The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-14

ings and conferences were held in two
immense tents located on the old Cass
estate, and in various churches, all of
easy access by trolley lines. 'Tent
Endeavor and "Tent Williston y
sheltered audiences aggregating 10000
each at each service.
Sheltered" is a fitting term, for with
the exception of Sunday, it rained dur
ing each day of the convention. And
Detroit rains, the delegates generally
observed, were decidedly wet.
Notwithstanding the patter of rain
drops on the immense spread of canvas
the earnest endeavorers sang with great
fervor "There shall be Showers of Bless
ings," and the blessings were bestowed
too, even more literally than the rain.
Each convention apparently has it's
own favorite hymns; BLESSED Assur-
ance," "I'll go where you want me to
60" "My Jesus love Thee," "Saved by
Grace, "Trust- and Obey" and "What
Wonderful Saviour" were great favor
ties, and they were heartily sung, not
only at the meetings, but on the street
cars. about hotels, on the top of Detriot's
highest building, the "Majestic;" in short
almost every where.
New Jersey headquarters were at the
North Baptist Church. The pastor, the
Rev. Mr.. Petit, his wife, Mrs. Pearce and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Daniels, Miss
Seeleye, Miss Lois Mckay and Miss Min
ME Crandell were in attendance at the
church, seemingly all the time and their
kindness and attention to visiting Jersey
men will ever be remembered with
pleasure.
The American people are fond OF wear
ing badges. Each State Union represent
ed. had its own badge, then there was the
regular delegate badge, and in many in
stances badges of individual societies.
The Illinois delegation were quartered
at Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit
river. Their badge was a pretty COM
bination of the flags of the United States
and Great Britain. The orange and
yellow of the Jersey visitors was notice
able. Iowa Endeavorers were proud to
wear large hawkhead, emblematical
of the "Hawkeye State" California
was resplendent in gold.
The favorite speakers were, in addition
to President Clark and Secretary Baer,
the Rev. DIR. j. Wilbur Chapman of New
York city and rhe Rev. Charles NJ.
Sheldon of Topeka, Kansas, the author
Of ''In His Steps, and other publications
of recent issue, which already have
attained circulation of millions of
copies.
The meetings were quiet and prompt
ness marked the attendance. Perhaps
the most impressive of the many services
held was the mems meeting at the
armory on Sunday afternoon, with DR..
Chapman as leader, at which 4,200
men were present, sight not often
witnessed at religious meeting. At its
close large number professed conver-
sion. The "Quiet Hour also conduct
ed by DIR. Chapman was attended by
probably $1,000 persons. He apparently
has the power of drawing all men
toward him" to a remarkable degree.
His words we're closely followed, yet he
never rants, never rushes into excite
ment of any kind, and never plays con-
sciously on the emotions. AS a conse-
Grated Christian worker, his pleadings
for the Christian to live closer to Christ
were powerful, while his appeals to the
uncovered forced conviction even up
on many of the unwilling was an inn
pressiye, and never to be forgotten scene,
when at Sunday morning Quiet Hour"
thousands of protesting Christians
arose and re-consecrated themselves to
the Saviour.
The audiences that attended Mr.. Shell
don's meetings were large. He is not an
easy speaker, and yet it is apparent that
he is very much in earnest and that
therein, SO far as it is possible he does as
Jesus would do" Bishop Vincent of
the Methodist Church and who is fel-
low townsmen of Mr.. Sheldon emphati-
cally endorsed him, saying that sheldon
practiced what he preached and that he
was doing wonderful work"
The meetings especially devoted to
Missions were full Of interest. The great
Mission rally was represented by work
ers from every field in which endeavor-
ers were working and that means from
every quarter Of the globe and from
about every country under the sun. The
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