The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-11
CLOSE Of c. I. CONVENTION
fELEGRAMs or GREETING SENT TO
VARIOUS NOTABiLITIEs.

nesDenses Fro. The Hsgse saA
Fson the G0versor General of
CanaAa-Esttaates of Attendance
Reach TO Upwards Of 2s.0o0.
DETROIT. July 1.-The eighteenth In
.errassonaI convention Of Christian En-
deavor closed tonsxnt amid scenes at Inn
pres<ave soemTity attending the utter
auces Of ''the iast worft by the president
and secretary ia each Of the great tents
respectively. following responses from each
state and Country repre- sensed, and last
celebrations from Methodist Episcopal
Bishop Vincent; Of kansss, and Eyangslist
Chapman. OF New York.
The following kilograms and cabsegrams
were received IN both terts, the reading OF
the cablegram from Hon. Andrew D.
White. president of the American peace
commissioners al The Hague, bringing out
storms OF applause:
To Peace Csamissioness.
ITO the American Peace Commission.
The Hague, Twensy-elghf thousand Amer
lean aud Canadian Christian Endeayorers,
nos assembled In International convention
in Detroit represent two and one-hai mil
ion enthusiasts for peace and arbitration
Grsa, peace meeting he'd All wish you
God.gesa: ,s y rr.uu
JOHN WILLIS BAER. Secretary"
70 the Psessaent.
ITO President William Mckinley. wash
tngfon u c.. Tweufy-eignt thousand
AmcricAn and Canadian Christian Endeay-
oYers asseHsied in international eousen-
tion. resolved with hearty eIstnlssa IN your
kind message. ard pray for Gods hissssng
uDon YOU your administration. and The
great republic or which you are the chief
executive"
ITO His Exceiiency, Lord Minto Otta-
va Canada: The Christian Endeavorers
Of Canada and America. In international
convention assembled, representing two
ara wing closer the bonds Of International
Ing ing upon s yoalself and your great Domln-
To Queen Victoria.
s-ro Her Majesty. Queen Victoria. Wind
nur. England: Tens OF thousands OF Cana
dian and American Christian Endeavorers.
In international convention assembled, IN
Dctrots rejoice In your long and glorious
reign, and pray Coils constant blessing
upor you Thousands OF En5eavorers next
July viii cross the ocean TO convene IN
London, with love ard reverence In their
hearts for you,
Lore Mfnte's Answer.
ottawa. Canada. July 10.
'Francis Clarke, President OF the IN
terna tiopaI Convention OF Christian En-
deavorers: His exccilency. the governor
general desires me &c express his MaTmeSs
and most sincere thanks for your very Kind
and cordial message OF good will To him
self and the Dominion OF Canada
Governor Generals sscretary,
MAI. DRuMMOND.
From the Haxse.
"Svravenhage,
Clarke. President Christian Enaeavor.
Detroit: American commission to the
peace conferences sends sincere thanks
for message and congratulafes you ana
all friendr OF peace for the great sue
cess achieved. providing for a perma-
nsnt tribunal OF arbitration.
fsigned) WHITE. President.
HOLLIS Secretary"
Figures ON Attendance.
The following statement as 10 the at
tendance. etc. was given out by Secre-
tary naer;
Without doubt, the attendance at this
convention has very much exceeded that
az any Christian Endeasor convention
ever held In the matter OF those present
ut the various meetings This estimate
takes Into account the great convention
AT Boston In 1895. that Is 10 say. that out
of the 2s,o0o Endeavorers registered,
which is the estimate of the reception
committee and Includes Detroit men,
bers. there have been more who attended
estimate Of attendance at meetings gives
a to,a, OF xss.5on There were 2Se0 En-
deavorers In attendance. including De-
Thirty thousand i've hundred persons
simultaneously attended strictly Chris
tian Endeavor meetings.
These figures do not include tho sixty
five noon evangelistic meetings, which
had total attendance OF 1900 and 100
profeSsed conversions.
The Days Sessions
The last quiet hour of the early morn
Ing = service was largely attended,
Missiops was the sopie In both great
tents at the morning sesxinrf--foreigr mis-
ssons In Ten EHdeavor. home missions
In Tent Wiitiston In the former tent
foreign missions were introduced TO the
great audience by Father Endeavorer'
Dr. N~ieanss Adareas.
The first address was BY Rev. DR.. Me
lean, Of Cincinnati. His topic was The
Great Need OF Missions
lie shid, In part; "Ninsteen centuries
have PASSED Stree Christ Vas bern and
only one-third 81 the race II even nomi-
naily Christian Nine per cent of all
the people on the gieha are Protestant;
Is per cent. are Catholic and per cent
are Greek, At the present hour there
are more than one thousand million so,,ls
without the gospel Not only so hut
ths mont hrsssisn part 81 the population
Is Increasing at an appalling RATE There
arc 90 go. 90 mare IN this class than
there werv "a caatuEv ago.
There IL na hope FOR the nations IN the
non-s'hristf8n faiths They d. nos reveal
Tod az tell hew he NAV be approached and
rsrved Hinduism dentes personality 10
tied ana responsibility 10 rnan I. f>en~
Germs Itself about caste ard about paving
nue regard 90 the nrahnins buddhism
has no creator, wo Savior and ~, Hgtps>r
t,ansnc iauisfu emphasizes the FIVE rega.
usns. eut has nothing To say about rnan's
relation 70 God Il Tasa sxnfaf,, naith,r
hfF ner dazth fsiaw is aaststssts OF suv
rr"Sfstons f'r human resseFg ntfeu Purity
a' heart and lfe Rrv foreign te its teach
fherehS as.aFsTes ssse raes rasan.afr, has
&c message 81 hope faT those who 81, In
darkness ana IN the sAastaw ~ death"
4 Prehihttfoa speech
One nf the prsnesgal addresses In Tan.
s.sasicfs was ~ Rev. & y How
ard, ensit1ea ~our tssssutry's Greatest