The record-union., 1899-07-11
The Eighteenth International Con-
Yentiun al Detroit
Closed Last Night Amid Scenes Of Most
Impressive Solemnity.
Twenty-Eight thousand Endeavor-
ers Present at the Gathering
Just Closed, the Estimated At
tendance at the Meetings Dur
ing the Week Being Close to
Three. Hundred Thousand Peo-
pie.

Three Hundred Thousand Peo-
pie.
DETROIT, July 10.-The eighteenth
International convention of Christian
Endeavor closed tonight amid scenes
of impressive solemnity attending the
utterances of 1.-The last word" by the
President and Secretary in each of the
great tents respectively, following re-
sponses from each State and country
represented, and last exhortations from
NJ. E. Bishop Vinvent of Kansas, and
Evangelist Chapman of New York.
kilograms and cablegrams were re-
ceived in both tents in response to dis
patches sent out by President Clark.
The tendencies of the 80 gatherings,
along educational and other practical
lines, have caused this convention to
be called the Educational Conven-
tion.' Its general trend is conceded
to have been to broaden as well as to
inspire the young people, rather than
to have led them toward narrow forms
of spirituality or intolerant religious
views.
The last quiet-hour early-morning
service was largely attended. Mis-
sions' was the topic in both the great
tents in the morning sessions-"F'or-
eign Missions in Tent Endeavor;
Home Missions in Tent Williston.
In the former tent Foreign Missions"
were introduced to the great audience
by Father Endeavorer" Clark.
The first address was by Rev. Nc
Lean of Cincinnati. His topic was
1.-The Great Need of Missions" He
said, in part:
Nineteen centuries have passed
since Christ was born, and only one
third of the race is even nominaliy
Christian Nine per cent. of all the peo-
pie on the globe are Protestant, 10 per
cent. are Catholic and I per cent. are
Greek. At the present hour there are
more than 1,O0O,OO0,0O0 souls with
out the gospel. Not only so, but the
Christian part of the population is
increasing at an appalling rate. There
are 10000. 900 more in this class than
there were century ago.
There 10 no hope for the nations ~
the nom Christian faiths. There is
scarcely anything in the non-C Christian
faiths that makes righteousness or So
cial well-being. They have been
weighed in the balance and have been
found wanting. Africa is den OF
desolation, misery and crime. The lead
ing defects of the japanese character
are lying and RIGHTEOUSNESS. In emma
every man is for himself. There is no
national strength and no progress. In
India the bulk of the population lie
down hungry every night in the year.
Hinduism has filled the capitals of In
dia with the most rotten superstitions
to be found in the world. The evils of
Mohammedanism are polygamy, dl-
vorce, violence, slavery and sensuailty.
The Government of the Sultan is OPP
pressive and corrupt.
Where the gospel has not gone wo-
man is degraded with an infinite deg
radiation Her intellect is dwarfed; the
worst passions of the soul are devel-
oped. In the non-C Christian world there
is no incentive to industry and econ
omy. Bad government superstition
and ignorance prevent prosperity.
There is small regard for human be-
ing. Human sacrifices are frequently
offered. In these. lands sin is en-
throned. defied and worshiped. Crime
and shame and sorrow are everywhere.
The people are without hope. because
they are without God. The Whoie
continent of Asia is the scene OF bar
barities, tortures, cruel punishments'
oppression and official corruption.
These nations need the engineer. the
social economist, the humanitarian, the
moralist, but more than all do they
need the evangelist. The acceptance
of Christ as Savior and Lord makes
all things new. Under His beneficent
reign the nations rejoice in liberty and
Justice and progress. There is saliva
ton in Christ, and there is salvation
In none other; for there is no. other
name given under heaven among men
whereby we must be saved"
One of the principal addresses in Tent
williston was that of Rev c. How
ard of Rochester N. Y, entitled Our
country,s Greatest Peril" He said:
1.-THE American people are face to
face with a mighty problem. 1t is
not what shall be done with Cuba OF
the Philippines? but how shall we re-
store to the people the right of self
government in the United States? Ii
would seem that democracy has given
Mace TO rumocracy. The American
neople have abdicated the throne oil
government to the saloon. Red-handed
anarchy spits upon our laws, insults
our flag. robs our houses, curses our
motherhood and damns our children
while we are pouring out the nation
treasure, and offering our sons to tne
god of war to shoot the Declaration
of independence into the hearts of the
insurgents at Manila.
.sThe immoral condition of our grea'
cities is blot on our civilization. Tne
saloon runs the caucus, names the
candidate, robs the public, and spits
on the law.
"The saloon is the nations greatest
foe, because it murders its citizens IN
cold blood. Because it destroys the
character of it's citizens, the units upon
which the national structure rests Be-
cause it fosters ignorance, immortality
and crime. which sap the vitals of the
nation and mean death to democracy
founded upon the virtue and intelli-
gence OF its subjects. Because it defiles
the ballot. intrenches the boss, defies
the law and impoverishes the people.
It Il q crime against the State, crime