The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-08

ago was the only country without Christian
Endeavor, has now been invaded by the
movement, and we hear OF our society al
most within the cars household.
"Our efforts in behalf OF universal peace
and international arbitration have been a
great success IL has received the hearty
approval OF many of the greatest men In
Europe as well as America and has called
forth on two or three occasions kilograms
and letters OF appreciation and gratitude
from the American peace commissioners at
The Hague.
THE spirit OF brotherhood. OF nationaiand
INSTRUMENTATION fellowship: OF seeking
after God. and not the things that pertain
. TO office and station. will, l believe. char
acterize this eighteenth annual convention
and | pray God that His Spirit may per-
wade every future gathering OF Christian
Endeavorers and the whole movement in
all IT'S phases and forms OF work the world
over"
The business before the United So
ciety was quickly transacted. Treasur-
er Shaw's report showed expenditures
during the fiscal year OF $0,67s, and $685.
now in the treasury. The report of
George Il. Graf, OF Boston, agent of the
publishing department, under whose
direction the Christian Endeavor
World is published. showed cash on
hand at the beginning of the fiscal
year, June j, 1898. lilo; receipts dur
ing the year, SCI, $50: expenditures, $780,
62s; cash on hand, $2,439. The western
office of the publishing department, To-
Gated at Chicago, reported expenditures
of ST., 500, and 1904 now i'm it's treasury.
In accordance with the report OF the
nominating committee the following
were elected trustees for four years:
Rev. c. /. Brown, Mount JOY, Pa. Prof.
II. l.. Willett, Chicago; Rev. Samuel Nc
Naugher, Boston,; Rev. A. G. Crews, To-
ronto. Rev. Hugh X. Walker. ID. d., Los
Angeles, CAL; Rev. j. WILDER Chapman,
d. d., New York; Rev. George +. Nc
Manimnn, Steubenville. O.
At shutdown long, wavering lines of
young people from various directions
wendell across the green fields about
the white tented city, all converging
toward tent Endeavor, beneath whose
broad. spreading canvas the welcoming
rally was held. The crowds poured in
through the four entrances on either
side and down the six broad sawdust-
covered nisles until the great tents ca
! pacity OF 10000 was filled: after that
! n crowd OF outsiders obtained sight and
hearing through dropping of the tent
walls AZ either side. Promptly at 7:30
the comparative silence was broken by
the swelling strains of THE Son OF God
Goes Forth 20 War" followed by There
Shall BE Showers OF Blessing "On-
ward. Christian Soldiers" etc. i'm all of
which the great crowd enthusiastically
! Joined. Devotional exercises were led
by Rev. j. G.. Butler. of Washington.
There was enthusiastic applause
when Secretary Baer read the following
telegram from the president OF the
United States:
'Rev. DR.. Francis r. Clark. Detroit.
| Mich: on the occasion OF the Eighteenth
| international convention OF your society.
| desire 10 express my cordial interest IN
| it's work. my best wishes 10 those as
sembied with YOU In convention. and my
earnest hope for the continuance and In
crease Of the great results which the ef-
forts Of the Christian Endeavor society
WILLIAM M'ETNLEv."