Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-06
WELCOMING RALLY LAST NIGHT
TENT ENDEAvoR NOT BIG ENOUGH
TO HOLD THE CROWD.
Choir of 1000 Voices Furnished the
Music - President Francis Z.
Clark, Secretary John Will
lis Bner and Treasurer
Shaw Reelected.

LEI hOII, MICH, July 5.-The afternoon
OF the preliminary day of the eighteenth
annual international convention of the
Christian Endeavor was showery, but to-
ward evening the sun broke through the
clouds and the travel from all parts Of the
city to the Christian Endeavor grounds be-
gan. At sundown, long, wavering lines of
people from all directions wended across
the green fields about the white tented
rity and converged toward Tent Endeav-
DR., beneath whose broad spreading canvas
the welcoming rally was held. The crowds
poured in through the four entrances on
either side and down the six broad saw
dust aisles until the great tents capacity
of 1000 was filed: after that a crowd of
outsiders obtained sight and hearing
through dropping of the tent walls at either
side.
The Christian Endeavor red and white
was suspended in hundreds of broad
streamers from the lofty roof to the caves.
Flags of all nations, draped with the stars
and stripes. hung overhead at intervals.
The coats of arms of the states were az
tached to the tent poles The Christian
Endeavor monogram shone from large red
and white electric globes over the resonator
suspended above the speakers platform.
Higher up. the union jack and stars and
stripes intermingled. A thousand white
the choir on the big stage, the front of
which was occupied by the officers and
clergy.
Promptly at 7:30 o'clock the comparative
D.. silence was broken by the Swelling strains
of 1.-The Son of God Goes Forth to War, "
. followed by There Shall Be Showers OF
. Blessing, ,"~"Onward, Christian Soldiers, -
etc. in all of which all the great crowd
enthusiastically. Joined
Devotional exercises were led by Rev
Mr.. ]. q. Butler, of Washington.
The welcome of the local committee was
extended by William H. Strong, its chair.
man. Mr.. Strong dwelt upon the beautie;
of Detroit, and greeted the delegates not
only on behalf. of the local Christian En-.
deavor Societies, but also on behalf of the
young peoples religious societies allied tc
special denominations, which had collab.
GRATED in all efforts of the general com.
mittee.
Rev. Mr. Charles B. Newman eloquently
welcomed the convention on behalf of De.
troit pastors. closing with these words:
You are thrice welcome. May we prove
as worthy hosts as you are worthy guests
and. when you have closed your conven'
tion and are ready to depart may yor
have it as truly said that you were vel
come. as we say it now at the beginning"
mayor MayDury NelCOneu tfe uele5dlcs
on behalf of the city of Detroit
There was. enthusiastic applause wher
Secretary Baer read the following tele
gram from the president of the Unitet
-.'Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark, Detroit
Mich: On the occasion of the eighteenth
International convention of your society
desire to express my cordial interest II
its work my best wishes to those assem-
bled with you in convention, and my earn
est hope for the continuance and increas,
of the great results which the efforts o.
ssseye5 sss Christian s9SM Nnaf9xsF Tgsisty hay
Next on the programme came response:
IN behalf of Endeayorers from foreign
o. lands, As Rev. William Patterson. o.
Toronto came forward to speak for Can
-, ada, some one struck up God Save tn,
Queen"
The Canadians on the platform took u,
the strain, and in moment the huge ten
was reverberating with the swelling chorus
of the British anthem. The friendly re
lations between Canada and the United
States. particularly with reference to re
ligious matters. formed the burden of DR.
Patterson's address.
Rev DR.. II. j. Tressider secretary of tn,
London council of Christian Endeavor
answered the greetings In behalf of Grea
Britain. Perish the mad DREAM said he
that conflict should ever come between
oIr two countries. 1t Is the work and tn,
duty of the Christian Endeavorers to max,
impossible such an idea"
Rev. Mr.. Joseph Walker. of Queensland
for China. by Rev. Mr.. Elwood G. Tewks
bury: missionary in the vicinity of Peking
for Turkey. by Rev; Mr.. Lyndon S. Craw
country. for Japan. by Rev. Mr. Oti
Carey; for Mexico, by Rev Mr.. c. Scot
Williams, and for the United States, b,
Rev. Mr.. Arthur J: Smith. of Georgia.
- At the close of the big meeting th
crowd thronged to the platform to be pre-
sented to the mayor and the officers of tn
United Society. This closed the first da,
of what promises to be one of the mos
notable gatherings in the history of tn
organization.
Rev. DIR. Francis E. Clark was re-electe
president of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor at to-days meeting of th
trustees John Willis Baer was re-electe
secretary, and William Shaw, treasurer.
Invitations for the 1901 convention yer
received from Denver and Cincinnati, bu
in accordance with a resolution adopte
last year, II was determined to defer actio
on this matter until after the London con
vention of 1900.
Rev. DR.. II. ]. Tressider. of London. tn
ofhciai representative of the British socie
ties, was received and cordially welcome
by the board. Dr. Tressider is here I
study Detroits methods of entertainment
and collect information which will be use
ful to the British societies in 1900
A delegation of three. representing tn
Mlnlsterial Union of Toledo. appeared be
fore the trustees asking that the Christia
Endeavorers do all in their power TO dc
veiop sentiment against the opening a
the gates of the Ohio centennial ON Sun
day. The matter was referred to a specia
committee.
stopped to Hear Mayor Jones.
TOLEDO. O.. July 5.-The Missouri an
Kansas delegations of the Christian Er
deavor en- route to Detroit stopped to do
IN Toledo in order to hear an a6Jres. y