The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-11
THE ENDEAVOR MEET CLOSES
SCENES OFIlIPRESSIVESO SOLEMNITY
List NIGHT.
Utterance of ssThe Last Word"-Mes-
sages Sent to Queen Victoria, Presi-
dent Mckinley, American Peace Com
mission and the Canadian Governor
GeneraI-Attendance Reached $4,000.

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mission and the Canadian Governor
| GeneraI-Attendance Reached $4,000.
Detroit, July 10.-The eighteenth inter-
| national convention Of Christian En-
| deavor closed tonight amid scenes Of
| impressive solemnity attending the ut
| terance of 'the last word by the presi-
dent and secretary, in each of the great
tents respectively, following responses
from each state and country represent
ed, and last exhortations from Bishop
Vincent of the Methodist church of
Kansas and Evangelist Chapman of
New York. The following kilograms
and cablegrams were read in both
tents, the reading Of the cablegram
from Hon. Andrew D. White, president
OF the American peace commissioners at
The Hague, bringing out storms of ap-
plause:
ITO the American Peace Commission,
The Hague-Twenty-e eight thousand
American and Canadian Christian En-
deavorers now assembled in interna-
tional convention, Detroit, represent g.
100000 people enthusiastic for peace and
arbitration. Great peace meeting held.
All wish you God-speed (Signed) Fran
els E. Clark, President John Willis
Baer, Secretary"
"To President William Mckinley
Washington, d. C.-Twenty-eight thous-
and American and Canadian Christian
Endeavorers assembled in international
convention received with hearty enthusi-
asm your kind message and pray for
Gods richest blessings upon you, your
administration and the great republic Of
which you are the chief magistrate"
ITO His Excellency. Lord Mimic, OF
tawa, Canada-The Christian Endeav-
orers of Canada and America in inter
national convention assembled, repre-
senting 2,500,000 of young people, are
drawing closer the bond of international
fellowship, and pray for Gods best
blessing upon yourself and your great
Dominion
ITO Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
Windsor, England-Tens of thousands
of Canadian and American Christian
Endeavorers, In international conven-
tlon assembled in Detroit, rejoice in
your long and glorious reign and pray
for Gods constant blessing upon you
Thousands of Endeavorers next July
will cross the ocean to the convention
in London with love and reverence in
their hearts for you"
Ottawa, Canada, July 10
Francis f. Clark, President of the
International Convention of Christian
Endeavorers-Hi Excellency, the Gov
ernor General, desires me to express his |
warmest and most sincere thanks for
your very kind and cordial message of
good will to himself and the Dominion |
of Canada
Major Drummond, Secretary"
In response to the cablegram sent by
President Clark to the peace commission
Andrew d. White, president of the
American peace commissioners, replied.
CLARK, President Christian Endeavor
Meeting, Detroit-American commission
to the peace conference sends sincere
thanks fer message and congratulates
you and all friends Of peace for the
great success achieved providing for
tribunal of arbitration.
(SignedD White, president; Hollis, sec
tetary."
At all previous meetings the audiences
assembled quietly, but this evening for
some time before the calling to order of
the two great gatherings, Tents En-
leavor and Williston were babels of
sounds and scenes The state, provin-
,ial and foreign delatgions were grouped
n designated lunches divided about
between the two tents. Each
1ad its own particular rally cry, and
,ach delegation took pleasure in making
t known to the extent of its lung power.
The delegations which were not shouting
we're singing. Music Conductor Foster
inally made himself heard without aid
If megaphone, and all the voices We're
urned into the inspiring volumes or
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty" with
much impressiveness.
The following statement as to attend
nee, etc, was given out by ecretary
saer: without doubt the attendance
{ this convention has very much eE-
eeded that of any other Christian En-
eavor convention ever held in the mat
or of those present at the various meet
1es. This estimate takes into account
he great convention in Boston in 1885,
hat is to sal. out of the $4,000 Endeav- {
rers registered there have been more
Tho attended meetings than at any pre- ]
ious time The estimate of attendance {
t meetings gives a total of $4,000. There !
ere 28, 900 EndeavOrers in attendance, !
1cluding Detroit delegates, and 3O,5m /
ersons simultaneously attended strict
: Christian Endeavor meetings. These
cures do not include the siXty-six noon n
meetings, which had total
tendance of $1,000 and 100 professed
s
The chairman of each state and pro- +
President Clark's last words to the {
eleeates were as follows: Take this r
onventon home with you. New re- |
are yours. You have now c
,ore to account for before the throne 7
God. Unless you endeavorers who f
lme to this convention are more faith
IL, more loyal to your church, meter I
Importers of your pastors, more in /
lired with missionary enthusiasm, you a
ave lost your opportunity and God 7
i'll hold you responsible. Take this h
eeting home with you, you cannot t
nep it to yourselves and remain guilt f
SIS. Take it to your church, your city, il
our home make this country better a
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