Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1921-07-29
Worlds Christian Endeavor Coz
vention.

With the closing message of DR.. Francis
E. Clarke. founder of the movement, the
Sixth Worlds Christian EndeavOr Conven-
tiOn in New York City has passed into
history as the largest and most successful
religious gathering of young people at any
time.
The sessions were held at the Seventy
first Regiment ArmOry from Wednesday,
July 9th, until Monday, July 18th, with
overflow meetings in the Marble Collegiate.
Brick Presbyterian. Madison Avenue Bap-
fist. First MoraVian and many other
churches.
In the course of the sessions sixty evan
gelistic teams, recruited from the delegates.
held noon meetings in wide and varied
sections of the city. the largest Of these.
upon the Sub-Treasury steps in Wall Street,
with music led by Homer Rodeheaver and
his trombone. with John Mcneil and John
Pollock speaking to thousands.
On Saturday afternoon the EndeavOrers
paraded up historic Fifth Avenue, twelve
thousand in line. practically every marcher
in costume, with series of more than
dozen floats picturing the principles Of
Christian Endeavor. Federal Commissioner
of immigration Frederick A. Wallis. Chair
man of the Committee Of Arrangements.
led the parade. William Jennings Bryan
and Doctor and Mrs. Francis E. Clark rode
at the head of the procession in an auto
mobile. All the United Society officers
and local committee chairme2 .ssse In L'. ?,
bIase new rork admitted the parade TO
be the most picturesque and orderly parade
ever known to a city familiar with count
less parades. A motion picture camera
man in a police tower ran out of film and
expressed his disgust profanely Who'd
ever thought it'd be goodr'
Pageantry and the c0lors of many lands
marked practically every session.
A separate Junior Worlds Convention
enrolled more than 1900 registrations in
addition to the IA 900 registered delegates
to the main convention. The Riddles con-
Quoted their own sessions, then presented
a dramatic pageant at the Armory.
The Missionary Committee filed the
Armory theatre with an exhibition in which
rs UNCONVENTIONAL boards cO-operated.
A Missionary pageant on Sunday after
noon brought the messages Of the foreign
countries, of which not one in the world
today is without Christian Endeavor.
On Thursday evening Missionary Tea
was held in Chinatown and more than a
thousand Endeavorers we're the guests OF
the New York City Chinese Endeavor So
cieties.
An Alumni banquet was held at the
Hotel Majestic with 1,400 at the table.
Two State Conventions were held in Fifth
Avenue Churches. each with a thousand
EndeavOrers in attendance. Three stimuli
taneous Quiet Hour Sessions started each
mornings session. led by such outstand-
ing figures as DR.. David James Burrell. Dr..
William Hiram Foulkes and Dr. E. L. Renter.
In the second period of each morning
more than twenty leadership training
courses we're conducted on various depart
ments Of Endeavor and church work. On
one mornir & these conferences were upon
the work of the various denominations. OF
which thirty-fve were represented.
The convention speakers included WIN.
Jennings Bryan. Frederick A. Wallis. Fred
B. Smith. A. E. Cory. Floyd W. Tomkins,
S. d. Gordon, Robert +. Speer. Roger Bah
son, Ira Landrith. Francis E. Clark and
scores of others.
AT the Sunday evening decision service
1O5 EndeavOrers made definite declaration
of intention TO enter full time Christian
service.