The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-11
ALARGE ATTENDANCE
More Were at the Meetings Than at
Any Other Convention
DR.. BOYD ON THE RACE PROBLEM
The Government Made a Mistake i'm
Eniranchisiug the Negro that IL
VIII Not BE Apt TO Repeat with
the Philippines-The Prob
lem, He says. Has Two
Sides to ~.

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DETROIT MICH, July lo.-The eigh-
tecnth international Convention OF Chris
uan Endeavor closed Tonight amid scenes
of impressive solemnity attending the ut-
tcrances of the "Tho last word by the
President and secretary in each of the
great tents respectively following re-
sponsos from each state and country
represented. the last exhortations from
NJ y Bishop Vincent, of Kansas, and
Evangelist Chapman of New York. The
following tclegrams and cablegrams were
read in both tents. the reading Of the
carloeram from Hon Andrew ID. White.
president of tine American Peace Com
missioncrs at The Hague, bringing out
storms of applause:
'To the American Peace Commission.
Tho Hague. The twenty-cight thousand
! American and Canadian Christian I'm
deavorcrs now assembled in international
/ Convention at Detroit. represent two ana
/ ouc-half millions, enthusiastic for peace
and arhitration Great peace meeting
hold. Am wish you Godspecd.
fsiguoO "FRANClS H.. CLARK.
President
John Willis Bear. Secretary.
ATTENDANCE LARGE
"To President William Mckinley. Wash
ineton. Twenty-olght thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endeavorers as-
. sombled in international Convention, re-
. coived with hearty enthusiasm your KIND
message and pray for Gods richest bless
ing upon you. your administration, and
tine great republic of which you are The
/ Chief Magistrate
"T0 His Excenency Lord Mimic. OF
taWa. Canada: The Christian EndeaVor-
crs of Canada and America in lnterna-
/ uonal Convention assembled. represent
ing two and one-half millions of young
/ people. are drawing closer The bonds "I
/ international fellowship. and pray TO.
/ Gods best blessing upon yourself ana
your great Dominion
ITO Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Eng
/ land. Tens of thousands 0f Canadian ana
/ American Christian Enaeav0rers. in inter-
/ national Convention assembled in De
troit. rejoice in your long and glorious
! reign. and pray Gods constant blessing
upon YOU Thousands Of Endeavorers next
/ July will cross the ocean TO convene IN
/ London. with love and reverence in their
/ hearts for YOU
/ ~. clark. President Christian Elde1vor
/ Detroit American Commission 90 tne
/ Peace Conference sends sincere thanks
| for message and congratulates you and
| au friends of peace for Oh" great success
| achieved providing for "a permanent ul-
| bunal of arbitration.
(slrned WHITE President
HOLES. Secretary.
| OTTAWA. ONT. July 10-Francis T.
/ Clarke. President international Conven-
} uou of Christian Eudeavorers. His EX-
( ceUcncy. the Governor General desires
/ me to express his warmest aud sincercst
| thanks for your very kind and cordial mes-
/ sage of goodwill to himself and the Do
mnion of Canada.
tSigncdJ MAJOR DRUMMOND.
Governor Generals Secretary.
SECRETARY STATEMENT.
The following statement as 20 the at-
! tendance. ETC.. was given out uy Sfcic-
tary Bacr: without doubt the attendance
at this convention has very much eN-
ceedcd that OF any other Christian En-
| doavor Convention ever held in the matt
ter of those present at the various meet
inre This estimate takes into account
tho great convention at Boston in 1895.
| That IS 20 say mat out of the $500 En-
de4vorcrs registered which b. the esti-
mate of the reception committee. and in-
/ cludes DetriOt members. there have been
more who attended meetings than at any
prvi0us time. The estimate of attend
| auce at meetings gives total of 2S.1ii.
There were 2SU0 EndeavOrers i'm attend
ance. including Detroit delegates. Thirty
thousand five hundred persons simult1nc-
ously attended strictly Christian Endeavor
meetings These figures do not Include
tho sixty-six noon evangelist meetings.
Secretary Bacr stated that although
the attendance az Detroit was $3.50 as
against $500 at Boston. that the meet
incs in Detroit were attended by larger
numbers than were those at Boston.
The closing address in Tent Wniiston
was made by Bishop John H. Vincent Of
the NJ r.. Church
AZ the day meetingI n Tent Wlliston
the first address was delivered by Rev.
Dr. A. Mclean of Cincinnati Ills topic
was The Great Need of Missions"
one of the principal addresses in Tent
| Williston was by REV O.. y Howard OF
Rochester, n. Y. entitled. "Our Coun-
try's Greatest Peril"
THE RACE PROBLEM
feN. Dr ". W. Boyd. Of St Louis.
delivered an address on "Our Country's
Many Problems" He discussed the two
questions OF immigration and the race
problem.
For solving of the immigration problem
Dc proposed three remedies-TO maintain
American Ideals at their highest point by
au aroused public sentiment; 10 legislate
against the admittance OF the pauper and
vicious Glasses of Europe. and 90 bring
90 bear "A combined and quickened Chris
tianty upon The stranger within our
gates.
As 20 the race problem. the speaker said
that. i'm his judgment the government
made "a great Ihistake-whch 1t will not
Dee apt 20 repeat in the Philippine when
it put IN the hands OF the negro an the
privileges and franchises OF the freest
government on the globe.
There are two sides 10 this race prob
lem" said Mr. Boyd. "There Is not a
white man in the Norsh II his wife or
daughter were outraged BY a beast would
not rush summarly 10 vengeance. But
that does not excuse. though II may
ualliate. the diabolcal crime Of lynching.
and the hour Is ri hand when decisive
steps must be taken 10 abolish It, Chris