The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-07
THE TENTS OVERLOOKING
UPWARDS OF TWENTY THOU
SAND VISITING DELEGATES.
SOME NOTABLE ADORE ;seS DELIVERED
Dr.. Padsn, Of Salt Lake City Ferc4Iy Attacks
Congressman Rob ,ris, Representa- i've
ofPoIyganous Utah. Work
of The Society.

VI iIlS StCicly'
Detroit. Mich, July G.-Both Of the
great main tents owned by the Unite {,
Society of Christian Endeavor, were
used tonight for the first time during
the eighteenth International Conyen-
ton. Both contained their full quo:a
OF 10000 people. and hundreds of others
who failed to secure admittance pa
tiently occupied standing room all
around the outer edges. Many visiting
delegates from long distances came in
to-day, swelling the number Of visiting
delegates. it is believed, beyond the
10000 mark. The convention days are
essentially days of song. Although to-
night the united choir was divided be-
tween the two tents there seemed little
diminishment in the volume of song or
much in the number of singers in each.
As for the audiences their spiritual en-
thusiasm expanded with the passage Of
the hours. Yesterday there WIS little
street enthusiasm. Today the Endeav
orers honOred the invitation of the
mayor of Detroit to sing. Street car
loads of them finally swung along The
Streets singing as they wen'. Many
groups sang by the wayside, aside from
those who joined the squads Of MONDAY
workers in business houses aud factories
Ten thousand people crowded. into Tent
Williamson for this evenings exercises.
President Clark presided over the meet
ing and p. S. Foster, of Washington
was musical director.
ha two rripcina1 ai1rpcSpC in Tnut
Williston were delivered by Rev. John
E. Pounds, of indianapolis, and Rev.
DIR. p. S. Henson, of Chicago, the form
err on dollars and Duty and the latter
on Satan in the City" Both were
listened to with undivided attention Icy
the great audience and bursts of APP
plause were frequent.
In Tent Endeavor the principal adj
dress of the evening was by Rev. Dr.
W. A. Noble, of Chicago. His subject
was WAR against War; 1.-THE Nor
mon Question was treated by Dr.
w. NJ. Paden, of Salt Lake City, who
made bitter personal attack upon Con-
gresham Roberts. DIR. Paden Insisted
that majority of the people of Utah he
lieve in polygamous marriage, and he
yOnd doubt such marriages are still
being consummated. He closed with one
exhortation to all Endeavorers to join
Through their congressman in bringing
about the deposition of Utah's new Con
gresham.
Frederick A. Wallis, Of Hopkinsville,
Ky, outlined the progress of Our Pris-
on Work" and urged the earnest prayers
and work Of Christian Endeayor people
in behalf of prisoners.
William Shaw. Treasurer of the Uni
ted Society, made hit in his appeal
for "Floating Christian Endeavor." He
said:
1.-THE heroic dead of Santiago and the
living heroes of Manila Bay have called
out attention to the heroic stuff Of which
our heroes are made, but long before
this our Christian Endeavor here APP
preciated the possibility of our sailor
boys, and Antoinette Jones. brought
Christian Endeavor to the sailors ana
succeeded in enlisting Jack in the Navy
OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
IF" said Mr. Shaw, Il We're to re-
hearse the moral victories Jack has won.
the victories Of Santiago and Manila
would be outdone. 1t takes courage of
which you have no conception to be a
Christians on board ship.
During the day the principal meeting
was held in Tent Endeavor. Secretary
John w. Baer submitted his annual re-
port, showing the immense growth and
work of the society and saying in conclu-
sion:
"Christian EndeavOr has in more ways
than those already referred to. borne
fruit, and is today one OF many other
agencies for increasing the membership
of the churches of Christ During the
last ten years over one million and one
half of our members have joined the
church. Over one million and one half
church members from the ranks Of Chris
tian EndeayOr in the ten years Behold
what God hath wrought. Christian En-
deavOr lives!"
After singing by a colored quartette
from Hampton Institute. Father En-
deavOrer," Francis T.. Clark, made his
annual address,
The convention sermon was eloquently
preached by Rev. DR.. Frank w. Gun
saulus, Of Chicago.
More than thirty denOnrinational rail-
lies were held in as many churches and
addresses made by many leaders i'm, MIS-
terial and lay, upon a great variety of
f0t,icS