The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-11
CLOSING MEETINGS.
Will Be Held In Endeavor
Tents Tonight.
STRICT SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Rev. Charles NJ. sheldon Walked More
Than Three Miles to Preach Rather
Than Use Street Cars-Other Endeav-
orers Eschewed Sunday Papers.


slonary rallies in each of the big tents,
prison work conference and great |
farewell gatherings in conclusion.
Although many of the Christian En-
deavorers in Detroit utilized the street
cars Sunday considerable portion re-
Trained from reading the Sunday news.
papers. Few of the pastors who occu.
pied the various Protestant pulpits went
to the extreme of inconvenlencing them
selves by walking long distances, as did
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of "In
His Steps" who walked more than
three miles to preach from the text
"One Is Our Master; All We Are Breth-
len" to congregation which entirely
exceeded the capacity of Bethany Pres
hyterian church. Mr.. Sheldon spoke
cptimistically of the signs of the times,
especially the awaken ing of the social
conscience, better relation ship between
employers and employed, federation OF
the churches, movement toward civi
righteousness and an awakening to the
stewardship feature of the Christians
life, as to his money, time and talents.
The features OF the afternoon were
OlOMuCu luSSIillBS lOI IlSu duu WOuleI
exclusively, and q Sabbath observance
rally. Thlrty-hve hundred men filled
the floor and galleries of Light Guard
armory at The mems meeting. The
men sang with fine enthusiasm and a
very large proportion of them publicly
| pledged that the occasion would be
with them u landmark from which
would date a better life. Secretary
Baer conducted the meeting and Rev
DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman of New York
preached from job xviii, Is: aye shall
be driven from light into darkness, and
| be chased out Of the world, the theme
brought out being the fate of the per-
sistent sinner as compared to that of
the godly.
Mrs. F. L. Clark, wife of President
Clark, presided over two mems meet
ings, which filled the Woodward Ave-
nue. Baptist church. Mrs. Joseph
Walker of Queensland, Australia, led
the devotions.
The program Of addresses was as fol-
lows:
1.-THE Women of Mexico" Mrs. c..
Scott Williams, San Luis PotoSi, Mex.
leo; "The Women or CHINA" Miss
Caroline (. Chittenden, Foo Chow,
China; "The Women OF ASIA" Mis-.
Jennie Alderman, Chicago; Woman :.
Work For Her Country" Mrs. Howard
NJ. Ingham, Jefferson, y.
Westminster Presbyterian church
could not contain the audience which
attended the Sabbath observance gath
ering. An address upon sabbath In
the Home" was delivered by Eev. DR..
David McAllistcr of Allegheny, Pa.
He held the religious development of
the family to be of utmost Importance,
the family being the foundation of the
civil structure and the cornerstone of
the temple of worship. Said he: 1--WE
cannot carry on our civilization, nor
keep our young people to the front, un-
less they are trained in Sabbath keep
ing homes"
Rev. O. N. Howard of Rochester. N.
Y, related at length the story of some
alleged futile attempts made in that city
toward closing "the side door" on Sun
days. lie argued insistently that prohi-
bition is the only true solution of the
saloon question. The closing speech was
by Hon. John Charlton, NJ. p, of Lyne.
doch, Ont, on "What the Sabbath Nav
Do For U.s." The speakers idea was
that Sabbath observance had far more
potent influence in character building
and world development than had com.
monty been conceded III later years.
Last night the evening worship in 81
Protestant churches Of Detroit and
Windsor took the form of "consecration
services"
Many were the pledges of more ex-
allied effort for the coming year and
more earnest Christian service. The
capacity OF the churches was taxed.
and the rapt attention Of the crowds to
the one subject OF conservation was i'm
presslve III the greatest degree.
President Francis E. Clark conducted
the conservation services in the Wood
ward Avenue Baptist church.
Amongsthe clergymen who directed
the services or made conservation ad-
dresses in the other churches were,
Rev. DIR. Charles E. Jefferson of New
York, Rev. William Patterson of To.
ronto, Rev. James l.. Hill of Salem,
Mass, Rev. James MurselI of London
England, Rev. Robert E. Speer of New
York, Bishop b. W. Arnett of Wilber-
force. o., Rev. John Pollock of Glas
gov, Scotland. Rev, DR.. John Henry
Barrows of Oberlin, o., Rev. John +.
Pounds OF indianapolis, Bishop Samuel
Fallows of Chicago and Rev. DR.. Floyd
| w. Tomkins of Philadelphia.
| lne convention Saturday agreed upon
memorial to the house of representa-.
tives of the Fifty sixth congress respect
fully urging the expulsion of Represent
ative Roberts Of Utah and requesting
the submission to the state legislatures
| OF an amendment to the national consti.
tuition, making polygamy under any
| guise II crime against the United States
| punishable by severe penalties, includ-
| ing disfranchlsement. The resolution
Iolemnly declares the conviction of the
EndeavoTers TO be that "the seating of
Brigham II. Roberts of Utah as repre-.
sentative-at-large from that state in the
Fifty-siXth congress would be, and
would generally be understood to be, Il
condonatiOn of the crime of polygamy,
blow at the sanctity Of the marriage
relation, and peril to the purity and
integrity of the family, upon which our
civil and religious institutions so largely
rest" This memorial will be distributed
| to secure the signatures of several mil
lion Endeayorers.
! Universal peace was the keynote oi
one Of the greatest meetings of the
convention, held late Saturday after
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