The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-10


address of President Francis L. Clark The
anthem.
The services in the tent ''Endeavor" was
conducted by the Rev fIev+tsrdi- r. Crose.- of
Boston, with Professor Excel. of Chicago,
In charge of the music. An address of well
trict of Columbia, delivered by Commits
sioner John w. Ross. was responded to by
Prof. w. w; Andrews. of sackville, N. B.
every respect to those conducted in tent
Washington The annual reports and ad-
dresses were duplicated for the benefit of
the thousands unable to secure admission
TO the first named tent.-The services in tent
"Williston were. TO have been conducted
s. Hamln, of Washington. with p B. BIZ
% !Ss !S music eiS@s0 Dr $. H. Ssenss. Isdss Of Of
the, visitors. and a proper response was
to have been made by Bishop Alexander
rssdx Waters s,a of of Jersey City n j. but as al
ily omitted, owing to the collapse of tho
big tent.
chose for his text: what God hath
He said that the platform of the Christian
independence of the individual and of each
society Ia this work- In fifteen years on this
800. 600 Endeavorers had been enrolled Of
whom 00) are to-day members and q
coo 900 others, Endeavorers in all but name
udu Dccu cIlTOicu III purely Qe0Oml0a-
tional tendencies. Ten million Endeavorer
meetings had been held and over & 900 60
given In benevolence through denomina-
tional and church channels. He urged
Christian Endeavorers to continue the good
work, and urged special organization and
evangelization as Christian duties of En-
General Secretary John Willis Baer took
his text from Luke Kill, l9 He said Penn
Endeavor societies. with 3.27S The next in
order were New York. 291: Ohio. 2311:
Ontario. 1.S5; Illinois. 1902 Indiana, -1s52.
not include numerous other kinds Of Chris
tian Endeavor societies that are fast be-
coming sturdy branches Of the mother
the mothers and the senior Pennsylvania
led in Junior societies He spoke of the
behalf Of morality. Sunday observance sa-
loon warfare, Christianity and mission
work. for which s154.O22 had been given
There were two meetings at the White lot
tonight. and meetings at seven halls and
churches in the city. The exercises We're
simple the general topic under discussio,,
being Christian citizenship. The presiding
officers were John Wanamaker of Phi,-
f. L. Clark Boston: Frank E. Page Chi
cago; Rev. M. NJ. Binford. OF Richmond
Ind: Rev. Fl. F. Shupe. Dayton. o.: Rev.
William Patterson, Toronto. and Rev. G..
c. Kelly. of Birmingham. Ala. The speak
ers were Rev. III. Fl. Russell. of Columbus
Neal Dow, of Portland. Me: Booker r.
Washington (colored). of Alabama: Hon.
III. T. Castle. of Pitesburg; Rev. Alexander
Allison, of New York: Miss Jessie A. Ack-
erman. OF Chicago: Rev. NJ. F. Troxwell.
OF Springfield, H.: Bishop Walters. of Jer-
sey City; Rev. j. w. Fifield. OF Chicago;
Rev. III. X. Carroll. of New York Rev J.
w. Hamilton. of Cincinnati: Rev. Franklin
Hamilton. of Newtonville. Mass: Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster Rev. F. J. McCreery, o.
Pittsburg; W. l.. Board. of Wilberforce o.
and Hon. s. f. Nicholson. of Kokomo. Ind
The immense chorus OF 1000 voices which
has been in training for this convention
was distributed to the various meetints
places. and contributed in great measure to
the success of the musical feature of the
gatherings.