Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1896-SIXTEEN PAGES. 11 THE C. E. CONVENTION es (Continued from First Page.) we woul! not desire to trouble you, for we can endure the utmost poverty. Yea, if it were only the loss of our lives, I dare say that we could endure that also. We are accustomed to martyrdom. We are the descendarts of martyrs. Armenians’ bos- oms, like the stained fields of Ararat, are always stained with blood. But I have to say that our honor and purity are being trampeled on. This is hard for us to de- scribe and for you to unéerstand. The most honorable and delicate young women, after witnessing with their eyes the slaugh- ter of their fathers, husbands and brothers, yes, and of innocent children, are con- demned to every kind of brutality, and af- ter unspeakable outrages are either cut to pieces, or, what is fer worse, are taken away to Turkish harems. If modesty per- mitted me, I could enumerate facts which would freeze your blood in your veins. After plundering our properties and burn- ing our houses, after destreying the lives of our most eminent men, merchants, teachers, ministers and brave youths, and ity and honor, they 2 s and teachers will rot deny Christ they have been put to death in the most cruel ways. In almost every place the choice between the Koran the sword has been offered. The ma- of our men have chosen death, al- accompanied with unheard-of tor- ank ¢ not one of the fifty priests and sixteen Protestant ers who have suffered martyrdom was ing to deny the name of Christ in or- to save his life. The Blood of the Martyrs. More than 50,000, mestly heads of fam- . died as martyrs, and now more than 300,000, mostly women and children, are tion and plague. deadening ds of last autumn leprived the Armenian nation of the f her beauty. The long, severe hed its work of destruction. = has come. All the creatures are itself are merry with their new nd hope and life, but the Ar- ns are still sitting in ashes and sack- The joyful birds ave come out of winter nests and are chirping cheer- among the beautifut hitls of Armenia, our doomed and starving people are ighing with unutterable agonies. E mmer has come, but not Because our ministet Gregorian pa: perishing from starv The : have ier Our fields are not sowed, cur vineyards are not trained. “What will be the harvest?” A whole nation is today waiting as sheep Yeady to be slaughtered, in the literal mean- ing of the word. Are you going to leave the mercy of the merciless? Will s forced to accept Mohammedan- ism in despair of help from Christian na- tions, and will you raise no hand to save us? My conscience compels me to declare that the apathy of Christian nations is causing the Armenians to embrace Mohammedan- ism more th sword of the Turk. In th y Armerians are calling to the Christian churches for help. No an- swer! Not even a single protest against these atrocities! The smoke of the burning villages goes up in the air for days in the sight of the American warships, and the order for massacres is given and repeated, but no conscie! is stirre: s this Christianity? Does this reflect the s Does this present the t ity and turr? The unity of the human race is a funda- mental fact. If one member suffers, shall not the other member er with it? The Armenian nation is a member of human- ity. It not enough that other nations should hear about her sufferings and know about them and condemn the oppressors. They must also feel with her in her suf- ings and give relef. higion trong tie between the races h. The Armenians are Chris- rit of brotherhool pe of the Christian- vilization of the nineteenth cen- Rev. Jus. L. Hill. tians. They believe in the same God as you,and in the same Christ, and in their last moments of agony they cry to the Christ who died for you and for them equally. The American nation is bound to us by another tie, nan.el the work of reform- ation, which your missionaries and yours erly did in ovr midst during the past sev- enty years. Our ignorant fathers and forefathers were elmost slumbering in that dark corner of the ritualistic church. Your ssionaries came among us, and first of lated the Bible from the old dead » to the common dialect. We now e lamp in our hands to show us the Then they established schools for sexes, and opened up before us the new world of modern ideas. They enlight- natural consequence of this enlightenment made the enemy's throne tremble from its foundation. The Turk saw perfectly that the power of the gospel and Christian civilization at- tached to it would be fatal to his mis- ruled and arbitrary government. He trem- bled on his throne, and, fancying to put an end to this growing power, ordered wholesale massacres. ¥s rot America responsible for what has happened; not on account of any mistake that she has made-or harm that she has done us, but by tke very charity and be- revolence which she las shown us? An Alternate Propositio: Now I will propose to you an alterna- tive, either take this Bible from our hands or assist us to keep it fim. If you ha no power or desire to protect your co! verts, ycur preachers, your work and in- terests take away this seed from the field, pierce our hearts and take out the hope, the faita, the lové you put there and then it will be easier for us to cry “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed ts the » of that Allah.” Then the long, me eastern question will have come ts an end and we will sink to the bottomless depths of despair and not trou- ble you any more. If you do not consent to this action then help us, protect us. You shed your blood to free the slaves. Our present condition is a hundred times worse than slavery. You cannot flee from this duty. Should not the long patience and strong faith of the msrtyred and suffering Armenians im- pel you to hasten to their rescue? We do not invite you to kill the Turk. We only wart you to take the dagger from his hands) We will do the rest. In spite of their cruelty we will show them what true Christianity and humanity are. will We re for their poor and sick as we » done unto this day in our hospitals ther institutions ef charity. We will teach their children the truth of the Gos- pel We have translated and prepared it for them, and now we will put it into their hands hearts. We will turn their heil- ish harems into Christian homes and show them the 1 difference between Mo- hammed and Christ i The cup of Motammedan ‘iniquity and viee is ‘The modérn Pharaoh's throne