The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-11
COHORTS OF THE WHITE CROSS
BOSTON sTORMED BY THE CHRIS
TAN ENDEAvOR CRUSADERS.

Trains From Every Part of the
Country Adding TO the Army of
DeIegates Already in the Town.
Each Arriving Delegation Met by
an Immense Throng and Welcomed
with Enthusiastic Cheers.
Boston. Mass. July 10.--with the earliest
.-sins and boats. almost with the rising of
the sun, the great army of Christian En-
6eavorers began 20 pour into the city to-
sav in a way which utterly threw into
sbade any previous influx of visitors to
any convention. Singly or in parties of two
or three on the regular cars; in parties Of
fly or a hundred in special cars attached
70 the regular trains and in great delega-
,ions, numbering several hundreds, on spe-
elal trains, they came pouring steadily into
the stations. and under the skillful direc-
tson of the reception committee melted
away on the cars and through the streets
on the way to their quarters.
They came from every part of the coun-
try. from Maine to California. Texas sent
IN her delegation and so did the Canadian
provinces, and no hamlet seemed too small
and insignificant to send some one to the
great meeting The forces of the recep-
ton committee were more than twice as
large as yesterday and they developed the
greatest activity in directing the delegates
20 their quarters and making them well
come There were also delegations from the
Christian union, which gave their aid in
the work
1.-THE effect of the great influx on the
railroads was easily perceptible. Even
the local trains almost all ran an extra
car or two, and nearly all of the trains
coming from any distance added two or
three outside of the specials which they
might have put on for any solid delega-
ton. There was also a great deal of de-
lay in the running time of most of the
roads, especially in the trains coming
from the west which were usually sew
eral hours late. The st. Louis and Chi
cagO express, due to arrive at the union
station at 1920 was run in three sections
the first of which was two hours, the
second three hours and forty-five minutes
and the third, four hours and forty-fve
minutes late. The trains from the north
came in q little better being only about
an hour late as rule The platforms Of
the stations were crowded, not so much
with the arriving delegates as those who
had come down TO meet them, and the ar
rivals had in almost every case to walk
up to the station between solid walls Of
people. AS on yesterday the largest num-
Der of arrivals was at the union station
Small delegations kept coming in all
day. At oclock long train came in from
over the 800" line, bringing about 200
delegates, mostly from Ontario and Illi-
nois. Close after this came a train of five
sleepers. This was the first section of the
st. Louis and Chicago express, having on
board 40 delegates from Wisconsin. There
are $50 in the whole delegation, but the
others were on the section which was an
hour behind. They had a pleasant trip,
and seemed in good spirits AS they
marched up the PLATFORM. escorted by
large body of the reception committee
they were cheered. ltF3st
By midnight tonight nearly $4,000 En-
deavorers were in town. During the af-
ternoon the business portion OF the city
was, crowded with bands of Endeavorers,
marching with their grips to their head
quarters, and singing their hymns, stroll
ing and examining the decorations
The grand convention opened tonight
at 1880 o'clock, with nineteen simultaneous
meetings in Boston, Cambridge and Somer-
vile churches. Among the most important
was that at the Berkeley temple, at which
Hev, George e. 'Horr, Jr, d. D., of Bos-
ton, presided, and welcomed the delegates
The subject of the evening, THE Religious
Press" was discussed by Rev. William
Hayes Ward d. D.. of New York city
n Rev. A. E. Dunning, d. D., of Boston, fol-
n lowed, upon '"The Relation of the Re-
ligious Press to Christian Endeavor."
Jamaica Plain extended its local greet
ing to the Endeavorers with a grand union
rally at the Jamaica Plain Baptist church.
Rev. Ralph M. Hunt. the pastor. presided.