St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-16
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERS
CLOSE THEIR CONVENTION
AND RETURN HOME.
LAST GREAT GATHERINGS.
LITTLE DIMINUTION IN ATTEND
ANCE AT THE FINAL
80 RALLIES,
ADDRESSES ON CONSIDERATION.
Over $4,000 Delegates Attended
the Convention During Its
Five Days. Existence.

BOSTON, Mass. July 15.-Tonight
the fourteenth International Chris
tan Endeavor convention came to
an end. During its continuance more
than 500 meetings have been held.
approximately $4,000 men and wom-
en- have come from all corners of the
North American continent as dele
gates. Others have come from
strange and distant lands, and the
most powerful nations have been
represented in this vast gathering.
cago paper offered the society s., 900
a year for three successive years on
the condition that the headquarters
of the organization be removed from
Boston to the city by lake, the
trustees, at their meeting Thursday,
made an answer characteristic of
the principles of the society. NO"
they said; I'VE are but a society to
influence. We need no costly building
or expensive offices. Boston is strong
enough in ideas; we shall stay
there
While several thousand delegates
will return to their homes tomorrow,
the greater number will remain
sightseeing until the end of the
week. At tonight's meeting Mr..
Walsh, of the hotel committee, re-
ported that the total registration of
delegates present at this convention
was 56,285. Three great meetings
were held tonight "Consecration-
Striving to Get Nearer the Mas
ter" was the subject of them all.
Conservation services were led by
President Clark in Mechanics hall,
by Secretary Baer in Tent Williston,
and by Rev. Nehemia Boynton, D.
D., in Tent Endeavor. These leaders
also presided at the respective meet
ingS.
ARMENIAN RESOLUTION.
Immediately after services were
opened in Mechanics hall DR.. D. B.
Grove, Of Chicago university, pre-
sented the following resolution:
I'VE, the members of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian En-
deaVor, representing a constituency
Of nearly 100000, assembled in Bos-
ton, Mass, in our fourteenth inter-
national convention, $4,000 strong,
most respectfully address this petit
ton to her majesty, Queen of En-
gland, urging upon her attention the
terrible condition of the Christian
subjects of Turkey, and praying
her, in the name of a common faith
and an outraged Christian con.
science, to use her great influence
and authority to help those who are
perishing and to give to that coun-
try a safe and just government"
The resolutions were received with
great applause, and on viva voce
vote were carried with a mighty
shout. DR.. Grove announced that
the same petition would be pre-
sented to President Cleveland. The
annual convention sermon was de-
livered by Rev. H. M. Wharton, D.
D., now of Baltimore, but formerly
of Boston. His subject was Con
secration." In Tent Williston, the
petition to Queen Victoria on be-
half of the Armenians was received
Will great appreciation. Inc Gee
laration of the following platform
and principles of the Society of the
Christian Endeavor was then read
by Rev. H. T. McEwin, of New
York, and was approved by the
unanimous voice Of the convention:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
eve affirm our adherence to the prin-
ciples which, under Gods blessing.
have made thu Christian Endeavor
movement what it is today:
''First and foremost, personal devo-
ton to our divine Lord and Savior
Jesus.
Second, the covenant of obligation
embodied in the prayer meeting pledge.
Third, constant religious training
for all kinds of service involved in the
various committees.
Fourth, strenuous loyalty to the
local church and denomination with
which each society is connected.
Fifth, to reaffirm our increasing
confidence in the tional
spiritual fellowship through which we
hope, not for organic unity, but to
fulfill our Lords prayer that they all
may be one This fellowship already