The Portland daily press., 1899-07-08

Expected More People at C. E.
Convention.
secy. Bser Says Meetings Were Never
More Crowded.

Detroit, Mich. July 7.-Ths mooted
question Of the number of people brought
into Detroit by the Christian Endeavor
convention cropped out a. tonight's meet
ing in tent Endeavor when Secretary
Baer; took occasion to publicly criticiss
the Detroit newspapers for saying that
Ithe Influx of delegates from other states
1is not nearly as great as had been
tioipated in the local committees 9
ektimates. Mr.. 1saer said he had no
Statement yet to make about the attend
anoe as compared with other yeara He
promised to make one later but he called
On all Endeavorers present to rise.
| a large majority of those present stood
| up, which Mr.. B aer assumed TO be
proof Of his view of the attendance ques-
| ton.
The newspaper estimate Of total visitors
y 2o,000 in round numbers Mr.. Baer
denied that anybody connected with @.
y. committees had ever told Detroit
| neopls that they had reason to expect
$1,000 Endeavorers. At all events. the
secretary insisted that the Christian
crowded and overcrowded and overfi0wed
at every one of the main meetings
| Bishop u. W. Arnett (colored) presided
over tent Endeavor meeting. Rev. DIR.
Quayle Of indianapolis. one of the speak-
ers on the evening programme, was an
nounced to have been called TO Kansas to
the bedside of his dying father. Silent
prayer was offered IN behalf Of DR..
| Quayle.
The devotional exercises were led by
DIR. X, X. Patterson of San Francisco;
/ the moments of meditation and prayer
by Rev. George X. Soper of st. Paul.
The address of the evening was by
President John Henry Barrows of obsr.
IN college. During its delivery the rain
descended, increasing until the noise on
ne roof almost drowned the sound of DR..
Barrows's voice and he was compelled
| 20 destst Umbrellas were raised all over
the tent but comparatively few left and
the crowd stayed and sang song after
| song, overcoming all sounds of the storm
and all ideaa of increasing discomfort.
At length the rain ceased long enough
| TO allow DR.. BarIows to proceed. C
Largely attended Evangelistic service s
| we're held during the noon hour at fac
tories. public squares and other places in
the city.
The afternoon was gi ven up to the con-
I fefenres In the larger churches. Bible
study conferences were conducted by Prof.
w. Il. Mooreheac Of xenia. Ohio, and by
Prof. II. L. Wiliett of Chicago. At West
minister Presbyterian church many of the
elergymen In attendance at the conyeu-
tion gathered for a special pastors CON
ference under the direction OF Rev. DIR.
| George b. Stewart Of Harrisburg, Pa.
Among the clergymen who took pant
In the conference were Rev. W. Ii. Me-
MILAN Of Pittsburg, Rev. DIR. Allen B.
Phllputt OF indianapolis and Prasideut
h. r. Clark. The pastors were addressed
By Rev. Charles III. Sheldon OF Topek a.
kas., upon the topic "What would Jesus
4 DO"
The afternoon feature of In tsrest for
Endeavorers was a conference of district
and city union officers, conducted by
General Secretary Baker.
Many suggestions for strengthening
the unions and furthering the cause
through fraternity were brought out by
the discussion.
Other features were conferences of
Junior Society workers of the "FlcatinQ
Society" and of the "Trayelers' Union. !"
The meeting In tent Williston took the
form of memorial service. Eulogies
were delivered upon the life and charac-
ter Of Gladstone, Frances 4. Willard and
George Mueller.
Dr.. Clark presided and the devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. K. ID.
w. Jones of Allegheny, Pa.
5orceful words of love and appreciation
concerning the character of Frances E.
willard were spoken by Miss Jessie
Ackerman OF Chicago. Her address was
IMPRESSIVE anu hb tlues paL06UlC.
Rev. DIR. John Pollock of Glasgow.
Scotland, eulogized William E. Glad stone,
whom he characterized as the most com.
manding figure of the 10th century, as
Washington was the most commanding
figure OF the 18th.
George Mueller. the apostle of payer. {"
formed the subject of an Interesting ad-
dress by Rev. James MHrsell of London,
England.
Rev. DIR. Wayland Hoyt of Philadel-
phia spoke In honor Of "Our Soldiers
and Sailors"
Tremendous applause greeted his refer.
ence to Admirals Dewey and Schley and
Theodore Roosevelt and to the American
successes in the battle of the Spanish
war.
A novelty on the programme which
aroused great enthusiasm was the intro
duction of Rev. Walter Mazeroni. ma
tive Cuban and an evangelist among the
people who expressed his thanks to the
American people for the liberation Of
Cuba.
The rain which during the latter part
of the meeting dashed against the oan-
yass and In some degree penetrated its
crevices and poured down on the people
within, could not attest the staying DOW
ers Of the big audience and the meeting
was concluded with no dimunition of
the crowd.
Nearly hundred officers and trustees
of the United society were present at
dinner given in the Hotel Cadillac ut 3. 80
this evening by the trustees to the chair
men Of the local '99 committees.
THE MORNING SESSIONS.
Detroit, Mich. July T.-"Showers of
blessing" and "There's Sunshine in my
Soul Today were the favorite hymns
sung by Christian Endeavorers this morn
Ing, en- route to the "Quiet Hour" in
tent Endeavor.
The rains were certainly copious enough
to drench everything in sight, anu the
utter inability of the Endeayor tents
exclude rain was fully demonstrated.
Rev. DIR. ]. Wilbur Chapman, leader
of the "Quiet Hour" and h. G. Symth,
the New York gospel singer, stood on
the platform, hats on, shielding them
selves with umbrellas from the streams
of water that driDbled through the big
sheet iron resonator overhead. Tent En-