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ENDEAVORERS' RALLY.
Immense Meetings at the Annua!! Con-
vention in Boston.
CAMPED ON THE COMMON.
Tho Remarkable Growth of the Society
Shown by the secretary's Report---De-
nominational Gatherings in the After
noon---The Presidents Keport-.-The
Next Meeting Place.

The mass meetings OF the great Christian
Endeavor Convention, at Boston, Mass, be-
gan at $50 o'clock a. ID. in Mechanics Hal
and Tents Endeavor and Willston. Thou
sands of people thronged the avenue, unable
to gain admission. President Francis E.
Clark occupied the chair. The Rev. Dr.
Smith Baker, of Boston, conducted devo-
tional exercises, including the singing of q
hymn Of welcome, written for the conven.
tion by the Rev. DR.. s. F. Smith, author oil
"America." Governor Greenhalge was
greeted with cheers and waving of handker-
chiefs when he delivered the welcome OF the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts. The re.
sponse in behalf of the Board of Trustees oi
the United Society OF Christian Endeavor
was delivered by the Rev. DR.. E. R. Ollie, ol
San Francisco.
The meeting closed with the reading of
the report OF General Secretary John W.
Baer. He said in part:
Each year the Christian Endeavor wheel
widens; each year thousands Of spokes are
added. Last year our wheel was strength
ened by 7750 new societies or spokes, II you
please. This is the largest increase OF any
one year since the wheel commenced revolv-
ing, fourteen years ago. Spoke after spoke
passed our vision rapidly, In all IL ,229. OF
these, 47l2 are from other lands.
pennsylvania still leads, with 41S9: New
York next, with 1922; Ohio. 27S7 Illinois,
2446; Indiana, 1852; Iowa, 1868; Massachu-
setts, 1909; Kansas, 1247; Missouri, 1888;
Michigan. 1882; New Jersey, 1045, etc. In
all, from the United States, 33,4l2 against
28,696 last year. And now we have an indi-
vidual membership from every cline, and
every Nation, with skins of varying color, of
which 48O are red, 90, 300 are yellow, 100, 400
are black. and 2, 343 $50 are white: in all, a
great interracial brotherhood of 2,473,74O.
SIN the United States the UNCONVENTIONAL
representation is as follows: The Presby-
tedans still lead, with $3.50 Young Peoples
Societies and 1869 Junior Societies; the Con-
gregationalists have 1890 Young Peoples So
cieties and 1903 Junior Societies; the Dis
ciples Of Christ and Christians, 1857 Young
Peoples Societies and S62 Junior Societies;
the Baptists, 1856 Young Peoples Societies
and 801 Junior Societies; Methodist Episco-
pal, 9Sl Young Peoples Societies and S9l
Junior Societies; Methodist Protestants, s53
Young Peoples Societies and PAT Junior So
cieties; Lutherans, 798 Young Peoples Socie-
ties and 245 Junior Societies; Cumberland
Presbyterians, 500 Young Peoples Societies
and 231 Junior Societies, and so on through
long list
lent Endeav0r, on boston common, was
filed to its utmost capacity duri NJ the fore
noon. There were nearly eleven thousand
persons present. The Rev. DR.. John T.
Beckley, of New York, one of the Trustees,
presided, and George C. Stebbins, OF Brook
lyn, was director OF the large chorous.
Eeutenant-Governor Roger Wolcott deliy-
cred stirring address, replete with patri-
otic sentiment.
The books Of the Registration Committee
showed the total number Of Christian En-
deavorers in Boston to be about 10000. OF
this number 10000 were from towns and
cities within easy reach OF Boston. New
Hampshire came next with 3100. Then came
New York, with 5000; Pennsylvania, 2600;
Illinois, 1900; Connecticut, 2100. New Jer-
sey and Ohio sent 1000 each.
Jersey City was selected as the place for
next years convention.
The banner for greatest gain in number OF
societies was then presented to England's
representatives. The Rev. W. Knight Chap
lin, OF London, England responded, and in
vited all present TO London to Worlds
Christian Endeavor Convention in 1900.
"God Save the Queen" was sung at the close
Of Mr.. Chaplin's speech. 1t was followed by
America"
It was unanimously voted to form Worlds
Christian Endeavor Union, and committee
Of five was appointed, with Rev. Mr.. Gloss
Chairman, with power to formulate consti-
tuition on the lines Of the one read to the
meeting. Rev. DR.. Clark was elected Presi-
dent