The San Francisco call., 1899-07-10
SABBATH KEPT
BY ENDEAVORERS
The Sunday Newspapers
Were Laid Aside.
A NIGHT OF CONSIDERATION
EVERY CHURCH IN DETROIT
CROWDED TO THE DOORS.
The Convention Will Come to Close
Tonight With Grand Rally
in Each of the
Tents.
NIGHT OF CONSIDERATION
EVERY CHURCH IN DETROIT
CROWDED TO THE DOORS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DETROIT, July 9.-Although a large
majority of the army of Christian En-
deayorers III Detroit utilized the street
cars to-day, considerable portion re-
Trained from reading the Sunday news
papers. Few of the pastors who occupied
the various pulpits went to the extreme
of inconveniencing themselves by walking
long distances, as did Rev. Charles M
Sheldon, author of ''ln His Steps who
walked more than three miles TO preach
from the text "One is our master; all we
are brethren to congregation "hlch en-
tirely exceeded the capacity of Bethany
Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Sheldon spoke
enthusiastically Of the signs of the t1nes'
especially the awakening Of the social con-
science, with better relationship between
employers and employed; federation OF
the church movement toward civic right
eousness, and an awakening to the stew
ardship feature of the Christian life, as to
his money, time and talents.
The features of the afternoon were
crowded meetings for men and women
exclusively and a Sabbath observation
rally. Thirty-five hundred men filled the
floor and galleries of the Light Guard arm
ory at the mems meeting. The men sang
with enthusiasm, and a very large proper
ton publicly pledged that the occasion
would be with them a landmark from
which would date better life. secretary
BaeF conducted the HleeIlIlS anu INtN. -
j. Wilbur Chapman of New York preached
from Job, Xviii:1S: ''Ie shall be driven
from light into darkness and be chased
out of the world" the theme brought out
being the fate of the persistent sinner as
compared with that of the godly.
Mrs. F. E. Clark, wife of President
Clark. presided over the womens meet
ing, which filled the Woodward avenue
Baptist Church Mrs. Joseph Walker OF
Queensland. Australia led the devotional
service. The programme of addresses WI! was s
as follows: THE Women OF Mexico,
Mrs C Scott Williams, San Luis Potosi,
Mexico; The Women of China, Miss
Caroline E. Chittenden, Foochow, China ;
The Women of Asia, Miss wr5 Jessfe fer AK He-
Country" Mrs. Howard NJ. Ingham, JET
ferSon, Ohio.
" Westminster Presbyterian Church could
not contain the audience which attended
the Sabbath observance gathering. An
address upon Sabbath in the Home was
delivered by Rev Pr Day Dayld a. McAinstec ca ila'1s
development OF the family to be of the
utmost Importance, the family being the
foundation of the civil structure ana tne
cornerstone of the temple OF worship
I'VE cannot carry on our civilization nor
keep our young people to the front unless
they are trained IN Saooath-Aeel''hs
Rev. c. n. Howard of Rochester, n. I:
related at length the story OF some al
legged futile attempts made In that city
toward closing the side door on sun
days. He argued insistently that. proht-
bition is the only true solution for the
saloon question. The closing speech was
made by Hon. John Charlton, NJ. r, or
Iynedoch. Ontario, What the Sabbath
MAY Do for Us" The speakers idea was
that Sabbath observance had far more
potent influence in character building and
world development than had commonly
been conceded in later years.
Tonight an additional touch OF soiem-
nifty was impaired to the meetings OF the
Christian Endeavorers The generalfties
of religion were in some measure neg
Iected and the evening worship in thirty
one Protestant churches of Detroit and
Windsor took the form of conservation
services.
The participants in these transformations
but impressive services seemed TO be
striving to make a direct personal appli-
cation Of the tenets of their faiths; many
were the pledges of more exalted efforts
for the coming year and more earnest
Christian service. The capacity of the
churches was taxed and the rapt atten-
ton of the crowds to the one subject OF
conservation was impressive in the great
est degree.
President Francis E. Clark conducted
the conservation services in the Wood
ward-avenue Baptist Church.
The big convention will end tomorrow
night There will be Junior Endeavor and
missionary rallies In each of the pig
tents a prison work conference and great
farewell gatherings in conclusion.