The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-07-14
The Night Meetings.

The Night Meetings.
Detroit. Mich, July 7.-Both of the
great main tents owned by the United
/ Society of Christian Endeavor were
used last night for the first time dur
ing the eighteenth international con
yention, and both collected their full
quota of 10000 people, and hundreds
of others who failed to secure admit
lance, patiently occupied standing
room all around the outer edges.
Many visiting delegates from long
distances came in Yesterday. swelling
the number of stranger delegates, Il
is believed, beyond the 10000 mark.
Days of song.
The convention days are essentially
days of song. Although last night the
choir was divided between the two
tents. there seemed little diminish
ment in the volume Of song or nuch
in the number OF singers in each. As
for the audiences. their spiritual en-
thusiasm expanded with the passage
of the h-urs. Wednesday there was
little sfr ct enthusiasm. Yesterday
the Endeayorers honorcd the invita-
tion of the MAYOR of Detroit 70 sing.
Street car loads Of them frequently
spun along the streets. singing as they
went; many groups sang by the way
side. aside from those who Joined the
business houses and factories. They
sang M the afternoon rallies. and sang
Ell route 10 the night gathering. sang
with rcdoubtcd yigor after again as
sembling. and then sang on thir way
hame.
Exercises In Tent WiIIiston.
Ten thousand people crowded int
Tent Williston for last evenings cNer-
ciscs. The decorations OF Tent Willis
ton Were similar to those which en-
bcllsh Tent Endeavor. and fully az
elaborate. President Clarke presided
over the meeting and y. ;. Foster. Of
Washington, was musical director.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. w. +. Strong. of Jack
son, Mich. and the ten minutes Of
quiet meditation and prayer" by Rev
Clarence +. herman. OF Lancaster. Pa.
The two principal addresses in Tent
Williston were delivered by Rev. John
+. Pounds. Of indianapolis and Rev.
DR.. i. :. Henson. Of Chicago. the for
mer on Dollars and Duty and ths
latter on satan and Cities" Roih
Were listened to with undivided atten-
tion by the great audience. and bursts
of applause were frequent
In Tent Endeavor.
In Tent Endeavor the principal adj
dress Of the evening was by Rev Dr.
=. \. Noble. of Chicago. His subject
was WAR Against War"
The Mormon question" was treated
by Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Paden. of salt Lake
City, who made a bitter personal at
,acl. upon Congressman Roberts. DIR.
'adcn insisted that a ma ioriiy of the |
people Of Utah believe in polvgamous
marriage, and that beyond doubt such I
marriages are still being ronsummated. I
lie charged Mr.. Roberts with being an
especially fragrant type Of polygamist !
and asserted that his election MS a
lawmaker had raised an issue which /
CHRISTIANS are bound TO meet. He 4
closed with nm eNhortation 10 all En- /
deavorcrs to join Through their con- I
rcssmcn) in bringing about the dcpo- I
s,tion of Utah's new congressman.
Frederick \. Wallis. Of Hopkins
Vile. NY. outlined the progress of
Our Prison Work." and urged the
earnest prayer and active work OF
Christian Endeayor people in behalf
If prisoners.