New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-04
FOR CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
THE GREAT CONVENTION THIS WEEK
MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN
THE MEETINGS.


THE MEETINGS.
The growth Of the Christian rhdeavor novcmon,
among the young people Of this c6ntry is one Of the
greatest religious features OF the present century Be
ginning less than dozen years ago, in small
Congregational church In Maine it has acquired SUI.
Acleht size. looking at II numerically, TO plan con.
vehuon where from 10000 TO $4,000 young people
snail meet. and this in city In July The phe.
nomenal growth is not It's chief claim however Besides
The thousands Of churches whose representatives will
gathers here this week from every State and Territory
Ill ths Republic, and from Canada and other countries
as well, there are Others, notably the Baptist and
Methodist, who have organized UNCONVENTIONAL So
cetles similar in purpose since the Christian Endeavor
society was formed, and these auxiliary rather in
dependent, movements are OF immense power both
In numbers and influence 1t should be added that
among the most vigorous friends and supporters Of
this INSTRUMENTATION society are some OF the lead
ing cergymen from the two denominations Just named
The international Convention WHICH begins In the
Madison Square Garden on Thursday afternoon Is the
eleventh Of the SERIES The meetings were small AZ
first, bat from the beginning they have been enthus
aside and full OF power. Saratoga, Chicago. Piha
nelphia st. Louis and Minneapolis have had
venuons OF this society Of remarkable SIZE At
Minneapolis last year there more than $4,000
delegates and friends present. 1t is expected by
those planning the present meeting that from twenty
70 twenty five thousand will be In attendance at the
meetings. Besides the capadous hall where the
main meetings will be- held the Madison Square Presby
terrain Church and the Marble Collegiate Church will
be open for simultaneous meetings Friday and
Sunday evenings and the Broadway Tabernacle and
other churches viii used for special services and
for overflow meetings II the regular places become
crowded.
The following is q brief the programme
for this great convention:
Thursday afternoon addresses Of welcome by the Rev
Dr. Charles F. Deems and the Rev. Dr. A. c. Dixon. of
Brooklyn. with by President NJ. f. Gates. of
also the OF the general secretary John
Willis Baer evening President Bashford. OF Ohio
University breaches tho convention sernn, and
the F. l.. Clark president OF the United Society
gives the Presidents annual address.
Friday morning the pastors hour win be participated
in by leading representatives Of twenty different dcnomi
nations who viii tell Christian EndeavOr suited 10
their The morning will close with ad
dress by Joseph Cook Of Boston.
Friday afternoon there Will be free parliament; con-
Quoted by the Rev w c. Biting Of New.York; papers
on junior and addresses by native representatives OF
Christian Endcavor societies India. China and Africa
The Rev. Dr. wayland Hoyt will present the banners b.
that have made the greatest gain In the num-
Der Of societies during the last wear.
Friday evening John Wanamaker Will preside and there
will be addresses by Russell H. Conwe OF Phia
delphia w. C. p Breckenridge. Of Kentucky Stimuli
tancous meetings Marble Collegiate Church and the
Madison Square Presbyterian Church Will be addressed t
the Rev Dr. wsyland Hoyt the Rev. Dr.. D0vd J. Bur
ren. the Rev. E. r. Young. the Rev. Dr. John Henry
Barrows Mrs. Isabella NJ Alden Hansy) apd others.
Saturday morning be devoted to missions homo ana
foreign The Rev. Josiah Strong of NewHork VIII evo
an address: "PropOrtonate and Systematic Giving VIII
be discussed secretaries Of the Presbyterian and Zap
fist boards will also the young people 10 Prpar III
terest in missions Saturday afternoon there Will be
Junior rally Broadway Tabernacle presided over oS
Mrs Alice May Scudder and there will also be oenomiha
tona rallies OF all the leading Denominations conauo'"
and addressed by in these various denom
nations The interest the people IN the Doctrines
polity missions and publications OF their own ehurche
will thus he stimulated.
After @ morning praycr.mcctns On Sunday tne con-
vention will adjourn TO attend various church services
In the afternoon G. wooey Will give an anoess Cd
"Gospel Temperance; the Rev. Or. John H. Burrows
n ID ~ Chicago on Religious Possibilities OF the
Worlds FAIR the Rev. F. y. Young OF Toronto VIII tu
thrilling story Of Missionary Life Among tho HUDSON
Bay Indians" and Ira d. Sankey on Christian f@oeeVoi
in England"
In the evening there will be address by Dr. D. r.
Pose Of Montreal and the convention will close with te
conservation meeting will doubtless be OF great IN
,ercs, and spiritual power John G. woolley The Rev DR.
I A. Eondthaler. OF indianapolis the Rev Dr. f. a
Noble OF Chicago; the Rev. Dr. c. A Dickinson OF BIOS
ton the Rev Dr. S. l.. Baldwin. OF the Methodist Board
n, Missions the Rev. Dr. ]. w. Lee, OF Atlanta Ga the
Rev Dr. W. H. Black, OF Marshall, Mo. and otherT VIII
take mart in the simultaneous meetings OH this same
evening.
The singing will be OF the grandest features OF the
convention and will led by George c. steoein Win
Ira D. Sankey as solos The Christian Enceavor edition
o, GOSPEL Hymns No O. will be used The following are
the HYMNS selected g. a. ~ IS. 81. 43. a. 81, 1O5 no
III 49, 49, I24 125. I29 14s. 49, l5I los 200 200
o07 900 30 224 rs, 23O 237, 49, 2iS Zio zfV' Zo