Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-06
Where Servants of God Have
Met from Many Nations.
ENDE AVORERS IN CONVENTION
Detroit Welcomes with Open Arms iii 9
Thousands of Delegates. Mayor May
bury Addresses the Atsemblage.
Mckinley Wires Sympathy.
Ty Telegraph.o

(By Telegrarh)
DETROIT. AlICI5.. July 5.-The at
ternoon ot the preliminary day of the
eighteenth annual international con-
vcntion of Christian l.ndcavorcrs was
showery, but toward evening the sun
broke through the clouds and the travel
from all parts Of the city to the Chris
tan E.ndeavor grounds began.
AT, shutdown long wavcring Zines OF
young people from various directions
wendell across the green fields about
the white tented city, all converging
toward Tent Endcavor. beneath whose
broad. spreading canvas. the welcom-
ing rally was held. The crowds poured
in through the four entrances on either
side and down the six broad sawdust
covered aisles. until the great tents
capacity OF 10000 was filed; after that
4 crowd of outsiders obtained. sight and
hearing through the dropping of the
tent walls at either side.
THE RED AND WHITE.
The Christian Endeavor red and
white was suspended in hundreds of
broad streamers from the caves. The
flags of all nations draped with the
Stars and stripes, hung overhead at in
tervals. The coats of arms of the
states We're attached to the tent poles
Y
shone from large red and White cleo
trio globes over the resanotor suspen-
ded above the speakers platform. -
Promptly at 1870 o'clock the compar-
ative silence was broken by the
swelling strains of 'sThe Son of God
Goes Forth to War followed by
There Shall be Showers Of Blessings
Onward Christian Soldiers etc. in
all Of which the great crowd enthusi-
aStically Joined.
Devotional exercises led by the Rev.
J. G.. Butler. of Washington.
The welcome of the local committee
was extended by VIM. III. Strong. its
chairman.
THE MAYOR WELCOMES THEM.
Rev. Charles B. Newman eloquently
welcomed the convention in behalf OF
Detroit pastors, Mayor Maybury. on
behalf of the city Of Detroit, cordially
welcomed the Endeavorers.
There was enthusiastic applause
when Secretary Bacr read the follow
ing telegram from the president of the
United States:
"Rev. DR. Francis Z. Clark. Detroit.
Mich. On the occasion of the eighteenth
international ton of your socie
ty. 1 desire to express my cordial in
terest in its work, my best wishes to
those assembled with you in convention
and my earnest hope for the continue
ance and increase of the great results
which the efforts of the Christian En-
deavor Society have achieved.
"WILLTAM M'KlNLEY''
Next on the program came responses
in behalf of the Endeavorers from for
eign lands. AS Rev. VIM. Patterson
Of Toronto. came forward to speak for
4 N M I.o ctr IL SnI
the Queen" The Canadians on the pat
forns took up the strain and in a mo-
ment the huge tent was reverberat ting
with the swelling chorus of the British
anthem. The friendly relations between.
Canada and the United States, particu-
larly with reference to religious mat
ters, formed the burden Of DR.. Patter-
sons address
Rev. DR.. III. j. Tresider. secretary CT
the London council of Christian EN-
deavor, answered to the greetings in
behalf of Great Britain. Perish. the
mad dream" said he. 'sthat q conflict
should ever come between our two
countries 1T is the work and duty of
the Christian Endeavors to make i'm
possible such an idea
For Australia, response was made by
Rev. Joseph Walker Of Queensland
Aol N~ItLd, Ny AlCN. LII WI Ou 1GWkSDu!y,
a missionary in the vicinity OF Pekin;
for Turkey, by Rev. Lyndon S. Craw-
ford, for many years a missionary in
that country; for Japan, by Rev Otis
Carey; for Mexico, by Rev. c. Scott
Williams. and for the United States by
Rev. Arthur g. Smith, of Georgia
AT the close Of the big meeting, the
crowO thronged to the platform to be
presented to the mayor and the officers
of the United Society. This closed the
first day of what promises to be one
of the most notable gatherings in the
history Of the organization.