is trembling and tottering from its founda- tions. the ttle feeble Christian church, having being washed in the blood of martyrdom, shall have a fresh baptism of the Holy Spi Timid disciples shall 1 to strong apestles. The blood I be the seed of the not see the dawning rious day in which all the pow- ers of evil shall be trodden down and the ce of the Son of God shall fill the land? fou can have a share in hastening the coming of that glad day. We often look up for divine miracles. hold! the Christian Endeavor Is one of the most marvelous miracles of the nine- teenth century. We are awaiting miracu- lous results from your action. May God bless you Our Heavenly Father, whose sweetest name ts love, gives you this opportunity. The gracious Savior, who will recetve the least act of benevoience, is waiting and knocking at your door. The past history of your country makes us look to you as the champtons of liberty and the defenders of the oppressed. Will you not add to your illustrious name by protecting this j Much for the missionaries, that God may ered us mentally and spiritually, and the | With $67. poor oppressed nation? By. this holy pro- ceeding I know you would not add another star to your national flag, but be sure you would add another bright ind glorious star to your heavenly crown. The time will come when your statues will crumble into dust., Your ‘splendid pal- aces will be desolated. Your treasures will pass from your grasp, but your help to the poor and needy will be recorded in heaven and will wive you Joy forever more. Miss Margaret Leitch. ‘The next speaker was Miss Margaret W. Leitch of Jaffna, Ceylon, who said: There are rowr things which each one of us can do for this great cause. The first thing is to know. Knowledge is the basis of all wise effort on bekaif of any cause. What we need is that the truth concerning this matter should be like a fire shut up in our bones. If you do not already possess a copy of this book, “The Rule of the Turk,” by the Rev. F. D. Greene, will you not secure a copy here, or at the literat stand, or from the National Armenian re- lief committee, 3 Bible House, New York city? The price, for helpers, 1s twenty-five cents. I know that the heartrending nar- rations which it contains will pain your kind hearis and bring tears to your eyes. But what were our hearts given to us for if not to beat in sympathy with the jcys and sorrows of humanity? What were our lps given to us fer if not to tell of the things which need to be told? I wish that every one of us might feel ten times more keenly about this matter, and then that we might transmute that feeling into action. Geo. S. Burroughs. The second thing that we can Io for this great cause is to pray. Shall we not pray give them grace, wisdom strength sufficient for their and eds nristians of Armenia, that their courage fail not: for their murda Persecutors, thai, like Saul of Tars may be changed by become physical for the . they the power of (od and Teachers of the faith which now they deny: for the Christians of tnis coun- try and Great Britain, that their hearts may be cons'rained by the tove of Christ to send speedy and abuniaat help to their starving feliow Christians? And let us pray for ourselves, that God may show each one of us what He d have us to and inake us ready and ng to do it. The third thing which we pour out our treasures, ma acriflces, lend a hand for the relief of the perishing. If some one were to annovi-e in this meet- an ('o is to ing that a fire had broken out in a great hospital in thi . and that hundreds of patients, men, women and children, were utterly helpless, but that svery one of 1 could go te the rescue, chat every man could save a man, every woman could save a woman, every child could save a child, how long would we stay here idle and in. different? The case of the Ar parallel cuse. Thousands of s ple are absolutely hel here can save a man, every woman a wo- man, every chiid a child. Some have it in sheir power to save five, ten, twenty, 100, 200 lives. Yes, I have no doubt that there are persons in this audience who could draw a check for $5), and so lives. Shall we content ourselves with giv- ing whet we con easily give; what will cost us no sacrifice? We have no fires of mar- tyrdom in these days, in this tana, to test our love and loyalty to Jesus Christ, but Ged has not left us withou t. God is testing every one of us every Jay as to our leve, loyalty and devotcdness to His Son by the presence in the world of 300,000 starving Armenian women and children. This is our test, so real, so practical. Christ says, “Lovest thou’ Me? Feed My sheep.” The measure of our obei His commands is the true m love. Enlisting Sympathy. And there 1s a fourth thing which each one of us can do. We can teli others about the need, and enlist their sympathy and co- operation. God has given to each one of us many friends. You have a hundred friends, have you not? How many of these are interested in the Armenians? Do you not wish that they all should be interest- ed? Who is to interest them? You must do that work. Why did God give you these friends? God gave you these friznds that you might consecrate your friendships to Him; that you might bless your fricuds by bringing them into closer fellowship with Him. Will you not endeavor to in- form and interest every one of your friends in this great cause before the summer is over, and secure from each one of them a contribution? How can you do this? Take a package of leaflets, like the one you have in your hand, and place one in the hands of every one of your friends. You have also in your hands a collecting card. Will you not put your own name and_ the amount of your subscription at the head of that card, and then ask your friends for subscriptions? A lady took a collecting card and within a few days returned it This $67 meant not only sixty- seven persons saved from starvation, but also a number of persons interested in the future of the Armenians; for whoever con- tributes to this cause will have hence- forth a “vested interest” in those people. Let us not be Satisfied merely with col- lecting from our friends, but let us seck to induce as many of our friends as pos- sible to tuke collecting cards and them- Jas. F. McCurdy. selv2s become collectors. Mr. Moody has said, “It is better to set ten men to work than to do ten men’s work.” You cannot perhaps put your hand in your pocket and take out $100 or $500 in aid of the Ar- menian