Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-13
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERS.

national Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton was dissipated by sunrise today.
In the downtown district, all through
| the earlier morning hours, persons not
wearing the G. E. badge were the
execution. 1t was estimated this morn.
inc that upwards of 10000 accredited
| delegates had arrived, aside from
visitors who are not Endeavorers.
between and 8 O'Clock this morn
inc. most Christian Eudeavor roads |
| led to the Central Presbyterian Church |
and the Light Guard Armory. Several
| hundred volunteers for service IN the |
| monday evangelistic meetings, repre- |
sentinn nearly all the States, gathered
al 7. 30 O'Clock In the former editice,
nrofTered their services by cities, and
received assignments to various parts
of tho city and general instructions
from the leader, II. u. Gibbud OF
Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Gibbud advised
the young people how to act most
effectively rs temporary evangellsts
They were told off in squads, and at
neon many factories and business
centres were scenes OF their labor The
floor and the galleries of the city's
] largest armory were early filled with
, bright-faced young people, singing
J familiar hymns with utmost earnest
noss, At S. IL o'clock, the armory doors
we're closed and, after the prayer by
] President Clark, the daily quiet
hour of prayer and meditation en-.
/ sued, led by the Rev. J. Wilbur Chap
man, d. D., Of New York.
, Tho day was clear, cool and alto
J rether ideal when the first real BUSH
| ness session of the convention opened
: today in Tent Endeavor. y sea OF
, 10000 earnest countenances were up
/ 4 ln4f ,ra,l xf-h n
Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, ID. d., OF
( Detroit called for order. Again the
i great tent rang with hymns of praise,
!, led this time by Z. S. Foster of Wash
u ington. The devotional exercises were
o led by one OF tho leaders and founders
o of the Methodist Epworth League,
Rishop Ninde of Detroit. Secretary
" John Willis Baer submitted his annual
L report. After singing by q colored
1t quartet from Hampton Institute,
Father Endeavorer'' Fraucis Il.
IF Clark made his annual address.
1t Detroit, Mich, July S.-The great
n outdoor international peace and arbi.
ID tration gathering, looked forward to a:
ID the most novel and perhaps the chic
a. event of Christian Endeavor work, vii
/. be held at O'Clock this afternoon
w
O. those of yesterday. Overcoats ant
to Jackets are in demand, rather thai
linen coats and parasols. Today's SIX,
was overcast, and a northwest breeze
I'd with an occasional dash of rain, blew
ly freshly from Lake st. Clair eros
oy Belle Isle, where the crowds are t
". assemble this afternoon for the peac
er Jubilee. Speaking from various point
as OF vantage will be followed by tn
presentation, for adoption, of the Chris
rs, tian Endeavor peace memorial, cop
lis of which will be sent to the lntei
Dir national Peace Conference, at Th
ay Hague.
is There will be no general meetings
he the Christian Endeavor tents tonigf
,re or tomorrow, but there will be man
Sunday gatherings in the churches, IL
rd chief feature being Sunday afternoc
ct, Sabbath observance service. Cons
lilo Grafton meetings are scheduled for t
er, morrow evening, and farewells for MOI
emit day night.
FEATHER Endeavorer" Clark has pr
the pared programme for the use of loo
60. city and district unions for the yea
ers which is new departure, designed
the give uniformity OF thought and pu
en- pose to all.
This mornings "quiet hour
Yrs, Tent Endeavor was more largely q
ion tended than either of the preyio
lex meetings.
of Detroit, Mich, July 10-The Gle
at ing day of the international Christi
TO Endeavor convention was the bust,
up day of q busy week. When the day
the completed, there will have been hi
and eight great gatherings, provided
,out rain. which began falling just after I
ther big morning meetings assembled, d'
pos not check operations. The ,tendenc
was of the '99 gathering along education
the and other practical lines caused Il
nah convention to be called the education
! it. convention. Its general trend is c.
the ceded to have been to broaden rs y
rs inspire the young people, rather IL
to have;led them toward narrow for
Of spirituality or intolerant religi'
G.. views.
ency Inc last quiet hour, carry
.tion morning, was largely attended.
Missions was the topic in both
liam tents at the morning meetings, fore
tary- missions in Tent Endeavor and he
missions in Tent Willston. In
,ere. former meeting, the foreign missi
with aries present were introduced to
great audience by Father Endeav
large Clark. The first address was by
w. Rev. DIR. A. Mclean of Cinema
acted His topic was 1.-The great need of /
Iont- ions." One of the principal adore
in Tent Williston was by the Rev.
,tend N. Howard of Rochester, N. y, Q
yitri- tied ''Our country greatest peril. !"
Rev DIR. w. W. Boyd of st. l.
,ester delivered an address on "0ur count
no i many problems. . lie said the gov
5o0 ment made mistake when it put
the hands of the negro all the pl
leges and franchises of the fl
- government on the globe. "'Tnere
~, az az two sides to this race problem, +"
. ~ ~ DIR. Boyd. There is not white
, .ast in the North, who, if his wife
s ssn,,se daughter were outraged by a b'
49,, ast;nn would not rush summarily to yengea
s' W. but that does not excuse, thong
eoii- may palliate, the diabolical Grim
h,rd lynching. and the hour is at hand '
Iii decisive steps must be taken to alb
VIII it. Christianity must settle this {
tion; legislation cannot do it..
Rev. Charles h. Jefferson of New
spoke upon "Our country's one s
tate OF tion.
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