Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-13
BIC MEETINGS IN TENTS
Stirring Scenes at the Endeav- orers' Convention Tn Boston.
FOREIGN DELEGATES HEARD FROM.

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 and In Mechanics' Hall.
 BOSTON, July 13.-If the continued fer 1 vency of the Christian Endeavor multi | tudes be a proof, the devil is on the run. ] After the great meetings of Thursday and l the greater meetings of Friday thousands | and thousands and thousands of delegates last night attended three marvellous gath erings in Mechanics hall and in Tents En- deavor and Williston.
 Unwearicd by the fervor of the huge morning meetings in these places, not tired by the earnest efforts of the noon rallies in a dozen places where cOngregate the toilers of Boston, and far from satisfied with the encouragement gained at the gen. eral committee meetings, the Christians gathered 25, 900 strong at the big meetings at the three great auditOriums of Mechan- ics' hall and Tents Williston and Endeav- or. The splendid weather continued since the beginning of the greatest religious fes' tival the world has ever seen has not yet tailed.
 Like the modern three ringed circus, the big meetings presented an embarrassment of riches, and Endeavorers hardly knew where to go. At Mechanics hall building the address of Rev. A. c. Dixon, ID. D., of Brooklyn attracted thousands, while other thousands were drawn to Tent Williston by the announcement of an address by Rev. Henry Montgomery of Belfast, one of the grand ecclesiastical triumvirate of European fame-Spurgeon, Brown and Montgomery.
 Pennsylvanians were partial to Me chanics' building because Rev. J. T. Nc Crory, D. D., of Pittsburg, widely and favorably known throughout the Keystone State, was one of the speakers. Among other good speakers at Tent Endeavor was Rev. Heyl Delk of Hagerstown, Md, whose subject was "The Centrality of Christian Fellowship"
 The Presentation of Banners.
 At Tents Endeavor and Williston the five minute greetings of Endeavorers from the corners of the earth, constituting that part of the programme designated ''The Parliament of Nations, :" were both en- couraging and instructive, and at all three meetings the presentation of a banner to 8 local union for best work in promoting local fellowship provoked universal appro- batiOn for the successful and deserving union.
 The other speakers at the meetings were received with that warmth that has unin- terruptedly been the spirit of the conven- tion, and especially does this apply to the pleasing report of the 'Senior Mothers ' or parent society, which was given at Mechanics building by Rev. H. W. Kin ney of Syracuse. This is compara- lively new feature of tho Endcavor so- ciety, and it's increase, as indicated in the reports read, produced marked congratu- latory applause
 Ten thousand delegates attended the evening meeting in Tent Endeavor, and at least 5000 moro were kept outside by the incapacity of the inclosure. Songs of praise, raised by thousands of voices, were tho feature of the half hour preceding opening of the service, at which Trustee k. R. Dille, ID. D., of San Francisco pre- sided. George c. Stebbins of Brooklyn led the song service.
 The brief devotional exercises with which the meetings are always opened having been finished, the presentation of the banner to the local union showing the best work for promoting Christian En- deavor fellowship was made to the Phila- delphia union. The same honor fell to that union last year, the banner having been l awarded them at the Cleveland conven- tion.
 The banner was presented by Rev. H. W. Sherwood of Rondout, N. Y, and was accepted by Rev. Wellington K. Lowtes of Philadelphia, who feelingly promised that the society honorcd by the possession of the banners would continue their efforts to retaln the ulSUlnctlOn atUalneu by them in the last two years.
 These exercises were followed by an ad- dress by Rev. G. F. Love, Jr., of Roches- ter on "The Christian Home Bureau" as | exemplified by the work in Syracuse. The Parliament of Nations. In the five minute greetings from Chris | tian Endeavor representatives under the | Il Parliament of Nations feature Edward NarSaan Alaskan native fo1d of ho 9, 900 native Indians of his country who
 had been converted through Christian | missionary influence; Rev. H. Burgess of Wales sad that in Wales there are 10, 900 Christian Endeavor members; MT. Praba- | la Ramashaudrayya of India said that if | there were any country in which Christian | Endcavor influence is needed it is India, | and he expressed the belief that this coun- | try, containing many casteS, whose people
 speak no less than 300 dialects, is depend
 ent upon the Christian Endcavor move
 ment to bring its inhabitants all together. | Rev. W. J. L. Close of Australia, Rev. A. A. Burrows of Bermuda and Miss An
 na NJ. Cummings in behalf of America al-
 so spoke
 DelOs K. Lonewolf who represented the North American Indians, greeted the En-
 dcavorers because they have no committee
 of Indian affairs Christian influence" I
 secular education. We have more right to
 live in this country than you have. We
 await the opening of the door of citizen | ship under one God. "
 l Japan was represented by Rev. E. Jsu-
 nashima. He said, Japan, the oldest country in the world, is but 40 years old, for it's birth dates only from the time when your Commodore Perry bombarded our
 shores with the peaceful methods of the l Christian Bible.'
 MT. Jesse Malek Woman, representing Persia, said: "If in Persia the Christian
 Endeavor prevailed, the unspeakable Turk
 would make no moro trouble. Persia is | grooming for religious freedom" An address by Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk
 followed these words of greeting. Songs
 and benediction closed the services. | In Tent WilIiston. Tent Williston again proved too small to contain the throng that gathered to at
 tend the services. Among the crowd were new faces, and those that bore them brought new enthusiasm. In fact, it seems
 as if each meeting developed more enthu
 siasm both in attendance and spiritual fer l vor.
 | Songs by the choir of 1000 voices, led by Director George K. Sommerby, in which
 the 10, 900 auditors fervently joined, opened
 the meeting. Rev. H. c. Farrar, DID,, of
 Albany presided. w. H. Albright, D. D.,
 pastor of the Pilgrim church, Dorchester,
 Mass, led in prayer, and the devout re-
 sponses of the audience lent impressive
 ness to the service.
 l Rev. James Pollock of Scotland was
 then introduced. He said that yester- I day there had been formed 'The World s | Christian Endeavor union." l "It is a planetary union," he said, land
 the next move will be the institution of 8
 society to cover the interplanetary spaces. :" D. H. Tribou, chaplain of the United
 States navy, was the next speaker. He de- 1 liYered an address.