The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-13


Endeavor Not Able to Accommodate
the Crowds Who Sought Admission.
Speeches and Reports From Many de-
nominations In All Three Plnoes--serv-
Zoo and Noonday Prayer Meetings
largely Attended.
again crowded to their utmost capacity,
and largo crowds turned away from the
necessarily inhospitable doors, was tho rule
for today, the third of the Christian En-
deavor convention. With ardor unabated,
the young people took advantage of the
delightful weather, and In the compare
tive GOODNESS thereby afforded they were
able to give their whole energies to drink
ing in tho words Of speakers or II storing
up the strains Of the spirited hymns and
songs for future inspiration.
The cool air and the bright blue OF the
sky proved favorable for Sightseeing also,
and crowds Of tho Endeavor people and
visitors made good use of their spare timo
In wandering through the crooked streets
Of old Boston, and looking up oil the
places Of historic interest In which the
city abounds.
Sunrise prayer meetings began this
morning in 81 churches VI the city and
suburbs. and when the carly morning sun
was just Frightening the city thousands Of
Endeavorers were vending their way to
tho churches.
The South End was the best place 20 get
= glimpse Of this early morning devotion
of Christian Endeavor, fer there tho great
bulk Of the convention delegates ere stay
Ing. and II was there that many Of the
most enthusiastic meetings were held.
There seemed 70 be- ~ many people on
the street this morning Mt O'Clock as one
would ordinarily notice In the afternoon
when people are going home from work,
and when the time for the prayer meet
iugs at 6:9o arrived there was o hurrying
hther and thithcr OF young men and
young women from all directions.
Today WINS international citizenship day.
The meeting at Mechanics building was
conducted BY Trustee Rev. II, Il. Shupe,
Dayton. o.; George @. Stsbbins Brook
lyn, musical director Praise and prayer
service preceded the presentation of the
banner to local union for best work re-
ported In promoting Christian citizenship,
presentation being made by Rev @. NJ.
Southgate, Worcester; address, Elijah A.
Morse, Canton; singing; introduction Of
Neal Dow, Portland. Me-, who made 10
minute address; address on "The Respon.
sibility Of the Afro-American Race In
America" by Bishop Alexander Walters,
DID,, Jersey City.
At Tent Willistou, President Francis X.
Clark. ID. D.. presided; George X. Somerby,
musical director. Praise and prayer serv-
Ice; voices from North America tsix min
utes each)-A voice from the north, Rev.
G. ID. Mcdonald, Grafton, n. D.; a voico
from the south, Professor w. p. Taylor,
Birmingham, Ala; . voice from the west,
Rev. j. A. Allison, I'D, Seattle, Wash;
voice from the east, Miss Charlotte
Thorndike Sibley, Belfast, Me-. a voice
from Canada, Rev. Mupgo Fraser, Ham
ilton, Ont. presentation OF a banner TO q
local union for best work reported In pro-
noting Christian citizenship, presented
by Rev q. l.. Morrill,, DID,. Denver; sing
;ng; address, "Thc Responsibilities and
Possibilities of an American Citizen" by
Bishop b. w. Arnett, DID,, Wilber-
force, O.
Adjournment TO open-air meeting on
Boston Common.
Trustee Rev. j. M. Lowden, Boston,
presided at Tent Endcavor; Percy S. Fos-
ter, Washington, was musical director;
praise and prayer service; voices from
North America (six minutes each)-A
voice from Canada, Rev. A. NJ. Phillips,
Montreal; voice from the north, Rev.
Pleasant Hunter, DID, Minneapolis;
voice from the south, Rev. John Boyd,
d d., Charlotte, N. c.; voice from the
east Rev. Dwight M. Pratt, Portland,
Me. voice from the west, Thomas Jones,
Kansas City; singing; open parliament
topic: What Are You Doing for Chris
tian Citizenship" conducted by Rev.
William q. Clarke, DID,, Chicago pre-
sentation Of banner 70 local union for
best work reported ia promoting Christian
citizenship, by Rev. S. Edward Young,
Newark, N j.
Last Nights Meetings.
II the continued fervoncy of tho Chris
tian Endeavor multitudes bc proof, tho
devil Is on the run. After the great meet
ings Of Thursia lay and the greater meet
ings Of Thursday night aud the yet greater
meetings OF yesterday, thousands aud
thousands and thousands Of delegates last
night attended three marvellous gather
ings In Mechanics hall and In Tents Eu-
deavor and Williston.
Unwearied by the fcrvor of the huge
meetings In those places, not tired
by the earnest efforts Of the noon rallies
In dozen places, where congregatc the
toilers Of Boston, and far from satisfied
with the encouragement gained at the 15
general committee meetings yesterday af
tcrnoon, tho Christians gathered, $4,000
strong, ut tho big meetings ut tho three
great audtorlums OF Mechanics hall and
Tents Williston and Endeavor. The
splendid weather, continued since the be
ginning of the greatest religious festival
the world has ever seen, has not yet failed |
Like the modern threc.ringcd circus, the !
big meetings Of last eve ming presented an
embarrassment Of riches, and Endeayor
ers hardly know where TO go. At Me
chanics hall building the address OF Rev |
A. g. Dixon, ID. d., OF Brooklyn, attracted |
while other thousands wer,
drawn 10 Tent Williston by the announce. |
ment of an address by Rcv. Henry Mont |
gomcry of Belfast, ono Of the grand eccle |
triumviratc OF European fame |
Spurgeon, Brown and Montgomery.