The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-07-08
WERE SHOWERS
OF BLESSINGS
And RAIN
During Yesterdays Sessions OF
the Internatioal Convention
Of Christian Endeavor.
I'm BOTH OF THE MAIN TENTS
Large Audiences Assembled in
Spite fthe Dampness..Pro.
gramme Carried out.

DETROIT. Mich, July 1.-THE mooted
question OF the number Of people
brought Into Detroit by the Christian
Endeavor convention cropped out at the
outset Of to-night's meeting In Tent
Endeavor when Secretary Baer took Oc-
casIon to publicly crlticise the Detroit
newspapers for saying that the influx
Of delegates from other states was not
nearly as great as had been anticipated
in the local committees estimates. Mr..
Baer said he had no statement yet to
make about the attendance as compared
with other years. He promised to make
one later, but he called on all Endeavor-
ers present to rise. A large majority Of
those present stood up, which Mr.. Baer
assumed to be proof OF his view Of the
attendance question. The newspaper
estimate of total visitors is 10000 in
round numbers. Mr. Baer denied that
anybody connected with Christian En-
deavor committees had ever told Detroit
people that they had reason to expect
10000 Endeavorers. At all events, the
secretary insisted that the Christian
Endeayor tents had never before been
SO crowded and overhOwed at every one
Of the main meetings.
Bishop B. w. Arnett (colored), pre-
sided over Tent Endenvor meeting. Rev.
DR.. Quayle, OF indianapolis. one Of the
speakers on the evening programme.
was announced to have been called to
Kansas to the bedside of his father.
Silent prayer was offered in behalf Of
DR.. Quayle. The devotional exercises
were led by R. II. Patterson, of San
Francisco; the moments of mediation
and prayer, by Rev. George E. soper, of
st. Paul.
The address Of the evening was by
President John Henry Barrows, Of
oberlin College. During Its delivery the
rain began to descend, increasing until
the noise on the roof almost drowned
the sound of DR.. Barrows' voice and he
wns compelled 10 desist. Umbrellas
were raised all over the tent, but COM
paratively few let and the crowd stay
ed and sung song after song, overcom-
Ing all sounds of the storm and oil ideas
of increasing discomfort. At length the
rain ceased long enough to allow DR..
Barrows to proceed.
Largely attended evnngelistic SER
vices were held during noon hours, at
factories, public squares and wharves
throughout the city. The afternoon
was given up to conferences in the
larger churches. Bible study confer
ences were conducted by Prof. w. G.
Moorehead, of Xenia, Ohio, and Prof. L.
willett, of Chicago. At Westminster
Presbyterian church, many OF the cler-
gymen in attendance at the convention
gathered for special pastors confer
ence under the direction of Rev. DR..
George b. Stewart, of Harrisburg, Pa.
Among the clergymen who took proml-
nent part in the conference were Rev.
DR.. William II. McMlllan,of Pittsburgh;
Rev. DR.. Allen b. Phllput, of Indian
apolIs, and President F. +. Clark. Other
unstors were addressed byRev. Charmes
NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka, Kas.. upon the
topic what would Jesus do?"
The afternoon feature of interest for
Endeavorers was conference of dis
trlct and city union officers, conducted
by General Secretary Baer. Many sug-
Restions for strengthening the unions
and furtherIng the cause through such
fraternity were brought out by the dis
cussions.
other features were conferences OF
Junior society workers, of the "hoAting
society" and OF the travellers unlOn."