Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-06-22
THE HALL.

hung below. Plans have been perfected
for several dining rooms adjacent to the
auditorium, where delegates who desire
may be served with meals at moderate cost.
White and gold have been adopted as
the official colors of the convention, and
Cleveland will decorate in honor of the Wis
itors. Strictly speaking, the convention is
a mass meeting to which all Endeavorers
are welcome, and all pay their own bills.
All the we'll known workers in the move
ment at previous conventions will be pres
ent, and many new faces and voices will be
seen and heard. Among these will be Gov
ernor Mckinley, who will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the state of
Ohio, President Tucker of Dartmouth col
lege, President B. P. Raymond of Wes-
leyan, Bishop Grant of Georgia and Mr..
Thomas Murphy Of P%ittsburg. It is IN
officially announced that Chauncey M.
Depew, who is an Endeavorer, will make
an address on the last day. Hon. John
Wanamakes will take a prominent part in
the convention.
The auditorium in which the larger
meetings will be held will seat 10, 600 per
sons, and the Masonic hall, which holds
5000, has been secured, and a tent seating
10000 has been provided, together with
several smaller halls. Should these &C.
commodations prove inadequate, the
churches Of the city will be placed at the
disposal of the Endeavorers.
Christian citizenship and systematic
giving to missions will receive a large
share of the attention of the convention,
as these matters have been prominently be-
fore the societies during the past year. A
feature of the meeting will be the presen-
tation of diplomas and banners to the So
cieties n unions which have accom-
plished the most in these directions. De-
nominational rallies will also be made
much of, and one half day will be devoted
to these rallies, which will be held by rs
different denominations in as many differ
ent churches at the same time. Thus it is
hoped will the spirit of UNCONVENTIONAL
loyalty be expressed and emphasized, while
INSTRUMENTATION fellowship will per-
wade and ennoble the convention. The
fifth day will be given to conferences Of
officers, who will discuss ways and means
OF advancing the interests Of the society
in all parts of the world. Time will also
be devoted to a summary Of the work al
ready accomplished and to general views
as to the best methods for increasing the
growth of the organization.
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Cleveland auditorium has been lone in a
most artistic manner. They will be seated
in the form of the monogram of the socie-
ty, &C. E." At the, opening Of the &C."
on either hand will stand social and
strangers committees to welcome the new
corners. Rev. Francis E.. Clark, founder
of the society, will preside over the con-
vention.
Besides the state banners, which will be
awarded for the Christian work accom-
plished, three banners will be presented to
Cleveland societies, one for most work done
In the interest of Christian citizenship,
another for the largest number of socie-
ties brought into the ranks and a third to
the union that reports the largest num-
Der OF proportionate givers. These BAN
ners will be beautifully made of silk, and
the societies and unions have been striv-
Ing to win them during the past veal.
n Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor rivals that of the great ~evangel-
tcal denominations and extends into every
part Of the United States, has invaded
Canada and Mexico and has crossed the
oceans into Europe, Asia, Africa and Aus
tralia. In fact, no spot Of civilization is
too remote for it to take root and flourish.
HI society was founded in the city Of
Portland, Me-, in the winter of 1881. On
Feb. 2 Of that year Rev. Francis E. Clark
invited the young converts Of a recent re-
ligious revival in that city to gather at
his house, and then and there the first So
ciety was formed. The society prospered
in its parent, and in August, 1889, an ar
ticle in a Boston religious publication de-
scribing its methods brought it into no
tice, and since that time its growth has
been hardly short of marvellous. Jan: L,
1882, there were seven societies, with q
membership Of 4s1. Now there are 90, 741
societies, with a total membership Of
LIZA, 400.
OnFeb. 2of each year, Founders day.
1t is called, a collection is taken up by
every society in existence. The money
thus obtained is turned over to the church
to which the society is attached and ID
equally divided between home and foreign
missions. The only cost Of membership
bside from voluntary offerings is an assess.
inent Of S cents per month to meet neces-
bary expenses.