The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-07-13
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
bid Of the Detroit Meeting Of
Christian Endeavorers.
|ERY SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.

BID oUOObC01 " - OVN AN AV~'
attendance at Meetings Exceeded the
Great Gathering in Boston-Mcssages
From Our Peace Commission and
Canada's Governor General.
Detroit, July 1.-THE eighteenth in
Irrational convention Of Christian En-
Ieavor closed last night amid scenes
impressive solemnity attending the
btterance of "the last word" by the
bresident and secretary in each Of the
reat tents, respectively, following
responses from each state and country
represented, and last exhortations
rom Methodist Episcopal Bishop
Vincent, of Kansas, and Evangelist
chapman, of New York. kilograms
ind cablegrams we're read in both
tents, the reading Of a cablegram from
Hon. Andrew D. White. president OF
the American peace commissioners at
The Hague, bringing out storms OF ap-
plause. Presidents Clark cablegram
10 President White was as follows.
"Twenty-eight thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endeavorers
now assembled in international con-
ven, Detroit. represent .2,500,000 en-
thusiastic for peace and arbitration.
Great peace meeting held. All wish
you godspeed."
Messages were also sent to President
Mckinley, Governor General Minto Of
Canada and Queen Victoria. President
White responded as follows:
American commission to the peace
conference sends sincere thanks for
message and congratulates you and all
friends OF peace upon the great success
achieved providing for a permanent
tribunal of arbitration"
Mayor Drummond, private secretary
TO the governor general Of Canada.
sent the following:
His eXcellency, the governor gen.
eral, desires me to express his warm
est and most sincere thanks for your
very kind and cordial message Of good
will to himself and the Dominion OF
Canada"
At all previous meetings the audi
snces assembled quietly. but last even
ing for some time before the calling
10 order of the two great gatherings.
Tents Endeavor and Williston were
babels of sounds and scenes. The
state, provincial and foreign delega-
tons were grouped in designated
punches divided about equally between
the two tents. Each had its own par
ticular rally cry. and each delegation
took pleasure in making 1t known to
the extent Of its lung power. The
delegations which we're not shouting
we're singing Music Conductor Fos-
ter finally made himself heard without
the aid Of megaphone. and all the
voices were turned into the inspiring
volumes of holy. Holy. Lord God Al
mighty" with much improved effect,
The following statements as to at
tendance, etc, was given out by Sec
retary Baer:
without doubt the attendance at
this convention has very much exceed
( ed that Of any other, Christian En-
deavor convention ever held In the
matter of those present at the various
meetings. This estimate takes into &C
count the great convention at Boston
In 1895. That Is to say, that out Of the
$4,000 Endeavorers registered, which is
the estimate Of the reception
committee, and includes Detroit mem.
bers, there have been more who
attended meetings than at any previous
times. The estimate Of attendance al
meetings gives total Of $685. 500. There
were $4,000 Endeavorers In attendance
including Detroit delegates. and 3d..
500 persons simultaneously attended
cx,so Chrt1 ESnAnoun not "A, no
These figures do not include the sc
non-evangelistic meetings. which hat
a total attendance Of $4,000. and 10(
professed conversions.
During a recess each member of thu
'99 committee was called Que. They
we're told that the '99 convention hat
never been equalled as to program
presence of good speakers and large at
tendance at meetings. Secretary Baei
stated that although the attendance a
Detroit was $4,000, as against 56. 400 a
Boston, the meetings In Detroit wer'
attended by large numbers than wer'
those at Boston.
Chairman w. H. Strong. Of the loca
committee, responded appropriately t.
the compliments rendered before th'
two mighty audiences. and attributed
the successes Of the convention chief!
to individual faithfulness. The scor'
Of white capped chairmen Of local com
mittees, standing together. then SUM
q stanza of "If Ever I Loved Thee, M.
Jesus, 'Tis Now"
Great Britain's leading representa-
tives, Messrs. Tressidder and Mursell
Of London, and Pollock, Of Glasgow
stood together and sang Britain Fo
Christ" Then all sang stanzas Of "GO'
Save the Queen" and America"
DR.. ]. Wilbur Chapman preached tn
concluding sermon In Tent Endeavor
and the closing address in Tent Willis
ton was made by Bishop John H. Vim
cent, Of the Methodist church.
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