Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-11
Y. S. C. E. IN BOSTON
Forty Thousand of Them Gath
cred In That City.
THEIR CONVENTION OPENS TODAY.

A4oLn SON LIN 44ON VI 41IN0 1OOh 4s
They Are Going to Discuss the Question
of Mixing Politics with Religion-Ad-
dresses Made at the Preliminary NIcet-
ings-Headquarters Not to he Removed.
BOSTON, July 1.-the most important
proceeding in connection with the four
teenth annual convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor,
which formally opened this morning was
the meeting of the trustees of the organi
zation. The session lasted for several
hours
The chief business to be considered was
the offer of II. H. Kohlsaat of the Chicago
Times Herald, who had agreed to pay
$1,000 n year for three years toward the
maintenance of the society'S headquarters
on condition that they be removed from
Boston to Chicago. After n committee had
passed adversely upon the subject and re-
ported, the report of the committee was
unanimously accepted and the hcadquar-
tcrS will not be removed from Boston at
present.
The trustees then accepted I'm invitation
from Mayor Curtis of Boston to go with
other guests on Il trip down the harbor on
the city's boat and to visit the public in,
situations of Boston. The trustees will to-
day decide the matter of the 1897 conven-
ton, and also take action looking to-
ward the expansion of the society into u
worlds organization.
The reception, accommodation and in
formation committees of the local Chris
tian Endcavor societies are able to view
the results of the last "a hours labor with
satisfaction, since about 40, 600 delegates
have arrived from all sections Of the coun-
try. The arrangements for handling this
great number of strangers are almost per-
feet, and the throngs disappear quietly
and quickly as soon as they leave their
trains.
Those delegates who do not care to put
themselves into the custody of the COM
mittces register at the Mechanics build
ing, where 10, 900 names from various
states We're recorded.
The Preliminary Meetings.
The spirit of the Endcavorcrs was given
II sort of preliminary test on the eve of
the convention at 70 meetings held stimuli
tancously last night in different church
Is in the city and suburbs. These church
Is are mostly headquarters of the different
delegations, large numbers of whom at
tended the meetings, together with hun
drcds of outsiders. The latter gathered
about the entrances early, but were kept
out until the delegates had been accom-
nOuaCeu, ana Cncn IN many cases, scores
had to be turned away.
The cosmopolitan nature of the Chris
tian Endcavor movement was shown by
tho addresses delivered by Rev. Fl. S. Je-
nanyan of Mabic, India; Rev. K. TSuna-
shma of Tokyo; Rev. Richard Burgess,
Cardiff, Wales; Parbola Ramachaudraya
Cara of India, Miss Florence Ben Oliel,
s,Jcrusalcm, and Rev. Jesse Malcx Yonan
of Persia
At the Brooklino Baptist church Rev.
II. c. Tarus of Boston presided, and adj
dresses were made by Rev. II. :. Jcnanyan,
Mabie India; Rev. r. ID. Grant, d. D.,
Portland, Or, and Rev. X. Tsunashima,
Tokyo.
Rev. Arthur Little, d. D., pastor Of the
Second church, in Dorchester, presided mt
the meeting in that cditlcc. Miss Char
lotto Thorndike Sibley of Belfast, Me,
spoke first Miss Sihlcy was followed by
Bishop Samuel Fellows and Rev. w. HI.
Mcmillan.
At the Pilgrim Congregational church,
Dorchester, Rev. II. b. Crosse of Chicago
was the principal speaker.
The Dudley Street Baptist church, Rox-
bury district, was filled by II throng which
listened to interesting addresses by Mrs.
Emily Mclaughlin of Boston and Rev. L.
Hamlin of Washington. The pastor, Rev.
A. :. Gumbart, led the meeting.
At the Phillips Congregational church,
in the South Boston district, Rev. S. b.
Mcescr of Wilmington, Del, was the lead
ing speaker Rev. NJ. S. Hartwcll, pastor
of the Fourth Presbyterian church, pre-
sided. At the jamaica Plain Baptist
church Rev. H. V. Farrar, ID. d, of AL
bany spoke. Pastor II. NJ, Hunt presided,
and Rev. Elijah Horr ID. D., Worcester,
followed.
Problems Before the Convention.
The convention this year has to grapple
| with serious problems The first will be
the question whether the conventions are
| not becoming too unwicldy. The next
will be the quest ion of politics raised by
the action of the secretary of the COnnec-
ticut society, who has been trying to get
the members to boycott political party
because it favorS bill he opposes. This
mixing of religion and politics has caused
| bitter feeling, and it is likely decisive
| action will he taken on the matter. If pol
litiCal action is encouraged, many mem
| hers predict the disruption of the order.
One of the features of this convention is
| the flag which has been adopted. This is
| the official flag, and combines the Colors of
| the convention in q happy manner. A
| diagonal line divides the flag into two
parts, the upper half being crimson, with
a good sized copy of the monogram of the
order, and the lower half white, with
Boston, 49," printed in red.
Not the least interesting of the souve
Mrs are the illuminated cards. containing
the song America" presented to tho
number of so, 900 by Miss Helen Gould,
daughter of the late Jay Gould
Tho bicycle will como in for wide recog-
milton. Cycling Endcavorers have been
asked to bring their wheels, as a run of
| unusual interest has been arranged for
them. 1t will be from Boston to Concord
| over the exact route taken by Paul Revere
| in his famous ride to arouse the colonists
| against the British.
Many delegates from abroad are here.
The most prominent of these will be the
Rev. John Pollock of Glasgow, tho Rev.
| W. Knight Chopin of London and the Rev.
| James D. Lamont of Belfast.