San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-07

International Christian Endeavor.
New YORK, July THE Interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention
will meet in three of New York's
largest convention halls this after.
noon, Madison Square garden, the
Marble Collegiate church and the
Madison Square Presbyterian church.
1t Is estimated that $4,000 delegates
are In attendance from every section
of the United States and Canada, the
largest delegate gathering In the
world. When it is known that Madi-
son Square garden can hold hut
fifteen thousand people, the great
crush this afternoon can easily be
pictured. Among the great educators
and religious teachers here now or
expected are President Merrill E.
Gates, ]. Amherst, Hon. John Wanna
maker, Rev. Joseph Cook, DIR. and
Mrs. Frances E. Clark, Mrs. Bsllipg-
ton Booth, Prof VIM. P. HarpIr
Bishop Fsllows, Ira ID. Sankey, Mrs.
Alice May Scudder and others.
At the hotels the state delegations
are mustered, with headquarters as
at q national politician convent ton,
and csucuses are held, leaders and
speakers appointed and ali the pre-
limiDary work of the convention ar.
ranged so that there will be no confu.
sion and no serious clashing.
At $50 this afternoon the great con
vention will be called to order and
the address of welcome will be de-
livered by DIR. Charles Deems, of
New York. The response will be by
President Merrill +. Gates, of Am
herst. Tonight the annual address
Of welcome will be delivered by the
president of the society, Francis K.
Clark. Friday morning will come
1.-THE Pastors Hour" and in the
evening the Hon. john Wapa maker
will speak in the garden. One of the
special features of the great occasion
will be the Saturday Denominational
meetings. These will take place In
the leading churches OF the city and
for this purpose the decorations equal
those usually seen on Easter. For
each of these denominational meet
ings a delegate of prominence has
been chosen as chairman, and under
him will be q corps of leading minis.
ters.
One of the efforts to be made is to
enlarge the scope of the society and
add to its beneiclent duties. The
next place of meeting will be Mon
treal. This was decided upon wnen
New York was chosen at the recent
Minneapolis gathering.
The growth of the society has par
taken of the nature of the marvellous.
In 1882 there were six of these soci-
cites In the country with member
ship of 4Sl. Today there are $4,000
societies with membership of q
million and a quarter. Much of this
great growth is due to the fact that Ii
is the first great united Protestant
movement in the history of the world.
1t is based on local church support
above all things.
The officers are Francis E. Clark,
of Massachusetts, president; VIM. E.
Boer, secretary; Rev. H. T. w. Owen,
chairman of the committee of ar
rangements. IJ may be interesting
to note that among the delegates
present are four from Scotland, two
from England, one from India and at
least five hundred from Canada,
showing how thoroughly interna-
tional the convention. The soloist of
the convention is Ira d. Sankey and
the musical director is G. G. Slebbins.
The chorus choir Is to consist of two
thousand voices.