Smyrna times., 1895-07-17
Endeavorers' Sunday.
VISITING CLERGYMEN PREACH FROM |
BOSTON PULPITS

The Convention of the United Soci- |
eties of Christian Endeavor was opened |
in Boston Thursday, exercises being
held simultaneously in large hall and |
two large tents. The Presbyterans,
COngregatiOnalists and Baptists held |
denOminatiOnal rallies in the |
The programme for Sunday included |
work only for the visiting clergymen.
The local ministers in general gave
place to those who had come from
other localities to attend the cOnven-
ton, and it is doubtful if ever before
in the history of Boston its pulpits
were supplied with such an array of
eminent preachers.
More than $4,000 members of the
Y. p. S. E. came as a literal day of
rest. The energetic young men and
women who, ever since the convention
opened, have been given but little re-
spite from their labOrs in caring for
the many visitors appreciated the
change, and the strangers, Wearied by
continued convention sessions, seemed
glad to be able to attend service in the
locality in which their headquarters
were instead of having to undergo the
crOwding necessary to get to the tent
meetings and the Mechanics Hall ses-
siOns.
The distribution of clergymen was
so planned that the delegations quar-
tered in the suburbs could attend wor-
ship in their districts. Several dele
cations located downtown empha-
sized their ideas on the matter of
Sabbath observance by meeting Satur-
day and passing resolutions pledging
themselves not to use the street cars
or other cOnveyances Sunday. AS
result the streets just prior to the com
mencement of regular church services
were thrOnged with men and women
wearing Christian Endeavor badges,
proceeding on foot to the most con
venient churches. They had already
begun the day with the usual 6 80 A.
NJ. prayer-meetiugs at their various
headquarters, but, in contrast to their
practice on other days, there was no
singing on the streets as the delega-
tiOns passed to and fro.
The clergymen who spoke Sunday
are among the most eminent in this
country, and the list also included
many distinguished preachers from
abroad. In many cases the themes
were upon the Christian Endeavor
movement or its results; in others gen
eral religiOnal subjects were chosen.
With $4,000 visitors in the city, besides
the regular churchgoers, nearly every
church was filled.
Monday was the last day of the con
ventiOn. Sessions were held in the
tents and in Mechanics Hall In the
morning and evening. A monday
| rally occurred in Faueuil Hall. and the
afternoon devoted to pilgrimages
about the city.
THE GREAT MEETING ON BOSTON COM
MON BROKEN UP BY RAIN.
The weather man, after bestowing
upon the Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton since Wednesday, when the con-
ventiOn opened, his finest weather.
Saturday sent deluge of rain Just as
! the convention was about to eliminate
in the great outdoor religious gather
ing at noon npon BOston's historic
common. On that green vast assem-
| blage, estimated at between 10000 and
10000 persons, gathered at the midday
hour to begin what would have heen
the greatest religious gathering in the
history of the world.
The clear sky of the early morning
was already marred by ominous clouds
and President Francis E. Clark, d. D.,
glanced fearfully skyward, but opened
the services at the appointed hour.
! Then came the heavy rain, but the dis.
comfort of thousands of dripping um-
brellas did not prevent a mighty rendi.
tiOn of Onward, Christian Soldiers. .
DIR. ). +. Smith, author of America, ,
was then introduced and the thousands
sang verse of that hymn in compli.
ment to its author. By this time the
rain was falling in torrents and Presi.
dent Clark announced an adjournment
to the big tents Endeavor and Willis
ton, near by. About l4,OOO found seats
and the remaining thousands went
away.
In Tent Williston, Hon. S. B. Capen,
of Boston, first introduced Lieutenant
Governor WOlcott, who spoke for Gov.
ernOr Greenhalge.
In Tent Endeavor, Rev. jeremiah
BoyntOn, of Boston, presided. After
song and prayer DIR. Smith read an
original poem and Mayor Curtis, oil
Boston, followed with an address on
American Citizenship"
In Mechanics Building, after the
meetings of the common had ended
the junior rally was held.
Thousands of youthful Endeavorers
and hundreds of larger ones attended
this meeting, which was one of the
most enthusiastic of the week. The
principal exercises of the juniors, in
which the children recited the pledge
was a novel one.
The State, territory and provincial
rallies, held at the respective headquar.
ters, were fully attended and every.
where resembled great family jubilees
The noon rallies were held Sunday
at the usual places in the streets
wharves, halls, stores and manufactor.
les. The largest of these was in Fan
euil Hall.
Congressman Elijah A. Morse, o.
Canton, in Mechanics Hall, spoke or
"The Possibilities of Endeavorers in
the Publication of Municipal Polite:
Without Entering Into the Strifes O
Partsanship."
THE ENDEAVORERs ADJOURN.
Monday night the fourteenth inter
national Christian Endeavor Conven
ton came to an end. During it's con
tinuance more than FIVE hundred meet
ings have been held. The most DOW
erful nations have been represented il
this vast gathering, Next year the
society will hold its convention in
Washington and two years hence in
San Francisco. If the present rate O
increase in societies should continu,
during the next year and should the
basis of representation be the same as
at the Boston convention, there will be
10000 if not more, delegates in Wash
ingtOn year henee in place of th,
$4,000 who assembled in Boston thi
year.
While several thousand delegate,
yesterday returned to their homes. tn,
greater part of the multitude will re
main, sightseeing, until the end of the
week.
AT Monday nights meeting Mr.
Walsh, of the hotel committee, report
ed that the total registration of dele