Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-07
DELEGATES SING AS THEY co
Twenty Thousand Endeavorers Show Enthu-
sissm in Detroit Streets.
MEETINGS ARE HELD IN TWO HUGE TENTS
Detroit Fairly OVerrun with Guests
Formal Business of the An-
nunl Session We'll
Under Way.

for the first time during the eighth inter
national convention and both held their full
quota OF 10000 people, and as usual hun.
dreds of others who failed to secure ad-
mittance patiently occupied standing
room all around the outer edges. Many
visiting delegates from long distances came
in today, swelling the number of stranger
delegates, 1t is believed. beyond the 10000
mark.
The convention days are essentially days
Of song Although tonight the choir was
divided between the two tents, there seemed
little diminution in the volume Of song
or much in the number of singers in each.
AS for the audiences, their spiritual en-
thusiasm expanded with the passage of the
hours. Yesterday there was little street
enthusiasm. Today the Endeavorers hon
ored the invitation Of the mayor of De-
troit to sing. Street carloads of them
frequently spun along the streets singing
as they went; many groups sang by the
wayside, aside from those who Joined the
squads of MONDAY workers in business
houses and factories. They sang at the
afternoon rallies and sang in the evening
en- route to the night gatherings, sang with
redoubled vigor after assembling, and then
sang on their way home.
Ten thousand people crowded into Tent
Williston for this evening exercises. The
decorations of Tent Williston are similar
to those which embellish Tent Endeavor,
and fully as elaborate. President Clark
presided over the meeting and p. S. Foster
of Washington was the musical director.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. w. E. Strong of Jackson Mich,
and the ten minutes of Quiet meditation
and prayer" by Rev. Clarence e. Eberman
of Lancaster, Pa. The two principal ad-
dresses in front OF Tent Williston were de-
livered by Rev. John E. Pounds of Indian
apolis and Rev. DT. p. S. Henson of
Chicago, the former on Dollars and Duty"
and the latter on Satan and Cities" Both
were listened to with undivided attention
by the great audience and bursts of ap-
plause were frequent.
In Tent Endeavor the principal address
of the evening was made by Rev. F. A.
Noble of Chicago His subject was War
Against War"
Roberts on the Rack.
The Mormon question was treated by Rev.
DR.. w. NJ. Padden Of Salt Lake City, who
made bitter personal attack upon Con-
gressman Roberts. DR.. Padden insisted that
a majority Of Utah people believe in polyga-
nous marriage, and that beyond doubt such
are still being contaminated. He
charged Mr.. Roberts with being an especially
fragrant type of polygamist and asserted
that his election as lawnaker had raised
an Issue which Christians are bound to
meet. He closed with exhortaton to all
endeavorers to join, through their congress
men, in bringing about the deposition of
Utah's new congressman.
Frederick A. Wallis of Hopkinsvile, KY,
outlined the progress of Our Prison Work"
and urged the earnest prayers and active
work of Christian Endeavor people in behalf
Of prisoners William Shaw, treasurer of
the United society, made a hit in his appeal
for Floating Christian Endeavor" He
said:
''The heroic dead Of Santiago and the liv-
Ing heroes of Manila bay have called our
attention to the heroic stuff of which our
heroes are made, but long before this our
Christian Endeavor had appreciated the pos
sibility OF our sailor boys, and Antoinette
P. Jones brought Christian Endeavor to the
sailors and succeeded in enlisting Jack in
The navy of the Lord Jesus Christ
'1f," said Mr.. Shaw, II were to rehearse
the moral victories Jack has won, the vic
tories of Santiago and Manila would be
1utdone. II takes courage of which you
have no conception to be a Christian on
board ship.
Nine years OF loyal service for the sail
)rs have only deepened our sense of the
Importance of this work and our conviction
hat there is no agency so effective as the
Christian Endeavor society. Through the
lome societies, the sailors when on land
ire brought into direct touch with the
churches and with noble Christian women,
who have such a refining influence upon
he sailor. The work is world wide or
sanizations existing in Canada, England,
Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, as
we'll as in the United States.
Mr.. Shaw also spoke of the Travellers
inion, which he asserted had regenerated
many a travelling man into being very
lifferent species of individual from the typi-
al drummer" of former days
Among the announcements of the evening
vas change in the place OF holding the
morning "quiet hour" which had outgrown
he largest armory in the city and will be
omorrow transferred to Tent Endeavor.
rhe combined junior rally will be held In
Tent Endeavor.
Besides the main meetings, Rev. Charles
sheldon of Topeka, Kan, the noted author
Il 'In His Steps, tonight, in the First
church, read a Christian En-
eavor story written by himself entitled |
For Christ and the Church" (the Christian |
lndeavor motto).
In the Woodard Avenue Baptist church. |
lev. Elwood G. Tewksbury, missionary to |
,hina, delivered an illustrated lecture, en-
ltled "The Hope of China"
Reports of Officials.
The day was clear cool and altogether
deal when the first real business session of
he convention opened today in Tent En-
eavor. Ten thousand earnest counte-
ances were upturned toward the platform
'hen Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, DID,, OF De-
roit called TO order Again the great tent
ang with hymns OF praise, led by p. S.
'oster OF Washington The devotional eX-
rcises were led by one Of the leaders and
ounders OF the Methodist Epworth league,
ishop Ninde of Detroit
Secretary John Willis Baer submitted his
nnual report.
After singing by colored quartet from
hampton institute, Father Endeavor'
rancis r. Clark made his annual address.
Ten minutes of meditation and prayer fol-
owed the presidents address, With bowed
eads and closed eyes, the great congrega-
ion sang softly old familiar hymns. alter
ating with prayers led by Rev. DR., Floyd
Y Tompkins OF Philadelphia. moment OF
ilent prayer followed, closing with congre-
ational recital of the Lords prayer