The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-12

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d. D., of Boston. founder and president
Of the society, delivered his annual nd
dress The address was also read in tent
Williston by Rev. H. T. McEwen, Phi D.,
Of New York, and in tent Endeavor by
Professor James Lewis Howe, Of Licking
ton, Ky. Thus 1t was heard by 30, 900 peo-
pie, for III each Of the fonts the Endeavor-
ers were Il, 900 strong, and at Mechanics
building were gathered 5000 more
The story it contained was a story Of
success that exceeded hopes almost au-
dacious in their extent, and 1t evoked the
utmost enthusiasm, which was expressed
In such hosannas as modern Athens has
never heard before.
Tho meeting In tent Williston was, per-
haps, the greatest of the three The ad-
dress OF Rev. Russell H. Conwell drew a
great crowd; an address by Rev. Teunis
Hamlin, d. D., Of Washington, whose
subject was Washington, &c." was
very strong effort, while Mr.. W. U. PEN
nell, Of Washington, spoke In tent En-
deayor on the same subject.
Addresses by Dwight Il. Moody at the
Mechanics building and by John G.
Wooley, the noted Chicago temperance
lecturer, who spoke In tent Endeavor on
the "Christlan Endeavor VS.. the Saloon"
were also great attractions. The choruses,
too, at all three meetings surpassed all
that has yet been attempted in music
since the meeting began. Eight hundred
singers were included ih that at Me
chanics' hall, and each OF the tents had a
quota of not less than 600
General Secretary John Willis Baer, of
Boston, presided at Mechanics hall Gen.
eral Treasurer William Shaw, OF Boston,
led the meeting in tent Williston and
Trustee Rev. J. q Tyler, d. d., OF Cleve-
land, directed affairs in tent Endeavor.
Secretary Baers report shows gain of
1850 societies for the year the largest in
crease for any consecutive twelve months
during the fourteen years Of the body's
existence The total number of societies
Is Al, 800, including e,84t in the United
Kingdom; Australia, 1900; Africa, 8;
China, SO; France, g.; India, III; Japan,
80; Madagascar, 93; Mexico, 25; Turkey,
80; West India islands, o., and SO on until
every country is represented save five
Italy, Russia, Iceland, Sweden and
Greece. The total membership Is 2, 473, $40.
The trustees of the United Societies for
Christian Endeavor last night decided
upon San Francisco as the place for hold
ing the convention in 1897
The UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held In the
afternoon In twenty seven churches. halls
and tents were attended by thousands OF
delegates belonging to the twenty seven
denominations represented at the conven.
ton. More than hundred clergymen
and laymen spoke at these meetings on
almost as many subjects.
The principal rallies we're; Baptist, at
tent Endeavor; Congregational, at tent
Williston; Presbyterian, at Mechanics
building; Disciples of Christ, at South
End Tabernacle; Cumberland Presby-
terrain, at Union Congregational church;
Methodist Episcopal, at Peoples Temple
| Reform church in the United States, at
First Presbyterian church; United Breth-
rem, at Park Street church. These meet
lngs were led respectively by Rev. H. G.
Vedder, Chester Pa. Mr.. w. II. Strong,
Detroit; Rev. George y. Stewart, ID. d.,
| Harrisburg, Pa; Rev. Allan b. Philpot,
D. D., Philadelphia; Rev. r. W. Lewis,
Meridian, Miss; Rev. Wallace McMullen,
| Philadelphia; Rev. Horny T. Spangler,
D. D., Collegeville, Pa; Rev. H. F. Shute,
DAYTON q.