sufferers. But you can do some- thing better than that. You can set 20, 50 or 100 friends at work for the Armen- ians, and the result will be $100, 3500 or $1,000 collected, and thousands of persons permanently interested in the cause. Many of you are leaders of Christian En- deavor societies, of King’s Daughters cir- cles, or secretaries of young men’s and young women’s Christian Associations, or superintendents or teachers in Sunday schools. Wili not each one of you receive from me at the close of this mecting a supply of leaflets and collecting cards, and seek to thoroughly arouse the members of the society witl which you are connected, placing leaflets and collecting cards in the hands of ail who will receive them, and thus enlisting an army of workers in be- half of the cause? Such a widespread mas- sacre of innocent Christians has never be- fore, we believe, taken place in the an- nals of histcry. Such an appalling need will probably never again confront us nm our Mfetime. Let us make sacrifices com- mensurate with this need. Let us arouse ourselves to do the utmost that we have it in our power to do, remembering that “we shall not pass this way again.” Work for Endeavorers. Yes, the Armenians must and shall be saved now and in the future, and the Christian Endeavorers are going to have a hand tn thts v-ork. He who !s able to use the weak things of the ‘world to confound the mighty, and things which are not to bring to naught things which are, is able to use the young people of the C. E. so- cleties to accomplish (hes things for Him tf only they will give Him the right of way in their lives. I ‘affirm that the Christisn ‘Eraeavorers of America and Great Britain have it in their power to awaken such 9 public sentiment as shall demand and so- cure justice for the Armenians. Why did this enlightened and so-caliv-d Christian government remain inactive while wholesale massacres of Armenian Christians were being perpetrated; while, in violation of treaty rights, the lives of American citizens were being menaced and their property was being destroyed? Why did not the cannons of our idle and costly Navy utter their thunder tones in such a way that the Turks would be compelled to Fear? This government had no complica- jens with Turkey such as those which hampered European governments. The country was seeking no commercial advan- tage, no territorial aggrandizement. If ever a great and Christian nation was called upon to speak out in the cause of God and of humanity, this nation was call- ed upon to speak. If this nation had only said to the mother country over the sea, “In God’s name, fulfill your solemn obliga- tions; secure justice and religious liberty for the Armenians; in this effort we pledge you our co-operation, and with ail our powers and resources we will stand behind you,” do you not think that Great Britain would have welcomed such a messaze? Probably it would not have been necessary for a single gun to have been fired, The mere ultimatum of England, with America back ot her, would have been sufficieat. The Turk always does what he has to do. And tens of thousands of lives as the re- sult would have been saved, and the Hb- erty of a long-oppressed Christian nation would have been secured. The Government's Inaction. Why in the critical moment did our gov- ernment remain inactive? Christian public sentiment failed to make itself heard. This, is a government by the people. It is not the cabinet or Congress which rules; the sovereign peopie of these United States are the rulers. ‘he men who sit in the cabinet and in Congress are but the servants of the people, and one great task which Hes before you who have the welfare of the Armen- ian people and of the other oppressed and down-trodden races at heart is to arouse the Christian conscience of this nation to realize that no man liveth to himself, and no nation liveth to itself; but that men and nations equally must live for the glory of Gdd and for the good of humanity. Have not the Christians of this country the power to compel the executive to in- terfere in behalf of justice and humanity whenever such interference is necessary? There are in the United States of America 000.000 of Christian communicants, 5,- 900,009 of whom are voters. The Christian community in this country numbers 4 00,000, Unree-fifths of the entire population. The Christians in this country form a balance of power, and at any time they have cnly to arise in their might and make their voices heard and there is no govern- ment which could stand againstgthem. If God calls this nation to an account for its silence and its indifference in the pres- ence of the atrocities committed in Turkey, wnom will He call to account? Will He uot call the churches of this country to an account? The churches are made up of in- dividuals. Will He not call every indi- vidual to an sccount? And will He not call you and me to an account? Wil! He not ask us if we have done all that we had it in our power to do? This audience may not represent great wealth, but it does represent great influ- ence. Many here are pastors, evangelists and leading Christian workers. At many of the meetings which you may address during the next few months could you not Bishop Abram speak at least a few words on behalf of the Armenians and arrange that each person who leaves your meeting should receive a leaflet similar to the one which you have in hand? The national Armenian relief com- mittee will supply them to you if you will only send to the secretary a list of your appointments, mentioning the number of leaflets required at each place and the ad- dress of the person to whom they might be sent. At the close of her address Miss Leitch called Miss Krikorian to the rostrum, and, taking from the railing a smail silk Ameri- can flag, threw it around her head and called upon her hearers to unite their efforts to aid the suffering people represented before them. This incident touched the hearts of the thousands in the tent, and, as the audi- ence arose to sing at the wave of Mr. Bil- horn's baton, there were tears in almost every eye, and the voices of the singers were choked. Rev. B. Fay Mills. ‘The addresses were closed by Rev. B. Fay Mills of Fort Edward, N. Y. He spoke ex- temporaneously, and with evident inspira- tion. He said that he hoped it would not seem strange that his voice should be heard on this occasion, when there was no par- ticular reason why he should be interested in this matter any