Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-18

George Is. &fAu OF Boston reau tue
information committees report, which
discussed the wonderful advance Of the
Endeavor work.
WINNERS OF THE BANNERS.
The Rev. j. f. Cowan of Pittsburg,
Pa, conducted one of the most interest
ing parts of the service, the presentation
Of Junior State banners, one for the
greatest absolute gain in the number of
Societies, tho other for greatest proper
Tomato gain. Pennsylvania received
tho first banner, and Assiniboine,
Dominion of Canada, the second. The
Rev. DR.. McCreary, president OF the
Pennsylvania Union, accepted for his
Stale, and Prof. Andrews for Ass!ni-
hoine.
Cardinal Endadvor Principles" was
the subject of the address of the Rev. j.
i. Lamont Of Belfast, Ireland, who was
then next speaker. He was repeatedly
applauded.
MEETING IN TENT wILLIsToN.
The meeting in tent Williston opened
with President Francis y. Clark of
Boston in the chair. Following the
prayer. services, five minutes was de-
voted to hearing Amos r. Wells report
Of the work OF the information COM
mittee during the past year. Chairman
Clark introduced as the next speaker,
the Rev. W. ]. L. Gloss of Sydney,
Australia, who said:
1--WE have $780, 900 Christian Endeayor-
ers in Australia, and please God we are
growing every day. With Gods bless
ing extend the greeting Of the Aus
tralian Union.n
He urged the Endeavorers to prose-
cute systematic plan, whereby they
can please God and help their fellow
men to follow u good Christian life.
HATS AND BoNNETs OFF.
President Clark suggested that the
ladies remove their hats and bonnets,
saying that this would better enable
them to stand the heat Of the tent.
Hats were Immediately removed amid
applause.
1 President Clark then called for reports
from the delegates of UNCONVENTIONAL
meetings, and the speakers were allowed
two minutes each on the platform.
The Rev. JOHN D. Pollock Of Glas-
gov, Scotland, was introduced and the
greeting he extended in behalf of the
society in his countryto fellow workers
throughoutthe world elected cheers and
applause.
AssrNIBoINE's BANNER.
The Rev. Wayland Hoyt. d. D., Of
Minneapolis, then presented the State
banner for the greatest proportionatt
increase in the number Of local societies
While he was talking he held in hi!
hand the banner, which is completely
covered with Christian Endeavor rib
bons, representing all parts of the worlt
where the coveted emblem has been
To-day 1t is presented to Assiniboine, il
the far northwest Of British America
In behalf OF that country the Rev
William Patterson of Toronto accepted
the banner in a graceful speech.
THE FOURTH DAY.
BosToN, MASS, July 13.-To-day, tn
fourth Of the great Christian Endeavo
convention, is designated as "Goo'
Citizenship Day." At all the meeting
of the forenoon, the reports, addresses
presentations and songs, trended towar
that subject. and the leading speakers O
the day were men whose fame is the re
suit of their efforts for municipal, Stat
, and national reform.
EARLY MORNING SERVICES.
The thousands of delegates began tn
day as they have every day of til
}. Convention thus far, with devotioni
Morning prayer meetings were held i
score of churches at $50 o'clocl
Many impromptu meetings were hel
on the streets and many toiler in stor
nv faatf.rxF lfnnarod n talFo no ri In, th
, services on the way to work. Til
weather this morning was perfect, as
has been since the convention opened
, and the delegates are very thankful fo
their good luck in this respect.
A CRUSH AT MECHANICS HALL.
Again Mechanics Hall was the grea
objective point of the crowds this morn
ing. An hour before the doors of tn
great hall opened several thousand pei
sons were singing Endeavor songs Will
; they waited on the sidewalks outside
On the Common it was again the sam,
and every Car that went through tn
streets adjoining the Common and publ
, garden added to the host.
APPLAUSE FOR NEAL DOW.
) The announcement that Hon. Nei
| Dow, the apostle of temperance woul
t be introduced from the platform a
. Mechanics Hall attracted many to tina
f; meeting place, and the appearance {
the venerable man, now in his 81:
/. year, was the signal for applause thu
: had not been paralleled during the cor
Z, vention.
AT this meeting also, Bishop Alex
{ ander Walters, ID. d., of Jersey Git
! spoke in an interesting manner of tn
responsibility of his race, the Afro
American, in American citizenship
r Congressman Elijah Morse OF Mass
! chusetts aroused great enthusiasm by
> strong speech on citizenship. Bisho
+ B. w. Arnet, D. D., of Wherefore
Ohio, was the leader speaker at Ter
Williston,
d IN TENT ESDEAvoR.
+ AtTent Endeayor lively and earne
/. parliament on the subject, "What al
@ YOU going to do for Christian Citizens?
s was conducted by the Rev. William {
C Clarke OF Chicago,
S At all the morning meetings til
: presentation of banner 10 the unto
making the best record in the work {
promoting citizenship was feature {
A the exercises. In both tents, under tn
a programme title, "Voices from Mort
q America" six minute reports Of civ
= improvement were made by delegate
n representing all parts of the country.
2 SYRACUSE TAKES THE BANNER.
Il There was not q vacant seat in u
:, entire house when the meeting opene
G in Mechanics Hall, and hundreds wei
| a..
8 Tested in the singing, which hogan
IS usual long before the Rev. II. F. Shur
of Dayton, o., called the meeting
o, order.
l. The presentation of the banner to Il
VI | nn;nn rapprfintr tha hast uyorl- for M