Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
AFTER THE CONVENTION.
An Active Campaign to Get Chrtsttaa
EndeavOrers Here.

An active campaign has been begun by
the Christian Endeavorers OF this District
10 have this city selected by the interne-
uonai convention OF that organization as
tne meeting place In 1886. The president
OF the District union. Mr.. W. s. Macarthur,
mas just returned from a trip to Chicago,
wnere ne went In the interests of Wash
ington In 1886" as the phrase now goes
A meeting OF a number OF the officers OF the
NM societies was held in that city and
MI. Macarthur went on 10 do some mis-
slonary work He found that Baltimore
was already IN the field and that Atlanta
ana SARATOGA, the other cities that want
the great convention to be held I'm their
midst have been doing all they can 10
create the impression that their particular
city Is the one upon which the choice ought
to fall.
Mr.. Macarthur did some hustiing for
Washington, and he reports that the Other
cities are simply not In IL IL the Christian
Endeavorers OF this city will use their In
nuence and let the endeavorers throughout
the country know that the people of this
city want the convention to be held here
and that In the event of it's coming here q
royal welcome awaits all who attend
All this and more besides Mr. MasArthur
told the mass meeting of the District Union
which filled the Church of the Covenant
Friday night Every reference to the con-
vention being held In this city was greeted
with such hearty and manifest marks Of
approval that IL was necessary for the pres
ident to ask for formal expression Of
opinion. However. he did and the vote was
unanimous. Mr.. Macarthur explained that
II had been decided that the next conven-
ton would be held in Cleveland. and in the
year 1880 the convention would 60 to San
Francisco, and then the next year Il is the
oesire tnat the convention should be held
| In this city.
II had been estimated, the president said.
tnat the cost Of entertaining the conven-
uon would be about $1,000 and he had no
doubt that the money would be contrfbuted
when II was needed and that a larger sun,
could be secured II IL was found TO be
necessary. The Convention Hall would he
tne place where the meetings will be held
as II Is the only building large enough 10
noid the Endeavor hosts, which have made
these annual gatherings one of the most
Impressive or the great modern religious
meetings the device OF preparing pastors
| which can be used on envelopes In an cor.
| respondence and which bear the legend
/ washington for 1888" are being prensrei
| ana win be ready for distribution. Similsy
pastors became familiar to the pubic
through their extensive use by those who
were enthusiastic In booming Chicago as
the place Tor holding the worlds fair
strong delegation will be sent 10 Cleye-
| land for the purpose Of advancing the m
terests OF this city as the convention city
for 1885. AS an indication of the spirit
which has already begun to be manifesto
spirit that is going to make the movement
| a success-found expression in a song that
was sung at the meeting Friday night II
set TO the stirring strains of Tram.
Tramp. the Boys Are Marching" The
words were the composition OF Mr.. John y.
Morgan. a Christian Endeavorer Of this
city. and the song will. no doubt be the
music Of the campaign.