The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-14
THE LAST DAY
ora IN rraat'onu Christian Eu'I..vor
. Convention. NsH

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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-For
the last day OF the fifteenth annual con-
ventIon OF the international Christian
Endeavor convention the weather was
all that could be expected In the midst
of summer. The animat!ng purpose OF
the committee In arranging the pro-
gramme for the last day had been to
wind up with q genuine revival effort
and to this end" conservation" was the
keynote Of the days work.
The early morning prayer meetings
In the thirty odd churches which form
the ral!ylng points OF the various state
delegations were devoted TO this topic,
the evening services In the eight meet
Ing places had the same object and
forenoon meetings In the tents, al
though primarily In the nature OF In
ternal rallies. were strongly tinctured
by the evangelistlc spirit.
In two OF the tents the worlds union
Of the Christian Endeavor controlled
the whole OF the morning programme.
while In the third suffering Armenia
formed the sole topic OF discussion so
TINT In no case did the purely national
union figure In the morning proceed
IngS.
In Tent Washington the Armenian
relief movement had full sway. The
Rev. Wayland H0yt, OF Philadelphia,
presided. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. +. .. Greene. OF Van, Armenia:
Miss Rebecca kr!korian OF Alntab, ,Tur-
key. the scene OF the massacres, and
Miss Margaret Leitch, OF Jatfna, Cey-
lon.
"A FOO af,,r., ~ tN,A Fpranaa,1tpue T., tht,
tent was the address delivered by Rev.
b. Fay Mills, OF Fort Edward, New
York, In which he made hostile allus-
Ions TO United States Minister Terrill,
because the latter had advised the
withdrawal OF the American mission
aries from points OF danger In Armenia
and criticised bitterly the president and
the administration for failure to inter-
fere In Turkey while. as he alleged,
fomenting quarrel with Greut Britain
over Venezuela.
President Clark presided over the
meeting In Tent Williston, which was
addressed by Rev. Joseph Brown Nor
gan. of England; Rev. Jesse NJ. Yonan,
of Persia, Rev. George F. Colt, of Afri-
ca. and j. G. Hildner. OF Germany.
In Tent Endcaror treasurer William
Shaw, Of Boston, presided. and the
speakers were Rev. Arnold Strouli, Of
England; S. c. X. Pugam, OF India;
Bishop J. ". Thoburn, or India, Rev. ".
Fl. Towers. OF England and Rev. II. S.
Jennanyan, OF Armenia.
The Big Central hall was utilized for
an hour or more this afternoon. when
largely attended reception took place.
1t was given by the officers and trustees
OF the United Society to all the officers
of the Statc, territorial AMI provincial
unions now In the city.
Services in the three tents on the
White Lot and In five OF the largest
churches OF the city brought The con.
ventioE OF 1926 TO q close TO might. Mu-
sic and singing, devotional exercises
and Il sermon were prominent features
Of these gatherings and they we're fol-
lowed in each instance by consecra-
tlon service Of over half an hour. 81,
At Tent Washington, President Clark,
OF Boston, presided. Right Rev. Maur-
Ice s. Baldwin, Of London, preached the
sermon.
Treasurer William Shaw, or Boston.
presided at Tent Will!ston, Rev. l.. y.
Gardner. OF East Boston, conducted the
devotional exercises and Rev. James T.
Vance. OF Nashville. delivered the SER
mon.
Secretary John Willis Bacr presided
over the meeting in Tent Endeavor; NIr. ,
L. o. Excel. OF Chicago, was musical,
director; devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. +, NJ. Lamb, OF Ken
ncbuakport, Maine. and Rev. William
Patterson preached the sermon
Those who participated in the meet
Ing Mt the churches included the fol-
lowing:
Rev. ". II, Mcmillan. Allegheny. Pa;
Rev. John Favillc. Appleton, Wis: Eev,
Ford c. Ottmunn, Newark, n. j.; Rev,
W. +, Wilson, Toronto; Mr.. Charles N. /,
Hunt, Minneapolis MINI; Rev. Canon
]. b. Richardson, London. Ont; Rev,
John Neil. Toronto: Rev. Ralph Gillian,
Maiden. Mass; Rev. Wallace Rad
cl!ffc. Washington; MIR. T. r. Dilhorn,
Chicago: Rev. James 7. Marshall, Ron
slngton. Md: Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman.
Philadelphia; Ner. 3. Fay Mills, Fort
Edward, New York. A.