Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-07-20
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0RERS.
Three monster Meetings Attended by
10000.

Boston, Mass, July 11.-Three mon
ster meetings. each attended by not less
than 10000 people, marked the formal
opening this morning of the great Chris
ian Endeavor convention, n the larg-
est. most enthusiastic and most widely
representative gathering OF Christian
young people ever held was inaugu-
rated with a vim and vigor that leaves
40 doubt regarding the success OF this
nineteenth century crusade. The three
simultaneous meetings were called to
)rdr shortly before 10 o'clock In the Me-
chanics' building. Ten Williston and
Tent Endeavor, the two latter struct-
ures being located on the famous Bos-
ION common, an unprecedented conces-
sion on the part of the city government.
Governor Frederic +. Greenhalge well
coined the audience in thee Mechanics
building on bhalf of the state, and Rev.
A. II Plumb greeted the visitors on be-
half of the local pastors. In Tent Will
lston these functions were performed by
Mayor Edwin u. Curtis OF this city and
Rev. A. S. Gumbart; and In Tent En-
ieavor by Lieutenant Governor Roger
Wolcott and Rev. NJ. ID. Kneeland.
responses on behalf of the society were
made by Rev. Il. X. Ollie Of San Fran
cisco and Rev. John Henry Barrows.
The annual report OF General Secretary
john Wills Baer was presented at
each OF the three meetings.
Twenty-four UNCONVENTIONAL rallies
were held this afternoon in as many
churches, the leaders being prominent
members Of the different denomina-
tons. The following is the list: Afri-
can Methodist. led by Rev. II. Haywood
Sttt OF Philadelphia; Baptist, Rev. H.
;. Wedder, Chester, Pa; Canadian Pres
oyterian. Rev. w. II. Cruikshank, Mon
treal; Church of God, ]. w. Mackey,
harrisburg, Pa; Congregational, w. II.
Strong. Detroit: Cumberland Presby-
terrain, Rev. X. w. Lewis, Meridian,
Miss: Disciples OF Christ, Rev. Allen
3. Philputt. Philadelphia: Free Baptist.
Rev. o. ii. Tracy. New Hampshire:
Friends. w. II. Bell, Milton. N. Y:
German Societies, Rev. G. Berner, Buff
'aio; Lutheran, Rev. w. s. Human, Co
umbia, Pa; Mennonite, Rev. A. s. Shell
by' Bailey, Pa; Methodist Episcopal,
north. south and Canadian. Rev. Wal
ace McMullen, Philadelphia; Methodist
Protestant. =. NJ. Strayer, Baltimore:
Moravian. II. T.. Rondthaler, Bethle-
hem. Pa; Presbyterian. Rev. G.. d.
Stewart. Harrisburg, Pa; Protestant
Episcopal Of Canada and United States,
Canon j. b. Richardson, London, ont:
reformed church In America, Rev.
isaac w. Gowen; Reformed Church I'm
he United States. Rev. Henry It.
Spangler; Reformed Episcopal. Bishop
Samuel Fallows of Chicago; Reformed
Presbyterians. Rev. s. McNaugher:
southern Presbyterian. Prof. James
Lewis Howe. Lexington, Va: United
brethren. Rev. II. L. Shupe, Dayton, o.;
United Evangelical. Prof. Otis L. ia
sobs; United Presbyterian, Rev. II. NJ.
Russell of Pittsburg.
Prayer and praise meetings will be
held this evening at Mechanics build
ing and. In both Of the tents. The an
auai report OF President Francis f..
Viark will be presented and numerous
speakers will address the Endeavorers.
among them Dwight l.. Moody, Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage and John G.. Woolley.