New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-11
THE CAPITAL rs THEIRS.
WASHINGTON GIVEN OVER TO THE
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs. &c
SAVED TO SERVE" WAS THE TOPIC YESTERDAY
TENT wIILIsTON PUT UP IN TINE FOR
THE NIGHT sEssIoN-MIssIoNARY


THE NIGHT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ROLL OF HONOR
Washington July fo-The second days business
OF the fifteenth annual International Christian En-
deavor Convention began to-day at $3.50 In the two
tents near the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
Tent WIllison was still In a state OF collapse ana
the crowd that would have found accommodations
there went TO the Wesley Church. The usual
o'clock prayer-meeting. held In thirty-three city
churches and the meeting for Bible study IN the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. preceded
the formal opening
The topic IN the four great meetings was Saved
to Serve" and attention was devoted to the junior
Societies. Secretary Baer presided at the wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church meeting and addresses
were delivered by Miss Grace E. Hyde. OF Massachu-
sets: C. j. Atkinson. OF Toronto the Rev. Peter
Anslee, OF Baltimore. and others.
Bishop Fellows. Of Chicago, was In the chair Al
Tent Washington. Speeches were made by MISS
Kate Haus OF st. Louis the Rev. II. g. Williams
of Memphis the Rev. Theodore l.. Cuyler. Of Brook
lyn and j. WILDER Chapman Of Philadelphia
w. r. Harper, president OF Chicago University
who was TO have presided at the Tent EndeaVor
meeting being abroad. his place was taken oy 1onh
T. Beckley, OF New-York Mrs. Clark wife OF tne
president Of the United Societies. delivered an adj
dress on the Mothers Societies Speeches. were
made by the Rev. c. L. Work. of Cincinnati; w r.
Wilson, Of Toronto. and II. NJ Wharton. OF Balti-
more.
President Clark presided at the Central Hall meet
Ing and the Rev. DR.. Charles A. Dickinson, OF Dos
ton spoke on the intermediate societies OF Chris-
tian Endeavor. He was followed by the Kew Iohh
Neil OF Toronto; President B. I. Whitman. OF the
Washington Columbian University the Rev C. NY
ers of Brooklyn, and the Rev. J. W. Weddeli' Oh
Philadelphia
One Of the features OF the large meeting was the
unrong OF the missionary roll OF honor. on T.
were the names Of 1853 young peoples societies ana
23 Junior societies. representing thrty-hve STATES
seven Territories provinces and Tour loreisn
lands and showing contributions of sldoZz % 70
home and foreign mission boards and s2oslO Il 70
other denominatonal uses total OF >ooo'is o.. vi
this the Clarendon Street Baptist Society OF bos-
ton and the Calvary Presbyterian Society," OF bui
falo each gave more than $1,000.
The noon evangelistic meeting was conducted ,o-
dav by the Rev w H. Towers. of England
The afternoon programme included conferences
In separate churches OF corresponding secieea'.''
Junior superintendent missionary super'hte'i"e"',
local union officers. district secretaries STATE anu
provincial officers from 2:3o TO O'CLOCK cohli'''le
conferences from $3.50 to $50 and conferences VI
workers in advanced endeavor lines. mothers anu
narents societies intermediate and senior socieue7
life savers societies travellers and hoatihg SUI
ties from 2:3O 20 $50. The work OF the Hie-s"''
societies was Illustrated by stereoptcon views III
colors conducted by the Rev. J. l.. "ehs' VI '
sey City oo,
The first Of the bicycle planned for the con-
,e,,ion took Mace to-day. starting from LaiaEe''e
souars and Vermont-ave. Fully eight hu"..
uhss,s were IN line many being gayiy uecoia'eu
with convention badges. banners ana r'Dpo"s.
The second days proceedings OF the Convention
came to an end tonight in nine vast Hiee'."es -
:, Ire tents and churches Tent Winston had peeh
- orac,as and was again at the service OF 'he
convention Az In the meetings this morning anu
yesterday the capacity Of the tents was taken To-
r,grt IN TIE utmost 20 accommodate the crowns
0na feature Of this convention tina calls Tor es-
nacial notice is the singing chorus OF over ioui
tho1and v ,bss mas msenss This chorus divided
in.o four sections. one numbering noae ,or nee in
thousand voices Tor s@fn ii. n tiers hehini the
speakers and sirg Endeavor songs III ""''" ''''
Va Tbs ganers opic for the day Saved to Serve
was the subject also q to-nish ;s RsT Warssd
dst clark pTesd di at s the three
i m9s' in the tents Addresses were made by the
Dr. osn + wnfSw BISHOP Arn Ct Sf OHIO
secre,aryArthur J. Brown Of thePTsoy'T , f0S9
Of Foreign M Bssi o6si,b and the rev H.
oS"r speakers and presiding officers q, tG,nssIs
meetings were follows The Revs N T. CAMP
Seii .%awYork city; W H. Robinson Chicago; R
y ard Rsadng Benz T. ~ t1 snry FnT nGst
M I5snS N JOHN np Favis Wsscnsin Charles
Ram sdo Washington y d9weT Itba nqsi1Sa
I 7 p North Washington Asher Anderson Merdsn
conn; Edward Warren Washngton: J. v ra%aIaa
N'lIlPjp ! Harsha. York Matthew Hughes
Minneapolis: Professor J. l. Howe nirginnla; N"
and Bishop Hot, OF Iowa. oo. no,.,or :, -
Nashville IS in line FOR the 1898 convehton 1ncnes
~ Nashville but fear OF the effect in cities wnere
the color line is strictly drawn Of mixed h
i.rt9on of a southern city. Omaha. Buffalo and
Scranton are canvassng for the nonor