Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-07
MORE THAN 10000 PEOPLE AT EN-
DEiVOR MEETINGS.
ENTHUSIASM IS WARMING UP
1T FOUND VENT YESTERDAY IN
SINGING EVERYWHERE.
Rev. Charles VI. Sheldon, of Topeka.
Reads n Christian Endeavor Sto-
ry-Conyention Sermon Was
Preached by DIR. Gum
snuIus, of Chicago.

DETROIT. MICH, July 6.-BOth of the
great main tents owned by the United
Society of Christian Endeavor were used
tonight for the first time during the eigh-
teenth international convention and con-
tained their full quota of 1000 people each
and usual hundreds of others who failed
to secure admittance patiently occupied
standing room all around the outer
edges. Many visiting delegates from long
distances came in to-day, swelling the num-
Der of stranger delegates beyond the @,-
600 mark. The convention days are essen
tally days of song.
Although tonight the choir was divided
between the two tents, there seemed little
diminishment in the volume of song or
much in the number of singers in each. AS
for the audiences, their spiritual enthusiasm
expanded with the passage of the hours.
Yesterday there was little street enthu-
sissm. To-day the Endeavorers honored
the invitation OF the mayor of Detroit TO
. sing. Street car loads of them frequently
spun along the streets, singing as they
went. Many groups sang by the wayside,
aside from those who Joined the squads of
MONDAY workers in business houses and
factories. They sang at the afternoon rail-
lies and sang this evening en- route to the
night gatherings, sang with redoubled vigor
after again assembling, and then sang on
their way home. =
Ten thousand people crowded into Tent
Williston for this evenings exercises. The
decorations of Tent Williston are similar
TO those which embellish Tent Endeayor,
and fully as elaborate. President Clark
presided over the meeting, and P. s. Fos-
ter. of Washington, was musical director
dax-n oil z@nl
by Rev. Mr.. w. II. Strong. of Jackson,
Mich. and the ten minutes of ''quiet medi-
tation and prayer by. Rev. Mr.. Clarence
z. Eberman, of Lancaster, Pa The two
principal addresses in Tent Williston were
delivered by Rev. Mr.. John E. Pounds, of
Indianapolis, and Rev. DR.. P. s. Henson,
of Chicago, the former on Dollars and
Duty" and the latter on Satan and Cit
= ies." Both were listened to with undi-
vided attention by the entire audience, and
bursts of applause were frequent.
In Tent Endeayor the principal address
of the evening was by Rev. Mr.AF. A.
Noble, of Chicago. His subject was War
Against War"
The Mormon question was treated by
Rev. DIR. w NJ Paden, of Salt Lake City.
who made a bitter personal attack upon
Congressman Roberts DR. ,Paden insisted
that majority of the people of Utah be.
iieve In polygamous marriage, and that
beyond doubt, such marriages are still
being consummated. He charged Mr.. Rob.
erts with being an especially fiagrant type
OF polygamist, and asserted thai his elec.
uon as a lawmaker had raised an issue
which Christians are bound to meet He
closed with an exhortatiGn to all Endeay.
orers to join Through their congressman.
IN bringing about the deposition of Utah'i
Frederick A. Wallis. of Hopkinsvine, KY.
outlined progress of Our Prison Work
nd fr.d =,
of Christian Endeavor people in behalf O
prisoners. William Shaw, treasurer of tn.
United Society, made hit In his appea
for Floating Christian Endeavor." Sal.
he:
'The heroic dead of Hawaii and the liy
ing heroes of Manila bay have called ou
attention to the heroic stun of which ou
heroes are made. but long before this ou
christian .EndeayOr had appreciated tn
possibility of our sailor boys, and Anton
cite p. Jones brought Christian Endeavo
10 the sailors and succeeded in enIistinl
jack IN the navy Of the Lord Jesus Christ
III, said Mr.. Shaw, 81 were to rehears
the moral victories Jack has won, the vic
tories or Santiago and Manila would b
outdone. 1t takes courage of which yo
have no conception to be a Christian o.
board ship.
ors has only deepened our sense of the i'm
portance of this work and our convictio
that there Is no agency so effective as tn
Christian Endeavor Society. Through III
home societies, the sailors when on Ian
are brought into direct touch with th
churches and with noble Christian WON
en- who have such a refining Influence upo
the sailor. The work is worldwide, organi
cations existing in Canada, England, ia
pan, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, a
well as in the United States"
Mr.. Shaw also spoke of the traveller.
union," which, he asserted. had regenerat
ed many a travelling man into being a yer
ical drummer of former days
Among the announcements of the ever
ing was change in the place of holdin
the morning quiet hour" which had ou
grown the largest armory in the city an
Will tomorrow be transferred to Tent Ell
deayor. The combined Junior rally viii ais
be held in Tent Endeavor.
Besides the main meeting, Rev. NJ
Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kas., II
noted author of In His Steps," tonight
the First Presbyterian church read
Christian Bndeavor story, written by hin
self. entitled For Christ and the Church
tthe Christian Endeavor motto). In Il
Woodward Avenue Baptist church, Re
Mr.; Elwood G.. Tewksbury, missionary
China, delivered an illustrated lecture el
Titled "The Hope of China
The convention sermon was eloquent
w Gunsaulus, OF Chicago. from the te.
And an inscription was written and place
upon the cross, saving in letters of Gre,
the Jews. st. Mark xx:24 -
DR. -Gunsaulus dwelt on the signifcan
Of the fact that Pontius- PLATE consider,
10 inscribe the title of Christ in thr
languages. I'VE must exalt day by d;
and hour by hour" said he, this Chri.
this King of Kings and Lord of Lords, wi
dragged the Greek, pulled the Roman al
compelled the Hebrew to write upon II
cross. whether it was in irony or sob
fact. that He WAS King of the Jews
Secretary Baer's report, which was su
lnitted to-day, showed that there have be
o.oo0 new societies organized during 1
past year. with n total OF 100000 new mel
hers. The official enrolment now is ST.
societies. with 100000 members.
In England the Baptists lead in Chr
tian endeavor. i'm Australia the Wesley
Methodists, in Canada the Methodists, a
In the United States the -Presbyterians a
in tho van. with over 5000 societies IT
Congregationalists have over 6OOO; the D
ciples Of Christ over 1900: the Baptf.
over 1000: then the Methodist Protestai
Cumberland Presbyterians. Lutherans, +
formed Dutch and Methodist Episcopal,
the order named. each with over 1000 .
cieties. Then follow many evangelical [
nominations, in all. including those
ready named, nearly forty.