The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-07-13

Detroit, Mich. July IO.--The closing
day Of the international Christian I'm
deaxor convention was The busiest day
Of a busy week. When the day is
completed. there had been held
cigh, great gatherings. The rain.
which began falling Jus, after
did not check operations.
An Educational Csnsrntiou.
The tendencies Of the 90 gathering.
along educational and other practical
lines have caused this convention to be
called the educational convention. Its
general trend h conceded 10 have been
To broaden as well asinspire the young
people, rather than 10 have led them
toward narrow forms OF spirituality.
or iniolerant religious views.
The Last "Quiet HouF."
The last Quiet Hour early morning
service was largely attended. Missions
wns the topic in both the great tents
at the morning meetings; foreign mis-
sions la Tent Endcayor; Home mis-
sions In Tent Williston. In the former
meeting thr foreign missionaries pres-
ent wcrr introduced TO the great audi
| ence by Father Endravor" Clark,
Address Delivered.
The FIRST address was 10y Rev. DIR.
4. Mclean, Of Cincinnati. His topic
wns "rhe Great Need OF Missions"
One Of the principal addresscs In
Tent williston was by Rev. {. y. How
ard. OF Rochester. n. u, entitled "Our
Country's Greatest Peril"
IntrodaetIon of Missionaries.
The introduction Of missionaries by
Prcsidcat Clark was one NJ the feat
ures of the convention. Thirty Of the
workers In heather fields spoke a sen
tcnce or iwo IN the languages spoken
In the zone of their labors aud retired.
The handelapping greeting their ap-
pcaruucc and retirement was almost
constant.
The closing feature In Tent Endeav-
or was an address by DIR. Robert v,
speer. of New York, on "Thc Grea,
blessing of Missions"
Home Mi~@isa Rally.
The sentiment Of the home mission
rally IN Tent Williston, as proposed hy
Rev. Dr. Hill, Of Massachusetts, WIS
the Greek prUvrrb, They, bearing
torches, passed them on from hand ia
hand"
Many home missionaries from west
rrn states aud territories were pre-
senicd. Rev. Dr. W. w. Boyd. of 81,
Louis, delivered an address on Our
! Country's Many Problems.
I'VE BurainR osestieas.
lie discussed the two questions OF
| immigration aud fhc race problem
For the solving oi the immigration
problem re proposed three remedies '
To maintain American ideals nt their
highest point by an aroused public
sentiment. 10 legislate against the ad'
mittance of the pauper and vicious
clasrcs of Europe, and 10 bring to bear
combined and quickened Christianity
upon the stranger within our gates.
As 10 the race problem. the speaker
said that in his Judgment the govern
mcnt made a great mistake, which II
will not be apt 20 repeat In The Philip
pines, when It pu, in the hands of th'
negro al the privileges and franchise
of the freest government on thu globe
"Therc are two sides 10 this race prob
lem" said Dr. Boyd. "There is not q
white man In then0rth who. II his wife
or daughter were outraged by beast
" wouid not rush summary ven
geance.
-But that does not excuse, though y
may palIiate the diatoiical crime oi
lynching. and the hour is at hand whsT
decisive steps must he taken TO abolish
I ~. Christianity must settle this ques
tion; legislation can not do IT,"
THE Cios,sE scsoss-
The international convention o.
tim EndeayorcrA closed tonight amir
scenes Of impressive solcmnity NJ
tending the m,tcrnnce of the lasi
wcTd" lay the president and EreTetarl
In each OF the great tents following
responses from each state and conn
Try represented, and last exhoriatlonI
from Methodist EpiScoral bishop Sin
cent, Of Kansas. and Evangelist Chap
msn, of New York.
TeteRwamn s@ut.
The following telsgrams and cable
grams were read in both tents, sh'
reading Of the cablegram from Hon
Andrew ID. White, president OF tb,
American peace commissioners al Th'
Hague, bringing out storms Of mp
planse;
10 the American Peace Commission
The HaRae:
"'rwents-eight thousand Americas
| and Canadian Christian Endeavorer,
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