The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1895-07-20
GREAT MEN SPEAK
AR THE posroa MEETING
Mssxy, ClarA and o sers Adj -. Tr
nsndees Crowds of chr--ti,s Er'i a
orers-rhe society WA Meet Ia -
Francisco In 1897


great army OF young Christians nov
within her gates The splendid wei
come that was officially exscsssled TO tli
ss.coo delegates to the grand Christian
Endeavo- Convention has giaddene'l
their hearts and last night three mag
nffcent divisions Of the muitftud.
praised God In song and prayer.
Every address delivered was OF iGs
rsortarce and interest Al the Ncchau
ic'. building Rev Francis +. Clark. y
D., Of Boston. founder and president o.
the society. delivered his annual al
dress. The address WAS also read in
tent wlIisrol by Rev IL 4. McEwan.
PHI D., Of New York, and in tent En-
deavor by Prof James Lewis Howe Of
Lexingtoa- Ky. Thus it was heard By
z9.0uo p-7opIe, for in each Of the tents
the endeavSrers were 1900 strong, and
ia Mechanics building were gathered
1900 more.
The story 1t contained was one OF sue
cesses that exceeded hope. and almost
audacious In their extent and !; evoked
the utmost enthusiasm. which WIS ex-
pressed in such bOsannas as modern
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The meeting in tent WiIIiston was
perhaps the greatest Of the three The
addresses Of Rev H COnweI drew a
great crowd; an address by Rev. Teunis
Hamiin. D. d. OF Washington D. c..
whose subject was washington. 'g6. =
was a very strong effort, while Mr.. W.
H Pen8eiI OF Washington, D. C., spoke
in tent EBdeavOr On the same subject
Address By Dwight l. Moody at the
Mechanics building and By John G.
wcoley. the noted Chicago Temperance
lee1nrer. who spoke in tent Endeavor
on The Christian EndeavOr Va The
Salopn.T Esre also great attractions
The cilOrIlse.- too. al al three meetings
surpassed al that has yet been attempt
cd Ia muse sirce the meeting began
Eight hundred singers were included
in that al Mechanics hall, and each
Of the tents had quota Of not less
than 60.
General Secretary John Willis Baer
Of Boston presided At Mechanics hall
General Treasurer William shaw Of
BOSTON led the meeting in tent wiIliston.
and Trustes Rev ]. II. Tyler. %. D.,
Of CleveIand. directed affairs az tent
EndeavOr
Secretary Bser announced that at tn.
meeting n the trustees San Francisco
had been decided upon "a the meeting
place Of the convention In 1881. He
stated that this convention would have
been beId 10 the California metropolis
II the railroads hsd co-Olerated and Of
fsred satisfactory transportation RATES
He believed this cooperation wouid b.
offered in 1871 and felt satisfied that
the greet body II EndeavOr0rs would b.
Zlad 10 2a;fieE IN thc city 0. the Golden
Gate ia that year.
The famous evangelist. Rev. ID. L..
NOIdy. was Introduced after the hymn
THE BauDer Of fIie Cross had been
sung by tie entire congregation
The overflow meeting. which was held
On the step. u the main entrance TO the
hall. Was opened by K1-T. Henry Lamont
Belfast. ireland. Rev. John Pollock Of
SCOTLAND -. President Clark and Secre-
tary Bser also addressed the meeting.
The addresses were lnterspersed with
numerous hymns aud the gathering ID
not adjourn until delegates in the hal!
bezsn 10 piISh through the dOors.
The denDmin5 tIODaI rallies held In the
afternoon in twgn;y-reyen churches
halls and tents mere attended by thou
sands u delegates belonging 10 the
tweBfy-xeTen denominations represented
a the Convention. More than 100 clergy
men and iayfssen spoke at Tie meeting.
On almost AZ many subjects. The pr1n-
cipsl rallies were tiIe Baptist at tent I'm.
deayOr. Congregational at tent WINS
ton, presbgteTiaD al Iechauffz.' build
Ing. Disciples n Chris; AZ South End
Tabernacle. Cumberland Presbytegfan
at UnIOE COgaTegsrOHzi Temple. Re-
form Church n the United states at
Yirst Presbyterian church. and United
Brethren AT Park street church.
The oIen debates On live Kndesyor
topics At eaeb NJ the meetings were
earnestly participated ia and we're in
,eTestlnz features, The address NJ
President II. a. Turner, D. D., Of Lin.
oIh, Ill, whose subject was II Ought,
Therefore Can" delivered IN Ne
eianLcs' building, was heartily received
and produced much egtbusiasIn, The
Irsise and prayer seryiee al the morn
ing meetings were moi a Bit Iess earnest
than they have been since the eonyen.
ttpD opened, aud, with the chorus sing
ing, continued IN " the great inspira,
lion If the gatherings
Tine weather was IDEAL this morning
Despite the immense amount " energy
expended b. fbe delegates ar the great
sneetings yesterday, and the greater
meetings If last evening, thousands NJ
tIIeGu ~eTe UP almost with the sun this
morning, making their Bay 10 thirty
churches TO the c1iy and vicinity, 10 at
tend the early ETayer meetings. that be.
gan At Get>D snd Tasted ~ minutes. Al
Of the churches were wei flied ri tJiesa
carly meetings. and II Il estimated thai
fully UDyftJ DsTsnps participated in
them