Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-18
Local and State.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAv0R CONVENTION.
Fifty Thousand Delegates In Attendance
Vermont and New Hampshire Receptions.

NeTHigHt anu NEW ituHPsHiIe NceePiohs'
The fourth annual convention of
Christian Endeavorers at Boston, COM
mencing last Thursday, drew out the
largest delegation yet in its history, the
city being fairly besieged with repre-
sentatives and visitors from all parts of
the country New Hampshire took the
lead and captured the banner outside of
Massachusetts, with having the largest
delegation, some 5000 from the Granite
state being present. Vermont was rep
resented by about $50 Many Of the Wis.,
itors are in middle life, some are travel
ing down the slope, but the greater num-
Der are young, enthusiastic, and earnest
Boston showed its hospitality in every
possible way. The decorations were eX-
tensive and emblematic, the tents,
halls, and state hotels being decorated
by the committee, and the public gar
den was beautiful in its designs. apprO-
pirate to the occasion. Two large tents
-Williston and Endeavor-erectedf for
the event on Boston common were each
capable Of seating 10000 people and yet
these were inadequate to contain the
vast throng. Mechanics hall accom-
modated 5000 people and restaurant
in Mechanics building provided for
$4,000 people daily. Rooms were Sc
cured by house to house canvass for
10000 delegates and the hotels accom-
modated the other 10000, as it is esti-
mated this number were in attendance.
The chorus consisted of 5000 voices and
was we'll conducted. Every thing about
the affair was Systematically and well
arranged by committees under the
supervision of the COMMITTEE of 49,"
which had an eye on every detail from
start to finish. So in every particular
the gathering was harmonious and de-
void of any confusion that is apt to
characterize such. crowd. A pleasant
feature of the occasion was the rallies
Saturday evening of delegates at their
various headquarters of all the states.
vERMoNTERs MEET.
A happy company of about1 200 gath
cred at the Vermont headquarters in
Maverick Congregational church in
East Boston.
The exercises were informal and in
the happicst vein. After they were
over the East Boston Endeavorers gave
the Vermonters rousing reception in
the vestries and parlors down stairs.
Nearly all of the $50 Vermonters in
East Boston were present, and the rest
of the large auditorium was filled with
East Boston members of the society
and the general public.
| Pres. E. G. Osgood of the Vermont
society presided and was very active
not only in this gathering, but through
out the entire convention.
Mrs. Leavitt of the Women's Chris
tan Temperance union made an inter
esting address, lasting about 10 min
utes. She said she had lived in Yer
mont. After speaking Of the changes
in church methods since she was
| young, and particularly of the differ
ence the young peoples society had
wrought, she referred to her missionary
career and temperance work.
| Rev. J. L. Sewall of Missouri, an ex'
president, and the organizer of the
Vermont Christian Endeavor society
made an address which was most
heartily enjoyed. He said he was glad
to see the Vermont faces. Some Of his
most enjoyable work was done in West
minister, VT, and it had extended
through a large part of the state, where
he had helped organize Endeavor SO
cieties. He told of his early acquain
tance with Rev. DR.. Baker and how
the doctor had helped him. He alst
, told number of good stories.
Speeches were also made by othe
clergymen, and after the exercises were
over the Vermontpeople were escorted
, to the vestries, where they were served
with refreshments by young ladies o
East Boston, and every one wearing
, Vermont badge was presented with
little souvenir bean pot, with piece @
ribbon tied round it and suitably in
scribed.
For an hour and half there was tn
jolliest kind of Endeavor social, an
everybody who was not acquainte
with everybody else was soon made sc
|
The New Hampshire delegation i
spite of the rain attended reception g
Auburndale given by Rev. and Mrs. +
= E. Clark, and for half an hour Their
was an unbroken line from the railroa
station to the beautiful residence of d.