The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-09
RAIN COOLED THEIR ARDOR.
LIVELY DoHNPoUR ON THE TENT OF
THE CHRISTI1N ENDEdVORERS.
Tho Pence and Arbitration Meeting on Belle
Isle lnterfered with by Jupiter Pluvius
and OLD Reconsideration in the

Tho Fence and A arbitration Meeting on Belle
Isle lnterfered with by Jupiter Pluvius
and Ola Borea.-Reception in tho
Evening by the New York Delegation.
DETROIT, July S.-The battle between the
elements arrayed under the banner of the god
OF the weather as against the earnestness OF
the Christian Endeavorers ended to-day in
partial victory for Jupiter Pluvus and old
Boreas. For two days the earnest. stout
hearted Endeavorors have smiled when pelted
with raindrops. have sung hymns OF praise
when chilled with the bowling wind. and have
fused TO he dismayed either at the mud.
, the wet tents or the storms which ragged
about their meeting place. This morning
the rain god had the best OF IT,.
drenchlng the big tent with a perfect
! downpour. which went through the seams
unobstructed dampeninR the enthusiasm Of
the delegates and, aided by a twenty-mile
wind. which made the guy ropes groan and the
! tent walls flap dismally. succeeded in keeping
half the Endeavorers away from the meeting.
The assault continued all the morning and
until late enough in the afternoon to practically
ruin the peace and arbitration oren air meet
ing on Belle Isle. Then II quit. and the En-
deavorers gathered courage. and tonight are
as Enthusiastically earnest as II wet grounds.
soaking tents. and prospective colds wero
things unheard OF.
The morning was devoted to the review OF
the Tenth Legion :" those who agree to sacri-
fce yearly one-tenth part Of their income
to carry on the work Of evangezato ion.
and to the quiet hour movement. The
Rev. W. T. Rogers Of Nashville in addressing
the Tenth Legion. said that he believed the
most wonderful covenant Of the nineteenth
century was the covenant OF the Christian En-
deavorers and he believed that the pledge Of
the Christian Endeavorers was divinely in
spIred
interesting historical resume, drew the argu-
ment that the giving Of a tenth portion was not
OF the Church. He referred to Heller Gould
as the ideal phianthronist, and by so doing
ton not to name anybody individually. He
Jumped on tho church supper by saying. We
have also made a practice to gorge our stom m
delight
Father Clark made brief characteristic ad-
dress. and the Rev. Cornelius Brett ot Jersey
CITY told about what church benevOlcnce was
The meeting for testimony and experience
was all too short for those who wanted to hear
and the quiet hour discussion called ont very
large crowd, perhaps because It was held In n
permanent building. the roof OF which did not
The programme for the, open, air peace and
arbitration mce,ing on Belle Isle was sadly
Of the three stands erected in Belle Isle
Park one only was occupied The plan to
nave the southern delegates congregate az
one spot and march. singing. Dixie" toward
the centre of the island. while the North
ern Delegates previously gathered at an
other MARCHED toward the same spot;
singing Yankee, Doodle. was dispensed
with h"caMS" the Northcrncrs did not
show up. The southern people. headed by the
Georgia delegation, aw9ke the echoes with
! Dixie and "Suwaue" River. and when they
found the other were not coming they went
TO the appointed place u meeting, singing
America and " Yankee Doodle
The peace and arbitration meeting was
opened by the chorus singing the Red. White
and Blue President Clark announced that
ne l~1r ha4 long SahniI , some TING 1EEo
plan OF the Fndeayorers,, and then he
author Of In His stems to read the memorial
which the United Society would to-day cable
70 the American Peace, Commission, The nu;,
nowe's 'Battl" Hymn of the k"publir' when
the Rev. Mr.. sheldon completed ne r"a ling,
To-nightS EXERCISES would hav" fallen fat
had II not been for thu great rc"erti"n which
the New York delegation held in til" First
Pres,hytorian Church. It was the, greatest
single event of the meeting, and the hig
edifce was filled. The Rev j. Wilbur Chap
man presided and other prominent New York
ers made brief speeches. Agenera haLdshak-
ing and interchange Of pleasantries followed.