Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-07
A GREAT CONVENTION
Twenty thousand People Crowd
Christian Endeavor Tents.
spiritual Enthusia,m Abound. In
D~troit-A Bitter Attack Upon
Norman Congressman Roberts -
Progress of rris n work Flo.
qucutiJ Eutiiucd.
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(By Telegraph to Vlrginian-P ilot.)
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 eighteenth international convention.
Both contained their full quota of 10000
people and hundreds Of others who
failed to secure admittancc patiently
occupied standing room all around the
outer edges. Many visiting delegates
from long distances came In to-day.
swelling the number OF visiting dele
gates, 1t is believed. beyond the 20. 600
mark. The convention days arc essen
TALLY days of song. Although tonight
the united choir was divided between
the two tents there seemed little dmin-
ishment in the volume of song or much
in the number of singers in each.
SPIRITUAL ENTHUSIASM.
AS for the audiences their spiritual
enthusiasm expanded with the passage
of the hours Yesterday there was lit
tie street enthusiasm. To- day the En-
dcavorers honored the invitation OF the
Mayor OF Detroit to sing. Street ear
loads of them finally swung along the
streets, singing as they went. Many
groups sang by the wayside. aside from
those who Joined the squads of noon
day workers in business houses and fac
tories. Ten thousand people crowded
into Tent Williston for this evenings
exercises President Clark presided
over the meeting and l.. s Foster, OF
Washington. was musical director.
ADDRESSES.
The two principal addresses In Tent
Williston were delivered by Rev. John
T.. Pounds, of indianapolis. and Rev.
DIR. p. s. Henson. Of Chicago. the for
mer on Dollars and Duty" and the
latter on Satan i'll the City" Both
were listened to with undivided atten-
ton by the great audience and bursts
of applause were frequent.
In Tent Endeavor the principal adj
dress OF the evening was by Rev. DR.
w. y. Noble. of Chicaro His sub
ject was War Against War"
NORMAN CONGRESSMAN AT
Tackled.
"The Mormon question" was treated
by Rev. NJ. NJ. Plden. OF Salt Lake
| City, who made n bitter personal at
| tack upon Congressman Roberts DR..
Paden insisted that a majority of the
| people OF Utah believe in polygamcus
marriage, and beyond doubt such mar
riages are still being consummatcd. He
closed with eXhortation TO all Endea-
vorers to join Through their Congress
mem In bringing about the deposition
of Utah's new Congressman.
PRISON WORK.
Frederick y. Wallis. of Hopkins
Vile. Ky, outlined progress OF Our
Prison Work. ana urged the earnest
prayers and active work OF Christian
f;ndeavor people in behalf of prisoners
William Shaw treasurer OF United So
ciety. made a hit in his appeal for
floating Christian Endeavor." Said
he:
THE heroic dead Of santiago ana the
living heroes Of Manila Bay nave call
cd orr attention to the heroic stuff Of
which our sailors are made. but long
before this our Christian EndeaVor had
appreciated the possibility OF our sailor
boys and Nntoinettc II. Jones brought
Christian Endeavor In the sailors. and
succeeded in enlising Jack in the navy
OF the Lord, Jesus Christ.
II said Mr.. shaw II were to re-
hcarsc the moral Victories Jack has
won, the victories of Santiago and Ma
Mia would he Outdone II takes cour-
age of which you have no conception 10
be n Christian ON board ship.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
During the day the principal meeting
was held I'm Tent Endeavcr. Secretary
John w. Baer submitted his annual
report from which the following sta
tistics are taken:
MEMBERSHIP.
United States-Young Peoples So
cicties. 2S,22S; Junior Societies. 1873;
intermediate. 953: Mothers Societies,
72; Senior Societies, IS, Parent societies,
/. Total, 10 O75
Other Countrles-Canada, total. 3,4S7;
Foreign. l0.l2S; Floating. 1913.
Grand total cf societies. 55.S13
Total membership. $3.50 coo.
After singing by n cclored quartette
from Hampton Institute. Father En-
deavorer." Francis T.. Clark. made his
address.
The convention sermon was eloquent
~ preached by Rev. DIR. Frank w. Gun
saulus. OF Chicago.
More than thirty UNCONVENTIONAL rail-
lies were held in as many churches ad-
dresses by many leaders. ministerial
and lay. upon a great variety OF topics