Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-18
THE CLOSING SESSIONS
OF BOSTON'S BIG CHRISTIAN EN-
DeAVOR CONVENTION.
Enthusiastic Attendance to tho End-Ths
Afternoon Given Up to Pilgrimsgcs to
Historic Places -56,2S5 Members
Registered During the Convention.

Boston, July 15.-The Christian Endeav-
orers had delightful weather for the clos
ing day of their big convention The usu-
al early morning prayer meetings were
held in the Il churches and well attended,
and throngs in Mechanics Hall and the
tents when the forenoon meetings began
testified to the sustained enthusiasm of
the delegates.
In tent Wlliston the educational trend of
the discussions was a new feature of the
convention. The Christian Endeavor
praise service was followed by addresses
by numerous speakers. including The
conservation of educated life" by Presi-
dent George Gates of Iowa college. Rev.
Alfred A. Wright. ID. D., of Auburndale
spoke on the Bible as the great text book.
Rev. A. c. Peck Of Denver, Col, spoke of
the missionary idea In Christian Endeavor-
ism and unrolcd the role of honor of 1881
societies contributing sums of 500 each
for missionary work. The largest contri-
button came from Clarendon STREET Bap-
fist church of Boston and the denomina-
ton making the largest contribution was
the Presbyterian Rev. a. c. Crews of
Toronto presented to the Cleveland union
for the second time the token for best
work reported in promoting systema-
tic and proportionate giving. President E.
j.. Warfield of Lafayette college Easton,
Pa, spoke on THE attrac tion of the min
Exercises in tent Endeavor began at 9:30
Among the speakers were Rev. a. p.
Cobb, d. D., of Springfield. ILL., on Chris
tian Endeavor in Unlikely Places. Mr..
John r.. Mott of New York on Mission
airy uprising among the young" Rev.
VIM. G. Puddefoot of South birmingham,
Mass, on Misleading power of aggre-
gates" lin the course of his remarks Mr..
Puddefoot paid a tribute to Archbishop
Ireland to which it is said some of the
clergymen on the platform took exception,
feeling it was out of place.
At Mechanics hall there was an i'm
mense gathering The exercises were of
an unusually interesting nature and the
addresses were all listened to in closest
attention. Among the speakers were Rev.
w. c. Biting, y. D, of New York, Miss
Ella ID. MacLauren of Boston Rev Messrs
Partlow of Gloversville, n. Y, o. p. Gift
ford, D. D., of Buffalo, Rev. Mr.. Darcy of
Cleveland.
Secretary Baer announced that in view
of the numerous arrests during the con
vention that an interview with the city po-
lice officials developed the fact that there
have been fewer arrests than during pre-
vious months; that no one wearing the
badge had been arrested and that nc
badges had been found in disCreditable
places. The announcement was greeted
with cheers. The secretary then read an
appeal addressed to the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
and signed by 81 trustees of the United
Society of Christian Endeavor. The APP
peal is issued in view of the fact that
your church and the Methodist church
in the South are the only churches in the
world in which the number of Christian
Endeavor societies is lessening." Con
tinuing tho appeal says: 1--WE regard the
Methodist Episcopal church as one of the
foremost in proclamation of Christian
spiritual fraternity and we greatly desire
10 welcome Methodists Episcopal Young
people with their glorious fervor to oui
INSTRUMENTATION Fellowship Rev. j
II. w. Suckenburg of Cambridge spoke or
the Christian personality Rev. II. p. Nc.
Even of New York city presented Chi.
nese umbrella of State to the local union
of the District of Columbia for the largest
number of societies which had adopted
the plan of giving two cents a week pei
member to missions The open Parlia
ment was conducted by Rev. l.. A Gran
dali of Chicago on the word of Christ.