New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-13
A WORLDS UNION FORMED.
AN INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN EN-
DEAvOR SOCIETY.

THE PLAN DEVISED BY THE REV. w j. L. Cio'o'
OF NEW SOUTH wALEs-THE REV. DR.
FRANCIS f. CLARK ITS FIRST PREsI-
pENT-wHAT TIE CONVENTION
IN BOSTON DID YESTERDAY.
Ros,on. July IAN important meeting for the
formation of Worlds Christian Endea'or '"'o
was held in Mechanics Hall AZ p ~. Ths
with nearly three thousand persons present. II.
Rev Dr. Francis +. Clark, president OF the my.
Society OF Christian Endeavor. presioeo anu So
that this was thing, as IL mas o -
sidered for more than year. lie eAp'a 80
the matter Of formation Of a worlds union n'u 49,
presented TO leaders In the CHRISTIAN r'l'uea'
work in different countries and had a'e"us 49,,
acted upon in some and there was genera ie.'
ing In favor OF federation OF the woriu ."''
tan Endcavorers. The idea he said' his' VI ~
with the Rev. W. J. L. Gloss, preS'u ava
New South Wales Christian Endeavor '"'o''' ~
he would call upon Mr.. Gloss to state the caee'
~, r.,oss ,hen addressed the gathering In adVo-
carv of tho nlan He read rough urai. io
constitution which provided that 'he W."
Christian Endeavor Union shouiu pe 'o'"f a.,
individuals not societies or unions 'ha' o 49,,
lar fee should make one life MEMBER '
there should be no more dues or fees' anu .'''
should be no saaried ONCE Ir'e"i'''' wv.
or meetings should be held ,r
II was unanimously voted to form wiz
Christian Endeavor Union and committee VI
was apponted with Mr.. Gloss as Chairman WIZ
mower TO formulate a constitution on the ""es u
the one read TO the meeting MI Gloss the' pr
posed that the meeting elect the Kew Di 10
as president and this was done unanimously. III
Clark accepted the office for one year. anu s"e
gested that the first general meeths DE ne
Washington next year. with the .hi'eo "o'';
convention, and this suggestion was adop'eu .,
Willis Baer elected secretary teh'a'Ne" "''
William Shaw, OF Boston. treasurer
MEETINGS OF THE DAY.
The Endeayorers at $50 o'clock this morning
gathered by thousands in twenty-one churches !"
BOSTON Cambridge and Somcrville. where prayer
meetings were held. The topic was. Faith trust
ing in the Lord Jesus Christ for Strength
Mechanics Hall was filled at $50 o'clock. wheh
the meeting was called to order. The Kew III
Wayiand Hoyt. of Minneapolis. presented the STATE
banner for the greatest proportionate increase III
local societies 10 the British territory OF AS
sniboia in which flfty-three new societies. wcre VI
ganzed last year. II was received p| ""''"'"
Patterson OF Toronto. who will carry II 10 ,he
territory which is distant that no representative
IS present at the convention.
An omen parliament on the topic. The Piedge
the Backbone Of the Society; Its Necessity ana i's
Paramount Value" was conducted by u W. stew"
art. OF Eureka. Ill. The meeting ad)ourneo d,
noon, and scores OF evangelistc meetings loio"eu
throughout the city.
At Tent Endeavor Professor Howard b. Hrose
of the University OF Chicago, was the presiding
officer. The presentation of Junior state banners
occurred The honors were given In secretary
Baer's report. already published The Kew Dr. D.
T. McCrory OF Pttsburg. received the nrst banner
for the PENNSYLVANIA Union. OF which ne IL pres'
dent and Professor Andrews. OF Canaoa' rece''e'
the banner for Assiniboia.
In Tent Wston President Francis f. clark pre-
sided. Mrs. Mary A. IAvermore was presen'eo 10
the audience. The banner for greatest gam III
number of societies presented 10 Ehgiahu
VI Mo
London responded. and invited all present to Lon
don 10 Worlds Christian Endeavor Convention in
,a0o Good Save the Queen was sung at the close
Of Mr. Chaplin's speech. 1t was followed by
America"
Dwight L. Moody spoke In Fanenil Hall upon
A"Obstac,es to Salvation" to an audience wh'ch
packed the hail.
M.ss Belle NJ Braine. Of Springfield Ohio, pre-
sided at missionary committee conference. which
crowded Clarendon Street Baptist Church' at
n m Robert f. Speer OF New-York. discussed Inc
necessity of teaching young Christians the I'M
,,or,ansc NJ mission work conference on sys-
fanatic and proportional giving followed at =
o'clock Miss Frances b. Patterson. OF Chicago
Conference of Junior independents. held in the
warren Avenue Baptist Church this evening" was wa
presided ,b by psrs large
audience. The Juvenile or Junior Cnrst,an lar, In ha
Various State unions and local sOcIet,ss t. was
formed Tabor, Iowa. on March TO- is by shine 1ne
lar TO that Of the Christian Endeavor.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Tho evening meeting In Mechanics Hall was IN
charge of President Clark. The Rev. DR.. A. L.
DIXON OF Brooklyn. delivered an address on De
nomina tional Loyalty and Interdenomnationai Eel
1owshln" A banner presented 10 the Phila-
delphla Local Union for the best work in promot-
Snr feiiowshp Lewis g. Lee, In receiving the pan,
ner stated that ftyfour societies had been ADDED
20 the union during the last year. AS thirty
Of these wee junior societies. he transferred the
banner TO j. r. Robinson. president OF the Phiia-
The last speaker was the Rev. J. T. McCrory.
D. b. OF Pittsburg. president OF ne PennsyiCTanIa
state Union His subject was Where We Come
Together" Services were he'd In the big tents
SAN FRANCISCO CHOSEN.
The Board of Trustees OF the United Society have
acted on the applications Of the delegations from
The three Pacific Coast cities which desired to have
the convention OF lSs7-San Francisco. Seattle and
Los Angeies-and decided that the convention OF
two years hence shall be he'd in San Francisco.
The Accommodation COMMITTEE at o'clock this
afternoon had registered 49, 1852 delegates, OF whom
NS77 were from MASSACHUSETTS,; 4lN from Connec-
ticut. 1881 from New york 2.@+ from Pennsylvania
and 2lSO from New Hampshire. Twelve came from
foreign lands and Hfty-sIx from the noat!ng socie-
ties