The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-14
Hears of Great Christian En-
deav0r Conference Held
In India.
MESSAGE FROM FAIRBANKS
WHO WAS DELAYED IN ATTEMPT
TO REACH AGRA, WAS ROUND
lY cHEERED, WHEN RECEIVED
az THE TELEGRAPH.
(American News Service)


Washington, Jan. 14.-Detailed re-
ports of the Fourth Worlds Christian
Endeavor convention. which was re-
Gently held in India. have just come
to hand. and indicate that it was one
of the most remarkable Christian
gatherings that ever convened in any
country.
1t was held in the very heart of In
dia, in Agra, a city of 100000 inhabi-
tants The 100 American delegates
Travelled in the aggregate more than
two million miles to get there and
back. One hundred and sixty-eight
mission stations were represented by
400 missionaries from all the Protes-
tant denominations, and by more
than 5000 native converts.
From beautiful Burma came one
hundred delegates, each travelling
5000 miles to reach the convention
and get home again, while ten boys
from the Baptist mission of Assam
made still longer journey. Among
this latter group seven different lang
uages were spoken. At the conven-
ton no fewer than 20 languages were
in use.
CHARTERED in Tents.
The British government generously
furnished, free of charge, the Vice-re-
gal camp where many of the delegates
were sheltered in more than 800 tents,
several of them very large ones, the
whole forming an immense white city
within view of the renowned Tai Ma
hal. the most beautiful building in the
world.
The EndeavOrers overlooked from
the huge compound into the city it.
self. A common sight during these
days was missionaries perched on the
backs of elephants that saluted with
their trunks and trumpeted their sa-
lams, or brown-skinned Endeavorers
sitting on the backs Of supercilious
camels waving Christian Endeavor
banners in the scented air.
Services were held within the COM
pound in two tents. In one the lang
uage used was English: in the other
Hindustani.
VINO speakers were.
The speakers were the most emln-
ent missionaries of India, among them
three distinguished bishops. the Bish-
Cp of Lahore, the Bishop of Lucknow
and Bishop .Warne of the M. E.
church and of course. we'll known
speakers from abroad. One interest
ing feature was the immense evan
gelistic services held in the crowded
streets of the heather city.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
was expected at the convention, and
was to have delivered an address
He was unavoidably delayed a few
hundred miles away and could not
reach the city in time. He telegraph
ed the substance of his address, g
message of ISL words. which was re
ceived with great applause. After pr
Clark had read it. the American con
tingent rose and sang America" The
British capped this with God Save
the King and all united in "Blest Be
the Tie That Binds"
The convention sent letters o
greeting and good will. at the propo
sal Of an Indiana delegate, to Kint
Edward VII, Emperor William H., thu
Emperor of Japan, and President Taft
The telegram of greeting and graft
tude to the Viceroy of India. Lore
Mimic, received a hearty respons,
which was read to the convention
The other greetings had to go by mai
and of course, could not be acknow
lodged.