Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-24
THE MIG STATE CONVENTION

Or the Societies or Christian EAaeavor
lover $500 Delegates TO Attend -
Opening ofthe Convension To-Nighs
At she second Regiment Armory II
Busy Timo In Preparation for Ac.
c0mm0daslng the Hosts - The Full
and Revised Programme OF the Con.
vension-Many Prominent Speakers.
The nfth annual convention of the Socie-
ties of Christian Endeavor of this State will
begin this evening at the Second regiment
armory. Three thousand chairs have been
placed in the armory facing the north, as .
large platform has been erected on that side
Of the hall. The singing will probably be Q
hne feature, a. there will be large choir
stationed near the speaker stand. f. Potter
will conduct the singing. The following il
the revised order of exercises as finally conn
pleted yesterday:
THURSDAY. OCT. "a. 1889. ...-..
Address Of welcome from New Haven
union, Ell Manchester, jr., president.
Devotion, led by Rev. y. Il. Luckey'
700 p. m.-frsi.e 1 service, with prayers by tho
7:so p. m.-Addresses OF Welcomes:
R r. S' ). q. 4 Tw tic DID.
y behalf v of Yale university. Prof.
Response; the president, Rev. b. N.
s'O0p. m.- s:Sns Rev. B. Fay Mills Pr0vi-
Address, President Raymond. Wesleyan
university, Middletown.
0:aS y. m.-Informai reception Chapel of the
United Congregational church on Tenn.
pie street near Elm street, by the New
Haven union to the president and exec
utiye committee Of the State union
and delegates.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25.
gregational church on the Green, led by
J. L. Gordon, State secretary Y. M. q.
s:4s a. m.-bsyotioa led by Miss Kate M. Dudley.
Guilford.
| 9:05 q. m.-One minute reports from president Of
local unions, conducted by s. M. Will
Annual G report Of the secretary and
treasurer. A. Il. Kiibourns. IT,. East
Annual address of the president.
| THE PRAYER MEETING"
io:soa. m.-Address, 'Bibie Study in Preparation
Cooper, d, b.. New Britain.
" Prof Waldo 8. Pratt, Hartford.
io:4s e. m-Addrsss The Prayer Meeting and the
RoIyoke, Mass.
io:iS a. m-Address,. personal Work and the
stssg, Yale Z. n. @. A.
1.-THE PLEDGE"
fi:oo g. m.-Address, "The Spirit Of the Pledge"
y. -.
lao O. m-Address, "The Pledge Binding Every
where" Rev. M. B. Chapman, D. D.,
New Haven
1i:4o a. m.-Rspert Of finance committee, A. n.
Warner, Bridgeport, chairman.
1900 m. Recess for dinner,
churches to discuss Endeavor methods
and the work of the various commit
tees, w. H. Childs, Manchester, COM
mittee on meetings in sections, (See
small programme for place. topics and
aSb n. nj AZ the Armory). ssng service of En-
deavor Hymns by Connecticut writer's,
led by Rev f. z. Snow, Harwinton.
"APpLIEp CHRISTIANITY"
800 p. m.-Address, work of the White Cross
secretary New York Society for the
Prevention OF Vice. .
$3.50 d, m.-Address, Junior Endeavor Societies"
Mrs A. M. scudder OF Jersey City,
$50 p. m.-Temperance address, "a New Vision
of He'll" Rev. W. P. Elsdon of Water
400 D. m.-Address, 'rhe Y.P.s.c.E. an Evan
gelistic Force" Rev. w. DeI.oss Love
Of Hartford.
$40 p. M
500 3. m.-Reunion of delegates to previous ma
tional conventions and to the first State
convention of Connecticut.
$3.50 .. m.-Recess
700 3. m.-Praise service, with prayers by the
united congregation.
Election OF officers.
Addresses, Rev. F. e. Clark, D. D, Bos-
ton, Mass, Rev. Wayland Hoyt, ID,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Closing devotional service.
0:i5 p. m.-Adiournment.
CLOSING HYMN
Dedicated to the eighth National Christian Endea-
vor convention.)
Tune-"America."