Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-11
WORK OF THE GREAT GATHERING
BROUGHT TO A CLOSE.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES
TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND ENDEAy.
ORERS REGISTERED.
Mt Meetings Greater Than
in Boston, Where Registration
Was acknowledgements At
tendance Mt Meetings
Was 29S,5OO.

DETROIT, MICH, July 1O.-The eigh-
teenth international convention of Chris
tian Endeavor closed tonight amid scenes
of impressive solemnity attending the ut
terances of 1.-The last word by the presl-
dent and secretary in each of the great
tents respectively, following responses
from each state and country represented
and last eXhortations from M. E. Bishop
Vincent, of Kansas, and Evangelist Chap
man, of New York
At all previous meetings the audiences
assembled quietly, but this evening Tor
some time before the calling to order of
the two great gatherings, Tents Endeavor
and Williston We're babels of sounds and
scenes. The state, provincial and foreign
delegations were grouped in designated
punches, divided about equally between the
two tents Each had its own particular
rally cry and each delegation took pleas
ure in making known TO the extent of its
lung power. The delegations which We're
not shouting were singing. Music Con-
ductor Foster finally made himself heard
without the aid of megaphone and all the
voices were turned into the inspiring vol
ume of Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
with much improved effect.
The following statements as to attend
ance, ETC., were given out by Secretary
Baer:
without doubt, the attendance at this
convention has very much exceeded that
of any other Christian Endeavor conven-
ton ever held in the matter of those pres
ent at the various meetings. This estimate
takes into account the great convention
at Boston in 1895 That Is TO say, that, out
of 5000 Endeavorers registered, which is
the estimate of the reception committee,
and includes the Detroit members, there
Fave been more who attended meetings
than at any previous time. The estimate of
attendance at the meetings gives a total of
800. There We're 5000 Endeavorers in at
tendance, including Detroit delegates
Thirty thousand five hundred persons 81
multaneously attended strictly Christian
Endeavor meetings. These figures do not
include the sixty-six noon evangelistic
meetings, which had total attendance Of
5000 and 100 professed conversions"
The chairman of each state and provin-
cial delegation and those from abroad were
called to the platform, and testified each
for his people and their aspirations as
Endeavorers. Then the respective delega-
ttonS sang together, waved flags and gave
other evidence of enthusiasm.
During a recess in these responses each
member of the '99 committee was called out
They were told that the '99 convention
had never been equaled as to programme,
speakers, presence of good and large at
| tendance at meetings. Secretary Baer
stated that although the attendance at De-
| troit was 2S,O00, as against $500 at Bos-
ton, the meetings in Detroit were attend
ed by larger numbers than were those at
Boston.
The score of white capped chairmen of
| local committees standing together then
sung a stanza Of IF Ever 1 Loved Thee,
My Jesus, "TiS Now
Great Britain's leading representatives,
| Messrs. Tressidder and Mursell, of Lon
| don, and Pollock, of Glasgow, stood to-
gether and sang Britain for Christ"
Then all sang stanzas of God Save the
| Queen and America"
DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman preached the
concluding sermon in Tent Endeavor from
the texts Luxe 6:vi-x-the story of the
| healing of the man with a withered hand.
| The closing address in Tent Will;ston was
made by Bishop John II. Vincent, of the
| NJ. Z. church.