The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12
T4ITU THEIR HDTID.
Appropriate Opening OF the Annual Con-
yention OF Christian tndeayor society.


/ WASHINGTON, July 9-Undauntcd by
cherries and depressing circumstances
! the Christian Endeavorers OF the world
| formally inaugurated here to-day their
fifteenth annual convention.
/ The enthusiasm that had 50 charmingly
| manifested itself found strong expression
/ I'm Tent Washington at twenty minutes
after 9 o'clock this morning, when Presi-
! dent Clark and other officers OF the
| United Society. entered and took their
places on the platform. MIR Clark bowed
TO the assemblagc. which by this time
completely filed the tent. Then the sing
ing and cheering continued.
Mr.. Foster the musical director. asked
everybody 70 rise and sing the Doxology.
! This number over. Mr. Foster asked the
members OF Section G OF the chorus. who
were assigned TO Tent Wlliiston. the col
lapsed tent. to come TO the platform ana
take their places with tho singers ALREADY
there. Mr.. Foster started the song ser
vice OF the morning with what seemed
like a most appropriate hymn under the
/ circumstance Sunshine I'm My soul.
President Clark then took the speakers
riatform and opened the convention. With
The briefest OF preiminaries he declared
the afteenth international Christian En-
l doavor Convention 10 be opened, ana IN
troduced the Rev. Dr. +. ID. Power. OF
This CITY. TO conduct the devotional ezer-
cisos Liberal applause was offered who,
the chairman OF the committee OF $50.
W. II Smith. took the platform, ana
made the address ~ welcome.
President Clark next introduced tn'
prv. Dr. X. !. Service. or Detroit, 10 re-
end "a tho address OF welcome Then
Dec
oi the meeting over 20 the Row. Wayland
liovt ~ Philadelphia. who proclaimed
that Tho next feature OF the programme
could 10 President Clark's address. Tho
president said ga part:
.rrho history Of tho society may be
tft.0,. summarized. so far rs words anu
FIGURES can summarize n movement 40
.ro-,v-slx thousand societies have been
e..-,.od Five millions ~ EndcaNoIer'
40 boon cr He'd OF whom more 'n'"
,,., ,,fiion seven hundred thousaho p.
/ to-fav members. Two mlAcns OF 49,
/ rnaeavorors In all but name. haNe ~,
-tJ. toon enrolled IN purely deno''i'.'
.co,otios Ten million hn1eaNo'
l.,,-s have been held. Five inll'''
80 ,ho constitution have undoun,'u-
y, I'm nrinted. in forty different ~
/ cuagcs ana NJ i'"''
ol .., ,~- tran one million Of orr asso-
80 members have come into the evan
/ ,.tirai churches connected Wa" MY "-
/ - Denomination Influenced in pHi'
~, least bv the Christian Lrdeayor so
ciofv and il is certain tadf oFe' $500
has been given On hcnevo'erce lhfo"7"
/ denomInauOnal ald cHui'H 'i''.'' t..
~ CHRISTIAN Endeli0r W. marry 'h'
,,l. osten dlsassociated ideas. PATRIOTISM
s,d bumanitv-Ch Christian citizenship ana
] C.ri-fion missions one and iusewrah.e'
When the applause that followed freSi.
| don't Clark's remarks had sui'slled ahu
| tho soothing notes OF o. LYNN mad 40"
/ AWAY banners were prcsenie % the n'''
cations Of ENGLAND and Scotland ror i''
/ greatest proportonate Increase ln mem
/ beers of societies during tho year ''
meeting closed with n heneliction deliver
al hy the Rev Canon Rchlr lsc' a.
Canada.
AS the meeting in Tent washington was
enthuelastic and intcrcs Ing, go was frat
held I'm Tent Endeayor. The NashviNe
contingent was early boo the tent ar1
created much Amusement AMI friendly
interest by opening the cam 'rrn 10 gee
cure the seventeenth International Con-
ycntion for NASHVILLE BOO lfN. The pro-
csedin-s in this tent began al 93l O'Clock.
when the Rev. Howard B. Grosc. OF Bos-
tom. who was the presiding officer at TO-
DAVIS meeting. announced that the ever
cisrs would begin with ihc praise SER
vice. led hy D. o. EEceu. of Chicago.
Or. Crosse then made brief speech ln
I which hf declared .. convent .ln form il-
lv opened and introduced John Ross COM
missioner OF the District of Columbia,
tie first speaker
The RESPONSE 20 the address o. well
come was delivered hr Prof w w .r-