The age-herald., 1899-07-06
ENDEAVORERS
 ARE AT DETROIT Eighteenth Annual International
 Convention, RED AND WHITE IN EVIDENCl Flags of All Nations Draped With
 Stars and Stripes. ASSEMBLY ELOQUENTLY WELCOMED Attention Called to Wonderful Growth
 of the Society.
Attention Called to Wonderful Growth
 of the Society.
TELEGRAM FROM PRESIDENT
Mckinley Expressed Cordial Interest and Best Wishes-Rev. O. P. Spie. gel of Birmingham Elected
 Member Board Trustees

Detroit, Mich, July 5.-The afternoon of the preliminary day of the eighteenth an- nual international convention of Christian Endeavorer was showery, but toward even- ing the sun broke through the clouds and the travel from all parts of the city to the Christian Endeavor grounds began At sundown long wavering lines of young peo- pie from various directions wended across the green fields about the white tented city, all going toward Tent Endeavor, beneath whose broad spreading canvass the weconl- ing rally was held The crowds put in through the four entrances on either side and down the six broad saw dust covered aisles until the greater tents capacity of 10,- 600 was filled; after that, crowd of out siders obtained sight and hearing through dropping of the tent walls at either side. The Christian Endeavor red and white was suspended in hundreds of broad streamers from the lofty roof to the caves. Flags of all nations, draped with the stars and stripes, hung overhead at intervals. The coats of arms of the states were att tached to the tent poles. The Christian Endeayor monogram shone from large red and white electric globes over the resonator suspended above the speakers platform.
  Stripes intermingled. A thousand white capped young men and maids composed the choir on the big stage, the front of which was occupied by the offers and the clergy. Promptly at 7:30 the comparative silence was broken by the swelling strains of "The Son of God Goes Forth to War;" followed by ''There Shall be Showers of Blessing" Onward Christian Soldiers" etc., in all of which the great crowd enthusiastically joined.
 Devotional exercises were led by the Rev. J. G. Butler, of Washington.
 Welcome of the Committee
 The welcome of the local committee was extended by Wm. H. Strong, its chairman. MT St2ng dwelt upon the beauties of De- troit .Shd greeted the delegates not only on behalf of the local Christian Endeavor societies bat also on behalf of the Young Peoples Religious societies.
 Rev. Charles B. Newman, eloquently well comed the convention in behalf of Detroit pastors, closing with these words:
 You are thrice welcome. May we prove as worthy hosts as you are worthy guests, and when you have closed your convention and are ready to depart, may you have it as truly to say that you were welcome as we say it now at the beginning"
 Mayor Mayberry, in welcoming the En- deavorers called attention to the wonder full growth of the society, and wished for
 
 sastic applause when Secretary Baer read the following telegram from the president of the United States:
 Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, Detroit:
 On the occasion of the 18th international convention of your society I desire to ex- press my cordial interest in its work my best wishes to those assembled with you in convention and my earnest hope for the continuance and increase of>the great re- suits which the efforts of the Christian En- deavor Society have achieved
 (Signed) WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Next on the programme came responses in behalf of Endeavorers from foreign lands As Rev. William Patterson, of To- ronto, came forward to speak for Canada, some struck up "God Save the Queen" The Canadians on the platform took up the strain and in moment the huge tent was reverberating with the swelling chorus of the British anthem. The friendly relations between Canada and the United States, particularly with reference to religious matters, formed the burden of Dr. Petter- sons address.
 Rev. D. H. J. Trissider, secretary of the London council of Christian Endeavor, ans- wered the greetings in behalf of Great Britain.
 "Persh the mad dream" said he, "that a conflict should ever come between our two countries. It Is the work and the duty Of the Christian Endeavorets to make in.- possible such idea.'
 The Australian Response
 For Australia response was made by Rev. Joseph Ca.ker, of Queensland for China by Rev. F1lwood G. Tewksbury, missionary fin the vicinity of Pekin; for Turkey, by Rev. l.. s. Crawford. for many years a missionary in that country; for Janar hy Rev. Cts Carey; for Mexico, by Rev. c. Scott Williams. and for the United States, by Rev. Arthur J. Smith, of Geor- gia.
 At the close of the big meeting the crowd thronged to the platform to be presented to the mayor and the officers of the United Society This closed the first day of what promises to be one of the most notable hathe eils In the history of the organiza- ton.
 The trustees of the society held their annual meeting tbjs afternoon. Invitations for 1901 convention were received from Den- yer and Cincinnati. After a, discussion of