The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-13
ENTHUSIASM CONTINUES
Christian Endeavor Meetings Still
Filled to OVERLOOKING.
PHILADELPHIA STILL CHAMPION.

the City Of Brotherly Love Again Wins
the Hammer Presented for the Best Work
in Promoting Christian Endcavor Fel-
Iowship.
BOSTON, July 1s.-Thousands Of dele
gates to the Christian Endeavor conven-
ton last night attended three marvellous
gatherings IA Mechanics Hall, and In
tents Endeavor and Williston. Unwearied
by the fervor Of tho huge morning meet
ings in these centers, not tired by the ear
nest efforts Of the noon rallies in q dozen
places where congregate the toilers of Bos-
ton, and unsatisfed with the encourage
ment gained at the fifteen general COM
mittee meetings In the afternoon, the
Christians gathered 25, 900 strong at the
big meetings.
AT Mechanics Hall building the adj
dress of Rev. A. G. Dixon, d. D., of Brook
lyn, attracted thousands, while other
thousands were drawn to tent Williston
by the announcement of an address by
Rev. Henry Montgomery, of Belfast, one
OF the ecolesiastlc triumvirate of Europe
-Spurgeon, Brown and Montgomery
Pennsylvanians were partial to Me-
chanics' building, because Rev. T. j. Nc
Creery, D. D., of Pittsburg, widely and
favorably known throughout the Key
stone state, was one of the speakers
Among other good speakers at tent En-
deayor was Rev. Heyl Delk, of Hagers-
town, Md, whose subject was "The Cen
trality of Christian Fellowship"
At tents Endeavor and Williston the
five minute greetings of Endeavorers from
the corners Of the earth, constituting that
part OF the program designated 1.-THE Par
lament of Nations" were both encourag-
ing and instructive and at all three meet
ings the presentation OF a banner to To-
cal union for best work in promoting local
fellowship was happy incident.
The other speakers at the meetings were
received with that warmth that has been
the spirit of the convention, and especially
does this apply to the report of the Senior
Mothers" or parent society, which was
given at Mechanics building by Rev. II.
w. Kinney, of Syracuse, N. Y. This is
comparatively new feature of the En-
deavor society, and its increase, as indi-
Gated in the reports, produced marked en-
thusiasm.
In tent Endeavor the presentation of
the banner to the local union showing the
best work for promoting Christian En-
deavor fellowship was made to the Phila-
delphia union. The banner was presented
by Rev. H. w. Sherwood, of Rondout, N.
Y, and was accepted by Rev. Wellington
Il. Lowter, of Philadelphia, who feelingly
promised that the society would continue
their efforts to retain the distinction at
tanned by them in the last two years In
tent Williston the banner was presented
to Philadelphia by Rev. Rivington Lord,
ID. D., Of Brooklyn, and accepted by Rev.
Allen ID. Philpot. Tho same honor fell to
Philadelphia last year
At meeting of the trustees, called es-
peclally for the purpose, a Worlds Chris
tian Endeavor union" was formed, with
officers identical with those of the United
Societies Of Christian Endeavor. Rev f.
r. Clark, ID. D., Of Auburndale, was
chosen president for one year. Secretary
S. Willis Baer, Of the Christian En-
deavor, will act as secretary, and William
Shaw as treasurer, until they meet al
Washington in 1898.