more than any other American, yet he hoped that all hts hearers were equally interested and concerned with him. He then explained that the great dif- ficulty about this case is that the Armenians are not a nation, but merely exist in the midst of a greater people, just as the Jews exist in America today. So they cannot rise like an organized force and secure their lib- erty. Mr. Mills recited the facts leading to the Armenian massacres. He spoke of the plans of the sultan in preparation for the mas- sacres, which culminated at Sassoun with horrible butcheries. Then he said: “The world, aghast, stood silent by to see what Europe would do. What did Europe do? One nation after another whispered into the ear of the sultan that they would stand by him.” He recited the facts in relation to the formation of the joint commission of in- quiry, which brought forth some dreadful revelations, which inspired the sultan to send for the chief general at Sassoun and reward him with a high appointment. A scheme of refcrms was prepared and put in the hands of the sultan, who said he would look it over and he held it for months while he was making his prepa- rations for a second assault on the Ar- merians and immediately after the docu- ment was signed there came a succession of the most unspeakable scenes of mur- der and outrage. Mr. Mills gave an idea, as he said, only a faint idea of the char- acter and extent of the butcheries and atrocities that were enacted in the name of the Moslem religion. Causes of the Massacres. He said that one of the chief causes of these deplorable events was to be found in the virtues of the Armenians them- selves. He described them as one of the most industrious and moral people in_the world, amd he declared that of the 7,000 Armenians now living in America not one has ever been brought before an Ameri- can court charged with crime, nor has a single Armenian name been written on the records of any charitable institution in this country. The Armenians, he went on, have been touched with the spirit of the nineteenth century and the Turk has re- alized that if he does not crush them they will soon become sufficiently enlightened, and therefore sufficiently powerful, to crush him. The second cause, said Mr. Milis, is the great fanaticism of the Moslems, ‘and he read the prayer that is daily offered in the Mosques hundreds of thousands of times, in which the Turks call upon their God 10 “destroy the infidels and make their children orphans and defile their abodes.” As their prayer has not been an- swered they have undertaken to answer it themselves. The Sultan of Turkey is a brainy man, probably the most intellectual ruler who has governed the people since the great prophet, and he seeés that this must be a battle to the death. J. The responsibility for the situation les at the doors of the nations of Christian Europe, and some of it, said Mr. Mills with impressive emphasis, at the doors of the United States. At this utterance there was a great out- burst of cheering on the part of the audi- ence. Mr. Mills continued: The Flag No Protection. “When a few moments ago the fiag of our land was wrapped about the head of one of the Armenta’s Christian women the representative of hit British majesty, who sat beside me, in “my ear: ‘I trust there are other flags.that may be emblems of protection for these suffering people.’ 1 answered: ‘But the worst of it is that even_-this flag ismot a suffielent protec- thon.’ ” dl Mr. Mills went 6n to explain briefly the international cause that have led to this deplorable state of inaction on the part of the Christian natiens. He summed up the situation in a simgle sentence: ‘Russia wants it al and Eegland wants part of it. England has givertzher most solemn treaty to protect these Christian people, and she stands today per§dred with a record so damnable and so~black that no number of future actions tan ever wipe it out. She has broken all hemwows and the blood of the murdered Armgpjans is on. her head.” Mr. MINs next spoke of the responsiblity of the United States, Which, he said, has had more direct practical *ause to interfere with the affairs of Armenia-than all of the other nations of the earth together. Yet when the missionaries, who were threatened with death and with the destruction oftheir prop- onzo Excell, erty and the Interruption of their great work, appealed to the American minister at Constantinople, his"answer was: “Get out of Turkey!” This statement was greeted with hissses from all parts of the tent. The minister said to the missionaries: “I cannot protect you; you must leave the land.” The missionaries answered they would stay and die with their people, and the English min- ister interfered and: told the sultan t these people were dispensing the bounty of England, and that If he touched a hair of their heads the vengeance of the queen weuld be brought down upon them. “I have an id continued Mr. Mills, “that If the Turkish’gunboats were to bom~ hard and destroy a Kentucky distillery our American minister would move fast enough; or if the mast of some millionaire’s yacht lying at anchor in the Dardenelles were to he s d by a Turkish shell fired by a cident, there would be a tremendous uproa’ while if our President should happen to be on a fishing excursion in the Bosphorus end the bullet of a toy pistol should chance to go through the sail of his craft, the American people and government would have tt understood that that was some of cur business, and official measures would nm to bring redress for these in- le insults. Some one says we can- not interfere on account of the Monroe doc trine. I will ventire to say that if Presi- dent Monroe knew what was now being said in his name to thwart the principles of Americanism He whuld turn in his grave, and his spirit woiild return to curse his people. Charges Agatast;'This oGvernment. “I charge the Yovarnment of the United States with misfeprésentation of the en- lightened sentiment of the American people in this matter. ‘Phe President of the United States, the Secretary of State and the American ministét# have disregarded our broken treaties; they have permitted Amer- ican lives to be endangered; they have pr mitted American-prayerty to be destroyed without reparation, aad American citizens to be imprisone. Y governma@ny, jive stirred the pag- of the Agee Agesiggn people to anger against England, ap, 1,owth part of the Ergiext that woyld, dh h ye, suiliced fog. a qie- Structive