St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
RAIN AND RELIGION
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS ARE
CAUGHT IN A DoWNPOUR ON
BOSTON COMMON.
CITIZENSHIP THE TOPIC.
ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE AT THE
MORNING AND NOON MEET
INGS.
AN AFTERNOON FOR CHILDREN
Thousands of Little Folks Join
the Big People in the Tents
and at Mechanics Hall.

BOSTON, Mass, July 13.-The
weather man, after bestowing upon
the Christian Endeavor convention
since Wednesday his finest weather,
today sought to destroy the ardo1
of the Endeavor army by sending
upon it a deluge of rain just as the
assault upon Mammon was about
to eliminate in the great outdoor
religious gathering announced to
take place this noon on Boston COM
mon. On that green a vast assem-
blage, estimated at between 40, 00C
and $4,000 people, was ready at the
midday hour to begin what would
have been the greatest religious
gathering in the history of the
world. The clear sky of the early
morning was already marred by
ominous clouds, and President
Francis E. Clarke, D. D., glanced
fearfully skyward, but opened the
services at the appointed hour. Then
came the heavy rain, but the dis
comfort of the thousands of drip
ping umbrellas did not prevent a
u,
tan Soldier" DR.. Sc. Smith, author
of America" was then introduced,
and the thousands sang a verse of
that hymn in compliment to it's au-
thor. BY this time the rain was
falling in torrents, and the presi-
dent announced the adjournment to
the big tents, Endeavor and Willis
ton, near by. About $1,000 found
seats and the remaining thousands
went away.
Good Citizenship was the sub
ject of all of today's large meet
ings. Rev. D. McLauren, D. D., of
Chicago, made the principal address
of the afternoon, continuing upon
the theme Of the day. In Tent En-
deavor Rev. jeremiah Boynton, of
Boston, presided. After singing and
prayer, DR.. Smith read an original
poem. and Mayor Curtis, of Boston,
followed with an address on Amer
lean Citizenship"
JUNIORS RALLY.
In Mechanics building, after the
meetings of the common had ended, the
Junior rally was held Thousands OF
little Endeavorers and hundreds of big
ger ones attended this meeting, which
was one of the most enthusiastic of the
week. The pledge exercises of tht
juniors, in which the children all to-
gether received the pledge, was a novel
one. The state, territory and provin-
cial rallies held at the respective head
quarters tonight were fully attended
Fully 10000 children gathered at Me.
chanics' hall. where Rev. H. T. Nc.
Evan, DID,, of New York, presided
SATURDAY NIGHT MEETINGS.
Delegates to the Christian Endeavol
convention representing every sector
of the United States and Canada to-
night held state, territory and provin
cial rallies in their respective church
headquarters. There were seventy-ont
of these meetings, and to the delegates
they proved among the most interest
ing of the convention so far
The forenoon session of the Young
Peoples Christian Union convention
in the Church of the Unity today wa!
devoted to the election of officers
which resulted as follows: President
Rev. Elmer J. Felt; secretary, Rev. H
l.. Garfield; treasurer, Miss Lizzie H
Goldthwaite, all of Massachusetts
James Stevens, of Pennsylvania; Belle
MacDuff, of New Hampshire, Flora S
Brown, of Indiana, and H NJ Fowler
of Ohio, We're elected as the executive
board.