Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-13

eAy of ohs 0hsistisn EDdosvos CONVENTION.
sWltA sQnW rnSbessd, ths yoSng people
t4oh sAvNAtAgo Of the dslightful westbcr,
and ta,fbe comparative coolpess thcrsby
afforded they were Abls 70 give thsir cncr-
Giss 70 drinking In tho words Of speakers
or 10 storing up this strains Of the spirited
hymns and songs for future inspiration.
Tho cool air and the bright blue OF the
sky proved favorable for Sightseeing Also,
and crowds Of the Endeavur people and
visitors made good use Of their spare time
In wandering through the crooked streets
Of old Boston, and looking up all tho
places Of historic interest In which the
city abounds
Sunrise prayer meetings began this
morning In II churches Of the city ana
suburbs, and when tho early morning sun
was just Frightening tho city thousands OF
Endeavorcrs were vending their way 10
the churches.
The South End was tho best place 10 get
glimpse Of this early morning devotion
Of Christian Endeavor, for there the great
bulk OF tho convention delegates are stay
ing. and II was there that many OF the
MOST enthusiastic meetings were held.
There seemed 20 be as many people on
tho street this morning at o'clock as one
would ordinarily notice In the afternoon
when people are going home from work,
and when the time for the prayer meet
ings at $3.50 arrived there was hurrying
hither and thithcr OF young men and
young women from all directions.
Today was international citizenship day.
The meeting vt Mechanics building was
conducted by Trustee Rev II. f. Shupe,
Dayton. o.; George g. Stebbins, Brook
lyp, musical director. Praise and prayer
service preceded tho presentation OF the
banner To q local union for best work re-
ported In promoting Christian citizenship,
presentation being made by Rev. @. N.
Southgate, Worcester; address, lijah A.
Morse, Canton; singing; introduction OF
Neal Dow, Portland Me-, who made 10
minute address; address on "The Respon-
sibility Of the Afro American Race In
America" by Bishop Alexander Walters,
DID,, Jersey City.
At Tent Williston, President Francis X.
Clark. DID,. presided; George X. Somarby,
musical director. Praise and prayer serv-
loo; voices from North America (six min
utes each)-A voice from the north, Rev
G. d. Mcdonald, Grafton, N. d.; q voice
from tho south, Professor w. p. Taylor,
Birmingham, Ala. voice from the west,
Rev. J. A. Allison, DID,, Seattle, Wash. !;
voice from the east, Miss Charlotte
Thorndike Sibley, Belfast, Me-; q voice
from Canada, Rev. Mungo Fraser, Ham
ilton, Ont. presentation OF banner to O
local union for best work reported In pro-
noting Christian citizenship, presented
by Rev. G. l.. Morrill,, DID,. Denver; sing
ing; address, 1.-THE Responsibilities and
Possibilities of an American Citizen" by
Bishop Is. w. Arnett, DID,, Wilber-
force, O.
Adjournment to opcn-air meeting on
Boston Common.
Trustee Rev. j. M. Lowden, Boston,
presided at Tent Endeavor; Percy s. Fos-
ter, Washington, was musical director;
praise and prayer service; voices from
North America (six minutes each)-A
voice from Canada, Rev. A. NJ. Phillips,
Montreal; voice from the north, Rev.
Pleasant Hunter, DID,, Minneapolis; q
voice from the south, Rev. John Boyd,
DID,, Charlotte, N. c.; a voice from the
east, Rev. Dwight NJ. Pratt Portland,
Me-; q voice from the west, Thomas Jones,
Kansas City; singing; open parliament
topic: What Are You Doing for Chris
tian citizenship" conducted by Rev.
William G.. Clarke, ID, Chicago; pre-
| sentation OF banner to local union for
best work reported in promoting Christian
| citizenship, by Rev. S. Edward Young.
| Newark, N. j.