Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-13

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WASHINGTON, D. c., July 12-Al-
| though the Sabbath, to-day was not one of
rest for the large army of Christian En-
| deavorers who are still in Washington.
! There were no demonstrations OF secular
nature, but the local committee had pre-
pared programme that provided for meet
ingS practically from sunrise until late
hour in the evening. The attendance at
| the numerous services was very gratifying.
| Rarely has the Capitol City been the Mecca
| of so many distinguished divines and Chris
| tian workers in other fields as on the pres
| ent occasion, and the people have not been
slow TO take advantage of their presence in
| order TO hear the gospel as preached by
! them. About eighty Of the pulpits of the
city were filed to-day by the visiting cler-
| gymen at the II o'clock services The day
/ began. as, indeed, have all since the con-
| vention 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 gath
erings was prayer and Bible study: Il
|
read the Bible every day" These were fol-
| lowed by the Sunday schools al half past
| o'clock and later by the regular church
| services at II o'clock
THE VISITING MINISTER'S
who filled the pulpits at these services in
cluded the following:
Rev. w. II. Towers, Manchester. Eng
land; Rev. f. T. Root, Baltimore; Rev L.
r. Dyatt. Newark, N j.; Rev. C. II. Craw-
ford. New Orleans: Rev. E. w. Thompson,
| Paterson, n. j.: Rev. L. a Bates. West
| minister Md; Rev. W. D. Reid. Montreal;
Rev. T. II. Walker. Baltimore; Rev.
Charles Roods. Philadelphia; Rev. T. G.
Longdale. South Dakota; Rev. A. B. Grubb.
| Philadelphia: Rev. A. D. Thaeler. Wins
ton. n. c.; Rev. p. 4. Canada. Albany. n.
Y; Rev. J. W. Fifed, Chicago; Rev. c. p.
Rockey. Shepherdstown. W. Va; Rev.
| Edherton Rcung, Toronto; Rev. H. C.
Mable. Boston; Rev. Lewis Halsey, Oswe-
go. n. Y: Bishop Arnett. Ohio; Rev ]. G..
| Mason Rochester, n. Y; Rev. Frank ].
Smith, Abingdon, Ills; Rev. p. NJ. Fitz-
gerald, Knoxville, Tenn; Rev. P. S. Will
liams. Memphis, Tenn; Rev. Asher An
derson. Meriden, Conn: Rev. VIM. Bryan.
Detroit: Rev. w. r. Eckert. Hoboken, n.
j.; Rev. b. x. Carroll, Tsnafy, n. J.; Rev.
| w, E Barton. Boston; Rev. ]. j. Hall, Yer
mont; Rev. Harry O'Mer. Hastings. Neb.;
! Rev. ]. L. Hill, Salem, Mass: Rev. II. II.
Russell, Columbus, o.; Bishop Gaines. At
lanta; Rev. G.. w. Stewart, Harrisburg:
Rev. c. c. York, Cincinnati; Rev. Wayland
| Hoyt, Philadelphia; Rev. ]. w. Chapman,
| Philadelphia Rev. W. +. McCauley, To-
ledo; Rev. A. J. McGregor Ontario; Rev.
! Henry NJ. Grant, Charleston, S. c.: Rev. ].
A. Davis, Nyack, n. Y; Rev. ]. c. French.
Newark; Rev. L. s. Keyser Detroit; Rev.
a. d. Kinger Perryc Iowa; Rev. c. \. Bar
| bOur. Rochester, y. Y: Rev. W. G.. Fennell,
Meriden. Conn; Rev. II. 3. Gross. Worces-
| ter. Mass; Rev. y. f. Richardson, Graf
| ton, W. Va; Rev. J. L. Campbell, New
York City; Rev. John Il. Toronto: Rev.
| J. C. jacob. Newton, Iowa; Bishop Wal
ters, Jersey City; Rev. II. T. Heating. Phil
adelphia; Rev. J. L. Hill. Detroit; Rev
Ralph W. Brokaw. Springfield. Mass; Rev
| w. w. Cole. Clarence. y. Y; Rev. a. X.
McGlllevray. Guthrie, Okla; Rev. T. Ash
! burn. Evansville, Ind; Rev. o. c. Sargent
| Claremort, y. H.; Rev. C. a. Oliver, New
| York: Rev. J. VI. Lowden. Olneyville, r. l.;
! Rev. II. c. Garrison. Richmond Rev. j. H.
| Tyler Cleveland; Rev. ID. f. Garland Bal
timore; Rev. C. S. Trump. Martinsburg,
| W. Va: Rev. NJ Rhodes. st. Louis; Rev.
| +. L. Fleck, Dayton, o.; Bishop Holt, Ce-
| dar Rapids, Iowa: Rev. b. Fay Mills. Fort
| Edward, y. Y; Rev. c. e. Lovejoy, Stone
| ham, Mass; Rev. c. II. Small. Hudson, o.;
| Rev. NJ. S. Baldwin, London, Ont; Canon
| j. b. Richardson, London, Ont; Rev.
| Charles w. Palmer, Laneshoro, Mass;
| Rev. A. S. Dechante, Abilene, Kansas; Rev.
| l.. L. Sieber, Gettysburg, Pa, and Rev.
II. II. Russell, Columbus. o.
THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT
was the keynote of the services held for an
hour during the afternoon. Not less than
| twenty-eight distinct denomnationa rail-
| lies were held in both the colored and white
churches and tents. The largest gather
ings were in the mammoth tents on the
White Lot, where the people met in large
audiences.
The Baptists probably had the largest
reunion in Tent Washington, where the
| Rev. c. A. Barbour. Of Rochester, n. Y,
was the presiding officer. Remarks were
! made by Rev. II. c. Mabie, of Boston; Rev.
| W. +. Thomas. of Burma, both Of the for
| eign missionary society: the Rev. w. II.
Sloan, of the City of Mexico Rev. r. G..
Seymour. Of Philadelphia. and Rev. Boston
| W. Smith. Of Philadelphia. Supplement-
ary to this an evangelistic meeting for cit
| iZens was held in the same tent. Rev. b.
| Fay Mills, Of Fort Edward, n. Y. pre-
| sided, and +. O. Excel, of Chicago, was
musical director.
| In Tent Endeavor where the Presbyte-
rians held their rally. Rev. DR.. C. L. Work,
| of Cincinnati. presided and made an ad-
| dress. He was followed by Rev. DR.. Wal
lace Radcliffe. of this city, Missionary
Jones, Of New York City and Rev. Fay
Mills. of Fort Edward, y. Y.
| Rev. W. z. Barton, of Boston, presided
at the Congregational missionary rally at
! Tent Williston, Rev. ]. w Fiield, Of Chi
/ cago. offered prayer. and the following
addressed the gathering: Rev. Charles C.
Cregan, of Brooklyn; Miss Margaret w.
Leitch, of Ceylon Cyrus Clark, missionary
to Japan DR.. Todd missionary to Cesarea,
and Rev. ". G.. Buddefoot.
| OTHER RALLIES WE'RE HELD
by the following denominations African
Methodist Episcopal. /veral branches of
| the Presbyterians and Methodists, the
| Friends. the German societies. Lutherans,
| the Menonites, Moravians. various Re
formed churches. United Brethren. United
Evangelical and Welsh. The Methodist
| Episcopal. NJ f. South and Methodsts in
| Canada held a joint rally at the Mount
Vernon Church. where the principal ad-
dress was made by Bishop Thoburn, of
I India.
A Sabbath observance meeting at the
Central Hall. over which Rev. Theodore L.
Cuyler. OF Brooklyn. n. Y. presided. at