The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-13

Tor the large army OF Christian En-
deavorers who are still in Washington,
there was no demonstration of a secu-
lar nature, but the local committee had
prepared programme that provided
for meetings practically from sunrise
until a late hour in the evening
The attendance at the numerous ser
vices was very gratifying. Rarely has
the capital city been the Mecca Of so
many distinguished divines and Christ
ian workers in other fields as on the
present occasion, and the people have
not been slow to take advantage Of
their presence in order to hear the Sos
pei as preached by them. About eighty
OF the pulpits of the city were filled
today by the visiting clergymen at the
II O'Clock services. The day began. as
indeed have all since the convention
formally opened on Thursday with
early morning prayer meetings in over
thirty Of the churches presided over by
the presidents of the local Christian
Endeavor societies in the respective
churches.
The topic assigned for discussion at
these gatherings was prayer and
Bible study. Il viii make it the rule
Of my life TO pray and read the Bible
every day" These were followed by
the Sunday schools and at $3.50 o'clock
and later both the regular church SER
vices at II o'clock. The visiting soci-
cites who filed the pulpits at these
services included the following: Rev.
w. H. Towers Manchester, England;
Rev. E. Z. Root, Baltimore Rev. R.
Dyatt, Newark, n. J.; Rev. c. Il. Craw-
ford, New Orleans; Rev. Z. w. ThOmp-
son, Patterson, n. J.; Rev. L. A. Bates,
Westminster, Md; Rev. W. D. Reid,
Montreal; Rev. 7. H. Walker, Balti-
more Rev. Charles Foods, Philadel-
phia; Rev. T. G. Longdale, South Da-
kota; Rev. B A. Grubb, Philadelphia;
Rev. A d. Thaeler, Winston. N. c.; P.
A. Kenney, Albany, n. Y; Rev. J. w.
Fifeld. Chicago; Rev. o. H. Rockey.
Shepherdstown, W. Va; Rev, Edger-
ton r. Young, Toronto; Rev. H. O.
Manele, Boston; Rev. Lewis Halsey.
Oswego, n. Y; Bishop Arnett, Ohio;
Rev. J. G. Mason, Rochester, n. Y;
Rev. Frank J. Smith, Abingdon; Rev.
P. NJ. Fitzgerald, Knoxville, Tenn:
Rev. II. S. Williams, Memphis, Tenn;
Rev. Asher Anderson, Meriden, Conn;
Rev. William Bryant, Detroit; Rev. w.
R. Acler, Hoboken, N. j.; Rev. V. B.
Carroll Tenafiy, n. J.; Rev W. K.
Barton, Boston; Rev. j. ]. Hall. Yer
mont; Rev Harry OMera, Hastings.
Neb.; Rev. j. L. Hill, Salem, Mass;
Rev. Il H. Russell, Columbus, O.;
Bishop Gaines. Atlanta; Rev. G. 3.
Stewart, Harrisburg; Rev. c. H. York,
Cincinnati; Rev. Wayland Hoyt. Phil
adelphia: Rev J. ". Chapman, Phil
aGelphia; Rev. w. G. McCauley, To
ledo; Rev. A. J. McGregor, Ontario;
Rev. Henry M: Grant. Charleston; Rev.
J. A. Davis, New York; Rev. j. c.
French. Newark; Rev. L. S. Keyser,
Detroit; Rev. A. D. Ringer, Perry, Ia;
Rev. c. A. Barbour, Rochester; Rev.
W. G. Fennell, Meriden; Rev. H. B.
Crosse, Worcester; Rev. A. T. Richard
son, Grafton, W. Va; Rev. j. l.. Camp
bell. New York; Rev John Neil, To-
ronto; Rev ]. c. Jacoby. Newton Ia;
Bishop Walters, Jersey City; Rev.
H. T. Ke ting. Philadelphia; Rev.
]. L. Hill, Detroit; Rev. Ralph
Brock, Springfield, Mass; Rev. W.
w. Cole, Clarence, N. Z; Rev. A. <.
