The herald., 1895-07-13
Great Hosts Attend the Christian
Epdeavor Convention
STATE BANNER PRESENTED
Politics Can Be Purified and Society
S0cialized
Rev. Gloss oi Australia Extends tho Greeting
Of The Antlpodal Union to the
Endeavorers
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BOSTON July 12.-Thousands OF dele
gates TO the Christian Endeavor tonight
attended three mass meetings in Mechan-
les hall and tenh, Endeavor and Willis
ton. Unweariedly the favor of the huge
morning meetings in these centers, not
tired by the earnest noon rallies in differ
ent places where congreate the toilers OF
Boston and unsatisfied with the encour-
agement gained at the fifteen gneral COM
mittee meetings this afternoon the Chris
tians gathered $4,000 strong at the big
meetings at the three great auditoriums
of Mechanics hall and tents Endeavor and
Willlston.
At Mechanics hall the address of Rev.
: A. G. Dixon, D. D., OF Brooklyn attract
cd thousands, while other thousands were
drawn to tent willston by the announce
ment of an address by Rev. Henry Mont
gomery of Belfast, one of the ecclesiastl-
cal tridmvirate of European fame, Spur
geon. Brown and Montgomery.
At the tents Endeavor and Williston the
five minute greetings of Endeavorers from
the four corners of the earth. constitut-
ing that part of the programme designat-
ed "the parliament of nations" were
both encouraging and instructive, and at
o'clock the presentation Of banner to
a local union for the best work in pro-
noting local fellowship was prominent
incident.
BOSTON, July 12.-The fourth day Of
the fourteenth International Christian
Endeavor convention opened with ideal
weather. Despite the immesnse amount
of energy expended by delegates at the
great meetings yesterday and last night,
thousands were up almost with the sun
this morning, making their way to thirty
churches to attend early prayer meetings.
All the churches we're filled, and it is es-
timated 10000 persons participated.
After the church meetings. rallies and
song services were held in the streets,
and hundreds on the way to work stopped
to participate. Morning sessions OF the
convention in the tents Williston and
Endeavor and at Mechanics Hall where
attended by the same great hosts that
were there yesterday.
Before O'Clock throng crowded the
steps at the entrance to Mechanics Hall.
singing Endeavor songs while they waited
for admisson. AS on yesterday. hundreds
were unable to secure admittanoe at the
hall and repaired to the tents. The ses-
sions this afternoon partOok more of q
business character than their predeces-
sors interesting reports of the informa-
tion committee and reports from the de-
nominational meetings taking up the
hour of the meetings in the tents. The
presentation of the state banner for the
greatest proportionate increase in the
number of local societies was made by
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D., OF Minneap-
oils, in Mechanics building; of the state
banner for the greatest absolute gain in
number of societies by Rev. F. E.
Hazleton of Newtonvile, Mass. in tent
Williston, and of the junior state banner
for the greatest proportionate and actual
gain in societies by Rev. ]. +. Cowan. D.
D., OF Pittsburg, in tent Endeavor. Ad-
dresses on the cardinal principles OF