The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Washington Pulpits Filled by Visiting
Clergymen.

| Washington, July 12.-About eighty
of the pulpits of the city were filled to-
day by the visiting Endeavor clergymer
at the II o'clock services. The day be-
gan with early morning prayermeetingS
in over thirty of the churches. The
topic of discussion at these gatherings
was prayer and Bible study.
Il will make the rule of my life to
pray and read the Bible every day
These were followed by the Sunday
school services at $3.50 O'Clock, and later
by the regular church services. The
visiting ministers who filled the pulpits
at these services included w. Ii. Towers
of Manchester, Eng, Rev. c. II. Craw.
ford of New Orleans. Rev. A. ID. Thae
Ter of Winston, \. c., Rev., j. f. Fit
field of Chicago, Bishop Arnett of Ohio
Rev. Fitzgerald of Knoxville, Tenn
Rev. S. Ii. Williams Of Memphis, Rev
Bishop Gaines of Atlanta, Rev. G. c.
York of Cincinnati. Rev. II. NJ. Grant of
Charleston, Rev. A. X. McGillevray OF
| Guthrie. Ok, Rev. Ii. c. Garrison OF
Richmond, Va, Rev. NJ. H. Rhodes OF
ST. Louis.
The missionary spirit was the keynote
of the services held during the afternoon
Not less than twenty-eight distinguished
UNCONVENTIONAL rallies were held by the
colored and white churches under tents
Rev. A. w. Barbour of Rochester was
presiding officer.
Remarks were made by Rev. II. c.
Mabie of Boston, Rev. w. +. Thomas of
| Buram, both of the foreign missionary
society Rev. II. w. Sloan of the City
of Mexico, Rev. r. c. Seymour of Phil,
adelphia and Rev. b. w. Smith of Phil
meetings for citizens were held in the
same tent.
Rev. b. Fay Mills of Fort Edwards
presided and L. o. Excel of Chicago
| was musical director
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe of this
city made an address and was followed
| by Miss Catherine Jones of New York
and Rev. r. Fay Mills.
Rev. w. e. Barton of Boston presided
at the congregational missionary rally ut
Tent Williston, Rev. J. w. Fittield of
Chicago Offering prayer and the follow
| ing addressed the gathering:
Rev. Charles Creeman of Brooklyn,
Miss Margaret w. Letch 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 Rev. w. G..
| Buddefort
Other rallies were held by the follow
ing denominations: African Methodist
Episcopal, several branches of the Pres
byterians and Methodists. The Friends,
the German societies, Lutherans. various
reformed churches, United Brethren,
United Evangelical and Welsh. The
Methodist Episcopal, NJ. f. South and
AIethodists in Canada held joint rally
ut the Mount Vernon church. where the
principal address was made by Bishop
ThOburn of Indiana.
A Sabbath observance meeting at the
| Central hall. over which Theodore l..
| Cuyler of Brooklyn presided, attracted
many people. Addresses were made by
Mrs. Henry T. McWenn of New York,
Rev. Alex Allison of New York, Rev.
w. f. Crafts of Washington and Rev. j.
B. Davidson of Milwaukee. The latter
took for his subject 'The Sabbath; Gods
Bridge Over the Chasm Between Christ
and Christless Wage Earners.'
In the evening many visitors attended
the local Junior and senior EndeavOr
meetings. The day closed with the regu-
lar church services, many of the pulpits
being filled, as in the morning, by the
visiting clergy.