The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-16
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION
FINAL MEETINGS WE'RE HELD IN
TIYEN1Y-0NE CHURCHES


Adopted.
Boston, July 15,-There were bright
skies for the closing day of the great
Christian Endeavor convention. The
usual early morning prayer meetings
in twenty-one churches were we'll at
tended and there were throngs in Me-
chanics' hall.
In Tent Wilhston It. D. Elmer of
West Hartford, Conn, a graduate of
Brown university, class of '95, spoke
of religious work In college circles.
President Gates, D. D., Of Iowa, gave
an address on THE Conservation of
Educated Life
Dean Alfred A. Wright, D. D., of
Auburndale, spoke of the bible, the
great text book, the only source and
authority on the question Of God, duty
and destiny The great fault in all
religious bodies, he said, is that they
insist too much on small points Of creed
and doctrine and too little on the plain
study and following of the bible.
The exercises in Tent Endeavor began
promptly at $50 o'clock. Trustee Rev.
j. z. Tyler, d. D., of Cleveland, o.,
was the presiding officer. An address
on Christian Endeavor" In Unlikely
Places" was given by Rev. A. P. Cobb,
D. D., of Springfield, ILL.,
Mr.. John R. Mott of New York, chair
man of the executive committee of the
student volunteer movement for foreign
mission work, spoke on THE Mission
ary Uprising Among the Young"
Rev. William G. Puddefoot of South
Framingham, Mass, was then present
ed and gave a poir&ed address on the
Misleading Power of Aggregates"
A missionary resolution service was
the next feature and was conducted by
Robert e. Speer of New York, secre-
tary of the Presbyterian board of for
eign missions. The topic was What
More Will You Do-What More VIII
You Give?'' The services closed with
the singing of tn doxology by the con-
gregation and the pronouncing of the
Mizpah benediction by the president.
In the course of his address Rev
Mr.. Puddefoot paid tribute to Arch
that some of the clergymen took ex-
ception, feeling 1t out Of place in this
convention. The regular meeting ses-
sion in Mechanics hall commenced at
9 o'clock with President F. e. Clark
in the chair.
The unrolling Of the roll Of honor was
by Rev. w. c. B. Bitting of New York
Ten minutes for Information concern
ing Christian Endeavor and missions
We're occupied by Miss Ella D. Mac
Lauren OF Boston.
Rev O. P. Clifford, D. D.. of Buffalo,
N. Y, spoke on the subject OF the light
of God in the life of man. He said
hat in the Bible, light and life were as
sociated and discussed, the scientific
investigation of life and the iliumina-
ton and heat derived therefron saying
that without heat, chemical illumina-
ton, life was impossible The world
was dead until God lifted the light of
His countenance upon 1t when there
was life In all Its phases
No services were held by the Chris
tian Endeavor convention in the tents
or halls, but FIVE pilgrimages were made
by as many groups of delegates to
places of historic interest in Boston
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a series which will be extended
throughout the city during the week.
Perhaps the most important and inter
esting was that to the Washington elm,
near Harvard Square, Cambridge,
where the first president took COM
mand of the continental army. Nearly
thousand people had gathered around
this tree at 2:30, when the commemora-
tive exercises commenced.
Rev. D. N. Beach, D. D., OF Cam
bridge, presided. He said in part: The
design Of these pilgrimages is not to
glorify the United States or these his
torical spots, but to stir the hearts of
all heroes in admiration and love for
courage and fidelity to duty and coun-
try. He called attention to the neigh
boring homes of the Holmes, Longfel-
low and Lowell, and the noted educators
now living and concluded: Here. un-
der this tree let US consecrate ourselves
to civic righteousness, hottest aspira-
ton, noblest living
He introduced I. P. Rose, D. D., of
Montreal, P. O., who said the victory of
Washington was the victory of common
liberty.
Three thousand attended the exercises
at Bunker Hill, which opened with the
singing of America" Rev. C. r. Brown
of the Winthrop Congrega tional church,
Charlestown, Mass, called the gather
ing to order and acted as presiding off,
Ger. Hon. Charles Carleton Coffin was
then introduced and gave graphic de-
scription of the battle Of Bunker Hill.
AT Old South Rev. e. S. Tead of SOM
erville presided and after a few words
of welcome introduced Mr.. E. D. Mead,
editor of the New England Magazine,
who gave an able and interesting his
torical address. Rev. Henry Montgom-
cry of Belfast, ireland, was introduced
as man peculiarly fitted as represent
ing the liberty-loving Irish race, to
speak in a temple of liberty. In Ire
land, he said, people had come to look
upon America as part Of themselves.
He was glad of the movement for citi-
zenship and spoke of the struggle made
for unsectarian schools and for break
ing the power of the liquor traffic God
bless this great city, which has opened
its arms TO us. 1rishmen can never for
get America, for the dust of our loved
ones Hes all over Americas soil. The
exercises closed with America"
Another pilgrimage was made to Fa-
neuil hall, where Rev. Nehemiah Boyn-
ton, D. D.. of Boston, presided, and ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Anderson
Rogers of Nova Scotia and Rev z. G..
Porter of Boston.