war wif! pkey,.The admin! Gation officers haye turned a deaf and a! mcst scornful ear We ike entreaties and rep. resentations of some of. our best citizen: missionaries, churckes and moral societ and I denounce their conduct as unpatriotic, uncivil, undemocratic, -unrepublican, American, unchristian, selfish, weak, wick- ed, barbaric and criminal in the eyes of the American people and of God and all men.” In an instant every man and woman in the tent, which was >ow entirely filled, with hundreds standing by their sides, arose and cheered. Handkerchiefs were’ waved in the air, and for several minutes pande- monium reigned. Dr. Hoyt advanced to the front of the rostrum when the noise had subsided somewhat and called for another cheer. Again the voices rang out in tre- mendous yolume. Some man in the au- dience called out: “Say it again,” and this cry was taken up until thousands were calling upon Mr. Mills to repeat his denun- clation. When he had concluded his reit- eration there was another ‘st of cheer- ing that lasted for at least two minute: “I hope,” said Mr. Mills, when he could be heard again, “tat you will cheer until you can be heard, net only in the State ‘De- partment, but at Buzzard'’s Bay, and touch the heart of one who is certainly not a coward, but who is misguided as to his @ Now, it is asked, what can be done? We can wake up and keep awake, and wake other peopie .up and keep ‘them awake. Stop sending petitions to Congress and the government and send~ remon- strances. Stop sending delegations and send regiments. England orce realized something that she thought she could not do iad to be done. You may remember the story that a man once told about a dog that was chased by a bear. The dog was very much frightened and the bear very rear. So, the men said, the dog ran to the nearest tree and climbed it. One of the bystanders remarked that every one knew that a dog cannot climb a tree, but the atory-teller replied with: the all-suffi- cient response: ‘But this dog had to climb.’ England had to do something, and: America will. soon have. to act, whether she wants to do so or rot. “s Reasons for Helping ThKem. “There are reasons fer helping the: Ar- menians. First, it is. necessary to keep their faith alive; they have told’ the Turks that‘they had faith; that their Christianity would help them, and little help has been given them, and the Turks are now asking them ‘where are thé signs of thelf God and His aid. The second reason Is to save their lives; and the third reason why-Wwe should help them is the: perfect administration of the relief work which insures us that not a penny given, will be lost or. squandered. I do not know why it fs, but it is, never- theless, true that the Turk, however hor- rible “his massacres and botcheries may have. been, Is snexertheless giving _off- cial protection ang hgip to Misa-Clara Bar- ton ir the dispos! ae oe funds and food among the suffering and sufferers, and we are Bure nothing4as misused or -misspent. Yet, when we sen¥her across the sea, we told her we wouft $@id her half a million dollars, and we Have‘kent her fust $100,000, and the money hi&’cased to come in.”” Mr. Mills calle: ufion alf those present who were - t} work for the Ar- meniars to ri d-fio less than 5,000 peo- ple immediately gfoo¢ before him. “That means &t feast $3,000 for Ar- menia,” said the speaker. “Give all you can; give all yoy can spare; give until it hurts.” And ‘he .d his address with a touching recital {gf ‘the fourth wise man ethfehem when the great who started for star flashed in tl and who sought for the Savior. 4®ught to a close with over thirty year{ The meeting w: the singing of Go eae “Speed Away.” A member of the enian rel‘ef commit- tee took a position~at the foot of the ros- trum -to distribute’ literature and receive contributions, and in a moment she was overwhelmed with: offers of money and calls for information. TENT ENDEAVOR. Many From Far-Off Lands Speak for the Movement. The strong breeze that blew out of the nerthwest this morning tempered an at- mosphere that would have been otherwise almost unbearable to the thousands who gathered in Tent Endeavor. The crowd, as usual, began to gather early, end, as usual again, whenever. Mr. Excell is to lead the music, the praise service began long before the appointed time for'it to commence. He again showed his remarkable influence in inspiring people to sing. The first one or two hymns were given with a lack of una- nimity on the part of those present which betokened hesitation, but a few words from Mr. Excell seemed to establish confidence, and the remaining songs called for were rendered with hearty emphasis and mean- ing. At the conclusion of the singing Treasurer William Shaw announced that the meeting was that of the World's Unton of Christian Endeavor. “That means you,” said Mr. Shaw to the vast audience, “‘and the devotional exercises are to be led by you. You will do the read- ing yourself, and you will do the praying yourselves. If there are a half dozen of you praying at once, so much the better. Give us just sentence prayers. Let us all unite in prayer.” The multitude bowed, and, after a moment's silence, prayers were heard being offered up in fervent tones all over the assemblage. The deep bass of men, the plaintive, earnest, trembling treble of women, the clear, confident voices of youths and the happy pleas of girls went up in an impressive chorus. The Lord's prayer was recited in unison, and “The Banner of the Cross” was sung. The Hampton Octet. Treasurer Shaw elicited applause by an- nouncing the Hampton Octet, and the young colored men who compose it, and who have won such deserved popularity during the ccnvention, were given another round when they appeared. They sang “Oh, Church of God,” and that weird and peculiar hymn so popular in southern camp meetings, “These Bones of Mine Will Rise Again.” They heightened the favor in which they are held by singing an old song, “Mudder is Massa Gwineter Sell Us ‘Tomorrer? The first line was sung as a solo,the chorus pais, @ sorrowful repetition of the word The reguiar exercises were begun by Treasurer Shaw announcing that he had found there was a lack of enthusiasm in Tent Endeavor when compared with the other tents, and he hoped the deficlency would be made up today. He then intro- duced Rev. Arnold Streuli, the distinguish- ed and eloquent young Lutheran divine of Manchester, England, who spoke on the subject of Christian Endeavor