The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-13
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRERs
Hold Services In Washington from sun
rise Until Late Last Night.


WASHINGTON. D. c., July 12-Al-
though the Sabbath to-day was not one
otycst for the large army of'Christlan
Endearorers who are still in Washing
ton, there were no DEMONSTRATIONS OF n
secular nature, but the local committee
had prepared programme that pro-
vided for meetings practically from
sunrise until n late hour IN the evening.
The attendance at the numerous SER
vices was very gratifying. Rarely has
the capitol city been the mecca OF SO
many distinguished divines and Chris
tIan workers in other fields Ms on the
| present occasion and the people have
not been slow to take advantage OF
their presence In order to hear the goS-
| pei al preached by them. About eighty
| clergymen of!!c!atcd at the elev-
en- 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 Eudeavor societies In
| the respective churches. The tonic as
signed for discussion Mt these gather
| ings was prayer and bible study, II Will
make II the rule OF my life to pray and
read the bible every day" Tlr,se were
followed by the Sunday schools at half
| past o'clock, and later by the regular
church services at II o'clock.
The missionary spirit was tho keynote
| OF the services held for an hour during
the afternoon. Not less than twenty
eight distinct denomInatIonal rallies
| were held In both the cOlored and white
| churches and tents. The largest gath
| erings 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 Washington where
tho Rev. C. \. Barbour, OF Rochester,
| New York, was the presiding officer.
| Remarks were made by Rev II. C. Ma
BILE. OF Boston, Rev. w. j.. Thomas, OF
| Burmah both of the foreign missionary
| society; the Rev. W. ii. Sloan, OF the
| city OF Mexico; Rev. Il. G. Seymour, of
| Philadelphia, and Rev. Boston W.
Smith. OF Philadelphia. Supplementary
| to this an evangclistic meeting for
| citizens was held In the same tent. Rev.
| Il. Fay Mills. of Fort Edward. New
York presided and l.. o. Excel, OF
| Chicago, was musical director.
In Tent Endeavor. where the Presby-
| terians held their rally, Rev. DR.. C. T..
Work. of Cincinnati. presided and made
an address, ll0 was followed by Rev.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, of this city, Mis-
| slOnary Jones, OF New York City, and
Rev. Fay Mills, OF Fort Edward, OF
| New York. SIS
Rov. W, 4. Barton, OF Boston. pre-
| sided at the congregational missionary
rally at Tent WIlliSton, Rev. J. W.
| ITIhcld, of Chicago, offered prayer and
| the following addressed the gathering:
| Rev. Charles C. Cregan, OF Brooklyn;
| MIsS Margaret W. Lcltch, or Ceylun:
Rev. Warren Goff, OF Tennessee; Rev.
| A. u. Mci;regor, Of Montreal: Rev. Cy-
| rus Clark, Missionary TO Japan; DR..
| Todd, missionary tn CesarGa, and Rev.
Nv. q. BuddGfoot,
Other rallies were held by the follow
| ing denominations: African Methodist
Episcopal. several branches Of the Pres
| byterIuns and Mcthodists; the Friends,
| the German societies; luthcrans. the
MenonlteE, Moravians, various Reform
| ed churQbcH. United Brethren. United
Evangelical and Welsh Tho Methodist
| Episcopal. NJ. T.. South. and MrthUdistH
| In Canada, held II joint rally at the
Mount Vernon church. whore the prln-
| Clpnl address was made By Bishop Tho
burn, Of India..
\ sabbath observance meeting nj the
| Central hall. over which Rev. Theodore
i. Cuyler, OF I.roollyn, New York. pre-
| sided, attracted mnny people. Here
addresses were made by Mrs. Henry n.
| McIGwen. New York City; Rev Alex
nndcr Allison, New York city; Rev.
W. r. Crafts, Of Washington and Rev.
J. Is, Dawson. OF Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The latter took for hiS subject, "rhc
Sabbath Gods Bridge Over the Chasm
netwecn Christ and ChrIstlcss Wage
curners"
IN the" early av0ning many of tho
visitors attended tic local Junior and
| Senior IIndoaVor meetings. Tho day
closed with the regular church SER
Vices, many Of tho p,lpIts being filed,
as In the morning by the visiting clergy