Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-07-20
SONGS OF PRAISE.
They Float on the Air In Boston-Tho Big
Religious Convention.

Religious Convention.
BosToN, July 13.-The third day of
the fourteenth international Christian
Endeavor convention opened Friday
with ideal weather. Despite the inn
mense amount of energy expended by
the delegates at the great meetings of
Thursday and the greater meetings in
the evening, thousands of them were
up almost with the sun Friday morn
ing, making their way to thirty
churches in the city and vicinity, to
attend the early prayermeetings that
began at 6:30 o'clock a, m. and lasted
forty-five minutes.
All of the churches were filled at the
early meetings, and tits estimated that
fully 10000 persons participated in
them. Besides the delegates, many
residents of the city attended before
beginning their labors for the day.
After the church meetings rallies and
song services were held in the streets
in many parts of the city, and hun
dreds of people on their way to work
stopped to participate in them.
The morning sessions of the conven-
tion in tents Williston and Eudeavor
and in Mechanics hall were attended
by the same great hosts that were
there Thursday. Before o'clock
throng crowded the steps at the en-
trance of Mechanics hall sing
ing endeavor songs while they
waited admission. On the Com
mon the scene was duplicated
outside the tents. As on Thursday
hundreds were unable to secure admit
he, hal 1ata 30
the tents. The sessions Friday fore
noon partook more of business char
acter than their predecessors, interest
ing reports of the information commit
tees and reports from the denomina-
tional meetings taking up an hour of
the meetings in the tents.
Features of the sessions were the
presentation of the state banner for
the greatest proportionate increase in
the number of local societies made
by Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. D., of
Minneapolis, in Mechanics building,
to England's representatives; of the
state banner for the greatest absolute
gain in the number of societies, by
Rev. +. L. Z. Hamilton, of Newton
vile, Mass, in tent Williston, and of
the junior state banners for the great
est proportionate and greatest actual
gain in the number of societies, by
Rev. j. L. Cowan, d. D., of Pittsburgh,
Pa, in tent Endeavor.
Addresses on the Cardinal Princi
Piles of Christian Endeavor" were made
at Mechanics building by Rev. knight
Chaplin, d. D., of London, and Rev.
o. A. Smith, d. D., of Evans
vile, Ind; in tent Williston, by
Rev. w. j. L. Gloss, Sydney, n. S.
w, and in tent Endeavor by Rev.
]. L. Lamont, of Belfast, Ireland, and
Rev. S. p. Rose, d. D., of Montreal.
Owing to the international fame of the
speakers these addresses attracted
much attention.
The open debates on live endeavor
topics at each of the meetings were
earnestly participated in and were in
teresting features. The address of
President E. A. Turner, D. D., of
Lincoln, Ill, whose subject was II
! Ought, Therefore / Can" delivered in
Mechanics building was heartily re-
! ceived and produced much enthusiasm.
| The praise and prayer services at the
morning meetings were not bit less
| earnest than they have been since the
convention opened and with the chorus
singing continue to be the great inspir-
alton of the gatherings
In the afternoon the committee work
was discussed by the chairmen in fif-
teen churches. Evening praise and
prayer services were held at the hall
and two tents, and these three audi
toriums crowded in upward of
$4,000 delegates, and so great
was the crush that fully 5000
were turned away to hold open
air overflow meetings Following the
half-hour prayer some of the ablest
orators were heard, and encouraging
reports We're made of the Christian En-
deavor movement in nearly every coun-
try under the sun, many of the speak
ers appearing in the costumes of the
people they represented.
In the afternoon 1000 of the most
prominent delegates met in the Audi
torium to consider the formation of
Worlds Endeavor society. The gen.
eral sentiment was favorable to
the plan, and it was voted to
temporarily organize and to ap-
point a committee of five to formulate
plans of organization and report at
Washington next year. The name de-
cided on was the Worlds Christian En-
deavor union, its officers to be repre-
sentatives of the unions of each ma
tion. Temporary organization was ef-
fected by the election of DIR. Francis
E. Clark, president; John Willis Baer,
secretary, and William Shaw, secre-
tary. .t4-t
Three thousand persons packed old
Faneuil hall in the forenoon to hear
Moody, and after prayers at the be-
ginning of the service Mr.. Moody spoke
with great vigor and force. The first
part of his address was on the impor.
tance of prayer in successful Christian
work and the impossibility of Gods
blessing without it.
Down on the 1T" wharf the rally
was opened with the hymn Throw
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