Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-11
CLOSING SCENES
OF 1899 Christian Endeavor
Convention at Detroit.
Enthusiasm Over Messages to Presi-
ident, Queen Victoria and Others.
Sec. Baer Says the Convention Surpasses Al
Others for Attendance.

ternatlonal convention of Christian En-
deavor closed, tonight, amid scenes Of
impressive solemnity attending the ut
terance of 1.-The last word" by the pres
ident and secretary, in each of the
great tents respectively, following re-
Spouse from each state and country
represented and last exhortations from
Methodist Bishop Vincent of Kansas,
and Evangelist Chapman of New York
The following kilograms and cable
CRANES were read in both tents, the
reading of the cablegram from Hon.
Andrew d. White. president of the
American peace commissioners at The
Hague bringing out storms of applause:
ITO the American Peace Commission,
The Hague:
Twenty EIGHT thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endavorers
now assembled in International Con-
vention, Detroit. represent $500, 900 en-
thusiastic for peace and arbitration.
Great peace meeting held. All wish you
God speed.
(SigneD FRANCIS Z. CLARK,
President
JOHN WILLIS BAER,
Secretary"
ITO President William Mckinley,
Washington, ID. c.:
Twenty eight thousand American
and Canadian Christian ErdeavoTers
assembled in international convention
received with hearty enthusiasm your
kind message and pray for Gods rich
est blessings upon you, your admins
tration and the great republic of which
you are the Chief Magistrate"
ITO His Excellency, Lord Mimic. OF
tawa, Canada:
The Christian Endeavorers of
Canada and America in international
convention assembled, representing .
100000 of young people, are drawing
closer the bond of International fellow
ship and pray for Gods blessing upon
yourself and your great Dominion"
ITO Her Majesty. Queen Victoria,
Windsor, England:
Tens of thousands of Canadian and
American Christian Endcavorers in in
ternational convention assembled in
Detroit. rejoice in your long and glori-
Gus reign and pray Gods constant
blessing upon you. Thousands of En-
ocean to convention in London with
love and reverence in their hearts for
you"
OTTAWA, Canada, July 10.
'Francis +. Clark. President Interna-
tional Convention Christian En-
dcaVorcrS:
His Excellency, the governor gen
eral desires me to express his warmest
and most sincere thanks for your very
kind and cordial message of good will
to himself and the Dominion of
Canada.
MAJOR DRUMMOND,
Governor Generals Secretary.
In response to a cablegram sent b.
President Clark after the Christian En-
dcavor conference. Saturday. the follow
ing was, today. received from Andrew d..
White. president of the American peace
commissioners:
CLARK. President Christian Endeavor
meeting, Detrot-Amcrcan commission
to the peace conference sends sincere
thanks for message and congratuiates
you and all friends of peace for the great
success achieved providing for a pcrma-
nent tribunal of arbtrat ton.
(SigneD "WHITE, President.
"HOLLS, Secretary
At all previous meetings the audi
ences assembled quietly. but this even
ing for some time before the calling to
order of the two great gatherings
Tents Endeavor and Williston were
babels of sounds and scenes. The
state, provincial and foreign delega-
tons were grouped in designated
punches divided about equally between
the two tents. Each had it's own par
ticular rally cry and each delegation
took pleasure in making it known to
the extent of its lung power The
delegations which were not shouting
We're singing. Music Conductor Fos-
ter finally made himself heard with
out aid of q megaphone, and all the
voices were turned into the inspiring
volumes of Holy, Holy, Lord God AL
mighty" with much improved effect.
The following statement as to attend
ance, etc. was given out by Secretary
Baer: without doubt the attendance
at this convention has very much eX-
ceeded that of any other Christian En-
deavor convention ever held in the
matter of those present at the various
meetings. This estimate takes into ac-
count the great convention at Boston,
in 1895. That is to say, out of the U.s.
600 Endeavorers registered, there have
been more who attended meetings than
at any previous time. The estimate of
attendance at meetings gives a total of
go 500. There were $4,000 Endeavorers
in attendance, including Detroit dele
gates.
Thirty thousand. five hundred per-
sons simultaneously attended strictly
Christian Endeavor meetings. These
figures do not include the 66 noon
evangelfstc meetings which had a
total attendance of $1,000 and 100 pro-
fessed conversions"
The chairman of each state and
provincial delegation and those from
abroad were called to the platform.
and testified each for his people and
their aspirations as Endeavorers.
Then they sang together. waved flags
and gave other evidences of enthusi-
asm.
During a recess in these responses.
each member of the 80 committees was
called out. They We're told that the
SO convention had never been eGualled
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