The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-07-15
The Closing Day Of the International
Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton at Detroit.
The WET WEATHER STAYED With THEM.
This Years Convention Called the
Educational Convention. the Gem
cral Trend Having Been to Broad
en- the Views as Well rs Inspire
the Young People

day of the international Christian En-
dcavor convention was the busiest day
of a busy week. When the day is
completed, there had been held
eight great gatherings. The rain,
which began falling just after
did not check operations.
An educational Convention.
The tendencies of the 90 gathering,
along educational and other practical
lines have caused this convention to be
called ;hc educational convention. Its
general trend is conceded to have been
to broaden as well asinsuirc the young
people, rather than TO have led them
toward narrow forms of spirituality,
or intolcrant religious views.
The Last Quiet Hour"
The last Quiet Hour" early morning
service was largely attended. Missions
was the topic in both the great tcnts
at the morning meetings; foreign mis-
sions in Tent Endravor: Home mis-
sions in Tent Williston. In the former
meeting the foreign missionaries pres
ent were introduced to the great audi
ence by Father Endeavor" Clark.
Address Delivered.
The first address was by Rev. DR..
A. Mclean, of Cincinnati. His topic
was The Great Need of MissiGns."
One of the principal addresses in
Tent Williston was by Rev. {. y. How
ard. OF Rochester, y. Y. entitled Our
Country's Greatest Peril"
Introduction of ~issionnries
The introduction of missionaries by
President Clark was one of the feat
urcs of the convention. Thirty of the
orkers in heather fields spoke Il SEN
ence or two in the languages spoken
l the zone of their labOrs and retired.
Tho hanLclapping greeting their APP
pearancc and retirement was almost
constant.
The closing feature in Tent Endcav-
or was an address by DR.. Robert T..
Specr. of New York, on The Great
Blessing of Miss,onS.'
Home Mission Rally.
The sentiment of the home mission
rally in Tent Williston. as proposed by
Rev. DIR. Hill. of Massachusetts, was
the Greek proverb, They. bearing
torches, passed them on from hand to
hand"
Many home missionaries from west
ern states and territories We're pre-
scented. Rev. DIR. W. W. BOYD, of st.
Louis. delivered an address on Our
Country's Many Problems.'
Two burning Questions.
He discussed the two questions of
immigration and the race problem.
For the solving OF the immigration
problem re proposed three remedies
To maintain American ideals at their
highest point by an aroused public
sentiment, to legislate against the adj
m~ittance of the pauper and vicious
classes of Europe, and to bring to bear
q combined and quickened Christianity
upon the stranger within our gates.
As to the race problem, the speaker
said that in his judgment the govern
mcnt made a great mistake, which it
will not be apt to repeat in the Philip
pines, when it put in the hands of the
negro all the privileges and franchise
of the freest government on the globe.
There are two sides to this race prob
lem" said DR.. Boyd. There is not a
white man in thenorth who. if his wife
or daughter were outraged by IA beast,
would not rush ~summarily ven
geance.
"But that does not excuse, though it
may palliate the diabolical crime of
l%ynching, and thehour is at hand when
decisive steps must be taken to abolish
it. Christianity must settle this qucs-
ton; legislation can not do it
The Closing Scenes.
The international convention OF
tirn En6pgyprprS closed tO-niUht amid