The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-13
THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT.
1T FORMED THE KEYNOTE FOR
THE AFTERNOON SERVICES I'm
ALL CHURCHES.
Large Audiences to Services I'm the
Evening Under Canvas ON the
White Lot.

.'NAAAAN0AO1Ns July A-AithOugh the
SABBATH. today was not one of rest for the
large army of Christian Endeavorers who ara
stlii In Washington. There were no demon
strations OF secular nature but the local
committee had prepared a programme that
pIoVioeo Tor meetings practically from sun
rise until late hour in the evening.
ina attendance at the numerous services
was very gratifying. Rarely has the capital
city been the Mecca Of so many distinguished
ulVlnes and Christian workers on other fields
as on the present occasion and the peon,e
nave not been slow to take advantage of their
presence In order to hear the Gospel as
preached by them. About eighty of the null
pits OF the city were filled today by the Wis
iting ciergymen at the II o'clock services.
Inc day began as indeed, have all sinca the
convention formally opened on Thursday
win the early morning prayer MEETINGS in
over thirty Of the churches presided over by
the presidents Of the local Christian Endeaver
societies in the respective churches. The
topic assigned for discussion at these gath
erings was prayer and Bible study. ST will
make the rule Of my life to pray and read
the Bible every day." These were followed
Dy the Sunday school sessions at half past
nine o'clock and later by the regular church
services at II O'Clock. The visiting min
listers who filled the pulpits at these SER
vices included the following: Rev. w. H.
Towers, Manchester. England; Rev. q. r.
Root. Baltimore; Rev. L. r. Dyatt, Newark
N. j.; Rev. v. H. Crawford. New Orlenas;
Rev. E. w. Thompson, Patterson, N. j.;
Rev. L. A. Bates, Westminster, Md; Rev. w.
D. Reid, Montreal; Rev. T. H. Wheeler, Bal
timore; Rev. Charles Roods, Philadelphia;
Rev. T. g. Longsdale, South Dakota:
Rev. A. B.. Grubb Philadelphia; Rev. A.
D. Thaeler. Winston; Rev. P. A. Canada,
Albany. N. Y; Rev. J. w. Fifeld, Chicago;
Rev. G. H. Hockey, Sheperdstown, W. Va. /;
Rev. Edgerton R. Young, Toronto;
Rev. H. G. Mable, Boston; Rev.
Lewis Halsey Oswego, N. Y:
Bishop Arnett Ohio; Rev. J. G. Mason.
Rochester, N. Y; Rev. Frank ]. Smith, ABB
ington. ILL.,; Rev. P. NJ Fitzgerald, Knox
vile, Tenn; Rev. M. S. Williams, Memphis,
Tenn; Rev. Asher Anderson, Meriden,
Conn.,; Rev. William Bryant. Detroit; Rev.
w. R. Ackert, Hoboken, N. j.; Rev. w. B.
Carroll, Tenafy, N. j.; Rev. w. e. Baten,
Boston; Rev. ]. j. Hall, Vermont; Rev. Harry
O'Mer, Hastings. Neb.; Rev. J. L. Hill,
Salem, Mass; Rev. H. H. Russell, Columbus,
Ohio; Bishop Gaines, Atlanta; Rev. g. B.
Stewart, Harrisburg; Rev. C. c. York, Gin
cinnati; Rev. Wayland Hoyt, Philadelphia;
Rev. ]. w. Chapman. Philadelphia: Rev. w.
F. McCaufey, Toledo; Rev. A. J. McGregor,
Ontario; Rev. Henry NJ. Grant, Charleston
S. C.; Rev. D. A. Davis, Nyack, N. Y; Rev.
j. G. French. Newark; Rev. l.. S. Keyser,
Detroit; Rev. A. D. Ringer. Perry. Iowa;
Rev. G. A. Barbour, Rochester, N. Y; Rev.
w. G. Tennell, Meriden, Conn; Rev. H. B.
Crosse, Worcester, Mass; Rev. A. F. Rich
ardson. Grafton, w, Va; Rev. j.. T.. Camp
bell, New York city; Rev. John Nell, Toron-
to-, Rev. J.5Cs Jaeobi, Newton Iowa., Bishop
Walter. Jersey City; Rev. H. IT, Heating,
philadelphia; Rev. ]. l.. Hill, Detroit; Rev
w. w. Cole. Clarence, N VI Rev. A. X,
McGilleyray, Guthrie, Ok: Rev. o. C. Car
gent Claremont. N. B.; Rev. C. A. Oliver.
New York; Rev.. ]. M. Lowden, Olneyville,
r. l.; Rev. H. G. Garrison, Richmond: Rev.
J. e. Tyler, Cleveland; Rev. D.. F. Garland.
baltimore I'm Rev: G. S; Trump. Martinsburg.
L. Fleck, Dayton; Bishop Holt. Cedar Rap
IDS. Iowa; Rev.. B. Fay Mills Fort Ed
ward N. Y; Rev. G. E. Lovejoy, Stonehall.
M Rev; G. H. Small, Hudson. Ohio; Rev.
M S. Baldwin, London Ont. Rev. Charles
w. Palmer. Lanesboro, Miss; Rev. A. s.
Dechante, Abilene. Kan: Rev. L. L. Saber.
gettysburg, Pa, and Rev. H. H. Russell.
Columbus Ohio.
THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT
was the keynote of the services
held for an hour during the af
ternon. Not less than twenty eight distinct
UNCONVENTIONAL rallies were held in both the
colored and white churches and tents. The
largest gatherings were In the mammoth
tents on the white lot where the people met
in large audiences.
The Baptists probably had the largest re-
union in Tent Washington, where the Rev.
G. A. Barbour, Of Rochester, N. Y. was the
presiding officer. Remarks were made by
Rev. H. C. Mabie, of Boston, Rev. w. F.
Thomas, of Burma. both Of the Foreign Mis-
sionary society; the Rev. w. I'll. Sloan, Of
af n ne
Philadelphia. and Rev. Boston w. Smith, of
Boston. Rev.>Fay B. Mills, of Fort Edward,
N. Y, presided at the citizens meeting. In
held their rally, Rev. DR.. G. L. Work. Of
Cincinnati, presided and made an address.
He was followed by Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe, of this city, Miss Catharine Jones. Of
Fort Edward NJ "