The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-11
CONVENTION ADJOURNED
The Christian Endeavor Confereace Clsss1
Amid Scenes Of Impressive SolcmnIly.
MEETING WAS ONE OF GREAT RESULTS
Tciegrams Sent to Chief Magistrates
of the United States England and (,
Other Nations.

Detroit, Mich, July 10.--The eighteenth
International convention Of Christian En-
deavor closed tonight amid scenes Of i'm
pressivc solemnity attending the utter
ances OF "tae last word" by the president
and secretary in each OF the great tents
respectively following responses from each
State and country represented and last
exortatlons from Methodist Episcopal
Bishop Vincent OF Kansas and Evangelist
Chapman OF New York.
kilograms and cables were read In both
tents. the reading of the cablegram from
Hon. Andrew u. White. president OF the
American commission at The Hague,
bringing out storms OF applause.
10 the American Peace Commission, Tho
Hague.
Twenty eight thousand American and
Canadien Christian Endeavorers, now as
sembled In international convention at
Detroit. representing two and half mil
lions OF young people. are enthusiastic
Tor peace and arbitration. Great peace
meeting held. All wish you God speed.
Frances e. Clark.
President.
John Baer.
Secretary.
CLARK. President Endeavorers, Detroit.
ht ituSut.--4iUicTlCuu commission to
the peace conference sends sincere thanks
Tor the message and congratulates you
and all friends of peace for the great sue
ceas achieved providing for permanent
tribunal of arbitration
White. President,
Hollis, Secretary
Missionary Work" was the topic OF
both morning meetings. In the Tent En-
deavor meeting the subject was discussed
by Father Endeavorer Clarke. Rev. Dir.
A. Mclean of Cincinnati was then intro
dueed His subject was 1.-THE Great Need
of Missions"
One of the principal addresses in Tent
Williston was by Rev. c. NJ Howard of
Rochester, N. Y, entitled "our Country's
Greatest PERIL" which he said is the open
saloon.
The sentiment of the home mission
rally In Tent Willlston as proposed by
Rev. DR. Hill of Massachusetts was tho
Greek proverb They, bearing torches,
passed the money from hand to hand
Many home missionaries from Western
States and Territories We're presented.
Rev, DR., W w Boyd of st, Louis de-
livered an address on Our Country's
Many Problems" He discussed the two
questions OF immigration and the race
problem AS to the race problem tho
speaker said that III his Judgment the
government made q great mistake which
IL VIII not be apt to repeat in the Philip
pines Wneu IL puts IN tne nanus OF the
negro all privileges and franchises OF the
freest government of the globe. There are
two sides to this race problem, said DR..
Boyd. There Ia not white man In 0e
North who, II his wife or daughter were
outraged by beast, would not rush sum-
marily to vengeance. But that does not
excuse, though 1t may palliate the dla-
boloal crime OF lynching, and the hour is
at hand when decisive steps must be
taken to abolish 1t. Christianity must
settle this question Legislation can not
do It,
This afternoon the Juniors had their in
ninss, both in the audience and on the
platform.
DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman preached the
sermon In Tent Endeavor. The
closing address In Tent Williston was
made by Bishop John II. Vincent OF the
Episcopal church.