The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-03
MARCHING ON MONTREAL
Christian EndeaVor Army viii Soon
Be In Possession.
$4,000 DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED.
Grrat r. 2arstions Have Been Made for
he Absorption und -tntertuinmsnt of
tho visi, s--lhe Convention to Open
Wednesday.

MONTREAL, July 3--The preparations
for the twelith international Christian En-
deavor convention. to be held in this city,
are completed The delegates will begin
10 arrive tomorrow and those from the
United States will celebrate Independence
Day on British soil.
A hearty welcome Is in store for the
visiting delegates. Each contingent, as 1t
arrives, will be met by special reception
committees at the railway stations and
steamboat landings Some of the larger
delegations, however will be met at points
outside the city by scouts appointed for
that purpose.
The delegates will forthwith be con-
1ucted to their different headquarters,
where their billets will be assigned them,
There will be, ir present expectations are
realized, fully 25 600 delegates attending
the convention and accommodation has
been found for every one OF them at mod
crate rates. Mayor Das Jardins, the Rev.
Father Quinlivan, of st. Patrick's Church,
ina other prominent Roman Catholic citi-
sens are taking an active part in the ar
;angements.
The meteorological staff at Ottawa has,
at the request OF the committee, made
special report OF the weather probabilities
Tor convention week. Fine and moderately
warm weather is predicted.
Montreals citizen soldiers have given
mp their drill for the use of the greater
army Of Christian Endeavorers. Just
across Craig street. on the Champ de
Mars, the parade ground of the volunteers,
an en- ormous tent will shelter other dele
exafa~ ~unsIa ovar0nxw y,saxxtvva mill t,a
conducted in many of the Protestant
churches Of the city, aud In the Y. NJ. G.
A. building, on Dominion Square. The
drill hall itself will accommodate 10000
people, while on tho platform thousand
Of the leading delegates will be seated.
For the needs of the hungry and thirsty
monster pavilion has been erected by a
New York caterer adjacent to the tent on
the Champ de Mars where 250 walters will
dispense viands at all hours.
The most important meeting will be
that OF the trustees of the United Society,
which convenes at the Windsor Hotel on
Wednesday, July ). This is the first item
on the programmes and will be exclusively
devoted to the transaction of business rela-
tive to the work of the United Society in
all parts of the world where The Christian
EDdeavor movement Is known.
The most important matter of general
interest to be dealt with by this meeting
will be the selection of the convention city
for 1895; that for 1894 was selected a year
ago and will be Cleveland, Ohio. San
Francisco is an asplrant for the 1895 con-
vention. and a strong delegation will ap-
pear before the United Society from that
State to press their claims.
The convention proper docs not open
until the evening of July 8.
Between two and three thousand En-
deavorers will arrive from New York,
Brooklyn and other cities in theE mpire
State. The New York city delegation will
include special representation of the
Naval Christian Endeavor Union. Brook
lyn's delegation will occupy two special
trains, and that there may be no mistakes
about it the delegates will be distinguished
by wearing special convention badges in
scribed Brooklyn" in addition to the In
ternational badge The New York dele
CATION arrive on the 4th and 9th, and be-
sides these the other States already emu
merated send delegations varying in
strength from fifty to five hundred. Can
ada's representation will be large one.