in England. He inspired great enthusiasm by his cor- dial praise of America and Americans, and it broke forth in iong-continued applause when he announced that his colleagues from England and himself had been com- missioned to, invite the international Chris- tian Endeavor convention to come to Lon- don in 1900. He woud take back with him to England as a precious message, he said, the passage in President Clark’s annual ad- dress which said, “Our society is an arbi- tration committee that shall never cease sitting.” On this theme of perpetual peace between the two countries Mr. Streull grew eloquent, and when he pointed to the stars and stripes and the British flag joined to- gether above the speaker's stand and de- Clared they must never be separated, the audience broke into loud cheers. He earnestly besought his hearers, in conclusion, te take away with them a deep- er conviction in their hearts of the truth and blessings and duties of Christianii Mr. Shaw called for Mr. P. Ramachan- draya of India and Rev. W. P. Bentley of China, but neither was present. Then he introduced a most gratifying surprise. In a few expressive sentences he alluded to the cordial welcome the Christian En- deavorers had received in Washington and was sure that if the audience was polied as to which sixteen men it would rather see, that the vote would be unanimous in favor of the sixteen who composed the committee of 18%. He had read the Ce tury Dictionary, but he could not do the commitiee justice, even with the help of the superlatives in that work. “Nothing has been left undone,” he declared, “which this committee could do fer our pleasure or our profit The Committee of "96. He called Mr. W. H. H. Smith forward, and as the chairman appeared called for three cheers for the committee of ‘96, which were given with a rousing hearti- ness. Mr. Smith then introduced each member of the committee to the audience in turn, and the applause was as constant as the Chautauqua salute which accom- panied it. When the introductions were completed Chairman Shaw offered a fervent prayer. As the committee about to depart Treasurer Shaw restrained them. He Rev. Geo. P. Goll. said the united society had presented to each of them a gold C. E. button which it wished each of them to wear, and it had something further to do. Addressing Mr. Miles M. Shand, the president of the Dis- trict of Columbia C. Union, Mr. Shaw pointed to a beautiful banner which was taised up to the speaker's stand, and said the united soclety desired to show how it appreciated the way the Disirict Endeavor- ers had acquitted themselves in making the convention a success, and on its behalf pre- sented the banner. Mr. Shand made an ap- propriate response in a few sentences, and with the banner floating in front of them the members of the commitiee of '96 de- parted. The banner is a remarkably fine specimen oi the embroiderer’s art, and will attract admiration wherever it is displayed. On the front, which is of red, white and Hue, is the inscription: “Presented to the District of-Columbia C. E. Union by the United Society of Christian Endeavor for faithful services rendered July 8 to 13, 1896. On the obverse side upon the white satin ground 1s the inspiring Christian Endeavor motto: “For Christ and the Church.” Rev. Mr. Towers of England. After singing by the choir and audience Rev. W. H. Towers of England was intro- duced. He accentuated the invitation given by Mr. Strevli for the Endeavorers to come to London in 1900, and, proceeding, made an impassioned plea in behalf of strengthening still further the ties that bind Endeavorers together. When Dr. Towers ceased the Rev. H. 3. Jennanyan of Armenia, a native of the country, described the awful horrors of the massacres of the Christians there, and pic- tured in language whose simplicity added to its impressiveness the demoniacal war being waged by the fanatical Turks against those who refused to deny the religion of Christ. Mr. Jorian of Persia was the next speak- er, and he created a profound impression during the three minutes he spoke by his powerful and masterly arraignment of the evils of Mohammedanism. Mr. Rutnam of India was next announc- ed, and a tall Indian, clad in the garb of his country, was greeted with applause. He is the president of a Christian Endeav- or society at his home. Mr. Rutnam said the name given him in India was so long that he had left all except the last two syllables at home. He brought a message from 300,000,000 people, and it was one of thanks, for it was this country that took the initiative in sending the gospel to their land. He declared his faith in the certain- ty that India would become a Christian country, and jescribed the improved moral and material conditions of his people since Christianity had gained a foothold among them. Volunteers for Missionary Fields. Mr. Shaw called for volunteers for the missionary fields, and a number of young ladies and gentlemen and two or three el- derly persons made their way to the plat- form, until thirty-nine volunteers were gathered there. There was a solo by Mr. Excell, and Mr. Shaw read greetings to the convention from unions and societies in all parts of the world. He then asked for the volunteers to offer up prayers, and as the multitude bent in reverent attitude the earnest voices of those who had consecrat- ed their hearts and souls to the work of evangelizing the world went up in an earn- est chorus of pious petition. Treasurer Shaw made a powerful appeal for the more generous support of missionary work, and in response.to his request a large number of persons stood up and thus attested they would give in future larger financial as- sistance to missions than they have in the past. There was singing, and after benediction was yunced by Bishop Arnett the as- sembly BiBpersed. :. ,- "STENT WILLISTON. Interesth Addresses on Vari Phases of Missionary Work. The Fent Williston meeting of the World's Scciety of Christian Endeavor this morning was fairly well attenged, and the exercises were of the most figteresting description. As in the other the feature of the morning was a series of addresses from workers who are at the convention from far-distant lands. President Clark presided, and Mr. Percy 8. Foster officiated as musica! director. The meeting commenced with the singing of a number of Endeavor hymns which have been h@ard so often during the past few days. Mr. Foster announced that at this evening’s meetings the choir