The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-06

Christian EndeaVorerS Begin Work at
Montreal.
ADDRESSES BY EMINENT DIVINES.
The Cisy Crowded with DeIegatss-In-
teresting Contest for . Banner, Witch
the Eastern New York Contingent
Stands . Good Chance Of Winning.

MONTREAL, July 6. The twelfth annu-
al convention Of the united societies of
Christian Endeavor began last night with
five great mass meetings at five leading
city churches.
The programme last night was as fol-
lows:
Meeting No. I, ST. James Methodist
Church. Rev. T. S. McWilliums, Mon
treal, presiding; prayer service; address.
"Receiving the Holy Ghost for Power"
Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman. Albany, N. Y.
Meeting No. 2, st. Matthews Presby-
terian Church, Rev. w. r. Cruikshank,
Montreal, presiding; prayer service; ad-
dress, "Some Pressing Needs and How to
Study Them" Rev. j. z. Tyler, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Meeting No. 8, Erskine Presbyterian
Church, Rev. S. +. Rose, Montreal, pre-
siding; prayer service; address, "The
Prayer That Has Power" Rev. Theodore
L. Cuyler, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Meeting No. A, Douglass Methodist
Church, Rev. K. NJ Hill, Montreal, pre-
siding; prayer service; address, "Condi-
tions Of Receiving the Holy Spirit" Rev.
w. Ii. Mcmillan, Allegheny City, Pa.
Meeting No. 8, American Presbyterian
Church, Rev. w. b. Hinson, Montreal,
presiding; prayer service; individual con-
secration.
The returns received by the local press
committee indicate that the attendance
will fully equal the most sanguine expec.
tations A banner is to be given to the
delegation covering the greatest aggregate
number of miles i'm the trip to Montreal.
This Is to serve as q stimulant to the dele
gates.
The actual mileage of the party multi
piled by the number i'm the delegation will
be used to determine the result. The
Eastern New York delegation made a great
gain in this contest by taking a detour In
their journey here, going to Clayton and
thence down the ST. Lawrence As there
are 1000 delegates coming from Eastern
New York every mile counts 1900 in the
banner contest. A low estimate Of the
Eastern New York delegations mileage is
put at 1900, 900 miles. Western New
York will send Q, 200 delegates.
California is represented by $50 men,
bers, who travel 3, 422 miles to Montreal
Illinois is well represented by 500 delegates.
Kentucky sends 100; Hon. ". G. p.
breckenridge, NJ. c., will be the speaker.
New Jersey sends 200 by special train.
HSyiNduld bcuos VVV ILudcdNoEoTS, lTOu
Philadelphia 264 are expected. From far
of Oklahoma come three delegates at a
cost of 500 each. Ohio sends 500 by
special train and st. Lawrence river.
Ontario sends 800 out of 5000 Endeav-
orers Quebec will be represented by 800
members, including those from Montreal
Washington State sends 25 delegates
g. 600 miles, at an individual cost of Sl75.
The plans to feed the delegates are
worthy of note. On the Champs dc Mars
a large dining hall covering half an acre
has been arranged. Several great ranges,
water boilers, dish-washing machines, etc,
have been planted at one end of the hall to
serve az a kitchen.
score of cooks from New York, with
100 assistants and 400 Mattresses, ticket
takers doorkeepers, cashiers, etc, make
up the the equipment Of this remarkable
dining room.
Meat and vegetables are being gathered
at the kitchen doors by the ton. 1t is
cony enient to the hall and tent, and the
scarcity OF eating places in the city leads
the caterer to believe that this venture
will be profitable.
Many Of the small marquises which
crowded the "Champs" around the tent
and hall with displays Of trinkets for sale
police None were suffered to remain
but those vouched for by the convention
managers There are enough of these,
however, to supply the 10000 delegates
wita souvenirs