The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-14
Impressive Scenes at Last
Meetings In Detroit.
THE AFFAIR A GREAT SUCCESS.
Secretary Bacr So Announced and Gave
FigUrcs-InterestingC Cablegrams Read
ENhortations by Bishop Vincent, Evao-
gelist Chapmau and Others.

sSlNe SOlblllFljN, tllCllNllilS, VIC uJttAduCND
of "the ksst word" by the president
and secretary in each of the great tents
respectively, following responses FROM
each state and country represented, and
last exbartations from NJ. Il. Bishep
Vincent of Kansas and Evangelist
Chapman of New York. The follow
ing kilograms and cablegiams were
read in both tents, the reading OF the
cablegrnm from Hon, Andrew ID. White,
president of the American peace COM
missioners at The Hague, bringing out
storms of applause:
To the American Peace Commission, The
Hague:
Twenty.eigh5 Thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endeavorers,
now assembled iu international conven-
ton, Detroit, represent 2,500,000 enthu-
siastic for peace and arbitration. Great
peace meeting held. AL wish you god
speed.
(Sigs) FRANCIS +. CLARK,
President.
JOHN WIbLIs,BAER,
Secretary.
Clark, President Christian Endeavor, Detroit: !:
American commission to the peace
conference sends SnCerC thanks for
message and Cungratulates you and all
achieved providing for "a permanent
tribunal OF SrbitratInn.
WHITE, President.
HOLLIS, Secretary.
Other messages were also sent to
Queen Victoria, President Mckinley
and the governor. general of Canada.
At all previous meetings the audi
ences assembled quietly, but for some
time before the calling TO order of the
two great gatherings, Tents Endeavor
and WillistOn were babels of sounds
and scenes. The state, provincial and
foreign delegations were grouped in
designated punches, divided about
equally between the two tents. Each
had its own particular rally cry and
each delegation, teok pleasure In max
ing it known to the extent OF it's lung
power. The delegations which were
not shouting Were singing. Music Con-
ductor Foster finally made himself
heard without the aid OF u megaphone,
and ali the voices We're turned into in
spring volumes of "Eoiy, Holy, Lord
God Almighty" with much improved
effect.
The following statement as to attend
ance, etc, was gwen out by Secretary
Baer:
Without doubt the attendance at this
convention has very muGn exceeded
that of any other Christian EuueayOr
convention ever held III the matter OF
those present at the various meetings.
This estimate takes into aCcOdnt the
great convention at boston IN 1895.
That is to say, that ont OF the $4,000
Endeavorers registered, which is the es-
innate OF the reception committee and
includes DGGroH members, there have
been more VINO. attended meetings than
mt any previous times. The estimate of
attendance at meetings gives a total of
296, 500. There were 5000 Endeavorers
in attendance, including Detroit dele
gates.
Thirty thousand five hundred persons
simultaneously attended strictly O. Il.
meetings.
These figures do not include the 66
noon evangehstic meetings, which had
a total attendance of 1000, and 100 pro-
tessed conversions.
SThe chalrmen of each state and pro-
ylnCial delegation and those from
abroad were called to the platform and
testified each for his people and their
aspirations 81 Endeavorers. Then the
respective delegations sang together,
waved flags ana gave other evidences of
enthusiasm.
During a recess in these responses,
each member Of the 10 committee was
called out. They We're told that the '99
convention had never been equalled as
to program, speakers, presence Of good
and large Attendance at meetings. Sec
retary Baer stated that although the
attendance at Detroit was $4,000, as
against 56, 400 at Boston, that the meet
lngs in Detroit were attended by larger
numbers than were those at Boston.
Chairman W. H. Strong of the local
committee responded appropriately to
the compliments rendered before the
two mighty audiences, and attributed
the successes of the convention chiefly
TO individual faithful ness. The score
of whitecapped chairmen of local com
mittees standing together then sang a
stanza of "lf Ever Loved Thee, My
Jesus, 'Tis Now"
Great Britain's leading representa-
tives, Messrs. Iressidder and Mursell of
London, and Pollock of Glasgow, stood
together and sang "Britain For Christ"
Then all sang stauZas of "God Save the
Queen" and America" DIR. j. Will
bur Chapman preached the concluding
sermon in Tent Endeavor from the texts
Luke vi, 8-l0-the story of the healing
of the man with withered hand. The
closing address in Tent WilLston was
made by Bishop John H. Vincent of the
M. II. church.
President Clark's last words to the
delegates were as follows:
Take this convention home with
you. New responsibilities are yours.
You have now more TO account for be-
fore the throne of God. Unless you
endeavorers who came TO this conven-
tion are more faithful, more loyal to
your church, better supporters OF your
pastors, more inspired with missionary
enthusiasm, you have lost your oppor-
tunity and God will hold you respon.
sible. A
''Take this meeting home with you;
yon cannot keep it to yourselves and
remain guilCless. lake it to yonr
church, your city, your home; make
this country better country, because
we have held our eighteenth internl-
tisnal convention OF Christian I'm
deavor."