The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-11
BOSTON Is AGAIN INVADED
THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS HOUR
LIZ ARRIYING IN the CITY.

they Come From All Parts of the Country
Bearing Their Banners-Services Held
Last Night in Many of the Churches at
Which Prominent People Made Speeches.
Boston, July 10.-Boston greeted the
Christian Endeavor hosts to-day with
wealth of crimson and white decora-
tions, which hung in every shape from |
thousands of buildings and We'd with |
the floral display on the public gardens, |
making a brilliant show in the clear, |
cool air which refreshed the visitors |
after their journey in the heat of the
last few days. The delegates began to |
arrive on Sunday, and $4,000 had regist- |
cred last night. Since sunrise this |
morning they have poured into the city
| by thousands on special and regular
trains and boats. This morning sec |
| ond $4,000 registered, and by midnight
there were nearly $4,000 Endeavorers in
! town.
| Each delegation, whether from a state
| or section of a state, was met at point
about 100 miles from Boston by four
| city Endeavorers, two each from the
accommodation and reception commit
\ tees, who greeted them in behalf of
1 the local societies, which We're to enter
| tain them, canvassed their number,
| furnished them information about the
city and telegraphed the size of the del
egation and the hour of its arrival
to the Christian Endeavor booth in the
| Boston station, at which they arrived.
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white capped guides" who escorted
| them to the electric cars or led them in
a march to the churches in which their
| headquarters are located. There they
were registered, furnished with the neat
convention badge, and assigned suitable
| rooms in neighboring houses which had
been canvassed for the purpose.
! During the afternoon the business
portion of the city was crowded with
bands of Endeavorers marching
with their grips to their headquarters
and singing their hymns or strolling
and examining the decorations.
The grand convention opened this
evening with nineteen simultaneous
meetings in Boston, Cambridge and
1 Somerville churches. Among the most
important was that at Berkeley Temple,
| at which Rev. George P. dorr, jr., d.
D., of Boston, presided and welcomed
the delegates. The subject Of the eve
ening, The Religious Press, was dis
cussed by Rev. William Hayes Ward,
| d. D., of New York. Rev. Z. A. Dun
ming of Boston followed upon the rela-
ton Of the Religious Press to Christian
Endeavor He said that while Christ
| inn EnHaa w thn
secular press religious for one week the
religious press had made the idea of
Christian Endeavor news for the world
and then the secular press used 1t Law
| ishly and generously The religious
press had been the most efficient instru-
ment in developing the Christian En-
deavor, which could never have been
saved without its sympathy and coun-
sell English secular papers were more
decorous but less Christian than Amer
ican God wanted men enterprising
enough to make worldly men see that
there is news in religion. The religious
press furnished necessary support to
the aims of Christian endeavor He
next spoke of the relation of the re
ligious press to missions, claiming that
it carried Christian Endeavor news to
the end of the world. Missions would
not get justice without the religious
press He spoke in closing Of good
citizenship.
Jamaica Plain extended it's local greet
ing to the Endeavorers with a grand
union rally at the Jamaica Plain Bap-
tist church. Rev. Ralph NJ Hunt pas
tor, presided. This church, like all 9TH
ers tonight, was profusely and artis-
tically decorated. After a brief praise
and prayer service Rev. Mr.. Morgan of
the Jamaica Plain Congregational
church welcomed the visitors. Rev E.
j. Horr, d. D., of Worcester, delivered
an address on the Hope That is in
| U.s."
One of the most interesting meetings
was held in Shawmut Congregational
church, headquarters of the Ohio dele
gates. Rev. w. E. Barton, pastor, pre-
sided and Henry B. Darlington of Hyde
Park, who was an adjutant general
from Ohio during the civil war; welcom-
ed the delegates. Two original Chris
tian Endeavor stories, written for the
occasion, were read by Mrs Gray Liv-
ingston Hill of Germantown Pa, and
Rev. c. F. Cowan, D. D., of Pittsburg.
Other meetings and addresses were
as follows:
Second church, Dorchester, Rev. Ar
thur Little, D. D., pastor, presiding
Speakers-Miss Charlotte Thorndike
Sibley of Belfast, Me-, Bishop Samuel
Fallows, D. D., of Chicago, Ill. and
Rev. W. H Mcmillan, D. D., of Allie
ghany, Pa.
Clarendon street Baptist church, Rev
George Scholl, D. D., of Baltimore pre-
siding. Speakers-Prabala Ramachau-
draya Garu of Gunter, India, and Miss
Florence Ben-Oliel of Jerusalem, Pales-
tine.
Dudley street Baptist church, Rev. A
S. Gumbart, D. D., pastor, presiding
Speakers-Mrs. Emily Mclaughlin of
Boston and Rev. T. S. Hamlin of Wash
ington.
First Baptist church, Rev. N. E.
Wood, D. D., presiding. Speakers-J.
T. Bechley, D. D., of New York, and Mr..
Thomas E. Murphy of Pittsburg, Pa.
Park street Congregational church,
Rev. ]. E. Malex Yonan of Persia pre-
siding. Speakers-Rev. T. 7. Morgan of
Boston.
Central Square Baptist church, East
Boston, Rev. Frederick NJ Gardner,
pastor, presiding. Speakers-Rev NJ
NJ Binford of Richmond, Ind; Rev. w.
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