The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-16
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
WIND Up THEIR MEETING.

PiIgrimaEes 10 BE Made During the
Week to Various Historical Places
About the city.
Boston. Mass, July 15-Nature had
wiped her eyes this morning and there
was promise of bright skies for the clos
ing day of the great Christian Endeavor
convention. The usual early morning
prayer meetings in twenty-one churches
were well attended and the threngs in Me-
chanics Hall and the tents when the
meetings opened well testified to the sus-
tanned enthusiasm of the young deleg-
gates.
In Mechanics Hall, after the open praise
service, Miss Anna d. AIcLaurin of Bos-
ton gave her address in the ten minutes
assigned for information concerning Chris
tian Endeavors.
The morning subject in Tent winiston
was World for Christ"
Tent Endeavor had the same general
topic as Tent Williston, and after the
praise service, conducted by George c.
Stebbfns had inspired the assembly, Rev.
\. p. Cobb, ID. D., Of Springfield, Ill.,
opened the speaking with a strong address
on the call to Christian Endeavors for SER
vice in unlikely places.
Noon meetings were held in the Broom
field street church and Fanueil Hall. c.
II. Hunt Of Minneapolis conducting the
former and Rev. Francis H. Smiley of Den
yer the latter. Evangelistic services were
also held in various parts of the city, con-
Quoted by state and city delegations.
No services were held by the Christian
Endeavor convention in the tents or the
hall this afternoon, but five pilgrimages
were made by as many groups of dele
gates to places of historic interest in Bos-
ton and vicinity. These were the first OF
a series which will be extended further
from the city during the coming days Of
this week.
Perhaps the most important and inter-
esting of these trips will be that TO the
Washington Elm. near Harvard square,
in Cambridge where the President took
command of the continental army. Nearly
thousand people had gathered around
this tree at 2:S0 o'clock, when the COM
. memorative exercises commenced. Rev.
d. N Beach, ID. D., of Cambridge pre-
sided. He said in part: THE design of
these pilgrimages is not to glorify the
| United States or those historical spots, but
to stir the hearts of all people in admlra-
tion and love for courage and fidelity TO
! duty and country.
!
homes of Holmes, Longfellow and Lowell,
and the noted educators now living and
concluded: Here, under this tree, let us
consecrate ourselves to civic righteous
ness, holiest aspiration and noblest liv-
ing"
He then introduced Rev. S. p. Rose of
Montreal, who said the victory of Wash
ington was the victory of common lib
erty
The city forester stood here and dis
tributed among the visitors from distant
places about 700 bits Of wood from the elm;
and the company then visited the Long
: fellow house.
Three thousand attended the exercises
at Bunker Hill, which opened with the
singing of America" Rev. G. Il. Brown
of the Winthrop Congregational church
of Charlestown. Mass, called the gath
ering to order and acted as presiding Off
Ger. Hon. Charles Carleton Coffin was then
introduced ana gave u graphic descrp-
ton Of the battle of Bunker Hill.
God Save the Queen" was sung and
then Prof. w. w. Andrews of Mount
Allison University, LoekWlls. ". b. made
an address. He dwelt upon the peace
which now exists between the people of
the United States and Great Britain and
expressed the hope that trouble would
never come again between the two no
tions and that Canada might serve as
mediator to prevent ii and keep up the
good feeling which now prevails.
At the Old South church, Rev. Il. s.
Tead of Somervllle, presided, and after
a few words of welcome, introduced Ed
win d. Meade, editor Of the New Eng
land Magazine, who gave an able and
interesting historical address
Rev. Henry Montgomery Of Belfast, Ire
land, was the last speaker. The exer-
cises closed with the singing OF America.
At the Old North church, Rev. DR.. Lit
tie presided The old chimes were rung
from to 2:30 at the expense Of the Ohio
delegation.
Another pilgrimage was made to Fam
uel Hall, where Rev. Nehemiah Boyn-
ton, d. D., of Boston presided, and adj
dresses were made by Rev. Anderson Rog-
ers of Nova Scotia and Rev. e. c. Por-
/ ter of Boston.
The largest convention in the history
of the world closed this evening with
three of the most remarkable religious
meetings ever held.
Mechanics Hall was packed before
o'clock, and shortly after that hour, Dr.
| Clark took the chair After the DEVOTION
al exercises had been concluded some time
was spent in congratulatory greetings,
resolutions of thanks, and then the chair
man. +. w. Walsh, Jr., Of the accommo-
dation committee, announced that 56,285
members OF Christian Endeavor societies
had registered.
After the singing of a hymn, DIR. H.
B. Crosse of Chicago University presented
the platform Of principles adopted by the
trustees. They reafirm increasing con-
ndence in the inter-denominational. spir-
itual fellowship; forever oppose the sa-
loon, the gambling den, brothel and like
iniquity It stands for temperance, for
law, for order, for Sabbath keeping, for
a pure political atmosphere-in a word,
for righteousness.
DR.. Grose then read petition drawn by
the trustees. and TO be presented to the
President of the United States and to
Queen Victoria, urging on them the ter
rible condition of the Christian subjects
of Turkey. and asking them to use their
influence to give to that country safe
and just government.
The annual convention sermon was then
preached by Rev. II. ~ Wharton, D. D.,
Of Baltimore.
Rev. Wyland Hoyt Of Minneapolis Of
fered the closing prayer OF conservation.
The great throng sang one verse of God
Be With You TIL We Meet Again." re-
ceived the benediction of the society," and
DR.. Clarke pronounced the convention ad-
jouTned.
/ Tent WfIliston was hacked in all parts