The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-08
DETROIT ENDEAVOR MEETING
QUESTION As TO NUMBER OF YySy-
TORS IN CITY.
Secretary Raer OF the Local Societies Re-
plies to Newspaper Criticism-Detrott
People Not Told That so, 900 Persons
We're Expected-A Remarkable SboV
Ing Yeste rday's Exercises.
ng-Yeste rday's EXERCISES.

Detroit, Mich, July THE much
mooted question as to the number Of
people brought into Detroit by the
Christian Endeavor convention cropped
out at the outset of to-night's meeting
In Tent Endeavor, when Secretary Baer
took occasion to publicly criticise the De-
troit newspapers for saying that the in
fluX of delegates from other states was
not nearly as great as had been antici-
pated in the local committees estimates,
Mr. Baer said he had no statement vet
TO make about the attendance as COM
pared with other years. He promised to
make one later, but he called all En-
deavorers present to rise. Most Of those
present stood, making a remarkable
showing.
The newspaper estimate of total Wis
itors is 10000 in round numbers. Mr..
Baer denied that anybody connected
with Christian Endeavor committees
had ever told Detroit people that they
had reason to expect $4,000 Endeavorers.
AT all events the secretary insisted that
the Christian Endeavor tents had never
before been so crowded and overf1oWed
at every one Of the main meetings.
Bishop B. W. Barnett (colored) pre-
sided over the Tent Endeavorer meet
ing. DR.. Quayle of Indianapolis, one Of
the speakers on the evening pro-
gramme, was announced to have been
called to Kansas to the bedside Of his
dying father. Silent prayer was offer
ed in behalf Of DR.. Quayle. The devo-
tional exercises were led by DR.. r. r.
Patterson of San Francisco, the mo-
ments of mediation and prayer by Rev.
George e. Soper Of ST. Paul.
The address of the evening was by
President John Henry Barrows Of Ober-
lin college. During it's delivery the rain
increasing until the noise ON
the roof almost drowned the sound of
DIR. Barrows' voice, and he was COM
PEELED to desist Umbrellas were rais-
ed all over the tent, but comparatively
few left and the crowd stayed and sang
song after song, overcoming all sounds
of the storm and all ideas of increasing
discomfort. At length the rain ceased
long enough to allow DR.. Barrows to
proceed.
Largely attended evangelistic SER
vices were held during the noon hour
at factories. public squares and wharves
the city. The afternoon
was given up to conference In the larger
churches. At Westminsted Presbyterian
church many of the clergymen in at
tendance at the convention gathered for
a special pastors conference, under the
direction Of Rev. DR.. George B. Stewart n
Of Harrisburg, Pa. Among the clergy
men who took part in the conference
were Rev. Dr. W. H. Mcmillan of
Pittsburg, Rev. Dr. Allen B. Philpott Of
and President F. E. Clark.
The pastors were addressed by the Rev.
Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan,
upon the topic What would Jesus do?"f
The afternoon feature of interest for
was a conference of dis
;rict and city union officers, conducted
~ General Secretary Baer. Many sug-
sestions for strengthening the unions
ind furthering the cause through fra
ernity were brought out by the discus
sion. Other features We're conferences
If Junior society workers of the Float
ng Society,"" and Of the Travellers
lnion.