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PEACE AND arbitration
Christian Endeavor Convention at
Detroit Marked by a Great
Outdoor Meeting.
STRONG PEACE MEMORIAL IS ADOPTED.

national Peace Conference ut The
Hague-The "Quiet Hour" Meetings
In the Big Tents Are Very Well
Attended.
Detroit, Mich, July 1O.-The great
outdoor international Peace Arbitra.
ton" gathering, looked forward to as
the most novel and perhaps the CHIEF
event of Christian Endeavor conven-
ton week, was held at four o'clock Sat
urday afternoon under weather condi-
tions much more like those of October
than of July. Overcoats and jackets
were in demand rather than linen coats
and parasols. The skies were overcast
and northwest breeze, with an occa-
sional dash of rain, blew freshly from
Lake st. Clair across Belle Isle, where
the crowds assembled for the peace
jubilee. Speaking from various points
of vantage was followed by presenta-
ton for adoption of the Christian En-
deavor Peace Memorial" copy of
which will be sent to the international
peace conference at The Hague.
There were no general meetings in
the Christian Endeavor tents Saturday
night nor will there be Sunday, but
there will be many Sunday gatherings
in the churches, the chief feature being
Sunday afternoon Sabbath observ-
ance service. Conservation meetings
are scheduled for Sunday evening and
farewells for Monday night.
Father Endeavorer" Clark has pre-
pared programme for use of local,
city and district unions for the year,
which is new departure, designed to
give uniformity of thought and purpose
to all.
Saturday mornings quiet hour" in
Tent Endeavor was more largely at
tended than either of the previous ones.
The spirit of genuine piety is especially
apparent in these early morning meet
ings as compared with the more out
wardly enthusiastic gatherings of later
hours.
Meetings in the Big Tents.
The last meetings in the big tents be-
fore Monday opened in Tents Endeavor
and Williston at ten o'clock with the
usual great crowds on hand and the
singing as spirited as ever. The main
topic of the day in Tent Endeavor was
Saved to Serve"
"Self-consecration" was the general
theme in Tent Williston,
The presiding officer in Tent En-.
deavor was Rev. J. z. Tyler, of Cleve.
land. Rev. DR.. McLaurin, of Brook.
lyn, led the devotions. Various topics
relating to the general theme of service
iwere treated by the following speak
ers:
: In the home-"The Juniors" Rev
George B. Stewart, D. D., Harrisburg,
Pa; "The Family Altar" President
Burris A. Jenkins, Indianapolis.
In the church-"The Midweek Prayer
Meeting" Rev. Ernest Bourner Allen,
Lansing, Mich; ''The Sunday Evening
Service" Rev. H. O. Breeder, d. d..
Des Moines, la.
Illustrated Address, 1.-THE Christian
Endeayor Shears" Prof. Amos R. Wells.
Boston, editor Christian Endeavol
World.
Meditation and prayer, conducted by
Rev. John n. Elliott, New York city.
'How Young People May Help the
Pastor" President A. E. Turner, Lin.
coin, Ill.,; "How the Pastor May Help
the Young People," Rev. w. F. Wilson,
Hamilton, Ont.
In both tents, resolutions which had
been adopted by the board of trustees
were read, calling upon all Endeavorers
to do their utmost toward preventing
Congressman Roberts, of Utah, from
assuming his seat in congress.
The Roberts Resolution,
The Roberts resolution was as fol-
lows:
1.-THE board Of trustees of the United So
ctety of Christian Endeavor, speaking in
behalf of over 5000. 900 of Americans, sol.
EMMY declare their conviction that the
seating of Brigham H. Roberts. of Utah, as
representative-at-larg from that state.
In the Fifty-sixth congress would be, and
would be generally understood to be, a
condonation of the crime of polygamy; a
blow at the sanctity of the marriage rela-
ton, and peril to the purity and integ-
rity of the family, upon which our civil
and religious institutions so largely rest
1--WE, therefore, confidently call upon our
representatives in the national congress
to rise above all partisan and sectional and
personal considerations, and in defense of
our reputation and character as a law
abiding people. to deny Mr.. Roberts seat
among our national lawmakers"
Memorial to Congress-
Accompanying the resolution was
submitted memorial to congress, to
be signed by endeavorers, urging ut
most endeavor towards accomplishing
Mr.. Roberts expulsion: IN accord
ance with the provision of the nation
al constitution, article /, section S, as
follows: Each house may determine
the rules of its proceedings, punish its
members for disorderly behavior. and
with the concurrence of two-thirds ex-
pei member"
The memorial also urges submission
of constitutional amendment to the
legislatures of the states, defining le-
gal marriage to be monogamic, and
making polygamy and polygamous CO.
habitation crime punishable by Sc
we're penalties, including disfranchise-
ment and disqualification from holding
any federal or state office.
Rev. n. B. Grose, of Boston, presided
0ver the Tent Williston session. Rev.
Or. NJ. Rhodes, of ST. Louis, conducted
xhe devotional exercises. Many dele
pafeS took ADVANTAGE of an omen mar