Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-11
ENDEAVORERS DEPART.
They Leave Detroit for Their
Many Homes
THE ATTENDANCE QUESTION.
Convention Just Ended Largest In Num-
berS al Meetings.
THE CLOSING ADDRESSES.
Immigration and Race Problems
Government Made Great Mis-
take when 1t Put the Ballot Into
the Hands OF the NeGro.r
CLOSING ADDRESSES
THE
immigration and Race Problems
the Hands OF the Negro.r

DETROIT, MICH, July 10-The eigh-
teenth International Convention of Chris
tian Endeavor Society closed tonight,
amid scenes Of impressive solemnity, at
tending the utterances of "the last word"
by the president and secretary in each
Of the great tents respectively, follow
ing responses from each State and coun-
try represented, and the last exhorta-
lions from NJ T.. Bishop Vincent, o.
Kansas. and Evangelist Chapman, Of New
York.
The following kilograms and cable
grams were read in both tents. the read
ing of the cablegram from Hon. Andrew
ID. white, president of the American
Peace Commissioners at the Hague,
bringing out storms of applause:
"To the American Peace Commission.
The Hague: The 5000 American and Ca
madam Christian Endeavorers, now as
sembled in international convention at
Detroit. represent two and one half mil
lions, enthusiastic for peace and arbitra-
ton. Great peace meeting held All wish
you God-speed.
(signeO FRANCIS E. CLARK,
president
'John Willis Baer, Secretary"
"To President William Mckinley
Washington: Twenty-eight thousand
American and Canadian Christian En-
deavorers. assembled in international
convention. received with hearty enthu-
slasm your kind message, and pray for
Gods richest blessing upon you, your adj
ministration, und the great republic of
which you are the Chief Magistrate"
. ITO His Excellency. Lord Mimic, Otta-
wa, Canada: The Christian Endeayorers
of Canada and America, in international
convention assembled, representing two
and one-half millions Of young people,
are drawing closed the bonds OF interna-
tional fellowship, and pray for Gods best
blessings upon yourself and your great
Dominion"
TO VICTORIA.
ITO Her Majesty. queen Victoria.
Windsor. England: Ten Of thousands of
Canadian and American Christian En-
deavorers. IN international convention as
semb.ed i'm Detroit, rejoice In your long
and glorious reign. and pray Gods con-
slant blessing upon you. Thousands or
Endeavorers next July will cross the
ocean to convene in London, with love
and reverence in their hearts for you"
T. Clark. President Christian Endeavor,
Detroit. American commission TO the
Peace Conference sends sincere thanks
for message and congratulates you and
all friends Of peace on the great success
achieved. providing for a permanent trl-
bunal of arbitration.
(SigneO WHITE President.
HOLLIS. Secretary"
OTTAWA. Ont, July 10-Francis h.
Clarke. President International .Conyen-
ton of Christian Endeavorers: His Elk
cellency. the Governor-Gensral. desires
me 10 express his warmest and sincerest
thanks for your very kind and cordial
message of goodwill 10 himself and the
Dominion Of Canada.
(SigneO Major DRUMMoND'
"Goyernor-Genera's Secretary"
The following statement as TO the at
tendance, etc, was given out by Secretary
Baer'
MATTER OF ATTENDANCE.
without doubt the attendance at this
convention has very much exceeded that
Of any other Christian Endeayor conven-
ton ever held in the matter Of those
present at the various meetings. This es-
innate takes into account the great con-
vention at Boston in 1895. That is TO say,
that out Of the $4,000 Endeavorers regis
tered which is the estimate OF the Re
ception Committee, and includes Detroit
members, there have been more who at
tended meetings than at any previous
time The estimate of attendance at
meetings gives a total Of 29S, 500. There
were 5000 Endeavorers in attendance, in
Guiding Detroit delegates. Thirty thou
sand five hundred persons simultaneously
attended strictly Christian Endeavor
meetings. These figures DO not include
the sixty-six noon evangelist meetings"
Secretary Baer stated that although
the attendance at Detroit was 5000, as
against 500 at Boston, the meetings In
Detroit were attended by larger numbers
than were those at Boston.
CLOSING ADDRESSES.
The closing address in Tent Williston
was made by Bishop John II. Vincent, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
At the day meetings in Tent Williston
the first address was delivered by Rev.
DR.. a. Mclean, of Cincinnati. His topic
was "The Great Need of Missions"
one OF the principal addresses in Tent
Williston was by Rev. c. n. Howard,
of Rochester, n. Y, and was entitled,
"Our Country's Greatest Peril"
Rev DR.. W. w. Boyd. OF st. Louis de-
llyered an address on Our Country's
Many Problem" He discussed the two
questions OF immigration and the race
problem.
For solving the immigration problem he
proposed three remedies-to maintain
American ideals at their highest point by
an aroused public sentiment. TO legislate
against the admttance Of the pauper and
vicious classes OF Europe. and 10 bring
to bear a combined and quickened Chris
tanity upon the stranger within our
gates.
THE RACE PROBLEM.
As 10 the race problem. the speaker
said that In his Judgment the government
made a great mistake. which 1t will not
be apt 10 repeat In the Philippines. when
IL put into the hands of the negro all
the privileges and franchises OF the freest
on the globe.
There are two sides to this race pro-
blem" said Mr.. Boyd. There is not
white man in the North. who. II his wife
or daughter were assaulted by beast,
would not rush summarily to vengeance.
But that does not excuse, though IL may
palliate. the diabolical crime OF lynching,
and the hour Is at hand when decisive
steps must DO taken 10 abolish 1t. Chris