Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-12


Boston, July 11.-All Boston resounds
with the enthusiasm Of the great army
of Young Christians now within her
gates. The splendid welcome that to-
day was officially extended to the 3d.
600 delegates to the grand Christian
Endeavor convention has gladdened
their hearts and tonight three magnif-
cent divisions of the multitude praised
God in song and prayer. Even the i'm
mensity Of the enthusiasm that pre-
vailed to-day at the mammoth meetings
in Mechanics Hail. and the two great
tents, Williston and Endeavor, was ex-
ceeded tonight by greater gatherings
at the same places.
Every address delivered this evening
was of Importance and interesting. At
the Mechanics building, Rev. FRAMES
f. Clark, D. D., of Boston. founder and
president Of the society, delivered his
annual address The address was also
read in Tent WillistOn by Rev. II. T.
McEwan, Phi. D., of Boston, and in
Tent EndeavOr by Prof. James Lewis
Howe, of Lexington, KY. Thus it was
heard by $4,000 people, for in each Of
the tents the Endeavorers were ten
thousand strong, and at Mechanics
building We're gathered 5000 more.
The story il contained was a story
Of the success that exceeded hope
and almost aUdaciOus in its extent, and
it evoked the utmost enthusiasm, which
was expressed in such hOssanas as the
Hub has never heard before.
The meeting in Tent Williston to-
night was perhaps the greatest Of the
three. Addresses Of Rev. II. COnwell.
drew a great crowd; an address by Rev,
Teunis Hamlin. d. D.. of Washington,
d. c., whose subject was washington
go was a very strong effort, while
Mr.. w, H. Pennell of Washington, d.
c., spoke in Tent Endeavor on the
| same subject.
Addresses by Dwight L. Moody, at the
Mechanics building and by John c.
/ WOoley, the noted Chicago temperance
| lecturer, who spoke in Tent Endeavor
\ on THE Christian EndeavOr VS.. Sa-
Loom were also great attractions. The
/ chOruses, too, at all three meetings.
surpassed all that has yet been attempt
/ ed in music since the meeting began.
/ Eight hundred singers were included
] in that at Mechanics Hall, and each of
/ the tents had quota of not less than
/ six hundred.
General Secretary John S. Willis
Baer, Of Boston presided at Mechanics
! Hall.
General Treasurer VIM. Shaw. of Bos-
| ton, led the meeting in Tent Williston
/ and Trustee Rev. J. Z. Tyler, D. D.. of
/ Cleveland, directed affairs in Tent En-
! deavOr
The UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held this
/ afternoon in twenty-seven churches.
halls and tents, were attended by thou
! sands of delegates belonging to the
| twenty-seven denominations represent
/ ed at the convention MOrethan one
/ hundred clergymen and laymen spoke
at these meetings on almost as many
| subjects.
The principal rallies were:
Baptist at Tent Endeavor.
Congregational. at Tent Williston.
| Presbyterian, at Mechanics Building.
Disciples of Christ, at South End
Tabernacle.
Cumberland Presbyterian, at Union
Congregational Chucn.
Methodist Episcopal, at Peoples
Temple
Reform Church in the United States.
at First Presbyterian Church.
United Brethren, at Park Street
Church
These meetings were led respectively
Lby:
Rev. H c. Vedder, Chester, Pa; Mr.
w. II. Strong. Detroit. Mich; Rev
George b. Stewart, ID. D., Harrisburg,
Pa; Rev. Allan B. Philpot, D. D., Phil
adelphia; Rev R. w. Lewis Meridian
Miss. Rev Wallace McMullen, Phila-
delphia; Rev. Henry T. Spang,er, d. d.,
COllegeville, Pa; Rev. +. II. Shute
Findlay, Ohio
Mr.. Baer's report showed a gain OF
1850 societies for the year. the largest
increase for any consecutive twelve
months during the fourteen years of the
body's existence The total number of
societies is 41.229. including 2645 in the
United Kingdom; Australia, 1909; Al
rica. 30; China. 80; France. g.; India,
H. Japan, SO; Madagascar SO; Mexico,
%; Turkey, SO; West India Islands, 63,
and 50 on, until every country is rep
resented save five, Italy, Russia, Ice
land. Sweden and Greece. The total
membership is 2,473,740.
The trustees Of the United Societies
Christian EndeayOr tonight decided
upon san Francisco as the place for
holding the convention in 81.