Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-08

DETROIT, Mich, July 7.-"Showers
of Blessing" and There's Sunshine in
My Soul To-day were the favorite
hymns sung by Christian E~ndeavorers
this morning en- route to the quiet
hour in Tent Endeavor. However
abundant the spiritual showers may
have been, the physical rains were GER
tainly copious enough to drench every
thing in sight.
Rev. DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman, leader
of the Quiet Hour" and H. G. Smith,
the New York gospel singer, stood on
the speakers platform, hats on, direct
ing the proceedings, shielding them
selves with umbrellas from the streams
of water that dribbled through the
!, sheet iron overhead. Tent Endeavor
{ was a broad and long expanse of shin
ing umbrellas. Scarcely anybody
found a dry spot to sit upon, and it
rained inside the tent almost as hard,
and in places harder, than out OF doors.
The long decorative bands of red and
white sagged and dropped like sponge5,
n the banners ali looked tired. The
audience appeared large enough to fill
the tent, but it was mostly umbrellas.
For a long time the mufled roar OF
falling rain on the roof precluded hope
of speaking or audible prayer, so the
people sang instead, led by four brass
wind instruments sticking out from I'M
der more umbrellas on the stage. After
a time there was a short. partial cessa-
ton of the downpour and the quiet
hour was carried out amid s%urropnd-
ings which made the tile a misnomer.
Hundreds of young people braved the
elements and appeared at the grounds
for the two main 10 o'clock gather
ings, hut -postponement, for the time
being at least, was inevitable.
Soon after the break of dawn to-day
the trustees of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor gathered in the
Hotel Cadillac to discuss several mat
tiers left undetermined at Wednesdays
meeting. The most important of these
was the consideration of a protest
from the ministerial alliance of Toledo
against the opening of the gates Of the
Ohio centennial grounds on Sunday.
After some discussion, and contrary to
l. x;cloe af Tho Ta1aIn ron
resentatives who we're present, a gen.
eral resolution was authorized, protest
ing in the name of the Christian En-
deavor Society, against opening the
gates of any national exposition or fair
on the Sabbath. Another resolution
was authorized protesting against the
seating of Congressman-elect Brigham
H. Roberts, of Utah. Both resolutions
were roughly drawn. When complet-
general convention for adoption.
The trustees consumed some time
in the discussion of matters concern
ing the 1900 convention at London,
and the methods and rates OF ocean
transportation, but adjourned without
definite action. There is understood
70 be a plan under consideration for
he chartering of several large ocean
steamships to carry the American En-
deavorers to England. Secretary
Baer says the idea is to make a
straight fare for all parts of the ships
and have the second cabins and steer
ages fitted up as nearly as possible on
an equality with the first cabin state
rooms, and also to allow passengers
full privileges of the upper decks and
provide them with all possible con-
veniences.
The rain practically ceased soon after
10 o'clock. the tent seats became par
TALLY dried out and the programme
proceeded with both the great main
tents comfortably filled. To-day's
speaking was not wholly from the plat
forms. The humblest delegate in the
audience had their chance as against
the pulpit orators on the stage. They
promptly improved all opportunities
given by the open parliaments to shout
out their experiences in religious work
and their plans for future efforts to-
ward regeneration of the world.
Tent Endeavor was the scene of a
practical school of methods" ad-
dresses alternating with open parlia-
ments in bringing out concensus of
opinions, and past and prospective
achievements. The topics and the lead
ers were as follows:
New ideas for the prayer meeting
committee" William E. Sweet, Denver,
Col; New views for the lookout COM
mittee," j. H. Ball, Philadelphia, Pa.
Open parliament, conducted by w. C.
Perkins, Baltimore-"Novel socials,"
Ray. E. Lee Fleck, Dayton, Ohio.
Open parliament, conducted by John
A. Carey, Baltimore-"Fresh mission
airy meetings" H. N. Lathrop, Boston.
Open parliament, New plans" con-
Quoted Wy H. H. %Grotthouse, Dallas,
Texas; .fome new committees" S. ].
Duncan-Qlark, Toronto, Canada.