will oc- cupy the first half hour with a song ser- vice, giving a recital of all the special mu- sic which has been worked up for the oc- cesion. It promises to be, in some respects, the most interesting meeting of all on the Williston program. President Clark announced that as the morning was given over to missionary werk, it was fitting that the devotional ex- ercises should be conducted by two young Endeavorers who are espec interested in that form of Christian work. Miss Pat- oes a Chicago led the responsive read- sand prayer was off. y Hoobler of Michigan. a ae When some more hymns had been sung Went Clark rose to speak. He said that ‘as the first public meeting of the World's Society of Christian Indeavee The meeting did not differ materially from those which have preceded, and yet there Was something more of an iniernational nature about this program than the others. It weuld be hard to imagine a more cos. mopolitan meeting, and nothing could bet- ter exemplify the world-wide character of Christian endeavor. It was with genuine regret, Dr. Clark said, that he was compelled to announce that Pishop Thobvrn, D.D., of India, wio Was one of those upon whom they had counted for an address, was unable to be present. Still, beside those who had been fcrmally invited to speak, there were a number of foreign missionaries present, and an effert would be made to hear from most if not ali of them. Rev. Mr. Hildner’s Address. The first speaker of the morning was Rev. J. G. Hildner, a native of Germany, tut now a resident of Detroit. He spoke of Christian Endeavor werk in Germany, say- ing, In part: When I compare this day to the day when, four years ago, I sat with the thous- ands of Christian Endeavorers in Madison Square Garden, New York, accompanied by two young people of my German C. E. so- ciety at Detroit, Mich., quite a singular feeling comes over me. Oh, how lonesome did I feel then. Scarcely any one took notice of that German pastor at the New York C. E. convention. How different it is now. At that time there existed, besides the German C. E. Society at Detroit, a genuine Rev. Jos. Brown Morga: C. E. Society at Sandusky, Ohio, and-one at Ann Arbor, Mich., which came to life through the efforts of my sons. 1 did not know of any other, although there existed { al that time one or two German C. E. so- cieties, but they did nothing to further the German C. E. cause. One of my young men, before going to the convention in New York ted some of his relatives at Buffalo, N. Y. He stopped there over Sunday. It rained; none of his relatives seemed to care to g> to church on account of the rain, but my Willie, true to his pledge, went, taking some of his rel- atives with him. It was Pastor Berner's church he attended. Again, so true to his pledge to work for his Master, and full of enthusiasm for the C. E. cause, he intro- duced himseif to Mr. Berner as'a member of the C. E. Society of St. Paul's German Evangelical Congregation at Detroit, Mich and asked him if he had a young people's society. Mr. Berner answered in the af- firmative and invited the young man to come to the young people's meeting on Tuesday evening. The invitation was ac- cepted, and the young man related in sim- ple, unadorned words the workings of the C. E. Society of St. Paul’s German Church and what good this society had done to him. His words made a favorable impres- sion. The seed was sown. In New York I met Willle, and from what he told me about Pastor Berner at Buffalo I took courage toVisit Mr. Berner and rec- ommend to him the Christian Endeavor cause, being myself filled with enthusiasm for the C. E. cause by the convention. I had a long talk with . I also invited him to come to Detreit to the anniversary of our German C. E. Society, the object of that anniversary being to bring together the then existing German C. E. societies and to discuss the means by which the C. E. cause could be spread among the young people of our German congregations. Mr. Berner did not exactly promise to come; but my society invited his society of young people to send delegates to be present at our anniversary. Mr. Berner, full of preju‘ice toward the Endeavor Society, although he scarcely knew its principles, aims and methods, came to Detroit. Here his mind was changed and his doubts and scruples van- ished. The means which the Lord used to bring this about was the prayer mecting of the young people. The two delegates from Buffalo, who scarcely opened their mouths Rev. W. H. Towers. at home, spoke out. Mr. Berner felt quite astonished to hear them. He received the impression that the Y. P.S. C. E. as a gift of God is the most effective means by which to educate the young people for the church and personal piety. Mr. Berner went home scarcely believing that his young people would accept the C. BE. principles, but they did. Since then Mr. Berner has worked for the spreading of the C. E. cause in our country and in Germany with great enthusiasm and sacrifices of time, strength and money, and not without success. In 1892 we had 3 German societies: in "93, 34; in “94, 130; in "95, 197; at present, 230: namely, 183 Y P.’s afi 22 Juniors in the United States, and 22 in Germany—13 more than last year. We have reports from 45 of these so- cieties, by which we find that to the local churches were giyen $1,436.67; for the so- ciety, $1,052.22; for ‘the denominational mis- sions, $393.69; for charitable work in gen- eral, $646.23. Total, $3,528.81. The German Endeavor paper, Der Mitar- beiter, has 2,500 readers. Blessed be the Lord for His help. Trust- ing in Him, we shall continue to work for Christ and the church among our German brethren. A Native of Persia. The next speaker was Rev. Jesse M. Yonan, a native of Persia, who speaks Eng- lish in first-rate style. In commencing his address Mr. Yonan said that Persia is per- haps the mort interesting nation in the world, by reason of the fact that for thirty centuries it has been the tramping ground of nations, and while efforts have been madc to wipe it completely from the earth, yet through it all Persia has maintained her own individuality and a distinctive form of government. Persia Mes between the Rus. sian power on the north and the British pos- sessions on the south, so that it may well be likened to a great chess board on whicli is to be played the game for the future dominion of the world. Persia, he said, was the home of the firs! Christian Endeavor society of the world the three wise