The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-11
ADJOURN.
The Christian Workers Are Now
Homeward Bound,
VERY SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION.


at Meetings Exceeded tho
Great Gathering In Boston-M McssaRes
From Our Pence Commission and
Canada's Governor General.
Detroit. July 1.-THE eighteenth in
ternational convention OF Christian En-
deayor closed last night amid scenes
of impressive solemnity attending the
utterance of "the last word by the
president and secretary in each OF the
great tents. respectively. following
responses from each state and country
represented, and last exhortations
from Methodist Episcopal Bishop
Vincent, of Kansas. and Evangelist
Chapman, of New York kilograms
and cablegrams were read in both
tents, the reading Of cabegram from
Hon. Andrew D. White, president OF
the American peace commissioners at
The Hague. bringing out storms Of ap-
plause. Presidents Clark cablegram
to President White was as follows.
"Twenty-eight thousand American
and Canadian Christian Endeavorers
now assembled in international con-
ven, Detroit, represent $500, 900 en-
thusiastic for peace and arbitration.
Great peace meeting held. All wish
you godspeed."
Messages we're also sent to President
Mckinley, Governor General Mimic Of
Canada and Queen Victoria. President
White responded as follows:
American commission to the peace
conference sends sincere thanks for
message and congratulates you and all
friends of peace upon the great success
achieved providing for a permanent
tribunal of arbitration"
Mayor Drummond private secretary
to the governor general of Canada,
sent the following:
"His eXcellency, the governor gen
eral, desires me to express his warm
est and most sincere thanks for your
very kind and cordial message of good
will to himself and the Dominion of
Canada"
At all previous meetings the audi
ences assembled quietly, but last even
ing for some time before the calling
to order of the two great gatherings,
Tents Endeavor and Williston were
babels of sounds and scenes. The
tions were grouped in designated
punches divided about equally between
the two tents. Each had its own par
ticular rally cry, and each delegation
took pleasure in making it known to
the extent of it's lung power. Tho
delegations which were not shouting
were singing. Music Conductor Eos
ter finally made himself heard without
the aid Of a megaphone, and all the
voices were turned into the inspiring
volumes of Holy, Holy, Lord God AL.
mighty" with much improved effect
The following statements as to at
tendance, ETC., was given out by Sec
retary Baer:
Without doubt the attendance a
this convention has very much exceed
ed that of any other Christian En-
deavor convention ever held in tn
matter of those present at the variou
meetings. This estimate takes into ac
count the great convention at Bostol
in 1895. That Is to say, that out of tn
| 2S,000 Endeavorers registered which
| the estimate of the reception
committee, and includes Detroit mem
bers, there have been more VIII
attended meetings than at any previou
| times. The estimate of attendance a
meetings gives total of 29S, 800. Their
were $4,000 Endeavorers in attendance
including Detroit delegates, and 80,
500 persons simultaneously ATTENDED
strictly Christian Endeavor meetings
These figures do not include the 6
non-evangelistic meetings, which ha
a total attendance of $4,000, and 10
professed conversions.
During a recess each member of tn
'99 committee was called out. The
were told that the '99 convention ha
never been equalled as to program
presence of good speakers and large at
tendance at meetings. Secretary Bae
stated that although the attendance a
Detroit was $4,000, as against 56,400 a
Boston, the meetings in Detroit wer
attended by large numbers than wer
those at Boston.
Chairman w. H. Strong, Of the loca
committee, responded appropriately t
the compliments rendered before tn
two mighty audiences, and attribute
the successes of the convention chief
to individual faithfulness. The scoI
of white capped chairmen of local con
mittees, standing together, then sun
stanza of 'If Ever Loved Thee, NJ
Jesus, 'Tis Now"
Great Britain's leading represents
tives, Messrs. Tressidder and Mursel
of London, and Pollock, of Glasgow
stood together and sang Britain FC
Christ" Then all sang stanzas of go
Save the Queen" and America"
DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman preached th
concluding sermon in Tent Endeavo
and the closing address in Tent Willis
ton was made by Bishop John H. Vii
cent, of the Methodist church.