The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-16

meetings have been held. Approx
mately $4,000 men and women have
come from all corners of the Ameri-
can continent as delegates. Others
have come from strange and distant
lands, and the most powerful nations
have been represented in this vast
gathering.
While several thousand delegates
%lH return to their homes tomorrow,
the greater part of the multitude will
remain sight seeing until the end of
the week.
The last days session in Mechanics
building opened with the largest
crowd that has crowded the great
hall. Rev. Mr.. Hamlin. missionary
from Turkey, opened with prayer.
Miss Ellen D. McLaurin delivered a
ten-rainute address on information
concerning Christian Endeavor and
the missions.
For the Best Work.
Rev. w. r. Park, of Gloversville,
n. Y. presented the banner for the
best work reported in promoting sys-
tematic and prOportionate giving.
The Cleveland local union was the
recipient. Pew. Mr.. Park paid John d.
Rockefeller a high compliment for his
many charitable contributions.
Rev. o. p. Clifford, of Buffalo, N. Y,
God, the Life of Man
The address OF Rev. J. H. w. Stuck
enberg, on The Christian Personal
ity'' followed.
DR. NIcEwan, of the New York State
union, presented the state banner sent
by Rev. a. A Fulton, the missionary
of China, to the most deserving union:
1t was awarded to Washington, and
the delegates responded by singing
their chorus -'Washingt ton, SO"
Foreign missionaries
One of the most interesting sub
jects of the convention was the in
trod 1ction to delegates Of several mis-
sionaries from the foreign he ED
cyrus Hamlin, of ConStantinople; Mr..
Cline. Of Japan; Mr.. Newell, of Con-
stantinople; Mr.. Gregory, of Armenia;
John E. Cummings, Of BUrmah; Rev.
Mr.. Rhodes, Of Japan; Rev. and Mrs.
Mead, Of Turkey, and James h
Ingram gave the blessing and Rev.
DR.. Cowan pronounced the beneGic-
ton.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt of Minneapolis,
presided over the meeting in Tent VIII
liston About 5000 people were present
and much fervor was manifest After
praise and prayer, Franklin D. Elmer,
of West Hartford, Conn, reported con-
corning the work of the college Y. NJ.
c. A in the institutions of higher
learning throughout the country.
President G. A. Gales, Of Iowa, col
iege, spoke on 1.-The Conservation of an
Educated Life
The next speaker was Dean Alfred
Wright, D. D., of Auburndale, Mass,
whose topic was the Bible.
Back the Bible must go into the
little red school house, and the Chris
tian Endeavorers will keep it there
said the dean in conclusion.
The Last Address.
The last address was by President
Fthelbert D. Warfield, LID, of
Easton, Pa.
At Text Endeavor Trustee ]. z.
Tyler, D. D., of Cleveland, presided.
THE Missionary Uprising Among the
Youti' was the theme of John S. Mott
of New York City, and he reviewed the
wonderful increase in junior societies
Ind of the enthusiasm in missionary
Nork.
Rev. William Paddlefoot, of South
birmingham, Mass, spoke on INA
rioral Needs and Perils.' He said that
during the last fifteen years 10000 peo-
gle have been killed by violence in our
own land and not more than five ner
cent Of the guilty ones had suffered
the extreme penalty of the law. The
record Of homicide has risen from l.
s67 in 1892, to $500 in 1894 In twenty
years over $4,000 children have been
abandoned by their mothers in New
York He attributed the real cause of
so much crime TO the scarcity of
church.
Roll of Honor.
Rev. Ira Iandrith, of Nashville.
Tenn, then unrolled the roll of honor, |
containing the names of contribution |
societies.
Robert E. Speer, of New York. con-
Quoted the missionary resolution ser |
vice which followed, and urged his
hearers to act for and contribute funds |
TO the cause Of Christ
Thousands OF the delegates this af /
ternoon visited Bunker Hill. the |
Washington elm, the Old South meet |
ing house, FaneuiI hall and the old |
North school house. These trips were
taken by the delegates IN small bands.
each being in charge of some local |
F'sndeayorer familiar with the places
and able to tell their history.
Three Great Meetings.
Three great meetings were held to-
night. 'Consecrating Striving to Get
Nearer the Master" was the subject
OF them all The conservation services
were LED by President Clark in Me-
chanacS hall, by Secretary Baer at
Williston, and by Rev. N Boynton. D
ID, ct Endeavor- The sermons by the
Rev W. h Wharton, of Baltimore in
Mechanics building; Rev. Samuel n
Virgin, ID. D., of New York, in Willis
ton, and Rev. Potts, D. D., of Toronto
at Endeavor. were the principal fea,
lures.
At Mechanics nall, DR.. H. B. Grove
OF the Chicago University, presented
the following resolutions:
I'VE, the members of tne Youno,
Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deavor, representing a constituency of
nearly 3,000,0O5, assembled in Boston
in our fourteenth international annnaS
convention, $4,000 strong, most respecf-
fully address and petition her
majesty, the queen of England. urging
upon her attention the terrible con-
dition Of the Christian subjects of
Turkey, and praying her in the name
of a common fatrh and an outraged
Christian conscience to use her great
insaence and authority to help those
who are perishing and to give to that
country a safe and just government
The resolution was carried with a
mighty shout.
DIR. Grove announced that the same
petition would be presented TO Presi-
dent Cleveland.
In Tent WilliSton, the petition TO
Queen Victoria on behalf of Armenia ;
1as unanimously endorsed
The declaration of the following