The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-07-11
WITH A LAST WORD.


Impressive Scenes Close the
Endeavorers' Convention,
PEACE MESSAGES TO THE NATIONS.
President White of the American Com.
mission at The Hague Cabled Thanks
and Congratulations-An Sang Holy,
Holy, Lord God Almfghty."
DETROIT, July 1.-THE eighteenth in
ternational convention Of Christian En-
deavor closed last night amid scenes Of
impressive solemnity attending the
utterances of '.the last word'' by the
president and secretary in each of the
great tents respectively, following re-
sponses from each state and country
represented and last exhortations from
Methodist Episcopal Bishop Vincent Of
Kansas and Evangelist Chapman Of
New York. The following telegrams
and cablegrams were read in both tents,
the reading of the cablegram from Hon.
Andrew d. White, president Of the
American peace commissioners at The
Hague bringing out storms of applause.
For Peace and Arbitration.
To the American Peace Commission.
The Hague: Twenty eight thousand
American and Canadian Christian En-
deavorers now assembled in internat-
tional session in Detroit, represent two
and one-half millions enthusiastic for
peace and arbitration Great peace
meeting. All wish you Godspeed-
FRANCIS E. CLAKKE, President,
JOHN WILLIS BAER, Secretary.
To President William Mckinley,
Washington, d. c.: Tweaty EIGHT thou
sand American and Canadian Christian
Endeavorers, assembled in International
convention, received with hearty en-
thusiasm your kind message and pray
for Gods richest blessing upon You,
your administration and the great re-
public Of which you are the chief magis-
trate.
To Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
Windsor, England: Tens Of thousands
of Canadian and American Christian
Endeavorers, in International conven-
tion assembled in Detroit, rejoice in
your long and glorious reign and pray
Gods constant blessing upon you.
Thousands Of Endeavorers next July
will Cross the ocean to convention in
London with loye.and reverence in their
hearts for you.
Sgravenhage Clarke, president Chris
tian Endeavor, Detroit: American com
mission to the peace conference sends
sincere thanks For message and con-
!. graduates you and all friends Of peace
for the great success achieved, provid-
ing for q permanent tribunal Of arbitra-
ton. WHITE, President.
Hollis, Secretary.
At all previous meetings the audiences
assembled quietly, but for some time
before the calling to order OF the two.
great gatherings, Tents Endeavor and
Williston were babels of sound and
scene. The state, provincial and friendly
gatherings were grouped in designated
punches, divided about equally between
the two tents. Each had its own par
ticular rally cry and each delegation
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the extent of its lung power. The dele
cations which were not shouting were
singing. Music Conductor Foster fin
ally made himself heard without the
aid of q megaphone and all the voices
were turned into the inspiring volume
of Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, y
with much improved effect.
a Rnartar NTNIinn praaouk
Secretary Baer says without doubt the
attendance at this convention has much
exceeded that at any one ever held in
the matter of those present at the vari-
Gus meetings. This estimate takes into
account the great convention at Boston
in 1895. The estimate of attendance at
meetings gives total Of s9S, 500.
DIR. J. Wilbur Chapman preached the
concluding sermon in Tent Endeavor
from the text Luke vi, and 1o.--the
story of the healing Of the man With q
withered hand. The closing address in
Tent Williston was made by Bishop
John II. Vincent of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
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