Evening star., 1895-07-12
IDEAL WEATHER AT BOSTON.
ThOusands of Endeavorers Up With
the Sun.

the Sun.
BOSTON, July 12.-The third day of the
fourteenth international Christian En-
deavor convention was blessed this morning
with ideal weather. Despite the immense
amount of energy expended by the dele
gates at the great meetings of yesterday
and the greater meetings of last evening,
thousands of them were up almost with
the sun this morning, making their way to
thirty churches in the city and vicinity to
attend the early prayer meeting, that be-
gan at $50 and lasted 40 minutes. All of
the churches were we'll filled at these early
meetings, and it is estimated that fully
twenty thousand persons participated in
them. Besides the delegates, many resi-
dents OF the city attended before beginning
their labors for the day. Some of the larg-
est meetings were those held in Park Street
Church. near Boston common, the Shaw
nut Congregational Church, the Old South
Congregational Church, and the Old Baptist
and North Avenue Baptist churches in
Cambridge. After the church meetings,
rallies and song services were held in the
streets in many parts of the city, and hun
dreds on their way to work stopped to par
ticipate in them.
morning meetings were astir early, bent
on sightseeing, and went singly or in
small battalions to the various points of in
terest about the city.
Many Unable to Enter.
The morning sessions of the convention
in Tents Willston and Endeavor and in
Mechanics Hall were attended by the same
great hosts that were yesterday. Before 8
o'clock a throng crowded the steps at the
entrances to Mechanics Hall, singing En-
deavor songs while they awaited admis-
sion. On the common this scene was dupli-
Gated outside the tents. AS yesterday, hun
dredS were unable to secure admi ttance at
the hall and later repaired to the tents.
The sessions this afternoon partook more
of business character than their prede-
cessors, interesting reports of the iIiforma-
ton committees and reports from the de-
Dominational meetings taking up an hour
of the meetings in the tents. Features of
the sessions were the presentation of the
state banner for the greatest proportlonate
increase in the number of local societies,
made by Rev. Wayland Hoyt, D. b., of
Minneapoli in Mechanics building; Of the
state banner for the greatest absolute gain
in the number Of societies, by Rev. F. e.
hamilton of Newtonvile Mass, in Tent
Williston, and of the junior state banners
for the greatest proportionate and grea test
actual gain in the number of societies, by
Rev ]. F. Cowan, D. D., of Pittsburg, in
Tent Endeavor
Some of the Addresses.
Addresses on the Cardinal Principles of
Christian Endeavor'were made at Mechan-
les building by Rev. knight Chaplin, D. D.,
Of London, and Rev. o. Smith, D. D., of
Evansville, Ind; in Tent Williston by Rev.
W. ]. L. Gloss, Sydney, N. S. W., and in
Tent Endeavor by Rev. J. L. Lamont of
Belfast, ireland, and Rev. H. Rose, D. D.,
of Montreal.
Owing to the international fame Of the
speakers these addresses attracted much
attention.
The open debates on live Endeavor topics
at each of the meetings were earnestly par
ticipated in and were interesting features.
The address of President Turner, DID,, of
Lincoln, H., whose subject was, Il Ought,