men who journeyed to see thy new-born Savior at Jerusalem. There are a number of reasons why Persix should especially appeal to Endeavorers a field of missionary labor. It is the back bone of Mohammedantsm, and if the back bone is broken the religion of the sword ca soon be wiped from the earth rther more, when a Persian is converted he make the most ardent kind of Christian. In cor clusion, Mr. Yonan made an earnest pl: to the Christians of the United Si send more missionaries to his benighte: land to awake his people to a knowledge o the religion of Christ. At this point there was a pleasant brea! in the morning program. President Clar! announced the ence of the members © the commit » who had |. red s hard for two years to make th tio: the success it has been, and he wanted t introduce each of them to the nee, 8 they might give them a hearty cheer, an: a Chautauqua . As Chairman H. H. Smith stepped t the front President Clark made a few marks complimentary of the work M» Smith and ne. The Mr. Smith introduced Sociates sev erally to the audienc as he spoke th name of cach and mentioned th rt t had taken in the work of preparation th audience broke iutu generous cheering Banner to the Local C. E. Society. At the conclusion of this ttle incider Dr. Clark said that the United Society de sired to leave behind seme tangible mi mento of the convent'en—sometlirg n than a mere recollection of the crowd an of the work they had laid upon the loc Endeavorers. The welcome extended the visitors had been a most royal one. it would be difficult to say what more ¢ con w is committee have dc his a have been done for the comfort and cor venience of the Endeavorers. As a part expression of their gratitude and apprecia tion they had decided to present a banm to the local union, and he called Mr. Milc M. Shand, the president of the union, t come to the front to accept ihe token. The ban is av handsome one, of silk, in the three colors, red, white and blue, and bearing the inscription, “Fo faithful service, July S13, 1 . Mr. Shand accepted the h little speech, in which he as: ers that Washingt ad they ha come and that the welcome which had be: exterded was as genuine and generous a it had been warm. Rev. Mr. Joseph Brown Morgan of Che ter, Englard, president of the British Cour nner in a nex ured his hear cll of Christian Endeavor, was then intr duced to speak of the condition of the worl of the society in Great Britain. With them he said, the letters C mear. continue enlargements, continents evang: 1 an Christ enthroned. In conclusion, Mr. Mor gan extended a cordial invitation to th World’s Union to hold its convention London tn 1900, Rev. Mr. Ratnan’s Address. After the reading of a number of greeting from foreign lends, Rev. 8. C K. Rutnam of India was introduced t speak. He was dressed in the garb of : high-caste Hindoo a as warmly gre when ‘© took the pl m. In cours of his address he said One of the great needs—perhap great need of the Indian Church—is India Christian lead men of the soll, who understanding the vitions, the alms an the natural tendencies of the le, an entering into rela them, will guide them to foster a natur Christianity—Christianity that will hav to the graces, gifts and talents o1 , and to some extent take its forn and shape from the peculiar characteristic: oft Eb and li Our already begun to discerr new } the character of Jesus ar new depths in his teaching. I have befor me the vision of a Chr stianized “Tne religious nature of the Hi national genius for fervor ar their instinctive penchant for t tal ideas and the ceaseless searc ‘losest » wit! the divine essence, point to a religious fu ture for the naticn generally—not_merel; formal, but rich and deep. And that th: heart of India will yet respond to Christ though it may decline to study the system atic theology of the schools; that when touched by His grace, it will produce a rare types of saintliness,as yet unseen; that there are notes of sweetest music hithert: unheard waiting to be struck by Hindu Christianity and to rise from a great east ern church, we cannot doubt Friends, we, the Hindus, have a specia! claim on your sympathy and help, not be cause we, according to the testimony ot the best ‘ethnologists and philologists of the day, belong to the same indo-Buropea race to which you belong, not even becaits: the discovery of this Jand is closely asso clated with the history of India, for Co lumbus was seeking India while he disco: ered America, but because we greatly 1 your prayers, sympathy and help and especially in times like the pres Which have brought about an unparailel| crisis in the history of Christian missions throughout the world. Surely Christ, and Christ alone, will have the precious diad om of India. Address by Rev. Mr. Gol Rev. George P. Goll, a missionary to Li beria, was introduced by Dr. Clark as the pioneer of Christian Endeavor work in the Dark Continent. He is a young man o pleasing personality, and the audience fol lowed him with the closest attention. A he took the stand he said earnestly: “My, but it's hot here. 1 tell you, m friends, if it was as hot in Africa as it is i Washington, I believe I would have lef there long ago.” In the course of his address Mr. Go’ said: Our services are similar to the Endeavor services in this country, and ovr cration meetings are interesting profitabl © models and they carry them or vigor an ness that is wonderful. ‘Thr E. gospel hymns, and 1 ences are unique and frequently youngster will get pidation, confess: “I 10 bin do good. I bin go to de one boy bin cuss me, an’ I bin ¢ back agi Another will confess humbug me too much, knock her and she knock me bac . but Lsorry I bin do wrong. You all must pray for me Again some other girl will testify: “I Jesus, and I w to do all what is rig When somebody cuss me I can’t cuss him back, and when somebc knock me I go tell “em: “Min’ don 1 knock me agin: I dcn’ want to do wrong, I don't want to git mad, ‘caus by-en-by I go knock you one time.’ You all must pray for me an’ I do the same for you.” But my time is done and I must stop, bu I cannot close without giving you a hearty invitation to hold the international conven tion of 1900 in Liberia, Africa, and if wi can’t do anything cise we faithfully prom ise to give you a very warm reception. At the conclusion of Mr. Goll’s addres: the choir sang “Speed Away,” a missionary hymn. The meeting closed at noon with prayer ana o hwmn. “Blessed Be the Tie.” wel “Dat gal bir that