Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-08-15
BOSTON. '95.
INTERESTING ECHO MEETING OF
BLUEHILL c. E. SOCIETIES.
PAPERS ON THE GREAT CONVENTION
As SEEN BY LOCAL CHRISTIAN
ENDEANORERS.


who We're at the great Boston Christian
Endeaver convention, and they were an
enthusiastic delegation, all speaking the
praises Of the convention and immortal
Boston ~ hose streets are crooked but
whose patriotism i straight
The programme for the evening was as
follows
Leader of Meeting. 1850. ..........E. II. stover
Leader OF SINGING ............, Gertrude Clough
singing "Ee-tou ~
Repcatir- u concert the sd Psalm aud
Lord Prayer.
Singing "~urshine in the Soul"
Crowds and Decorations Carrie Dodge
Music............... ...s....... Gertrude Clough
ThursdaE Evening. .....#....... Georgia CaPen
Singing, "Wa-hington 'f."
Prayer Meeting Committee. Nellie Douglass
Friday Evening......= Hattie Sargent
Maine Ral5v..........#... $500 Lizzie Maddox
Singing "Maine's {. f Battle Hymn
Impressions the Convention. Lottie Morton
Scholar. ship af the World for Christ,
Lillian O-good
Early Norm PRAYER Meeting Nellie Fisher
ConsecratioE Meeting =--......M Mabel Fisher
The reraz.- ofzs.The Crowds and Decor
ations9 Music. "?rayer- meeting Com
mittee. Maine Rally and scholarship
of the World for Christ" are given in
full.
CROWDS AND DECORATIONS.
At great convention like the one re-
gently held N Boston Il would be i'm
possible for one "easou to see and hear
everytG ing that 49, sling on, tut only Il
very small part, so | VIII mention few
of the things whicu Interested and i'm
pressed me most.
The first thing was the cordially with
which We aere received and which was
maintained throughout our entire stay.
All Boston was given over 10 Endeavorers.
There We're no signs on the common re-
ninding Us we had better not walk on
The grass. Nothing was forgotten by the
reception committee. There We're thir-
teen or q bakers dozen, each having his
own separate work Everything was
thought Of from extending to each one
cordial welcome at boats, trains, etc, TO
{. {. hospital.
The next thing that impressed me WAS
the crowd o. Endeayorers. One who has F
aeyer seen Il crowd Of 5000 people can
aave ne idea of it vastness. I've tents,
seating 10 ooo each, twenty of the largest
churches. taneuf and Mechanics halls
dlled To Overlooking, while thousands
we're outside unable to get in.
A very ruiet crowd it was. One re-
porter as= @nuall IT,. remark taat the
Endeavor were ala example to Boston
people, ta.s were So courteous, kind and
gentIe, cree zI,.I and 5ood-netured under
al circumstances. The good-nature OF
til Eua,u,orers was subject often re
marked .eu. one gentleman said, while .
great czo Z was slowly and With diff
culty CEN out of Mechanics hail: u
dc not b. e,e here : another crowd IN
tbeworIa at would be 80 good -naturtd
as Ms ono Another said; The only
places | can lind hat are not filled with
Endeay ortc are he smoking cars. There
have been great crowds before, but prob
ably never oae that gave the cigar shops,
theatres, ST oons and smoking cars less
patronage nan TINS one.
There i another crowd that is well
worthy oil mention-the Juniors. over
three thon-aud Juniors gathered IN
Mechanics hall on Friday and as We
EiSlEDtJ ~ Ntit S-4i li- "i4A 'htA Uses NftA II
one must hage bought something is go
ing 10 be uOne when these children begin
20 do active work, There are 10000
juniors in the world and we expect
great things of them. They are having
the advantage of training the seniors
never had.
There is another crowd that must be
mentioned the Congregatiouali-ts. The
tent was IL ed ana thousand. standing.
Rev Mr.. Jones, of Kansas city. said N
Ms address 20 them that ne always
thought tire Congregati5nait,ts were
acted for their quality, not Tor quantity,
and was glad to be corrected on that
point and to learn that there Hss great
quantity as we'll As excellent quality.
Still another crowd. namely the Maine
delegates, or "M8inacs, T. tHey were
called. who assembled in the Winthrop
church, Charles own Saturday evening.
There We're about l,6G0 from Maine, a
great part OF whom We're Present 81 the
rally.
Seeing so many Maine Euava7 5-sr5 ana
knowing they We're only small part OF
all those III our State, sugge-t ted 10 u the
last line in ne chorus Of our Maine bat
tie hymn: I'VE will win ,Ae state Of
Maine for Christ our King
Besides being quiet crowd, It was an
enthusiastic one. On boats, trains and
street cars could be heard the hymns that
we're continually being sung. The sight
of 50 many all with the same aim and ,
purpose, could not fail to fill one with .
enthusiasm.
Rev. George Gates, of Iowa, said in his {
address: These Endeavorers will re- {
deem the world. The Kingdom of God .
will come on this earth and not in some
other place. Are We ready to do all We
can to advance it,"
The decorations Wore another interest-