McGhlivray, Guthrie, 0. T.: Rev. t.
Ashburn, Evansville, Ind; Rev. O. c.
Sargent, Clarmont, n. H; Rev. Q. c.
Oliver, New York; Rev. J. NJ. Lowden,
Olneyville. r. l.; Rev. H. c. Garrison,
Richmond; Rev j. Z. Taylor, Cleve-
land; Rev. D. T. Garland, Baltimore;
Rev. c. S. Trump, Mantinsburg, w.
Va; Rev. NJ. Rhodesm, St Louis; Rev.
Z. L. Flick. Dayton. Ohio; Bishop
Holt. Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Rev. B. Fay
Mills, Fort Edward, n. Y; Rev. G. F.
Lovejoy, Stoneham, Mass; Rev. c. II.
Smalls, Hudson, Iowa; Rev H M
Baldwin, London, Ont; Canon j. B.
Richardson, London, Ont; Rev. Chas.
W. Palmer, LaneSboro, Mass; Rev. a. |
S. Dechante, Abilene, Kansas; Rev. L.
L. Seiber, Gettysburg, Pa. and Rev. II.
II. Russell, Columbus, Ohio.
The missionary spirit was the key I
note of the services held for an hour
during the afternoon. Not less than 1
tV-enty-eight district denOninational /
rallies were held in both colored and |
white churches and tents. The largest !
gatherings were in the mammoth tents (
on the White lot. where the people met |
in large audiences.
The Baptists probably had the larg- /
est reunion in Tent Washin gton, where /
the Rev. a. C. Barbour, Of Rochester, I
was the presiding officer. Remarks !
were made by Rev. II. c. Mabie, of I
Boston, Rev. w. f. Thomas, of Burma, /
both of foreign missionary societies; (
w. H. Sloan, DID, of the City of Mex
leo; Rev. r. C. Seymour of Philadel- /
phia, and Rev. B. w. Smith, of Phila-
delphia.
Supplementary to this an evangelis-
tic meeting for citizens was held in the
same tent. Rev. B. Fay Mills, of Fort
Edward, N Y, presided, and E. o.
Excel, of Chicago, was musical di-
rector.
In Tent Endeavor. where the Presby-
terians held their rally, Rev. DR.. c. L.
Work, Of Cincinnati, presided and
made an address. He was followed
by Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe of this
city; Miss Catherine Jones, of New
York City. and Rev. B. Fay Mills, of
Fort Edward, n. Y.
Rev. w. E. Barton, of Boston, pre-
sided at the Congra gational missionary
rally at Tent Williston, Rev. ]. W. FL
field. Of Chicago, offered prayer and the
following addressed the gathering:
Rev. Charles c. Creegan, of Brooklyn;
Miss Margaret W. Leitch, of Ceylon;
Rev. Warren Golf, of Tennessee; Rev
A. F. McGregor, of Montreal; Rev
Cyrus Clark. missionary to Japan; DR.
Todd missionary to Cesarea, and w.
G. Buddefote.
Other meetings were held by the fol-
lowing denominations:
African Methodist Episcopal, several
branches of the Presbyterians and
Methodists, the Friends, the German
societies, Lutherans, the Mennonites, /,
Moravians, various reformed churches.
United Brethren, United Evangelical
and Welsh. The Methodist Episcopal,
NJ. z. South and Methodists in Canada.
held joint rally at the Mount Vernon
church, where the principal address
was made by Bishop Thoburn, of India.
A Sabbath observance meeting at the
Central hall. over which Rev. Theodore
L. Cuyler. of Brooklyn, N. Y, presided,
attracted many people.
Here addresses were made by Mrs
H. T. McEwan. New York; Rev Alex
Allison. New York; Rev. w. T. Craft, ,
of Washington, and Rev. ]. P. Levison.
Of Milwaukee, Wis. The latter took for
his subject: 1.-THE Sabbath gods bridge
over the chasm between Christ and
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