Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-06-30
A GREAT CONVENTION.

"A GREAT CON bHNI1ONs
The Big Gathering of Christian En-
deavorers which Is to be Held at
Montreal Next Week.
Taken together, the local arrangements,
the program and the number and quality
of the speakers for the coming great inter
national conference of Christian Endeavor-.
ers to be held at Montreal next week, all
promise to make the convention one to be
remembered among the great gatherings
with which the history of the Christian
Endeavor movement Is filed. New Haven
will be well represented, and the delegation
from Connecticut, Comparatively speaking,
will be large one.
The program begins Wednesday evening,
July 2, and closes Sunday evening, July o.
Wednesday evening preparatory services
will be held in the st. James Methodist
church, st. Matthew's Presbyterian church,
the Erskine Presbyterian church, Douglas
Methodist church and the American Pres
byterian church. At these five meetings
Montreal pastors will preside and addresses
will be made by Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman
Of Albany, NY, Rev. ]. Z.Tyler of Oleve-
land, O., Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler of
Brooklyn, N. z, Rev. W. q. Mcmillan
of Allegheny City, Pa, and Rev. b. @.
Fsrrar of Albany, N. Y.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
mornings, at $50, there will be early morn
ing prayer meetings in these five churches,
conducted by members of the different
state and provincial delegations.
The convention proper will open at 10
o'clock Thursday, July 6. in the drill hall.
The city pastors welcome will be extended
by Rev. J. MacGillivrsy of Montreal. the
Y. N. 9. A. welcome by General Secretary
D. A.. Bulge of Montreal, and the welcome
| of the committee of 's3 by Chairman A. A.
| Aver Rev. P. 8. Henson of Chicago will
| respond for the convention.
Thursday afternoon in the drill hall the
"Junior" work will be discussed. Mrs
Alice May Scudder of Jersey City, N. j.,
will preside, and addresses will be made BY
Rev. j. W. Cowan, of Tabor, Iowa, Miss
Kate 81. Hans of ST. Louis, Rev. Waylsnd
Hoyt of Minneapolis, Rev. q. N. Kinney
| of Winsted, Conn and Mrs. Francis E
| Clark of Auburndale. Thursday after
| noon in the tent, Rev. William Patterson
| of Toronto will preside, and the speaker
town, Pa, Mr.. ]. Howard Breed of Phila
delphis, Rev. F. D. Power of Washington
D. O., and Mr.. T. s. Foster of Washing
ton.
Thursday evening Rev. Henry T. No
Even of New York will preside In tn,
drill hall and Mr.. W. ]. Van Patten o
Burlington, Vt, in the tent.
l. THE ANNUAL ADDRESS
of President Clark and General Secretar,
Baer will be repeated alternately in esol
place. The banners will also be presented
the came evening, two in each auditorium
President Clark will preside Frida
morning in the drill hall, and the speaker
will be Mr.. Herbert L. Gale, secretary O
the Worcester Y. n. @. A.; Mr.. E. A
Hardy of Lindsay, Ont; Rev. E. Z
Young of New Britain, Conn; Mr.. B. W
Dillon of Toronto and Rev. Kerr B. Tup
per of Denver.
Rev. Mr.. Rhodes of st. Louis will pre-
side In the tent, end Rev. ]. A. Rondthal
er of Indianapolis, Rev. Sumantrao Vishn
Ksrmsrkar of Bombay, India and Treasu,
or William Shaw of Boston will take par
In the program.
Friday afternoon will be devoted to COM
| mittee conferences, to be held in variou
churches and public halls, to be preside
| over by leading workers.
Il President W. R Harper of Chicago wi
preside Friday evening in the drill hal
and Rev. ]. 9. A. Henry Of San Francisc
and Hon. W. o. P. Breckenridge of Louii
vile will be the speakers. In the ter
President Clark will preside, and Bisho
B. W.. Arnett of Vicksburg, Miss, an
Rev. David J. Burell of New York wi
speak.
Missions will be discussed in the morr
ing service in the drill hall, with Pres
dent Clark in the chair. Mr.. s. L. Me-
ehon of Evanston, ILL.,, Miss Ella. B. Ma.
Lauren of Chicago, Rev. Gilbert Reid {
China, Rev. W. II. g. Temple of Sout
Boston and Rev. J. T. McCrory of PIttsbul
will speak.
=, | will preside In the tent, when repor
{ from the committee conferences of FL
. day afternoon will be presented by tt
4 | leaders, and Mr.. George n. Ward of Lo,
t ell will speak upon the "Committee
One"
Saturday afternoon there will be no SO
vices in drill hall or tent, the time beir
8 given over to denominational rallies
. seventeen different churches and halls.
AJUNIoR RALLY
Will be held in the American Presbyteria
church, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. ~Clarl
1 AAA0. Souoo0A Suo otAOA JnAAo1 WOAhO
participating in the program.
The roll-call of states, territories an
provinces will be conducted by Rev. f
b. Grose Of Chicago in the drill hall Sa
, | urday evening, Rev. Charles A. Dickinso
of Boston will preside, and Rev. Geore
; 81. Wells of Minneapolis will speak upo
"International Fellowship" The pastor
hour will bs held in the tent, under Il
4 1s,F op1
Lee of Atlanta, Ga, will speak upon eth
Raw Material of Crest Life"
Sunday afternoon Bishop Samuel Fe
i lows of Chicago will preside in the dri
hall, and President Clark In the tent
"Gospel Temperance" will be discussed b
"Mr. Thomas E. Murphy and Mics Bell
Kearney of Flora, Miss. Mr.. Anthem
Comstock of New York will tell of his wor
for the suppression of vice; Rev. A. +
Dunning, editor of the Congregationslist
Boston, will speak of 1.-THE Religion
Press" Rev. N. Boynton of Upton upo
"The Sunday School," Rev. Charles F
Mills of Newburyport upon "Senior Chris
tisn Endeavor," Rev. G.. Douglass of Mon
treal upon "Socisl Purity" and Mr.. A. W
Milbury of New York upon Chow +
Reach the Masses"
The Sunday evening meetings will clos
the convention. President CLARK will pre-
side and conduct the conservation meetin,
in the drill hall, and Rev. B. Fay Mills o
Pawtuoket, R. l., will preach the sermon
and conduct the conservation service Ii
the tent, where Secretary Baer will pre-
side. Rev. T. h. Lewis of Westminster
Md, will preach the sermon In the drill
hall.
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