Farrnr, ID. D., of A
hany spoke Pastor r.. Nj. Hunt preside
and Rev. elijah Horr ID. d., Worceste
followed.
Problems Before the Convention.
d The convention this year has Co grapp
Q with serious problems The first viii
[ the question whether the conventions a
8 not becoming too unwioldy The ne
. viii BE the question Of politics raised
9 the action Of the secretary of the Come
ticut society, who has been trying TO q
the members to boycott q political par
because it favors q bill no opposes. IN
d mixing of religion and politics has caus
L q bitter feeling, and 1t is likely decisi
= action viii be taken on the matter If p
Is litical action is encouraged, many mol
a bers predict the disruption Of the order.
4 Oneof the features Of this convention
Is tie flag which has hcen adopted. This
L tho official flag and combines the colors
" the convention in a happy manner
a diagonal line divides the flag into t'
parts, the upper half being crimson, wi
a good sized copy Of the monogram Of I
]. order, and tho lower half white, wi
Y Boston, '05, printed in red.
e Not the least interesting Of the SOM
Mrs are the illuminated cards, containi
4. the song America, presented to {
y number Of $4,000 by Miss Helen Gou
"a daughter Of the late Jay Gould.
The bicycle viii come in for wide recs
milton. Cycling Endeavorers have be
asked to bring their wheels, as a run
"a unusual interest has been arranged
sa them It viii be from Boston to Concc
over the exact route taken by Paul Rev
ls in his famous ride to arouse the coloni
o.. against the British.
IN Many delegates from abroad are he
The most prominent of these will be
ht Rev John Pollock Of Glasgow, the r.
D. W. Knight Chopin Of London and the r.
.- James d. Lamont Of Belfast.
France Wants These Gold Mines.
Sc, WASHINGTON, July 11.-Gold, accordi
" to a theory put forth by the BRAZIL